The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-31
GrilIS McCIanahan
At Oceanic
Wharf.
TRUTH TOLD OF
THE DEMOCRATS
Republican Speaker Replies to
Insults of the MAN
who Talks"

large number OF work'ngmen listened
AZ noon yesterday at Oceanic wharf to
addresses en- the issues Of the day by w.
Achi and T. MeCants Stewart and ap-
piauded heartily. In his speech. which
was interpreted by w. c. Achi. Mr.. Stew
art paid his respects TO f. B. McClana-
han. Among other things. ne said. Il see
In this mornings Advertiser that Mr.. Nc
Clanahsn devoted part OF his last nights
kakaako speech % mo. induiE.ng In the
usual Democratic Hing ut me. and try
inR to make the point that the Democrats
OF the South. who are the backbone of
his party. would treat Hawaiians differ |
cnt from the way they treat negroes.
"Brother McCianahan should keep cool. |
IL Is very evident that he has a bad case:
and. therefore he abuses the attorney on |
the other eide. But filings won't go. Peo- |
pie want facts and arguments. McClana-
han went around the Island. beseechinr
iiawalians not TO Join the Republican par
~. because the Republicans are opprcss-
Ing the dark-skinned people IN the Phil
ipplnes, and that the Democratic party is
In favor OF liberty and equal rights and
IL trying 20 deliver the riEpinos from Re-
lnublcan oppression.
II met that argument FIRST with an out
burst OF laughter. because II IL so funny:
land. secondly. with chunks OF solid facts.
which aroused Hawailans, who are a d's-
terminating people. TO the point Of indlg-
nation at McClanahan's dishonest argu-
ments. and to abhorrence OF his party and
IT, coior-hating principles and practices.
Seeing that the tables were turned on
; him. like the CALLED Jade. he winced at
kakaako and pitched into me personally.
Well. no matter about me personally.
think can show an American record
! far superior to Brother McCianahan's. no
matter In what light IL is examined.
"McC:anahan said that Hawaiians are
an educated people: and that negroes are
= nilterate. Why n that so7 Because Re-
pubiicans Kept slavery out OF the West in
spite of the efforts Of Democrats 10 ex-
tend u there. and when Americans came
: o. these Islands they were Republicans.
and they az once established schools for
. the education Of Hawalians. challenge
q McCianahan TO show me ene Democrat.
= who took n leading part In EDUCATING
ttAwAtfANs The men and the women
: who carried on tho work OF education
% here were Republicans. They were the
sons and daughters OF men who In the
states were against slavery: and Arneri-
-. lcans who thought like them were BEAT
, EN and MURDERED in the States by
McClanahan's party. Look at the other
: side. In the South the Democrats were
:" In power. Did they open schools TO dark
D. skinned people7
q mo. but they made IL "A pen.tentlary OF
:, fcnse % teach coiored person to read
a. McClanahdn says negroes are illitetate
q. ffc does not tell you that his own party
made them So And more. they made tn,
poor white workingman illiterate also. an,
~ at a result thousands Of them could no
vote t,day n Tilman and his gang dc
- not put into their Constitution the provi
20 that any person can vote (even II h
~ ICan not read) provided his ancestors Coul'
or vote In tSoO. This let's I'm illiterate whit
" men whose fathers tried to break up Tn
Union. This is the most Infamous attacl
- upon the rights OF dark-skinned peOpl
IN the history OF the world. Negroes VIII
81 lean read and write are In n majority Il
10 many parts of the South but the Demo
- Gratis will not let them vote. because tIe
are Republicans. n the Democrats ha
ON extended slavery into California, thei
,.r slave cntchers would have come 10 thes
I'm shores. and. to avoid slavery. Hawaiian
riy would have been compelled TO fight Nc
a. lCIanahan's party 90 the death.
W. Instead Of Democrats. Republican
came here and educated the people. Loo
= carefully at the matter. and you Will IN
that Democrats are not against neEros
~. only They are against all dark-skinne
10 ople. They oppress and harass th
chinese In the States. They drive ther
-, out q business. assault them, destro
a, their property and make life burden
them. Democrats believe In the rule
the white man. Tho Democrats say. "
white men are the superior race and "
ns- must rule. majority or no majority. TT
na Republicans believe In the rule or ~
~ majority. and treat all colors alike. VIII.
if Mr. McCfanahan and Mr.. John r. Bus
were 70 70 from here TO the South TO liv
NcC1anahan could 70 into the Democra
ic party but Bush could not: and u
1or reason IN this. the Democrats have IN
~, rule: Any white male citizen 21 years
- sRe may become n member OF this Dem
cratic precinct club
ow The Democratic party IL the whi
mans party and wants nothing 20 do WI
the philippines because the inhabitants
-, those Islands are dark skinned people.
~ defy contradiction OF this statement. IN
neither Prince David nor any Hawaii
ALI or noble. who has been to the Stat'
kst has ever been invited by Southern Del