The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-02-16

Whereas, personnel of the Ad-
visory Council has been considerably
changed since the body came into
existence; and
Whereas,-In making changes the
mass of the supporters OF the Provl-
sional Government have had no voice;
therefore be it
Resolved, this mass meeting
of annexationists and supporters OF
the Provisional Government hereby
petitions the Councils to enact a law
increasing the membership of the Ad-
visory Council from fourteen to
twenty-four.
Resolved, That the ten men to fill
the new places be selected by the
suffrages of loyal citizens in manner
to be hereafter provided.
Resolved,-That the Councils are
hereby petitioned to elect to member
ship the ten men to be chosen by
loyal citizens.
Resolved, That copies of these re-
solutions be transmitted to the Exc
cutive and Advisory Councils.
The chairman said that this resolu-
tion was not included in the business
for which the meeting had been called,
and declared it out of order.
Mr.. T. F. Lansing protested, as a
member OF the Annexation Club,
against allowing such a resolution,
which was totally out of order, being
adopted, and also said he wished to
demonstrate against the American
League taking possession of the meet
ing as they had done. He was inter-
rupted by the League, and the ma
chinery, as with one voice, drowned
his remarks. Some one in the crowd
recommended appealing from the
chairs ruling. When Mr.. Hatch call
ed for hands on the question of such an
appeal, the clock struck again, and up
went all hands overruling Mr.. Hatch's
decision, and cheers were again given.
Mr.. Hoogs demanded roll-call, and
was promptly squelched by the ma
chinery, and after it had run down the
chair announced that its decision was
Overruled. The resolution was then
adopted by another turn of the
wheels.
Speeches were then called for, and
Mr.. Hatch responded. He said, in
part:
There is one good sign of the times,
and that is that the Annexation Club
can call meeting and have it largely
attended. There are always enough
who turn out to show that the an
neXation movement is the strong
movement and will be carried on
to victory. (Applause and cheers.
Our friends on the other side are very
fond of spreading the report that
there is dissention in our party (cries
of no; no;) and am glad to have an
opportunity to say few words on the
subject. There is no split. We are
all working with one object, and that
is to keep good government here until
annexation is an established fact. This
is not a one man Government. Every
man has right to express his views
on any question. In closing / want
to congratulate you on the neatness
and dispatch with which you have
carried your point.
w. G. Smith was then called upon.
He said:
This is an occasion of rejoicing,
that we have met in so orderly a man.
ner. We have secured the boon that
we have long time been waiting for.
/ mean representative Government.
I hot he TAn,a;l, l.,
responsive to the sense Of this meet
ing. 1t is an open meeting of the
Annexation Club, and l resent the
/ imputation that it has been attempt,
ed to confine this meeting to the re-
representatives. of any one league There
have been many objections to the en-
largement of the Councils, the p-inci-
pal one being that the time was not
opportune. This is the great cry of
the conservatives. 1t was the same
in 1857, when it was proposed to de-
throne Kalakaua, when we had an
American President in Washington,
who was favorable to annexation.
Instead of this, they did not
think that the time was oppor
tune" and they waited until 1898,
when they had to put up with
Cleveland, Gresham and Blount.
/ plead for the radical course in a rev.
Olutionary movement. AS Bismarck
i'd, "Some eggs must be broken to
n; > an omelette," and l advocate
bre aking all the royalist eggs that we
can find. AS l said, 1 have heard
many times that it was not advisable
to increase the size of the Advisory
Council This is the conservative
idea. AT the last day, when the
heavens split and the earth quakes,
some Honolulu conservative will lift
up his head and cry, in a
weak voice, ''Don't toot now, Gabriel,
it isn't opportune." 1 hope it will be
impressed on all our friends who dis
sent from US, that in this country and
this era, the radical movement must,
and shall, and will have its way.
Cheers and applause
The meeting then adjourned.
The drill shed was not vacated for
some time. D. B. Smith was eongrat-
ulated by all his friends. Many stood
around and talked over the result OF
the meeting, and then went down
town and talked it over again.