Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-31
CHINESE ARE STILL IN FRONT.
LAWYERS COME FORWARD.
Continued from first page.

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He wanted local self go, ernmen,
for Honolulu, wi h a mayor and
seven aldermen elected by the
people.
Mr.. Cullom-Whom do you re.
presentp
Mr.. Davis-I hope 1 represent
good citizenship. Under a run
ming fire of questions, Mr.. Davis
proceeded with his address. Re-
pardiug municipal government for
Honolulu it was not necessary to
en- large on the subject. The Com
missiOners were keen observers
Natives had the franchise before
and in nine cases out of ten they
had exercised it wisely. Very few
had voted for sometime here. Ii
was farce. He could not vote
although he had been here foul
years. Whyp Because there was
no treaty of naturalization with
the United States.
Mr.. Morgan by cross question
ing gained the admission from the
speaker that the natives had the
privilege of voting available, but
declined to accept it because hey
would not take the oath 70 the Re
public and were monarcbists. The
question was in effect raised II the
natives had not forfeited the fran
chise 80 that they could not now
claim the American franchise OF
right. =,
Mr.. Davis contended that all
that was past aud gone. There
was no more question OF republic
aud monarchy. Any man would
be insane who talked of a rever-
sion to monarchy now.
Mr.. Morgau-WelI, there must
be a good many insane people in
the islands.
Mr.. Davis, proceeding, argued
that the natives did have the priv
lege to vote aud should have it
now. There had been less bribery
here than there would be in South
Boston. In answer to Mr.. Dole,
he thought it should be manhood
suffrage. PERHAPS start with a
small income franchise, say $500 a
year. 1t might be going too fast
to have universal suffrage. No,
he would not have property, but
an income franchise as stated.
The speaker went back to munich
pal government, when he was
brought up with the question:
Where were you born
In Boston, he answered.
He lived elsewhere and
,ame here from a better
nome than he found here. Ans
yering a question as to his bust
lees, he raised a laugh by saying
,e professed to be lawyer, aud
hen that he did consider that a
business according to the way it
vas conducted.
There was a matter of more vi
al importance, Mr.. Davis pro
eeded. He was opposed to the
lection of judges. On this be
poke strongly and expressed a
lesire that the present judiciary
ystem of Hawaii be continued
mother thing he wanted was to
-quire verdict of twelve men to
onvict for a capital offense,
lso to prevent a judge from try
ug a man against whom he had
ound a true bill. Mr.. Davis con.
luded by tearing the bankruptcy
aw of Hawaii into tstters.
Geo. ID. Gear next came for
yard. As a lawyer he argued for
IN elective judiciary. There was
more honesty to the square inch
q Honolulu than anywhere be
lad even been. A native of Cali
,rnia he denounced its corrup
ion. He agreed with Mr.. DAVIS
10 to a unanimous verdict OF
welve men in capital cases. No
Circuit Court of Appeal would
suit him, where trial judge sat
IN appeals from other trial judges
If the same court.
John Mitchell, answering a
question, said he was a native of
Mobile, Alabama. l was locked
40 in Honolulu for sixty
lays in '95. 1 don't know
what for. l never had a
rial. When we got out OF
prison they passed law to pre-.
vent anyone suing the government.
There must be something wrong
with the courts or the men who
run them.