The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-02-05
Speaker at Monthly Meeting
Last NIGHT
STRONG SPEECHES BY ORATORS
Reasons Why the People
Should Work for Cause.
william r. Castle, Cecil Brown,
Geo. A. Davis and Charles
Creighton Hit the Mark.

Tie regular monthly meeting OF The All
aaxau3n club was held in the Drill Shed
laz- evening. In the absence Of President
--l-stuu. who was suffering from a Sc
ea1e teadache. First Vice President 3.
2 DIIiaEham occupied the chain IN the
absence % the secretary. A G. N Robin
s1l Rad the minutes OF last meeting.
ar Dillingham; explained that the small
audience was due 10 The late arrival Of
gre man from the Coast The question
az annexation and the interest felt in IL
ly the people was not 10 be judged 10y
he attendance upon the regular meetings
q the club. II was the one enduring is
sue and was strengthening every day.
The speaker then introduced Hon Cecil
Brown as one rho was born in the coun-
-ry and was familiar with the people.
thesr sentiments and also with the ques-
ZION Of The hour. Mr.. Brown said;
--lseurle-ne-l.-If anyone had told me six
years AGO that I would address a meeting
tonight favorable 10 the annexation OF
Hawaii 60 the United States. j don't
snow what 7 would have told him Time
brings changes Today I favor the cause
20 tle extent that i VIII not be- satisfied
AMIN we are annexed The past six years
mas brought wildly 10 our attention The
u4-r Of q s.runE government. one able TO
1ls-e- or interests. protect our people
land orr welfare To accomplish this we
are urging one pU-pcse-to become part
and parcel Of the United States i do not
z-5W rllr we VII gel it, but ] hope So
Lle reason we want Il i 20 have . gov
e--uelt stable. @ government able 10
protect gs. q government able TO insure
our prosperity and good fortune. AS
s- before The only way TO obtain this
ry annexation
The question We have 10 present 10
-le mother government IS our desire for
z1uexa-iOn- not as q band OF advenJurers
aul not as measure for our pecuniary
l@L 10 is not mat IT Is with the
hope and belief that the country OF our
adoption may he insured peace and pros
Ee-l-y -lat We present The question
s-huit 20 sou ana the country, 70 Ha-
Fgl--l1 and foreigner that our peace and
happiness lies iu our chances OF coming
under the Stars and Stripes. The reason
~ --als- lo oppose Es is mol the well
-lre or The country OF those around them,
Hur rather their own pocketbooks In
questions ~ This kind Lhs puckerbook
should BE- lefr aside and We should look
10 tlz scc1 81 the country al large II
-s paroles opposed 20 Us should succeed,
-ll We be releEated 10 a position OF
having go rely on ourselves alone. or com
ue-lel -o PADDLE Guy own canoe. and Reel
Er1cltE. under which the country has
rrasreE1al SO. should be taken from us
v1e-e would we beg Then those who
rIIeuial. help us
There is q question which IS dwelt
l--E .-fel- lu- which must oe seriously
considered DC Is The steady coloniZing
from other parts IF the world that Is
E On acre The signs OF the times in
--c-t= or need 81 help and strong pro-
-e-l-. when questions may arise fatal
r fs-F existence. We see daily peO-
r- here from other climes- The
IS lllf they have seen these fair
-l=s- tlis Itle country Tar out in the
----l-'eal Isolated. and have seen that
--eE could silently colcnlZe IT, and unless. I
e-=ut-. we can obtain The protection
-- some strong power our identity must
Ultimately De swallowed I'D. People ia
rms country have believed for over =
years l1a- ule Gay would come when We
would need some support from without
AZ know what brought about me
movement az -our years ago Il was the
Auzlp-Ss-Nul spirit rising ana saving.
We VIII he governed. but not dictated 10 /
" r. Yl- I've as We should i've and do 1
wat We ought 10 Go. but no further /
There ne stand today We are governed /
tlcay as We think we should be governed: /
DIX our one thought Is admission TO thar I
ee--iry al the world looks Up 10. We
ask admission without terms Take Us 1
&c : cur cry We want stability, Sc
c-l-i4 Tor our families. for our enter
Hrlses znc We want peace. II We are ad- /
Knitted. al this VIII come This Is What 4
nas GcruateC our movements since 1Sgs-
ana any assertion that the movement was
mace Tor gain, by adventures is rrnsllu-
ported and should not be accepted We
~ l9l here as the representatives Of the /
United states, asking for admission We
F-g'Tes+ III this country and its interests
Annexation Is the sole hone Of Ha-
VA X Is tie only arm that VIII give 1
- protection. give peace ana prosperity. 4
mat IS our aim Il VIII be until we GET II /
and j should BE- Can We saw We haxe
done any thing in the past four years 10 /
IMPEDE us consummation2 I think not. /
We have met the question fairly and
~slarely from the first. have met arsll- |
nen- with argument fact with fact ana /
= t--ilA Win majority Of the patriotic ]
i--inkiilg people Of the United States. this
country has already been adouted as ]
part and parcel Of it
The chairman. Mr.. Dillingham; haa ,ba
pleasure and good fortune 10 arrive her /
= years ago He could say that the
ct4rge that missionaries and --adventur-
es nAu hveo here since 10 rob the
l1lFeS vas 8 bSolutely false Six or sewer, !
gears aEo little Of such by-talk was ever
1earc- In former years annexation was /
not talked Of, either. Two men OF Ho- |
noiuln usfc 70 make themselves conspic- /
Ir-s by advocating IL One Of the them
vas Dr. Mctsrew- who Is often called The /
rather OF annexation" Two months ago
ms gentleman had startled the sneaker /
with the proposition that the mission /
ar1es and missionary children did not
Eant snnexarioa- He gave as a reason /
that SIX ysars ago Hon. W r. Castle ,
wanted 10 have him fired out OF the
country -pr advocating IL Mr.. Castle was I
present ana could explain. said the chair /
man
NJ caslle.
Fellow Cisizens.-AIy memory turns
back by an Irresistible impulse 10 the
last occasion when 1 made a speech in
this hall Il was over three years ago.
There are those here now who have not
forgotten The occasion Al that time il
remember correctly. there was a gravel I
fioor 10 the hall. We had merely small
platform 70 speak from. and no chairs I
for The Eeople- The house was filed by
an anxious crowd Everyone was think I
ing Of reports that had come from Wash
4rEron OF terrible wrong about 10 be
committed IL was that Mr. Cleveland
had decided 20 ask the existing govern
ment 70 step down and out and give
place 70 monarchy, which had been over
turned n--e months before. We were here |
. r-otest against such a course, and 70 (
devise measures 70 prevent the wrong
about 70 Be done We felt that il Mr.. |