The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-20
American Union Party Ticket,
FOR ANNEXATION SOLID

To one coming FROM the United
States to these shores from abroad
there are certain things which he
finds that he could not by any means
expect. He finds on these Islands
an American civilization advanced
much farther than it is possible to
realize without actually coming into
contact with it. He finds material
advancement that is credit to
those who have labored for it, and
he finds a social atmosphere whose
brightness and elevation mark the
enlightened nations of the globe.
He finds political aspirations similar
to those of his native land. In
fact, the Hawaiian Islands are bit
of America in the center of the
North Pacific. Are they to remain
so? Are they to be drawn into the
circle of the Mighty States or is
their knock, SO oft repeated, so
urgent as it is now, to be unheard
amid the clash OF other interests
and by men who do not know and
understand the conditions here ? Is
the fabric so patiently erected to
crumble into nothingncss, the
Anglo Saxon habits of work, thrift,
and enterprise to be starved out and
replaced by the semi civilization of
the East, which would thus estab-
lish an outpost of Eastern ideas,
Eastern duplicity and Eastern
despotism at the very gates of the
great exponent of the Western
civilization?
AS far as Hawaii herself is con-
cerned she has done all she can in
this direction. For years past the
propaganda of annexation has gone
on. Time and again it has been on
the point of consumation, and time
and again has something occurred
10 prevent it. In the days of the
monarchy it was ever regarded by
the incumbents of the throne as an
opportunity in the back ground to
which, if they got into trouble of
any kind they might fly, as to an
asylum of safety. The only differ
ence between annexation now and
then, is that they would have asked
for some sort of life pension, while
now the act comes untrammelled by
any such burden.
The opposition to annexation on
these Islands exists on paper. A
noisy little knot of disgruntled
politicians keep up show of it, to
get what they can out of it. There
is no strong Hawaiian opposition.
The knot above alluded to is COM
posed entirely OF foreigners and
those of mixed blood. They do
not oppose annexation from princi-
pie, but purely from personal
reasons, and when annexation comes
they will switch round and try their
best to get what they can out of it.
Take the mass of Hawaiians and
no one can say that they are dis
contented. Go through the streets
of the city, OF the smaller towns, of
the villages and of the country dis
tricts and you see no lowering looks.
There is no hatred expressed against
the advocates of annexation, there
are no spontaneous meetings in
every part of the country in favor
of the delunct monarchy. The
Hawaiian IS contented and satisfied.
Last Friday night groups of Ha,
walians came serenading their
friends, and serenaded the annex
ationists with kindness and
pleasure. Happy groups of Ha-
waiians dotted the streets and
swarmed along the wharves and
Hawaiians took part in the races
and showed their aquatic skill and
superiority, too. There are no peo-
pie who are brooding over supposed
wrongs as some whites would hay
the people of the United States
believe.
Annexation is regarded by the
Hawaiian as certain TO come, and
be will accept it with pleasure be
eau he will find that he is better off.
tits only a doubt now as to whether
he will be better off that keeps
a part of the race from declaring
himself, that and fear that mon