The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-10-03

see that he was perfectly at home before
the public. He shook hands with Brother
Gardner and Sir Isaac Walpole, helped him
self to glass Of water and then removed
his cuffs and pushed up his sleeves.
"Citizens of de United States" quietly
began the speaker as he stepped to the
'front.' "why dis turmoil? Why dis excite
ment? Why dis gatherin of men on de
street coners to talk wild bated breff an
call each other bigots an liarsY De answer
am at hand-de wheel of time has rolled
around another presidenshual campaign,
an dc sap of polyticks am beginnin to rise
/ in mems breasts. Oar was time an not
so VERY long ago, when yo' had muffin to
say an muffin to do wild de issues of a cam
paign, but it may be in yo'r hands dis fall
to decide de fate of dis great nashun.
Cheers. Am yo' ready for de comm
struggle? Yes, yes!l 1t am gwine to be
SIGH struggle as once shook de walls of
Rome an made de Tiber run red wild de
blood of 10000 men! "Rah for de Ii
berp'l Dat struggle will call for patriot
ism and sacrifices, an it will end up only
when varchew, truth an innocence stand
triumphant on de battlements of integrity.
"Patriots of glorious republic" con-
tinued E. Pluribus after moistening his
throat, "de gineral situation which we
must confront is one to appall the stoutest
heart AS stand heah befo' yo' an gaze
ober de barbed wire fence dat separates dc
present from the fucher my blood runs
cold. [Shivers all over the hall. 1t am q
picture to make me groan in despair.
[Groans and signs. On dis side of dc
fence am innocence, clothed in her white
robe an peacefully plantin her cowcumbei
patch. On de odder am vice, draped in
the deepest black an grindin his sword tc
q razor edge. [Cheers for virtue and vice.
Will innocence drap dem cowcumber seeds
befo' it am too late an arm herself wild q
razor or will she be Token unprepared al
swept away as chaff befo' de terrible cy
clone dat leaves only death an destruck
shun behind? Cheers for chaff, innocence
and cyclones. Once let dat vice get O
swipe at dat innocence wild his long, keeT
sword, an what will be de RESULT De
bulwarks of American liberty will come
tumblin down wild a crash, which will
echo from nashun to nashun till 1t has
been heard around de hull world. [Cheeri
for crashes and bulwarks. Anarchy will
reign, midnight darkness will settle down
upon dis fair land, an SIGH a cry of horror
will go up dat de stars will pale an fade
away an de moon no longer show her face
said the orator. after he had got some NOR,
breath to work on II appeal to patriot
ism, honesty an love of kentry Severa
cheers for Brutus and one whoop fol
Caesar. 1t depends on YOU to save di
kentry from wreck, ruin an despair. Will
you do it? Cries of lyon betr'l 1t re
ioices my heart to h'ar yo' say so. Now
feel dat innocence will be saved an vic,
laid low De campaign has not opened yit
/, but yo' kin h'ar de tread of de might,
armies as dey gather fur battle. Grid VI
yo'r loins More or less girding Gil
ready. Fotch out dem swords dat was red
dened at Lexington, hunt up dat muske
dat defended Bunker Hill, put on da
cooked hat which carried dismay to on
enemies at Yorktown. Cheers for cockeC
hats Yo' kin save America If yo' will
an in savin her yor names shall thunde
down de lanes an byroads of time till tim
shall git tired of its job an go out Of biz
ness [Cheers for time
Let me warn yo'," said the orator afte
J a rest, "to be watchful an Vigilant
From de time de sun rises on his campaign
till it goes down on howlin victory, don
{ go to bed a single night If yo' sleep d
inemy may be upon yo'.
"Believe muffin bad about yor own can
uyudUe-DelleNe u6 WuSJ ABOUT Ill Outlets.
POST yoselves on de issues at stake s.
dat yo kin tell an inquirin man whethe
dis am a struggle to presarve de life of
glorious republic or only an attempt +
bring de price of taters down to a dollar
bar'l.
. "Our candidate will be a man who ha
done muffin all his life but tell de truth
help de pore, make happiness fur de wild
der an find stiddy work fur dc orphans
All other candidates kin be sot down a
boss thieves an highway robbers.
"Be wakeful. BE watchful. Be read
, at all times De campaign will open wi
: bombshells an close wild grapeshot Fac
an every patriot must be right dar on d
front line. Sacrificed Fight! Dash for
p an wrest victory from foe seekin de down
fall an destruckshun of all yo' hold deaI
incloodin possuIns an watermillyOns, a
yo'r cognomens shall blaze on de tablets G
l memory when Hannibal an Nero hev bi
forgotten fur thousand vars Cheer
for Hannibal, Nero, watermillyons and tn
speaker, all mixed up in confusion, durin
which f. Pluribus Clay made his bow an