Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-30
FIRST PUBLIC SPEECHES.
Continued from first page.

pie that di agree and discuss ou
fairs and finally asree-i 8 ou
way rs it is your way. That II
why we all feel gratifed when W,
learn that la'ge proper ion o.
your people have your own homes
Not everyone in the States has
land aud home, but in our Leg
islatures we strive to make law
that will help people TO get thei'
own homes, and in this beautiful
land, the most beautiful l have
ever seep,I L hope to see such laws
so that every man may have his
! ONE aul mis- land t. cultivate
The great industries and interest
like sugar manufacture aud lsrg
factories we like TO see. 1t took
us a long time to build up modes
homesteads, but these enterprises
on a lar. e scale share benefit
with all the people. 1t may no.
be seen at first, out the law shou
he framed to help on that NOV
ment. And in the efforts to max
your condition better aud more
comfortable, you need not have
any fear that any insolent ship
coming in shall harm you. There
is an arm stronger than the cap
tain of any ship of war, the arm
of the United States that will pro-
tect you from all danger. And in
doing that great work of your lift
you are not governed 30 much by
other people, as all parts of our
nation seek to promote the benef
and comfort of one another. We
have no ruler-all the people seek
to promote the benefit of all
others. l am an Illinoision and
proud Of it, but more than that l
am an American. And you are
a Hawaiian and love your country,
but fist and above all you should
love America and it will take care
of you and protect you.
Mr.. Frear said: Ladies and
gentlemen-Aloha oukou. l am
glad to see 80 many women as well
as men here. 1t is no new thing
for me to speak to you as fellow
citizens. l left the land of III
nativity long years ago and l be
came a na,uralized Hawaiian
zen. 1t is a new thi 6 for you
to be addressed as citizens of the
United States by United States
citizens. You know how l feel
toward Hawaii nei. You perhaps
have been in some doubt as to how
Americans from the mainland
feel toward you, but when these
gentlemen address you as fellow
citizens you can have 70 doubt as
to how they feel toward you. The
United States has annexed the ha
waiian Islands not to make a mere
tool of them but for the mutual
advantage of both countries. The
fact that the United States has
sent out three such distinguished
men to consider your interests
shows Just how the people of the
United States feel sympathy with
you. And the fact that the United
States has sent out men so friend
ly to the native Hawaiians and all
the people of these islands shows
that they are disposed to do thu
right thing to all the people oi
Hawaii. L kuow that many of you
feel sorrowful over the transfer o|
sovereignty to the United States
bat this sorrow is not confined tc
you. We kamaainas feel the samt
sorrow. 1t is the sorrow thu
mother feels when she sees hel
son leave home and go out int
Il world, the sorrow of a mar
who tears down the old house
where he WAS Thought up to max,
room for a new one. Let us there
fore while sorrowing yet rejoic,
and look forward to the grf at fu,
ture that is before Hawaii Nei
The United States wishes to trea
Hawaii as part of itself-Hawai
and the United States as one, eacl
working for the best interests o
each other. Let US not fear tba
the Uuited States will tread on u
that is not the way the Unitec
Stat does. 1t is liberty lovinl
country which holds out Lis han'
liberally. Look forward, joice
open your arms wide to receiv,
lie bles sings tue United States il
ready to bestow aud will bestoy
upon you Literally.
Mr.. Gull m, through Mr.. Kepo
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