The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-07
OPEN LEAGUE MEETING.
Professor Alexander Speaks on His
Washington Mission.

Robinson hall, headquarters Of
the American League, was well filed
Friday evening, on the occasion Of
an open meeting to hear Professor
Alexander speak on the special mis-.
sion to- Washington from which he
has lately returned. The professor
was warmly applauded as he entered
and advanced TO the platform under
escort of 7. b. Murray, president of
the League. Rev. Hiram Bingham.
ID. d.. the venerable Micronesian
missionary, arriving soon after was
pressed to take seat on the plat.
form.
Professor Alexander modestly de.
INJURED to- the amount Of praise bes-
towed upon the Hawaiian represen.
tatives AT Washington for what had
been done in affecting the opinions
Of the Congress and the public of
the United States. He claimed that
the greatest effect produced in favor
of the Provisional Government was
the stand taken by its supporters at
home, both mon and women, "dur-
lug the black week in December"
against the policy of President Cleve-
land. In acknowledging the services
OF the American press, the speaker
especially gloritied the work Of Mr..
Dana, editor of the New York Sun. a
contemporary OF Horace Greeley.
who engaged Walter Murray Gibson
as a CORE pondent before he had
sailed for the East Indies. aud who
has outlived and outworked four
generations Of newspaper writer's.
The professor claimed three. fourths
Of the American press as on the side
Of the Provisional Government. He
reviewed the proceedings in Con-
gress ON the Hawaiian question. aud
called tho McCrcary resolution self
contradictory and absurd. II and
the Turpie resolutions involved n
virtual protectorate over The islands.
In conclusion the professor by res
quest spoke gu the prospects of
United States tariff legislation as il
affected these islands. Nobody could
tell how the Wilson bill would come
out, but the speaker seemed to think
the bounty would be out aud a duty
in. He regarded the bounty n a
bar To annexation. Th. address was
read from manuscript and had boon
carefully prepared, containing frr.
uuent rhetorical hits that caught
the sympathetic audiences.
DIR. y. y. Emerson being called on
gave an address on Hawaiian indus
tries past, present and prospective,
leading up 10 the vex"d question uf
cheap labor for the sugar planters
He rather left this as a problem for
his auditors To ponder, declaring
neither for nor against the further
importation of cheap Asatic labor.
l.. lows" uf the Star stall, who is
also member Of the American
Union party's central committee,
made n neat speech that seemed tu
cut more than one way. He evinced
au opinion that Hawaii had INDUCED
IN more politics that was for her
good ia the past, and seemed tn sug.
gnst that til" country could still get
along happily rs an independent
nation.
}. \. McCaudlrss related encour
aging things he had heard in Wash
ington from members Of both
Houses.
Then followed an incident tina,
could only happen in the "happy
family" community Of Honolulu
which is reported 10y the Advertiser
u follows, excepting little amend
m"nt Ia the version Of the remark.
Of the victim Of the chairman's lii
Il" practical joke:
president Murray, spying Dan
Logan, the Bulletin editor, in the
audience, called On him for speech
Great applause followed the re-
quest. Mr.. Logan, who evidently
felt that. in politics, the hand oI
every man in the room was turned
against him, found n very graceful
way out Of his prcdica,nent, saying
"MK. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN:
am exceedingly surprised at a.,
compliment, paid mo in asking m,
Z Tor speech, but YOU must oxcus,
me. ! can on y say that | hav,
greatly enjoyed the different discus
si"ns this evening, | expected I,
hear something 81 an Interesting
natur" from Prof. Alexander and
have not been disappointed. But
for III" To make a speech before you
Is out Of the question You know
that there is kiud Of armed neu
tralIty existing between US. 4 gen
llcman back here says he voted fol
III" once. didn't get there all the
same, but believe can honestl,
claim to hav" always tried tn d,
what ! thought was best for thi.
country. anI willing to give you
gentlemen credit for aiming At ia,
sam" end. We may yet com" to ia,
sam" goal though wa are on differ
"nt f'rks Of the road at present"
Mr.. Howard was the last speaker
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