The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-07

can congratulate themselves that Ii was
Hawaii that nominated President Nc
Kinley for the next President and Gov
error Roosevelt for Vice President. They
made ii unanimous. II was also n son
of Hawaii. n Democratic delegate to the
Kansas City convention, that put the
last nal in the coffin of the Democratic
party. 1t was the 16 to l nail Does this
same gentleman want to know what 16
TO means If Mckinley is elected-that 81
will buy SIG worth of fish and poi. / think
1t is just a little mater of few weeks
until all these gentlemen VIII join the
Republican party. For the benefit of
my Hawaiian friends here ton ght. stick
to your Independent party If you don't
join the Republicans; but for Heavens
sake don't join the Democrats. ! was in
favor of the Democratic party once when
Grover Cleveland tried to restore the
Monarchy, but when he could not do 1t,
] fell away from that party. When the
ship was sinking ] was the first one to
jump overheard and swim ashore.
1 would like to give you my experiences
in Philadelphia during the convention,
and would also make few remarks OF
the interview ! had with President Nc
Kiniey at Canton. | shall. however, leave
all that to our national committeeman,
MIR. II. NJ. Sewall. ! want to thank you
again. ladies and gentlemen. and also my
Democratic friends in the front seat, who
are little noisy in their attention. with
these few remarks I bid you all aloha
nui.
JUDGE KEPOIKAI's TALK.
Judge 4. n. Eepokai, the next speaker,
said:
Fellow itizens: / have TO thank the
Republicans for this my first trip to the
Mainland. Upon the floor of Progress
Hall announced that l would go to Phil
adclphia and do my duty and there try
to nominate President Mckinley. / was
enthusiastically received by the people of
that great country. / was proud to find
myself amongst them and taken in hand
By them as their equal. We were treated
right royalty, and, gentlemen. that IL
enough to say of our trip. Let me speak
TO you of politics. ! wish the members
OF the Independent party to join the Re-
publican party. In asking the Independ-
ont party TO Join the Republicans / must
say that the latter party has given to
you that liberal franchise of manhood
suffrage which you never enjoyed under
the Monarchy. II Is that party which put
you on the level with the richest man I'm
the country. what have the Democrats
Of Hawaii announced TO you? They are
pleading with you IIawallans to Join their
PARTY. They think they can win you over
10 themselves. Now my sentiments were
y.
know that Colonel Parker and | went
Town with the Monarchy. but we are
low proud 70 ride with the Republican
1arty. II Is the party for the Hawalans
10 join. | was glad TO read In the papers
his evening that the Iiawallans were APP
preached by the Democrats to Join them |
We don't so behind the door to ask you |
% come To US, but upon this platform we !
ASK you TO Join with us, You have the |
s ord OF Llluokalanl. She has said that |
he Territory OF Hawaii has been estab- |
u bed by the United States forever, |
lLero is 40 moro Monarchy; no hope for |
I Then why Join with the DemocratsP |
fen have nothing 10 gain with that par !
3, hut you have everything 10 gain With /
he Republicans, Come tonight, my fell !
ow-countrymcn, and say, we Join the I
n pubicans." You have then the head 1
u the Government 10 dictate % and you /
must be heard, liy Joining tho Democrat
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