The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-13
FIRST AND GREATEST
CHIEF RULER In HAWAII
History Suggested BY Bronze Figure on
Daily View Here.

the crown. the sn-utre. and banner of |
free and enlightened government. and
presenting spectacle of senatorial DELHI /
GRAFTON and dccOrum which viii compare
taForably with parliamentary proceed !
Civilizations What is there to commem-
crate? What shall ] say2 What but
present a contrast with which your own
MINDS must be busy, between this year
and this scene and what may have hap
pened here one hundred years ago. We
can imagine IN ltlS, on the site where We
are assembled, a crowd OF haIf-naked saw
ages, mIngling their loud, discOTdant cries
! with the dissonant beat of the ancient
rude drum The smoke for sacrifice as
cends. and can picture an uplifted
club falling on human victim TO beat
out his brains, where now the mallet or
our worthy president only strikes to pre-
waiians, this stride from savage disorder
to our present order. is something worthy
OF your cOmmemoraton.
THE past one hundred years have
brought many losses and sorrows to the
people of these Islands, but let us glance
at the blessings that have come with the
century. These witnesses, looking down
! from the walls of our legislative hall, viii
| heIp us 70 review the past See the con
quering hero, in his royal feather cloak
! the Puhikapa of the Olden warrior time
| He began our century with savage war
destroyer of cruelty and superstition, and
waded through human blood for the sake
! of enduring peace within his native Isles.
! He was among the first to greet the dis
coverer Cook on board his ship in 177S,
chiefs great mind, though a mere youth
| then, well appreciated the mighty changes
| that must follow after the arrived of the
white strangers. He met destiny with
! the mind of a philosopher and a patriot,
| and Kamehameha, the barbarian con-
queror, welcomed the new era with the
! spirit of enlightened statesman; he
| made the white men his friends.
| Next look upon LihOliho, his son, the
| bold. headstrOng Prince, who, after the
| death of the conqueror, goes on with the
work of peace and enfranchisement, and
marks noble period in Hawaiian his
| tory. Need glance at anything more
! than the breaking of the tabus, and es-
! pecially the restoration of Hawaiian Wo-
| men to an equal condition with the rest
was to be an animal feeding in an outer
| kennel: but Liholiho tramples on the
| cruel superstition. and the woman of
! these Isles joins her lord and her lover at
| the feast and may rest on his bosom as
she feeds.
! Next we will gaze on the benevolent
| face of ISauikeaOuli, he who pOruoned
out his domIniOns to his people, and who
abdicated absolute sovereignty in behalf
| the great founder of the Kingdom, took
worthy white men into his confidence;
! and Richards, HaalilO, Lee, Judd and
| Wyle helped Worthlly to lIlustrate the
enlightened reign of Kamehameha III.
And next behold the face of the second
! Iiholiho. the courteous and gentlemanIN
| Prince. How his heart yearned for the lie
and welfare of his people! This love Of
a Hawaiian King is illustrated by our
|
proud monument of the benevolent ka-
mehameha ~, and his gracious spouse.
We viii look now upon the resolute
face Of the King with the strong arm.
He gave what IiaWdl hetuS, d NISCl ~
adminiStrau ton; ana lJ VIII ot "elI ioi
her to be led by a spirit of authority. Sc
forcfbIy illustrated 10y Namehameha w.
| Who comes next w mere Is ne no. -
face of LunaIlo IL Is not IleL1' " - 49,,
should he, but an the more co,I9i'l, 49, 80
| to our minds py absence, Tx CI'g - -,
OF Iruius, Wnen B1 mi IN he
cession at Rome cauSluS Ioi , uluS W W.
: present all the more L! every lIosL I. w 10 10.
a hope Of the HaWanan people vas IN
Prince! He was of the blood OF IuoSg
that were once esteemed as gods: ana
, was always King IN the IeSII9 o. ID
1 wanans. He passed away Iht d - go, go
! | but his coming brought me 81 - IL
{ er political privilege to the people. -AHI
now today, at the end or the ltuiIIii {"
: years, we stand face 10 race VII I ~
/ Kalakaua the seventh OF me 10y a. ll'z
from the founder HIS AdJeSlE -
| the throne amid a storm, put Lui9 lSl71
- +i,is or, have suIeudid OPPORTUNITIES:
2 M inns er2 T"ES nTi[-iIege as the
t aTov-ned and Amounted King of Hawaii
ans TO become the foremost of Polynesia
2 iss'S not his history at which we have
, +lIa,1cel7 worthy of some cOmnemOratiOn.
2 An nations keep their epochs and theil
aras Rome dated from her foundation
- -, O,,i ,a- loo
and Greece from ne[ Cl4 III liIllC ift+iS ,y-iIe
IaIu' CIT III "a "a - +1oi1s9nitb Year since
ago celeDIaltu n5I tI+ I'D y T5ine
heE ulscON q y 60 ~ t5tos111ay' from for,
/ tiSH ISIi - 49, tn erraat centennial al
% tril, 80 ire caIaI,ra ton are fresh il
America anu us Cgl'oI q - O., 80 ,,r+
our memories. -? ~. ,.-,I- - +b91- re-
aolS pSItUO'S7, 1851 &c Iifa Ana they mari
= view lIIeII ia 49, i+i sar,1a ,11077Toe7-
lIle co:i I-3-,1I,- i y-aS a +eronIe
u or memorial. $500 II ,r10y7s,,r, +iT,5 es
o % d 80 d "T, ,e,,l.ed nv exhibitions of ma
q. 80 lro,-raes as well as works of art
d I've nave neglected our opportunity