The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-23

an attack on sam Harker, he SSiiu 'io' -
was through him the Queen was over
thrown.
I. II. Mossman and f. Harvey spoke
next. followed by S. X. Kaloa and John
Richardson, of Maui.
MCLANAHAN THE LAST.
E. b. McClanahan was the last speaker
John Wise interpreted his remarks IN I'D
waiian He said in part:
Political parties are a good deal IKE
men,, for by their works We shaii kho"
them. You don't have to label with
name a political party in order to know
it anv more than you have to label man
with a name to know him. / am going to
venture the assertion that Wnen L state
to you what has been said about the prln-
ciples of the two great pol1tlcal partles OF
the States you will know those parties
without naming them. a great and GOOD
man in the United States has said that
one party is the party of the dollar ana
the other is the party OF the man, ana
will bet that every man in this room knows
which party to which each belongs. And
when / say that the Republican party of
the United States is the party of the dol
lar and the Democratic party is the par
tv of the man, that explains to you the
fundamental principles that have govern
ed both these parties since their begin
ming. In this great issue which is now be-
fore the American people the Republican
lar question and declines to enter into a
discussion concerning human rights.
Since the foundation of the American re-
public the fundamental principle of that
republic that upon which the Constitu-
ton itself found its firm resting place, was
that principle that man was born free
and equal and that governments derive
their Just powers from the consent of the
governed At the inception of the Repub-
licar party in 1858 there grew up at that
time in the United States sentiment
which was opposed TO the slavery ques-
ton in the South because it believed,
among other reasons, that it was in vio-
lation of one of the fundamental princi-
pies of the Constitution. In those days
the Republican party took the stand de-
claring for the equality of manufactured
that governments derive their just pow
ers from the consent of the governed, and
on that stand they poured out their blood
on the battlefield. Prior to the breaking
out of the Spanish war; the Republican
and Democratic parties, joining hands,
declared it was a war of humanity and
not of conquest. They made solemn
pledge to the world that when that war
was finished the Island of Cuba, then
fighting for it's independence, should have
what it wanted.
But the Republican party has not said
that it would promise to give the Filipi-
nos their independence. 1t was only Cuba
they say, and therefore the Republican
party is not under any obligation to the
Filipinos. Fellow citizens, it should bring
the blush of shame to every mans cheek
when he thinks of the treatment of the
Filipinos by the Republican party of the
United States under the administration OF
President Mckinley, and the heart of ev-
cry Hawaiian here should go out in SYM
pathy for these people, for you can feel
for them They (Hawaiians) have suf-
fered as those there have suffered
do you American citizens know that
the Philippine Islanders were fighting for
their liberties just as Cuba was when the
Spanish wardrobe out, and fighting the
same power-Spain? Do you, fellow-cit-
liens, know that Mr.. Mckinley knew
when he accepted the services of Agui-
naldo and his army in fighting the Spanish
forces that he was fighting for the liber-
ties of his own people? Do you know that
a. the request of Aguinaldo that Admiral
Dewey, on the 18th day of July, 1898, sent
to President Mckinley q copy of the con-
stitution of the Philippines Republic? And
do you know at the same time. Dewey, al
the request CT Aguinaldo. sent to McKin-
ley a copy of a proclamation by Aguinal-
do which publicly declared that the Phil
ippines Republic was free and independ-
ent nation?"
The speaker went on to say that if ar
Independent Congressman were sent from
Hawaii he would be blank" The Ha-
waiian people, he said, must express
themselves on the imperialistic policy al
the polls and show the American people
that they set the seal of their disapprova
on the Republican policy. The speaker
asked the question if Wilcox We're elected
what would he do in Congress. He would
go to the Republican Congressman with q
bill he might prepare and they would ask
him what were his politics and he would
tell them he was an Independent from
Hawaii. The Republicans would send him
TO the Democrats and the Democrats
would send him back to the Republicans
and so on. That would be WilcoX's stat
us
And now as to Prince David 1t is not
for me to say anything in his honor,
don't know him or love him as we'll as you
do l know he is your alii. / know if you
defeat him at the polls you will be made
the aughing stock of the American ma
ton. David~has met the great men of the
Democratic party and knows them well
They know he is running for Congress and
say it would be humiliation and a dis
grace for you Hawaiians if your own
votes should defeat your ALI, and let the
American people know it,
AT the close of Mr.. McClanahan's
speech, which was the last, John E. Bush
announced that big Democratic luau
would be given tonight from to II o'clock
by Prince David at his Waikiki residence
(Kapiolanis old residence). Street cars
will carry those who are to attend the lu-
au free of charge from the city between
| 6 and o'clock.