The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-18


q letter written by an American
lawyer, now visiting the islands for
the first time, to a friend in the
United States, who, by the way, is
Republican member of Congress ::
"Prior to my departure from the
confines of my native heath, and be-
You'd the Jurisdiction of the restless
bIIlowy waves of our beautiful flag,
we promised we would write to you
descriptive of our visual inspection Of
men and things as we found them
here. And now that we are in the
midst of and surrounded by the rarest
and choicest of Gods great handi-
work, we feel conscious that no tongue
can tell nor pen describe to those
who have never visited this Republic,
even the faintest idea ofall the beauty
and grandeur which is visible on
every hand. OF course, the same
great hand, which star-decks the
heavens and paints the cloud fringes
with fading sunlight in the beautiful
land of our nativity, performs the
same matchless service in these beau.
tiful wave washed isles of the sea-
this serenely beautiful land of day
light dreams. Yet there is match
less splendor surrounding one at every
step in ones pathway, which seems
to intOXicate the senses and ennervate
the physical forces. The perfumed
breath of the fadeless flower, the song
of the woodland bird which never
seems to sleep, the grand, majestic .
mountain peaks which pierce the
clouds, the variegated hues of the
restless ocean which lashes itself into
spray upon the shores, the sound OF
which reminds the nearer of some
huge monster taking its breath; the
never dying verdure which springs up
like an exhalation on every hand,
all these and ten thousand items more
that could be noted are few of the
things which delight the eye as you
walk, more like one entranced in the
realms of beautious dTeamland than
among real things.
From the moment the gong sounded
GAIL ashore" and the last adieu had
been waved to those on board by loved
ones left behind, our floating palace
swan majestically over the crested
waves of the mighty Pacific, neither
wavering to the right or to the left, as
If conscious of the sacred trust con-
fided to her care and keeping in her |
long, trackIess march to this infant |
Republic. On the sixth day, after an |
uueventful voyage, she landed her |
precious cargo of human freight on |
the shores of the land of eternal |
springtime, where dwell hosts of the |
most hospitable and kind hearted |
people to be found anywhere under
Gods beautiful sunlight.
The view presented as we were |
nearing the port is one never to be |
forgotten while reason retains its |
sway or life shall last. Lining the |
shore were thousands of up-turned
faces and sparkling eyes, out of each |
of which came the silent, kindly ma
tive greeting "AlOha," which is a
remnant of an old, cordial and good
natured custom and which is sweetly |
defined to mean "AIy love to you,"
and which is given to any one with a
kindly smile on all occasions-whether
on arrival or departure, whether it be
acquaintance or stranger. The word
seems to have many Specifications,
such as love, friendship, welcome, re-
membrance and other touchingly
sweet and gentle terms.
On landing we felt the hearty clasp
of the hands of men through whose
veins course the true, pure blood of
the educated, refined and dignified
American gentleman, who babe us
welcome with a gracious and gentle
earnestness which made one feel that
the aDnihilation of space by the in
ventive genius of this century has |
indeed made the world one common
brotherhood of man, with a common
fellowship in God.
After several days Of rest and re-
freshments at the hotel, and, after the
earth and sea had ceased to move
together so we could walk without
danger of being run in for having inn
bibed too freely of the surrounding
beauties, we presented letters to sew
eral of the Cabinet ministers, who, in
turn, presented US to President Dole,
the Supreme Court, the new envoy to
Washington, Hon. w. r. Castle, and
the members of the Senate and House
of Congress, now holding their first
session. from each and all of whom
we received a cordial and generous
welcome. We send you, under sepe-
rate cover, copies of the Constitution
and reports of the several heads of
which will speak for
themselves.
This government is in the hands OF
dignified, scholarly men,
who, aside from generous, natural en-
documents, we're fully equipped by Yale,
Boudoin and Ann Arbor for
the arduous duties of life that have
since been assigned them. They are
for the good of the Re-
public. They are fearless and tireless,
yet conscientious, conservative and
dignified.
The press of the Republic is strong
and fear ess in the advocacy of correct !
principles, and, as a rule, ably edited
The schools are in the hands and
under the management of men from
American colleges. The army equal
in number to an American regimeu) |
Is under the command of an American
officer from Wess Point. l shall speak
more in detail later On.''