The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-05


time 1 passed through Washington 1
didn't call ON Mr.. Cleveland. He was
very busy, 1 believe, and so was l..
We didn't meet. l stood by Mr.. Cleve-
land in his first administration, but in
his second, the first thing he did was
to put his foot in it by selecting a rene
gade Republican for Secretary Of State,
as if there were not enough good men
| in the good old Democratic party. The
Hawaiian policy was principally Gresh-
am policy, and was simply the result
of a desire to vent personal spleen and
| throw mud at President Harrison. |
| believe annexation is sure to come. 1t
| is manifest destiny"
E. H. Waity was called upon as rep
! resenting the bankers. He expressed
qualification that he could make the
statement that personally he was heart
| lily in sympathy with the annexation
movement, banker or no banker. An
neXation is the best thing for the
! country. The people should not be too
mercenary, but should consider the
county's best good. l shall be with
you first, last and always.
A. V. Gear said: L am an Ameri-
can, always have been and always eX-
L
nexation would be a good thing, but
not till the last year have 1 been abso-
lutely convinced that it was the only
thing for the country. I shall work for
the annexation of Hawaii to the Unit
ed States, and will do all in my power
to bring it about. l believe it will help
every class on the Islands, both finan-
cially and socially, and l trust our
hopes will be realized not in the dis
tant future"
Mr.. Bolte made a short speech, in
which he said: 81 can only say for
myself that l believe in annexation,
and wish and hope that it will very
soon come"
Attorney General w. O. Smith, in re-
ply to a suggestion from the chair
about foolish rumors that the Govern
ment was not honestly for annexation,
said it seemed almost unnecessary to
assure the people of the position of
the Government. "It is based on an
nexation, and will do everything in
it's power to bring it about! We are
all working to the end expressed in
the proclamation of the Provisional
Government, reiterated in the cOnsti-
tuition of the Republic and many times
after The members of the Govern
of the people, and when there is such
a show of hearty, sincere feeling as
has been manifested at different times
of trial during past years, we have a
great deal to hope for the future.
Dr. Wood said he was an annexa-
zionist and always had been since he
arrived in the country; first, because
he was an American. The only poll
tics l have is annexation" DR.. Wood
congratulated the Club on it's selection
for president, and also remarked upon
the excellence of the national leaders
that had risen to the emergency.
After repeated calls D. L. Naone
made a short speech. He said: The
word annexation is one, the full
meaning of which was not familiar ia
me when l first heard it, but as l have
come to understand the term, ii means
the establishment of peace and strength
in this country, therefore l am in favor
of it. The question in my mind is,
how we can best combine the natives
and foreigners in the movement? We
all know that in union there is
strength, and if all can work together
the object can be obtained. There is
power in that word. 1t has been my
desire since 1887 that peace shall be
are working in the right direction to
obtain the object, which can, 1 be-
lieve, be reached through that-thOr-
ough American w. Mckinley. l am
steadfastly in favor of annexation. |
People have said to me they did not !
believe the Government was sincere for |
annexation. l believe every officer OF |
the Government is in favor of complete |
union with the United States of Amer /
lea, but II they were not, I should say, /
turn them out. We must act together, |
and l believe we will act together and |
obtain the great object for which we
are striving"
Lawyer Davis was called upon as an
who ought TO be heard
from" He believed in annexation, be-
cause it was the best thing for the fu-
-uTe of the country. Although he had
spent much of his life in Canada, he
was an American by birth. and hoped
some day to cast his ballot in the
State of Hawaii.
Mr.. Hartwell made a few closing re-
marks, in which he told of incidents
in connection with the abdication OF
When her representa-
ives called upon him to draw the doc
Iment he said: 4 shall have nothing
70 do with it unless l make a docu-
nent that shall have no holes to crawl
)uU Of" He made the formal abd1ca-
ion as strong as words could make 1t,
md he believed LiliuOkalani was hon
st and sincere when she put her name
o it and swore allegiance to the Re
public
After the final announcement Of the
lew board of officers elected, a vote OF
hanks to the old board was passed,
President Thurston took the chair and