The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-05


china. but had won an empire in the Far
East. greater than all the territory seized
by the combined Powers. AS soon as a
settled government is assured in the Phil
ippine Islands and the American flag
beats over the whole group. a tremendous
impetus VIII be given to the Oriental
trade of America, and the Hawaiian ISL
ands must of necessity partake of that
prosperity.
But while the future is great as FAR as
material progress is concerned, it is sttil I
greater in the advancement of a higher /
civilization. NO nation in the world has |
a higher regard for justice and freedom, !
purity and truth than the United states I
and we in Hawaii are safe under the
American flag.
The Hawaiian population in this group
numbers about 1880. The population of
the United States is not far from S0,000.00O !
about one Hawaiian to two thousand !
Americans on the Mainland. And yet we
are safe, because that flag means liberty
and justice.
This discrepancy in numbers shows us
the folly of any attempt at an independ-
ent party here. 1t would not be a drop
in the bucket.
Let there be no race distinctions ever
drawn in Hawaii
Let the old cry. Hawaii for the Ha-
waiians,'' be replaced by the truer senti-
ment, "Hawaians for Hawaii
And let US altogether unite in the deter
mination to have honest government in
Hawaii Nei. Let us be true citizens. Let
us stand firrn and fight our battle nobly
''unshaken. unseduced and unterrifed."
BATTERY NOISE HELPS.
AS the Amateur Orchestra struck UP
the tune Of marching Through Georgia.
the battery at the drilished commenced
firing the national salute and shook the
building with the conclusion. This in
creased the patriotism OF the audience.
T McCants Stewart arose to deliver his
address while the saluting was in prog
ress AS he spoke the stirring words Of
Crispus Attacks. who was killed in the
( Boston massacre of 1175, you dare not
( fire snot''a terrific boom smote upon the
ears Of those present. The orator paused
and an audible smile went around the
house. Mr.. Stewards address was thor
oughly patriotic and dealt in an able
manner with the lives of Washington.
Lincoln and Grant, and the impress of
their characters upon the hist0Sy of the
United States. His remarks We're wen re-
( ceved. He spoke of the dark-skinned SOL
through the Revolution and had stood
shoulder to shoulder with the white men
and said that the dark-skinned races
which have come under the protection of
the American eagle would be as ready to
stand in the thick OF the fight for the
same purpose
He dweit upon the facts which led To
the severing CT the Colonies from Eng
land and spoke of the men who had stood
out so prominently in the beginning OF
the history of the American Republic.
AMERICAS PUBLIC MEN.
America has always been rich in it.
men of character and ability said tn,
, speaker, mentioning a number of grea
men of past days and arousing loud APP
of VasIr
: son and Theodore Roosevelt, John Adams
, and William Mckinley. 1T becomes m!
! duty TO call attention for a brief momen
J not to the great wealth of America il
= gold and in millions of invincible citi
J zens. but to her wealth in possession o
three of the greatest characters in hu
! man history. George Washington, Abra
. ham Lincoln and L. s. Grant.
. 1T may be said to the glory of woman
!. hood that Elizabeth did more for Grea
: Britain than any other sovereign, in tn
. | dissemination of liberty. The Britisher
! had resisted James and Charles until tn
great commoner. Cromwell, ended it b
. bringing EnglAnd's king to the block
). During the long struggle there were man
who felt ii their duty to respect the civ
powers that were, and they eXpatriate
: themselves, Drawing all dangers, and set
- tied in the new America; and there the
: spread and kept the principles that ha
when the Americans resisted the BIRTHS
= in 20 they showed the same spirit as ha
:, before been shown in the resistance
;, James and Charles.
Ie THE HERO WASHINGTON.
IS The speaker gave a biographical sketc
OF George Washington describing in
p great patriots character in high and elC
quent terms. He was stronger tina
II Alexander, for he refused crown, great
fs,. l,.a torhr
i conquest: greater than Napoleon, fo
never was he able like Napoleon to vie
unmoved the carnage of the BATTLEFIELD
and say to dying soldiers, You owe you
- lives to me-. When Washington had de
feated the most warlike blood of Europ
he retired to his farm and could scarcel
y be drawn back into public life. He an
his compatriots born as their leader wa
le under royalty, left us a constitution tina
has never had to be amended in a singl
m letter to divest II Of any royalistic tender
cy-a miraculous document that vi
: stand TO the end of time.
1T viii never be possible for US to fol
get when we assemble as we do toda
and as Americans are doing all over III
United States, that though Washingto
ar took an army poorly clad and armed, AN
n with few resources, he was neverthele;
as made a hero by the dauntless courag
Y. and perseverance of the men under hin
j. who threw themselves on the enemy wit
m Patrick Henry's cry, Give me liberty
n give me deatn,'
ID The policy of Washington, followed III
he der Grant and Mckinley, was said
IS have brought prosperity, and deviatio
ne from it by Pierce and Cleveland to hay
ed brought disaster.
G LINCOLN AND GRANT.
re- After discussing the fast that Was
ar ington and his contemporaries had lie
RI slavery undistJrbed, the orator spoke
r the terrible conflict that began in 1861 al
IL of the great man whom the crisis broug
he forward-Abraham Lincoln. Just '
he see in Abraham Lincoln the splendid ge
IL tleness of character and justice of pu
u pose that were in Washington and whi
lis made malice toward none the keyno
ed of Lincoln's second inaugural, so we sa
cd it in that other great hero of the mo
a. terrible period of bloodshed the wor
ever saw, whose great words have ju
begun to be heard by the South, Let
have peace II we forget his militia
Cd spirit-the spirit which gave birth to [
mt two or three great messages of war tn
nd are ever associated with his name-let
st. never forget that among the incidents
Ia his career as President were the found
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