The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-16
THE LEAGUERS.

President Tim Murray, the vete-
ran politician, looked over a goodly
array OF citizens OF the Republic
last evening in the American League
Hall, while the rain poured down in
torrents amid the lightning's flashes
and the rumbling growing of occa-
sional thunder peals, and the ire
pressible flow Of bitter political
oratory.
In character Of conditions OF life
the meeting was decidedly repre-
sentative one; in political character
decidedly BIASED ono il the APP
plause accorded to remarks, which,
if they appeared in The INDEPENDENT
would be regarded as treasonous
and thoroughly "foreninst the Gov
ernment," formed the basis of i'm.
partial judgment.
The autocratic oligarchy was
loudly and famously berated, and
their folly Of depriving the people
of the franchise, and of not placing
implicit confidence in them, is to
make them responsible for the fail
ure of annexation, if it fails, for Of
course the League is an annexation
organization.
The American Union Party was
informed that half a dozen men
meeting in Tailor's shops and drug
stores did not represent the elector-
ate Of Honolulu. The American
Union Party was founded by the
American League, and as it had be-
come selfish and unfaithful to its
trust, the League would wipe it out
of existence.
The Government was also inform
ed that our free American citizens
of Hawaii demanded the franchise
for all and especially for Hawaiian
born citizens. The foundation of
the American constitution was a
government of the people, by the
people and for thepeople, and our
oligarchs must not not forget it,
Lincoln's famous aphorism of fool
ing the people was forcibly called
to their attention, and it was sug-
gested that it would be better for
them to make up their minds, soon
or rather than later, that it was not
the intention of free and enlightened
American citizens, with their glori-
Gus ancestral heritages Of liberty
from revolutionary ancestors and
their own and predecessors birth
rights, to permit this Paradise of
the Pacific to be degraded into a
vast sugar plantation with Asiatics
to assist the plutocracy in its gov
eminent and to swell the plethoric
purses OF the bloated bondholders.
The days of Senatorial oligarchi-
cal control had gone by, and the
middle classes and the mechanics
alias the people-demanded fair
and equal voice in government, and
they would get it, or something
would tumble and crumble and be
swept away into the fossildom OF
crushed thrones and other pre-
creation constructions.
Reps. Loebenstein, Achi and Kaeo
made the progressivist speeches
The first wanted oath 101 repealed
Two wrongs never made a right
and if the Executive knew that they
were wrong in originally inserting it,
self condemnatory provisions in the
Constitution they could not make
that injustice right by continuing it
They were practically asking The
United States to annex us under
false pretenses.
Charley Achi wanted to increas'
the number OF Representatives to q
and as he had 6 votes promised hi
wanted the votes Of 2 Honolulu mel
to carry his proposition. The lowe
House would pass the labor con
tract repeal bill, but the Planters
Senate would kill it, He paid COM
plimentary remarks to the Presi
dent in the event of his vetoing an.
popular measures.
Kaeo wanted an opium licens
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