The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-29
Independents At
keWaIO Last
Night.
A MASS MEETING
IN THE OPEN AIR
The Speakers Urge a Hot Battle
For the Success of
Home Rule"


The first campaign meeting of the In
dependents on the Island of Oahu took
place last night at Kewalo. About four
hundred or more enthusiastic natives
gathered early. Cheers and hur-
rahs were heard at intervals, and this
was especially true when the name of
r, w. Wilcox was announced for Ter
ritorial delegate to Congress- The meet
ing was held in the open air and the
lights of a few torches aided to illum-
mate the rendezvous. The stand was
wooden horses. This answered as
well-furnished stage for the purpose of
the evening. On either side of the
stand was a torchlight. There were
but few chairs provided and these were
occupied by the prominent members of
the party. All around the lot was
crowded with natives and a few of 9TH
er nationalities standing up. There
were many women present also.
/ 4 At O'Clock j. X. Nakookoo, chair
man, called the meeting to order. He
said that the time had come for them
to fulfill tire plans laid out ana 1T was
a pleasure to him to Introduce various
J. speakers. 70 the audience.
| | At this point the chairman introduced
e. N. Boyd as the first speaker MI
Boyd talked earnestly and from his
heart. He remarked that in the Re-
publican party there are men who help
ed to dethrone the Queen. Boyd did
not show signs of intense anti-haoleism,
but spoke freely on the need of the na-
| tives standing by the Home Rule"
party. He urged strongly that the ma
tives vote for the Independent ticket
regardless of the other political fac
ton.
Mr.. Boyd was followed by ]. w. Pipi-
kane. The speaker often repeated him
self and over and over again, warned
the people to vote straight for the In
dependent ticket.
fThen came the most interesting
speaker of the evening, William Moss
man. He said that the Independent
barty had no racial feelings. Bear
this at hearth he said. The audience
tcried: 1T is already stamped in our
hearts," He said that many young
Hawaiians have been educated at the
Kamehameha schools, st. Louis Col
lege and Punahou who are capable of
holding Government offices of trust but
have been overlooked and the official
positions filed with whites.
The speaker warned the people not
to sell their ballots for if they do that
may induce their representatives and
senators to do likewise. Mr.. Mossman
remarked that the natives would better
: stay by the Independent party for they
do not know what the Republican and
: Democratic parties are. He reflected
that the Republicans have agreed in
their platform to secure appropriations
for the Queen at the next legislature
. This he said was nothing else but a
bait to gain the native vote. I'VE have
as one of our platform something in re-
gard to redeeming the losses during
, the last Chinatown fire. he continued
J This has also been adopted by the
: Republican party and it is nothing
: more than a bait
America has given us the power to
: vote. Shall we vote for those very
= people who have dealt with us unjust
5 ly?" Cries of mol" came from the
2 audience. do not be afraid of your
: bosses-the Republicans! Show your
Z independence as you have done to-
night"
) Mossman was cautious and while he
t was quite eloquent he warned the peo-
) Iple not to drink on election day. 1--WE
I will not drink that day." was the cry
! from the audience.
{ The speaker concluded, "All are
, walking the earth as chickens and
e ducks. the Independents being the form
: Ter. We will all tread on the same
ground together, but when the ducks
: Republicans and perhaps Democrats
e have reached the water they will swim
: away and we are left ashore" Cap
4 lplause).
J. II wish to tell you this evening thai
D when Morgan, Cullom, Hit and Gov
n ernor Dole and Frear prepared our pri-
t mary Territorial laws there was some
: thing mentioned which might have de.
. lprived every poor man of his vote. But
luckily this mistake could not be over
looked by the members of Congress. i
) is the Republicans and the Democrat:
n of the United States who have giver
: us our franchise and not our local sup
u God which has secured US justice an(
I, the equality of the rich and the poor
. Mossman boastingly said that it wa
the loyalty Of the people to the Aloh;