The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-06

good. There is another question tina;
these people are agitating. That is
called imperialism. Take this Island
upon when we stand. There are $4,000
people here. What have you TO repre-
sent IL from the army? Two hundred
and forty soldiers. What good can
they do? Are you afraid of 2i0 SOL
diers II is the same with sO,O00.cOO of
people in the United States.
WILCOX WOULD BE USELESS.
IF the army was increased to it's
full proportions il would have only
100. 900 men enlisted. Are the people
going to be afraid of that number?
Why there are citizens enough to cast
them into the sea. \ man said TO me
today. See the difference between our
platforms To illustrate my reply
when Admiral Sampson fought the
Spanish fleet off Santiago they were
equal in point of ships and armament.
But it was the difference in the men
behind the guns that gave the victory
to Sampson. Platforms are sometimes
mere platitudes, but / will tell you i
will give the people of the United
States or here the privilege Of writing
all the platforms. If they Will only let
me select the men to stand behind
them; If you will give me such man
Republican platform. He is net the
chief gunner this time, but he will be
the gunner's mate, and he Will be
sighting the guns and finding the
range for the administration. Roose-
welt has proven and made good every
thing he has promised. You are going
to send a delegate to Congress. This
administration is going to be Republi-
/ can What good will IL do you to send
man to Congress who does not be-
long to any party And don't send 9
delegate who is not in sympathy with
the administration in power. We psec
to do that in Arizona, and that is the
reason we are still a Territory. / left
Cuba last February and the flag was
! floating there / came to New Yorh
and across the American continent
and went up to Alaska, where / found
the stars and Stripes floating. L have
come down to Hawaii where the tias
is floating; / am going to the Philip
pines where, thank heaven, the flag !!
still being pushed forward. and
would like to see il floating at ever,
port along the Suez Canal" Gap
plause)
HON. PAUL NEUMANN.
Mr.. Wright was followed by thu
Tuxedo quartet which was applaudet
and made to respond to encore afte
encore. DtSl CdbiPdi5h
which the quartet has composed wer'
sung. Their latest song, Vote 70
Sam Parker-It is Good for that Tire
Feeling" caught the fancy Of the au
dience and made a big hit.
Hon. Paul Neumann made char
lacteristic speech. He said: Il was in
troduced with a handle to my name.
am perfectly willing to have ii so, bu
would rather be as we'll known her
without it. as to be a big man else
where where / am not known at al
Laughter)
That young Indiana Republican
Senator Beverage, says there ar
trusts which are bad and trusts whic
are good. 1t is a very courageou
thing for a man at this time to stan
up and even say a word in favor Q
trusts. but / have made up my min
that / would say a word in favor c
trusts because I know one good trus
| and I propose to discuss it, That
the trust that / have that by .tomor
! row night Mckinley will be electe
: President Of the United State.
, daughter and applause.) This is tn
2 trust ! have that by tomorrow nigh
4 Mr.. Parker will be elected as your de
egate TO Washington. applause
: That Is what I call a good trus
: Gaughter) Thank heaven / am ne
candidate in the campaign, and
? can say that while I pity those VIII
? are candidates. I trust they will pu
Z through. There is nothing in III