The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-13
THE SECOND RALLY.

much that il new or WONDERFUL
but il demonstrates that the work
of the Club * progressing along
the proper lines. Among those
who went into the details of why
Hawaii requires annexation there
was not a speaker who did not
bring out a convincing argument
that annexation * the salvation
of the country. and that now is
the accepted time. Minister Coo
per said all that one in his official
position could well say. After his
trip through the States. his inter
views with the Congressman at
Washington and men who Will be
prominent leaders in the next ad
ministratiOn. he undoubtedly Sc
cured many facts for his official
note book that would be interest
ing to the people here, but they
liable TO our opponents. 1T IL not
always best TO show your hand
when there are others in the
game, and the people may rest as
sured that the Executive Will use
the information it gains from Its
friends i'm the States to the best
possible advantage.
Attorney Robertson's eXpOsi-
ton of the independence of Ha-
waii was a novel one and pow
erful demonstration of what IS
profoundly impressed upon every
student of Hawaiian history. Ii
is not true that no state of our
size can go on indefinitely as an
Independent state. but il is true
that no state with the same pecu-
liar population and subject To the
designs and influence of nations
whose civilization is distinctly diff
ferent can continue to maintain
it's independence for many years.
The telling points of the even
ing and the points that merit par
ticular attention at the present
time were made by Senator Me
Candless and Mr.. Thurston. Sen
ator McCandless' assertion that
the next Legislature will repeal
the contract labor system, or in
other words do away with the
penal enforcement of the labor
contract. shows which way the
wind is blowing. Independent or
annexed, whatever the future
condition of the country may be.
the contract labor system as it eX
lists today will soon be thing of
the past. Mr.. ThurstOn threw the
clear and unrelenting truth upon
the position of the sugar planter
who opposes political union but
hopes for commercial union with
the United States. Anti-anneXa
tiOn planters may squirm under
the plain statement of their con
ditiOn. but they cannot get away
from facts. and every block which
they, by direct opposition or even
Indifference. place in the pathway
of annexation will only serve to
hurl the sugar industry to a doom
which. but for the hopeful out
look for political union, would
now be lowering over the cOun-
try. The opposition planter is
either hoping against fate or al
lowing personal prejudice 10
make him deaf to all warnings
and blind to impending perils.
Mr.. ThurstOn went straight To the
bottom of the subject and laid
bare the disagreeable probabili-
ties-not possibiIitieS-which the |
people here. particularly oppo- |
sitiOn planters, are forever advis-
ing to keep quiet" This is a time
10 speak out. Notwithstanding IN /
fear of the effect |
abroad" The Annexation Club |
has taken upon itself the manage. !
ment of the local campaign. and it |
Il gratifying 10 note the straight.
forward manner i'm which its of |
ficers and the speakers selected /
by them are going about their la
bOrs. Let them continue TO deal !
in cold. unadulterated facts, ami
inside of three months there will