The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-02-15
wilikoki Writes to The Independent
WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. %, 1900.

This is my first letter to you since
came to the United States. l
write you this to tell you that we
have won a great victory over those
who intended to disfranchise the
majority OF our people--the Ha-
waiian.
Mr.. Moreno showed me letter
he wrote to you this morning, so
you will there 6nd everything that
took place before the Committee on
Territories in it. l was very care
full in my speech which impressed
the COMMITTEES that we mean to he
fair--in fact. they told me that my
speech so impressed them that they
could do no less than to help the
Hawaians in amending the Hit
Bill to satisfy the people OF Hawaii.
They told me, that they we're told
that the Hawaiians hate the Amer.
lean bitterly-but my appearance
and my mild speech without spite
full language dispelled all the cal
umny against the Hawaiians. In
fact, the votes of the members of
the Committee to strike out proper.
ty qualification in the hill for voters
for Senators were unanimous.
Any Hawaiian who becoming an
American citizen by taking the oath
to the U. S. Constitution, and pay.
ing poll tax of one dollar (instead
Of five dollars) and knows how to
read and write the English or Ha
waiian languages shall be entitled
to be voter for Senator as we'll as
for Representative in the Terri.
tory of Hawaii. If we had not
come, the Hit or Cullom bill would
have passed without an alteration.
My greatest aim s to harmonize
every body here in order to gain a
big victory for the benefit of our
people. In fact, we are realizing a
victory while the Dole emissaries
are realizing a defeat. The bill
as the Committee amended it will
be reported in the House of Repres-
entatives this week, and the Bill will
pass as the law for the Territory of
Hawaii next month Februarv.)
We came to fight for the restora-
tion Of Queen Liliuokalani, but l
found it an impossibility here in
Washington. All our strong and
powerful friends are tired, such as
New York Herald. Washington Post,
&c, &C., also our friends in the Con-
gress.
They all told us we we're too late
to come now and rehearse the old
story. They told US the only thing
left was to 60 before the Committee
and fight the best way we could to
get the amended bill in way to
give the Hawaiian people justice.
We have tried and succeeded. l
send you now the Hit bill, aud
when I get the new Hit bill, as
amended will send you a copy 30
you can compare it with this b,ll.
The Queen has dropped all politics
as she was really the victim OF the
Hawaiian cause in undertaking to
fight it out. Here in the United
States everything is run by PARTY
politics and not by the justice of
the cause.
Whatever the Democratic party
supports the Republican party will
surely kill it. The Hawaiian cause
became the victim of party politics
here. q Justice cuts no figure in
American politics party politics
above all.
The Queen is happy that we
have gained sympathy in the Con-
gress for Her people-She loves
more Her people than sorrows for
Her misfortune to be the victim for
the Hawaiian cause.
Dear Testa, it will not be month
more when we will realize that the
Hawaiians will have power in the pol
itics of their own country-Har-
mony will be greatest factor 10