The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-28

nexation. but work for it, 1 do no
mean by this that the patriotism }
the people of Hawaii is TO be meas
ured by dollars and cents, but if w,
know that thing is for our good W.
will strive to obtain it,"
Mr.. McStocker asked the indulgenc,
of the members that he might say
few words regarding the opposition Il
the calling of the meeting.
when the Club was organizing there
was a great deal of work TO be done
in order to enroll members. We work
ed day and night, in order to secure
names, and if the people who oppose
the call knew the extent of the work
they would not be so apt at using
harsh language toward the members
| of the committee. AS to the annexa-
ton scheme waning, a gentleman from
Hawaii, who l invited to come here to-
night, could have told you how things
| have changed there. A number of peo-
pie, he informs me, have modified their
views on this great question; men who
were heart and soul with us in 1893 and
1894 have weakened or gone over to
the other side, and we will have to
do some PROSECUTING in order to get
them back into the fold. To do this
|
cation there is strength. 1 believe it
| is necessary to revive the Club, for we
need workers. We all know of the
admirable work done by w. B. Oleson
when he was here and after he left, and
we are in need of just such workers
now. / am in favor of calling the
| Club together and picking out the best
men in it to work for the cause of an
neXation; men in whom we have con-
| fidence and who will push the work
along
Judge Hartwell said: 81 do not mean
to say that no annexationist has
changed his mind, there may be sew
eral, but if there are l have not met
them. My home is here, and l do not
go abroad or on the other islands,
where l might find them. l will say
this much: There has been no change
among the men who have large prop
|erty interests. You may consider Cas-
tie & Cooke, Brewer & Co., M. S. Grin
baum & Co., Wilder's Steamship Com
pany, the Wilcoxes of Kauai and Mr.
Baldwin of Maui as strong annexa-
tionists and men who have enormous
interests at stake. They have not
waned in their opinion. There are men
of course, who are wonderfully strong
pushing annexation at this time but
those men and others, who may have
gone backward, if there are such, are
the ones you are to work with
Col. J. H. Fisher felt that there were
too many excuses being offered for the
calling of the meeting. He said:
Il do not think it is necessary to
give excuses for calling the meeting
For a long time past there has been
no necessity for agitating the ques
ton, but the change of conditions in
the United States requires some de-
cided action on our part. 1t has been
long time, to us, since there has been
a Republican administration at Wash
ington, and as one will assume the
reins in March, it is our duty to let the
people in Washington know we are still
anxious to be annexed. If there is a
weakness among the people here, it
must be strengthened" Col. FISHER
then put the motion that the meeting
be called and it carried unanimously.
Col. Fisher then moved that a com
mittee of five be appointed to draft a
preamble and bylaws and get the
work done as soon as possible, and
Immediately after this was done to
call a general meeting. He would OPP
lions to the membership. Persons
should be admitted without regard to
Oaths to support this Government.
This club is not political one, it's mo-
tives are grander than anything in
politics The motion carried.
Judge HartweIl then said that if
there was nothing further he would in
troduce a resolution. J. B. Atherton
occupied the chair temporarily and
Judge Hartwell then read the follow
ing resolution:
RESOLUTION OF THE ANNEXA-
TION CLUB.
At a meeting of the officers of the
Annexation Club of Honolulu, held on
the evening of the 9th day of No
vember, 1896, it was:
Resolved, This Club was formed in
the month of February, in 1893, I'M
der the Provisional Government of
Hawaii, for the purpose of giving def
mite expression to the desire for the
annexation of Hawaii to the United
States, and of encouraging and pro-
noting such desirable object.
The Provisional Government having
accomplished the object for which it
was established, both in conserving the
cause of law and order, and of Consti-
tuiOnal Government, and in endeavor-
ing to establish political union with
the United States, has been merged in
the Constitutional Government of the
Republic of Hawaii, the end and aim
of which is to accomplish political
union with the United States, this Club
hereby declares that it is still the earn