The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-19
AT A FINAL FEAST
Continued from Page J.

/ expression Of the hope that all would
live long 10 enjoy the rich heritage
. earned.
President Dole said it was a happy
fortune for any man TO be instrumental
in building a State. The building OF
/ q State is like having something TO do
with a thing that is alive It is doing
I something that viii live through all
/ time I admire the patriotism of
private more than that of a command
( er. because the private has less induce
ment
The President said he had felt he
+ had received far too much c/edit for
the achievements of the past five years.
/ Those who had worked in the ranks
/ for patriotism and good government in
that time had done more. The Sharp
/ shooters were organized in a crisis in
our affairs. 1t was about the time the
+ flag was hauled down. 1t was then an
/ organ cation Of men who considered
/ they could serve the country best in
that way.
/ At this point the President drew at
tentiOn TO the arrival Of the Commits
sion here and referred to it's object and
work He hoped the intelligent men
/ of the community who had made his
/ tory would render every support TO the
| Commission.
/ THE flag that Mr. BIount lowered
/ has been raised again" said Mr.. Dole.
I 4 always felt that it would go up"
Mai. Langfitt was called upon TO re-
spOnd to The Army and Navy of the
United States" For the army he said
that the soldiers of the United States
appreciated most heartily the hospital
ity Of the people of Honolulu The
Sharp shOOters, going out OF existence
and giving way to the army Of the
United States, indicates that the army
/ is welcome.
J. LightfOOt responded to the toast
! Our Absent Members" Capt. Dodge
proposing it with the remark that two
members Of the organization were now
with the American forces in Manila.
The speaker paid an eloquent tribute
to the fidelity, patriotism and well
known ValOr of MassTs. Harker and
WalcOtt.
Professor Hosmer, of Oahu College,
responded to the toast students in the
War" His remarks were replete with
amusing anecdotes, which kept the
audience in roar of laughter
Capt. Dodge called upon Mr.. Thurs
ton to "sledge hammer blows" on THE
Advantages of Annexation to the
/
while the Sharpshooters would dis
band as a business proposition, he
! hoped it would continue as a sporting
| organization. Sport of this kind was
! healthful and useful. Coming to pol
! itics Mr. Thurston said he hardly
| thought it time to organize a Republ
/ can Club in Honolulu, as HilO had
| done. 1t would be years before the
work would count. The speaker re-
/ ferred to the grand work Of Senators
! Morgan and German and the several
Populists for Hawaii, and added that
it was not the time now to say we were
! Republicans Democrats, or POpuliStS.
! Let us go to the United States as Ha-
waiian-Americans pure and simple. Mr..
! ThurStOn said his heart went out in
greatest sympathy for the native Ha-
waiians, who had not worked for an
neXatiOn. He had felt this strongly
when at Washington. He hoped that
everything asked at Washington would
be for the benefit of native Hawaiians
as we'll as their brethren who had
worked for annexation.
Mr.. Hatch, when called upon, said
he thoroughly endorsed all Mr.. Thurs
ton had said. He favored the platform
of Equality to all" The prosperity &c
come out OF annexation should be
shared by all.
Visitors to Hawaii had been unable
to appreciate the existence of the un
) uniformed bodies, the SharpshOOter:
and Citizens Guard They could ap
preciate the National Guard, but los
sight of the other bodies and wondered
how the Government stood. Out O
that perhaps, grew the title 'oli
garchs," applied to Government off
Gals But the Government stood, anC
we know and appreciate how and why
Col. Fisher responded to the toas
''The National Guard" He reviewed
the history of the Regiment and its re
latiOn to the SharpshOOters. He wa
sorry to see the SharpshOOters dis
band, and hoped reorganization il
the form of a sporting club would a
once be made.
There were loud calls for COnsu
HAYWOOD Mr.. Haywood hoped tn
people of the Government party wOult
make good all that had been promised
. their opponents in the last five years
He believed, under annexation, that al
hopes would be fulfilled.
James B. Castle said that anneXa
ton was what had rubbed out all diff
ferences and kept people together sOlit
for the past five years. Now that tn
battle was won, his only hope was tina
the future would bring wise rulers an
honest politics.
Attorney General Smith responde
to a loud call with a general review 0
the events of the past five years an
the faithfulness and earnestness of tn
people in standing together and work
ing in the common cause. Referrin
to annexation, the speaker said tina
the movement which brought it abOu
began when the white element Of tn
community reached the conclusion tina
il was best for the native Hawaiian!
Foreigners had always felt that annex
= alton would be better for themselves
but the conviction that the Hawaiian
would be benefited set the forces I