The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-01-15
then introduced Hon. A. C. NJ. Robert
son. who said.

then introduced Hon. A C. NJ. Robert
son. who said:
Mr. President and Gentlemen Annex
alton Is no new subject with Us and does
% need an Introductory. I am an an
1eNationfSr because II is the best thing
tor the country. those who are here
COW ard those 70 come. BY annexation
I v-e gVJ stability: without il we VIII have
-etrosreSSior. IL is true that while we
[ have had stagnaJion in the past. We have
also progressed through the reciprocity
treaty. aud ! say that that reason is
I cough. even II there was no other. The
I opponents Of annexation offer no argu-
I r1sut against annexation: they grOwl and
I they whine but they don't argue. The
T opponents may be divided into three
I -lasses-thOSe who are AFRAID they won't
make enough money. those who oppose
z through sentiment. and those who have
I 70 reason. We might consider those who
I Qupose o. financial reasons and who owe
! su they have TO the reciprocity treaty,
/ hut. gentlemen, IL that treaty was ahro-
ated. 20 use plain words. they would be
Eankrupts.
Z Those who. oppose through sentiment de-
I sire iudepenGerce such as We had during
/ the monarchy. History does not show
that their independence amounted 70
/ much when a Little French mau-Uf-war
{ could come alons and dictate terms And
] gain. when the English uan-Of-war
I With Lord George P9ulet came Stoug
I and hauled down the flag In l>ie there
/ vas another opportunity for display Of
I Independence when Il French uan-or-war
[ came along and demanded return OF har-
/ for dues that had been paid into the
I Government years before In 1874 when
I the king Was held on his throne by
I EsriJiSh and American bayOuetS WAS no
/ evidence OF its independence Again in
[ iSS7 when the matter OF Neckar Island
as a cable station was under discussion
and President Cleveland was appealed 10,
/ that was not an evidence OF very great in
/ dependence. Let Us 10 back only 10 1888,
| when IL Is said that a squad OF marines
/ from the Boston dethroned the Queen
| and set up a republic. Does X show much
/ independence when a little vessel like the
/ Boston could come down here and over
I turn the Government (ApplauSe-)
/ IL may be that some runaway criminals
| and refugees from justice are here and
| oppose annexation IL may be true be
| cause the country IS safer for them today
{ than when We become 4 part OF the
I Union With annexation IL VIII not be
/ necessary TO 90 TO the trouble OF taSius
| out sNJradiriou papers. and these fellows
[ viii not be as comfortable. Il has been
/ said thsr there is an objection TO annex
| alton because there would be lot OF car
| uetbaSEerS come 70 Hawaii II men are
| Willing TO come here with capital and e.
! rabliSh themselves in business, even tho
I they come with carpsJbaSf, 1 have no oh
| lection. There are q number OF our best
! citizens who came here as carpetbaggers
! our ancestors were such, and for one am
willing TO have annexation If 1t viii bring
more Of them
AT the close of Mr.. Robertson's speech
there was loud and continued applause.
Mr.. Thurston said there was a gen
tIeman present capitaIIy fitted TO speak
-, ,-hf he ,h .
to say what the Hawaiian Congress
would do in the matter. He then in
troduced Senator ]. a. McCandless,
who said:
| Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen;-The pre-
vious speakers have the advantage of me
| because they are lawyers and are accus-
! toned 10 committing their strings OF ideas
/ 70 memory. With me il is a little differ
| ent- I have been so busy the last few
/ days, boring wells, that / have not had
! time to memoriZs. so l have had 10 scrib-
bic down a few things which I want 10
say 10 you This Club was organized
| about four years ago for the purpose OF
| assisting in the annexation OF the Ha-
| waiian Islands to the United States, a
| measure which believe has been in con-
| temptation by the various administra-
| rfons OF affairs Of that Government for
| a good many years As far back as ISIS
| a treaty was drafted, in which it was
| agreed by the governments OF France
/ and England that the Independence OF
| Hawaii should be supported. The Gov
! eminent OF the United States was asked
| 10 become party 10 II, but declined.
| firmly believe for The reason that annex
! alton Of the Islands was considered as
| among the remote possibilities In lS76
| there was a reciprocity treaty negotiated
! by the monarchy with the United States,
| which gave the sugar producers here the
! same advantages as those OF Louisiana
/ cannot but think that when this was
! done il was q step in the educational
! line toward what We are striving for to-
| iay-anuexat tiou. The Minister of Foreign
] Affairs has told Us tonight OF his trip
I abroad and the Impressions gained LhrO'
] contact with men at the national capital,
] and 1 cannot help thinking in rejecting
I over his words that il Is the right OF
| everyone present 10 read between the
( lines We know that in the platform OF
l the Republican party proclaimed at the
Z ST Louis convention last sumner there
I was a broad plank of Hawaiian timber,
and since then We have received ilfOr-
Z nation that that particular plank was
I Eewu by q friend OF this country, an ad-
/ TCEats Of the annexation measure
have no doubt that this was inserted with
a view 70 the early c0usummation of The
wish of the people here and that the
object vas 70 pledge the Republican party
70 a cause which when effected viii bring
only good to the people of these Islands
Z \ prCtsctorzJe has been suggested by
some, but in the plan proposed the United
States Is TO have control of all appoint
nents here for three years I would pre-
I fer no halfway remedy. and would sug
gsst a full marriage ceremony betWseI
the two nations The opponents Of annex
[ alton here tel Us We VIII be sorry if Oul
plans 20 through. but have yet TO heal
Of any instance Of people being soTry q
: receiving good things I had converse
ton the other day with q gentleman Wit
has lived here for many years and IS u
: be numbered among the wealthy men
Annexation was the subject and he re
marked that during the tWenty-fOur year
prior 70 the negotiation Of the reciprocitl
: treaty his accommodations amounted u
/ money had rolled in On him so rapid.
that he had grown rich without knowing
where the money came from Those o
you who were here twenty odd year
{ ago remember the objections there va
to the reciprocity treaty The men VII
J opposed that are the opponents Of annex
z alton today. Ever since the passage 0
z the treaty the sugar producers Of the Ia
: Waiizn Islands have lived in fear o
E changes in the tariff laws Of the Unite,
2 States which would affect their inter
: ests; on the arrival OF every steame
z from the coast during the past few year
= the first question asked has been. VIVA
I, Is the American Congress doing abou
I sugar. Still they have gone on maxim
q suzsr-and money But there are othe
Industries on the Islands to be developed