The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-05
Financial secretary, w. r. Sims.

W. IL .NlClACONl.
The new officers were installed be-
fore the close of the meeting. \ vote
of thanks was rendered the old corps
for their good services in behalf of
During the meeting there were cries
of "Thurston," "Thurston." That
gentleman was compelled to respond.
He thanked the club for the honor
which they had done him. He stated
that it was his belief that annexation
of Hawaii to the United States would
bring business, prosperity and stabil-
ity and all other benefits which are
sought for under governmental forms,
to this country. He believed that the
proposition, Let the past bury it's
dead" was one which might well be
adopted by the people of Hawaii from
this day on. The enemy had ofttimes
dinned the proposition into the ears
of anneXationists, that Thurston was
willing to be partner with the devil to
do anything. He thought that this
statement came from a remark made
by him in the old armory of blessed
memory when Robert w. Wilcox was
on the annexation side. But we don't
propose to work with the devil" said
Mr.. Thurston. Those without our fold
are the ones we want, and whether
royalists now. or royalists in the past,
or whether they propose to ba royal
lists in the future. providing they
think annexation the best thing for
this country, | propose to act to them
as if they had always been good an
nexationists. and extend the right
hand of fellowship, ask them to work
with us and make a common cause for
the common good. | have reason to
believe that some of those who have
that the day has come when they must
put behind them what they would
like to have accomplished. that they
no longer look to the restoration of
the monarchy. and looking at things
as they are, they will come forward
and work with us from this day on
to accomplish that which we deem
best for the political and property in
terests of this country-anneXation.
"TeNas took seven years to get
there, and was rejected three times by
the United States Congress. We have
been only three years, and have not
been rejected once. | hope the time
Congress will determine whether we
shall be annexed or not. And my firm
belief is that it will vote in the affirm
ative; and if it does not vote affirm
atively. then we will be on hand at
the next Congress, and the next, as
long as it is necessary until we get
there. All things come to those who
wait and | believe the gentlemen and
the community of these islands have
shown through the last three years
they are capable of waiting"
President Thurston remarked that
he did not know just what plan of
work the club would pursue under the
new regime. The officers merely at
tended to the details of the club and
it was the members who must go out
into the community and each one eX-
ercise his personal influence among
his personal friends.
Mr.. p. c. Jones stated that he had
read Judge Hartwelfs letter on annex
alton in Thursdays Star. 1t was an
able document and he approved of
every word in it. He hoped that it
would be scattered throughout the
islands not only in the English Ian
guage, but that it would also find its
way into the Hawaiian and be dis
tributed broadcast. He was i'm favor
of letting the contract lanor system
go If necessary to accomplish annex
alton. 81 have not the influence that
a good many men have, remarked Mr..
Jones, "but the one thing that | have
is good deal of weight and every
ounce of it will be put on the side of
annexation"
Senator John y. Wright-The influx
of japanese students into Hawaii |
believe to be a scheme of Japan's to
get control of this country. What is
needed now is annexation, and that
badly. The sugar planter viii he ben
eftted as much in the end as any of
us.
Mr., James Hyde Pratt, of Albany,
n. Y.-President Cleveland is second
cousin of mine. 1t is not my fault
His grandfather happened to be a
brother to my grandmother. ] have
talked with him about the annexation
of Hawaii, but to no avail, He helieves
that his representative. paramount
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