The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-12
NEGRO RIGHTS FOR HAwAIIANs.

the course of his mission to Hawaii Senator Morgan
asked by of the native leaders define the status of
the natives under annexation. The Senator replied that
they would probably have the rights the negroes have
now in the Southern States.
Whereupon the natives grew nquisitve as the scope
those rights. They asked the negroes and
have their vote effectively counted in Alabama for illus
raton, the Senator's State there is free ballot and
fair count for the blacksf
To these inquiries made. 1t is wonder
that the natives seek information of this kind Under the
constitutional kingdom of Hawaii the natives electors
The numbered approximately 1900 about large
percentage to the population we have in California After
the revolution of 1893 the franchise restricted and this
solon was embedded in the constitution of the so-caled
republic There perhaps lack of information in the United
States about the composition the convention that made that
constitution After the revolution Doles scheme called
the provisional Government That Government arranged
for the constitutional convention 1t restricted the suffrage
that the number of electors fell about ooo but these
were not permitted to control the convention The Provisional
Government itself appointed majority of the members of the
convention and permitted painfully restricted electorate
elect the minority Shorn of the right of suffrage arbitrarily at
first by Dole, the natives this deprivation put into the
constitution by act purely autooac in which the
stricted electorate had no efficient voice.
Senator Morgan has said to the Hawaans that long
their country kingdom did not desire it be-
cause of the difference in the form of government but
that it is republic the assimilation natural proper But
republic began by arbitrary restriction of suffrage
minority composed of per cent of the people interested The
United States started in public representation based upon
wide suffrage Our Constitutional Convention originated in
general suffrage and the constitution itself provided that it
should be operative only upon such of the original thirteen
colonies adopted it. In its adoption the people again had
full and free expression and two States Rhode Island
North Carolina elected stay out of the Union and did
enter until after the first Congress and Washington had
been elected President.
he ptio0 Of
Dole in office without submitting himself the of the
people, under the arbitrary restriction of suffrage
Washington in the Constitutional Convention first partic
ated in the establishment of general suffrage and then sub
med himself to the whole electorate as candidate for the
Presidency of the United States 1t sometimes said that
he received every electoral VOTE but this not true The
independence of the voters shown by the of cand
dates voted for and the electoral each received was
the field against Washington He received 90 electoral votes
and John Adams, John Jay R. H. HARRISON John RutIedge
John Hancock, George Clinton, Samuel Huntingdon John
Milton, James Armstrong, Benjamin Lincoln and Edward
Tear received total of 90 votes that the field tied
Washington. In that this republic began and by an
arbitrary limitation of suffrage and the seizure of the Pres-
deney by force.
When Brazil overthrow the empire of Dom Pedro the
actors in the revolution Immediately to the people for
confirmation of their acts and the United States of Brazil
at founded the shoulders of the people by popular
suffrage.
The great fear that besets thoughtful the South
rises from the suppression in several States of majority
the electors because they black Not arguing the right
funess of negro suffrage considering its wisdom
ntrenched and guaranteed in the Federal constitution
and written charter of all rights person and
property pesstenty violated in the denial men of the
right preservatve of all rights how long will stand for pro-
lection to the other rights without which life ntoerabe7
There peculiar point Them the inquiry addressed to
the Senator from Alabama. question by people dis
franchsed in their country by constitution making
which there was popular voice; addressed Senator
representing State where by force and craft majority of
the voters deprived of franchise guaranteed them by
constitution which adopted and has been amended by
free expression of the popular voice.
The question brings into focus the greatest that
concern not only the native Hawaans but everywhere
who have faith in popular government the best shelter of
human rights.