The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-03
REPUBLICANS
At KEWAL0.
Rousing Meeting Last
Night.
NATIVES THRONG TENT
Good Speakers Tell Them why
They Should Vote for
Sam Parker.

The Republicans held al enthusiastic
rally last night at Kewalo under big
tent which was erected for the occasion
&c ward off rain. A Washington light
suspended from the center diffused a glare
Of light beneath which sat "a number of
Hawaiian musicians. The troubadours
furnished excellent music which was rel
- Cd by the audience, composed mostly OF
The following candidates
were present: w. c. Achi, George X.
t'ai ter. VIM. Hoogs, Jonah Kumalae,
T.noch Johnson, VIM. Aylett and Archie
Gnhllan. Edward Boyd opened the meet
ing at O'Clock. The first speaker was
Jonah Kumalae. He told of the numbers
Of Hawaiians employed at the foundries
ard other places and urged his auditors
TO support the party which had given
them employment.
George r. Carter followed. He said in
part: zone of the future prospects of the
Islands is the investment of foreign cap
ilal which viii be made in this country.
Many enterprises have been introduced
iPIe by capital from the United States.
lie went On to show now necessary II was
| to have a Legislature which the United
States would look upon as being compos-
| cd of responsible men. The harbors were
L.
pa ty was trying to build up the country
and the people should support the party
which will provide good times and the
lappropria tions necessary to carry out the
needed improvements. The Republican
patty wants to divide up the Government
lan1s into sections that can be sold at an
uI set price which will give an opportunity
| for 10th the poor ana the rich to pur-
chase them. Only could these things be
| accomplished by sending Samuel Parker
| to Washington.
! w c. Achi followed Mr.. Carter and
said, I'm '92 I warned the people not to
formulate the constitution which they
were about to make. Ijtold them If such
an issue were carried out we would GER
| tainly lose our independence. They did
rot listen to me but called me liar. The
natives followed Wilcox and you all know
the outcome. Today those same people
VINO rejected me are doing the same thing
again. The Independents say that / do
not love my country. / tell you am buy
Ing lands from every source and hold
them in my possession and through such
means I am able to supply some of you
| WIKI work This should show that 1 have
ItEe interests of my people at heart
The franchise We have now can be TAX
en- away again as We are only Terri
tory. If you are going to vote for wilcox
We will certainly lose this right, because
we have supported man who is neither
q Democrat nor Republican AS the law
rra6s now Ii says that everyone who can
read and write the Hawaiian or English
| language can vote In few minutes this
can be changed by the United States Con-
tress. With only the word Hawaiian
ont II will read that only those who can
read and write the English language can
vote. I do not want to see that day come.
| You may say that / am a liar but let me
tell you such will be the outcome il you
l oil
Let US vote for one party, the party for
the poor as well as the rich, and that Is
| the Republican party"
! WIN. Hoogs was the next speaker. He
said II urge you to support the Republic
can party that we may have good gov
eminent and get everything We need. Let
us vote for the Republican party which
will bring prosperity and good times for
all"
| The speaker stated that the Republican
ipnriy would see TO II that the fishing laws
which now permitted Japanese fishermen
! to use their small mesh nets, were abol-
ished. At the close of his speech three
Irousing cheers were given for Samuel Par
l>'r and the Republican ticket after which
VIM. Aylett took the stand and made a
snort address.
| Archie Gilfillan said he would not have
been Republican IL ii was not a good
| aity. For the past two years there had
Il
ans and every Hawaiian voter should vote
the straight Republican ticket. This done,
The work would increase and their pay be
Increased.
| .o.anley de Anglo, a young man, made
an address which took well with the au-
IC'ence. He said the Democratic party
was not a good party for a workingman.
The Independent party was a party with
ont n name or a foundation. 1t was like
a child without a father-nameless and
homeless, and simply an outcast. Repub-
licanism meant equalization. Mems skins.
whether black yellow or red, were equal
ace rGing to the Republican platform. He
al cd the people to consider the whole
sitnaticn, as they We're yet children in
dealing with political issues. The Repub-
'ican party lad done more for the labor
ing class than any other administration
that has been in power. Although q
stranger In a strange land and not &C
IGuainted with the candidates, from a po-
lli.ical standpoint he warned the voters to
vote the straight Republican ticket
Samuel Kamaiopili, p. L. Weaver and
James A. Hassel made rousing speeches
for the cause. The meeting was brought
TO close by Mr.. Haupu.