The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-01

his remains were returned here IN roy
al state upon an American ship of war
Such was the respect we had for YOU
dead King Could the Hawaiians them
selves have done more?
Now, do you suppose that i, as al
American citizen or a Senator OF thu
United States, would have less respec
for you or yours than / would snow
to Kalakau, who was dead and gone
reside in Dallas, in Alabama, a state
larger than Hawaii and Oahu together
with population of $4,000 people, ou'
of which only 1000 are white, the bal
ance are negroes. They vote just as
do, and they enjoy the same oppor-
tunities as l. and are respected by the
people amongst whom they live accord
ing to their merits.
In the United States we have about
$50 different kinds OF Indians, ranging
from the utter sayageSto the civilized
man. able and educated. Some OF these
Indians live in cities and some In Ter
ritories. Some: have. gradually rsold
their lands to the Government others,
i'm addition to having $50 acres OF tand,
are worth no less than $780, 0e per man,
woman and child in property fsEyery
man in the United States is entitled TO
his vote, and you cannot deprive him
of it. In many of the States women are
allowed the franchise a3so. In some
States people are not jhIlowed to, vote
unless they can read and write. In
some States a man cannot vote for the
Senate unless he owns a certain
amount of property.
In the United States. numbering now
As, every one is an. independent Re-
public united together, in order to
protect themselves against foreign foes,
to circulate fnail and for the rapid
movenaent OF troops, ETC., should occa-
sion demand. Every State is-an indie
pendent Republic. Now, whether you
come as a Territory or as a State, you
come as a separate Republic; you take
no yoaths, with this exception, you
agree to become American citizens.
Chinese cannot vote in any State in
the United Statec. Why? Because they
cannot become citizens. Hawaiians can
vote in any State or Territory. Why?
Because annexation makes them Amer
lean citizens. DO you consider it not
worth your while to become an Ameri-
can citizen? My opinion is there is no
man who has occasion to feel so proud
as a citizen of the United States.
/ have BEEN Senator more than 20
years, and since / have been there I
have sat side by side with negroes
good men, 1 have not sat by the side
of an Indian, because the States have
not elected them to Office. / have sat by
the side of men who have considerable
Indian blood in their veins, but
1,a 40 in no
There is no power in the Constitution
of the United States to prevent Ha-
waiian from becoming President of the
United States; it rests entirely upon
his merit. Now, if there is any man In
this building who is willing to ex-
change these privileges for that of go
ing to sChina or Japan and bowling his
knee before their potentates, wish he
would get upon his feet / should like
TO see such man. A landslide from
one of your mountains, smothering
your home and family, would be al
most as dangerous as an earthquake.
1t makes very little difference whether
you are smothered by landslide or by
an influx of Asiatics, the result is the
same You understand just as we'll as 1
do what is going on in Hawaii, but I
cannot say enough. If this people res
fuse the opportunity to become citizens
of the United States, they will simply
be going to ruin.
Your country is changing very great
ly. l notice in passing through your
valleys the places where once were
taro patches the people are moving in
to the city to be nearer better form
of civilization and permit their chill
dren the benefit of an education in the
schools
You know law, you know Christian
ity: the Chipaman does not. He does
not understands; he is very hard to
teach You have the same opportuni-
ties as / have had, and have been as
poor as any man. Your prosperity de-
ponds, as / have already said, upon
your own merits. Can you allow any
man or woman who never wore a
crown to rule over you and over your
country? Can you not think of some
one of your own race without going to
some other country to find king Or
queen to rule over you. Why is it you
are unable to name your own man,
whom you think is by divine right en-
titled to rule over you? Because you
cannot D6l1oFe LQdI GUu uduc YOU Iol
any such purpose. He made you to be
free men.
The difference between republican
form of government and any other is
that in the former the power to rule
comes up from the people. Just as the
strength of the vegetable is from the
land. We do not believe that any one
is by divine right entitled to rule as in
a monarchical form Of government.
We think every man should take a
hand in the management Of his own
country. After the destruction of the
idols in your country, two mission
aries came from America, and l have
heard not one word of any harm hav-
ing been done by them.
l have here a copy of the treaty as
signed by your Government for ratifi-
cation by that of the United States
1 would advise that you ask your pa
pers to print it, in order that every
man, woman and child may read it..
/ think you will find that it is the very
best that has ever been produced for
the benefit of the people, not for the
Government. for the people.
The United States is able to carry
out any contract, and will do so. This
L 1 H.