The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-21
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Mr.. Baldwid said:
When | was asked to address you to- /
night, | said no. | never seek laurels in /
that line and have never obtained any.
have deal OF sympathy for the /
laboring man ana the mechanic
have been led to believe that great |
many people in Honolulu are suspicious
of the planters. There is no reason for
this.
The platform and declarations of the |
Provisional Government are so pointed |
that all have come into it with their
eyes open. They have come into it as
the only solution of the problems now
before the country.
| am an Annexationist. Prior to
1898 WAS not; but then accepted the
situation. We planters realize that we
lose under annexation in the matter OF
labor; but this is offset in our minds by
the probability OF getting stable govern
ment. ] deny that the planters desire to
fill up this country with Ash
atics. | am not in favor of
unrestricted Chinese measures. l have
opposed it IN the Legislature. The
planters opposed it when they could
have pas sed very lenieut measures: and
l advised them 50. The planters are
power in this country, but they have
not used this power in introduce
ing Chinese. l believe ii correct
political econonomy that the cheaper
labor can be gotten the more industries
can be opened up and the more en-
ploymept opened to those in the higher
arts. This is so III this country. Our
cheap labor makes industries and gives
employment to others. You wish to re-
strict Chinese immigration, and we
farmers meet you on this.
| desire to speak OF the convention.
We are II representative body. We are
here in honesty and sincerity of pur-
pose, and to do all we can for the coun-
try. | fully endorse Mr.. Emmeluth's
motto to get Us near the people as God
will let Us" Bnt how close can we al
ford to get? We are yet in revolutions
AIRY state. ii you will tell me when the
arms may be removed from around the
Government building, l will tell you
when we can throw the ballot open to
Royalists.
Let us not wrangle and differ among
ourselves. and it will surely not be long
before the stars and stripes wave over
our fair land.
Hon. a. G. NJ. Robertson being intro
duced, said.
Taking for granted that you expected
to hear the new constitution discussed
have decided to confine my remarks to
it, some have found flaws in the new
draft, | am not one of those, | hold that
the peculiar conditions of this country
preclude the possibility of an ideal form
of government. There must be things
to go against the grain here. There are
two ways to rule n country; by ballots
and by bullets. In December $50 there
were in this country-90, 600 people, of
which 10000 were males above fifteen
years of age. l take out, Hawaiians
and Asiatics. $4,000. This leaves II
balance of 5000 males of which
1900 are registered voters. In other
words the ballots Of one-ninth of
the male population must hold in check
all that goes to make up kahunaism and
monarchy; ii this will not do, one
eleventh will do it with bullets. | am
the last person to belittle the native Ha'
waiians. But | do hold that they are
incapable OF self-Government. A few
years ako they We're slaves to king
In Captain Cooks time they We're slaves
and many banker after servitude yet
Prior to 1887 you remember what /
mess they made OF it. Ii you think the
natives have any ideas OF democratic
principles, will read you the memoria
OF the Hui Aloha Alma society presented
to Hon. James II. Blount. Alter read
ing this he continued that it cannot b.
expected that tins people are capable o
sell government.
Do not overlook my main point
Power in this country must be retained
in the hands OF few. Thus, we hav
had to pass some articles in the consti
tuition that went against the grain.
With regard to right OF eminen
domain we have made new departure
not only can private property be take
for public use, but also for private Us
when for the general welfare.
The suffrage measures have been tiXe
so as to exclude all Asiatics.
With regard to proclaiming the Pres
dent he thought the proposition TO d
otherwise would encourage Royalisn
to work for their man. We shout
abide by the decision of the Conventio
and let this thing be made safe. If i
the few years to come an orpositio
legislature should get it, we will hay
one man in the Presidency, immovabl'
and all we have.
lie desired that the present PresideI
should hold office so as to lapse into II
next Presidential term IN the Unite
States.
One of the most important measure
of the constitution was that relating
Crown Lands These lands were adol
ed to cane, coffee, tea and tropic
fruits. The property contained Tea
600 acres valued at 81 10000
with an annual rental OF $4,000.
past years this went into the pockets
the monarchs: now it will go into 4
Government treasury.
He favored the Council OF State, Al
the amendment OF Mr.. McCandle
adopted Tuesday, relating to appropr