The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-13
THE SOhElIEAD Thirty.
PATRIOT IL. w WILCOX ADDED TO
THE GALAXY.
Taxation-Oppose Asiatics. aud
Convict Labor.

There was meeting OF the Executive
Committee OF the alleged peoples party
in the back room over Wolters saloon
at $50 last night. President Luther of
the club was President OF the meeting.
The STAR man had hung his guy
ascutusphone on the LETT lentel OF the
door during the afternoon to record the
proceedings Of the meeting. Its report
is given below and is believed to be au-
thentic.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose OF preparing Il platform for the
newborn party. The steps to be taken
were, however, agreed upon beforehand
by the high muck-a-mucks of the clique.
In the meeting sat G. II. Luther, Ed
Wolters, Jimmie Quinn, Fritz Wagner,
Harry Won Werthern, Alabama
Mitchell, Gonsalves the photographer
and several others whom the maker OF
little apples would hardly know.
The President stated the object of
the meeting. 1t was called together to
draft platform for the new pal y. A
rough sketch had been prepared and
would be presented for consideration.
The new platform was then called for.
The secretary passed over a paper of
closely written matter.
The first item of importance IN the
plat form provided that Government
officers, from President down, should be
filled by election of ''the people"
Considerable argument followed.
One member wanted to make it "by all
the people except finn Murray" An
other suggested that Karl Klemme of
the Schutzen Club, j. NJ. VIvas, of the
Portuguese Union and other objection
able republicans were members of some
occult compact and should be debarre!
from such important privileges as
voice in electoral matters.
This aroused the ire of the Portuguese
contingent present (of whom Was is
King) and the STARS guyascutusphone
flew around seven times: but Fritz
Wagner, jumping up, was heard to
shout: dots mine zentimets; amt it?'
Walters, Quinn, Wagner and Alabama
Mitchell all objected strongly to the
STAR. "That blasted paper" said one
of the four, "has given us hi"
Detective Wagner said the editor of
the STAR had it in for him
(Wagner) ever since last autumn.
1t was deep laid grudge which the
ages of eternity could not efface. But
he would fix him, lie had fixed the
editor of the Bulletin once before and
he would give the STARS editor the
same medicine.
The president ruled that Wagner was
talking through his whiskers, and
forced the previous question. The item
passed as read.
The next item provided for the alb
solute exclusion of Asiatics, which
passed as read.
The next item advocated equalization
in taxation.
At the word taxation member de-
clared it was righteous move. He had
wee, little dog and had to pay as high
taxes on him as Harry Klemme did on
his big dog. Dog taxes should be regu.
lated according to the size of the brute,
as is the case in the price of water
melons.
He could cite another instance. A
friend of his owned a haIf-ihterest IN a
fine, crumpled horn, black and white
spotted COW. with a swalluwfork IN the
left ear. The friend by agreement
owned the front half, and the
other fellow owned the rear half
Thus, the friend, having the head, haC
to pay the taxes and the other fellow
got the milk and paid nothing. Thi.
was not in accord with the new party
principles. [Applausel. We were born
to live and let-live and a rolling ston'
was the thief OF time.
The item passed solid on show o
hands.
The next item showed careful fore
thought on the part OF the whole com
mittee. 1t opposed giving convict
works. They should he given sewing, o
growing Irish potatoes within the wall
OF the prison. The item passed as read
Some other points were discussed an
few minor items were passed, but til
bulk of the draft was deferred to inject
ing to be held Sunday morning. 1t wa
decided to hold public meeting o
Tuesday evening ii the platform coul
be determined upon by that time.
During the evening "a proposition t
admit Robert w. Wilcox into the clu
was discussed among the members. I'll
original plan was to admit the revolt
ZIONIST OF 'S7 into the party as no
formed.
But Won Werther said he had had
long chat with Wilcox during the NOR
Y ing, in front of Camarino's fruit stol
on King street, which had put a ne
phase on the matter. 1t was then pr
posed to admit Wilcox and have hi
organize native Peoples Party as
sort Of branch of the first club, bo
using the identical platform. This W
well received by the Executive Coz
mittee and will probably be done.
Shortly after 0 o'clock the commit
adjourned to meet again Sunday NOR
ing.
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