The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-06
YELLOW
HAT BANDS
Democrats Alarmed by
The Number.
AN APPEAL AGAINST THEM
Prince McClanahan, David and
Others Talk at Brewers
Wharf.

Democrats spoke to a large audience
at Brewers wharf at noon yesterday.
The speakers were Prince David, L. b.
McClanahan, f. K. Lilikalani and j.
H. Wise.
E. X. Lilikalani opened the meeting
and was followed by J. H. Wise. Prince
David was third on the program and
spoke earnestly as follows:
MY brothers:-It is the first time we
have met here to talk about our situa-
ton AS 1 have been away most of the |
time'I was not able to meet. you here |
But now 1 have the honor to speak to |
you. We are drawing to the close OF
the fight and tomorrow will tell-life |
or death for us. Remember, you have |
the rights in your own hands and you
are at liberty to do as you please. But
let us stand united and that is the only
way for us to win. You all know what
the Republicans did. Look back as far
as 1898 and you can easily solve it. And
likewise also you know what the DEM
ocrats are. You can tell as clearly
what these parties are as you can tell
a tree by it's fruits.
When 1 arrived last night 1 was told
that statement had been made pub
licly 1 had withdrawn from the fight.
why was not such a statement made
before? They waited until the last
moment so perhaps / would be unable
to answer it. 1 will say now that L
will not withdraw from my candidacy
in favor of anybody. WILCOX CAME
TO ME THIS MORNING AND TOLD
ME THAT HE ONLY MADE THE
STATEMENT FOR A JOKE. This is
no time for joke while we are closing
the hottest part of. the fight.
IF you think the Democratic party
will benefit you then vote for that par
ty. Hitherto there have been only two
parties-the Republican party and the
Aloha Alma party. The Republicans
had all the say. But now some of the
Aloha Ainas have Joined with the Dem
ocratic party and others have Joined
the Independent party. You know that
the Democrats did not do anything to
| take away your rights. Why do you
not ally yourselves with that party?
think the Democrats and the indie
pendents are alike.
The Independents say they have a
| friend in Congress. l tell you that is
not true. Wilcox will not &c recognized
If Mckinley is elected, for Mckinley
will only look out for the interests of
those in his own party. Likewise also
if Bryan is elected. Neither would look
out for the Independent. He would be
left stranded. We have come out pub
licly before you in speaking for our in
terests and not as the Republicans do.
behind your backs. Do not be strangled
by their devices. 1 warn you to keep
away from pleasures tomorrow. With
these remarks 1 leave you to consider
what is best and having made up your
mind, let us all work in unity. Our
main fight is against those who ruined
us. If we do not carry the day to-mor-
row, we will not have any more show.
We may have to retire to the noun
tains. 1t means that the Republicans
will not make us suffer, not only for
seven years more, but forever"
Orator McClanahan said: Il want tC
say something to these men with the vel
low hat-bands. 1 am told that you are
wearing these bands, some of you. be
cause the Republicans are telling you
3 that they stand for prosperity. C'You bel
We are!' shouted a Republican, Then
am not wrong when / speak to you or
the question of prosperity offered you b,
e the Republican party.
But do the Republicans who talk So
much about their bringing prosperity L
3 the Hawaiian Islands under Republican
rule tell you what the Republicans sr,
going to do in the Philippine Islands. cob
rats! Give us rest, Mac"D Do the!
= tell you that the principal product of tn
Philippine Islands is sugar and tha
there are hundreds of thousands of acres
. of land waiting for American capital t.
!, develop them? Do they tell you furthe
that If the Philippines become attached
to the United States, Hawaii must b,
: considered a competitor with them. Tn
. sugar of the Philippines will be as mucl
, a part of the sugar of the United State
> as that of the Hawaiian Islands. C'We!l
! well move to the Philippines'D Well al
far as am concerned, ] intend to remain
= here the rest of my days.
: 81 believe you have some sense ('Sur
!. we have.O Now, you gentlemen with tn,
! yellow hat-bands, 1t is a plain PROPOSE
= ton. Just think il over. | went to
1 manager of sugar plantation the othe
day and asked him If he believed in ad
= hitting other sugar-producing islands IN
/. to the Union and have sugar interest
= here run out of business. He said, Why
b that won't happen here for four or fiv
i. yearsr-and that answer is just about a
sensible as one would expect to hear from
= Republican. Are We living here expect
4 ing to close out our business in four G.
i've years! vote lOr the prosperity Wn1cl
J is to be lasting-which is honest II tn
3 Hawaiian Islands have got to compel
/. with the sugar of the Philippines tina
!. prosperity cannot last because with thei
sugar they will run out of business.
Il am speaking in the interests of tn
sugar barons here. Uaughter.) /, as
Democrat, am in favor of the protecticl
policy for sugar because it is my brea
and butter and your bread and butter.
, say to the sugar barons, for they ar
my clients here, to vote for the Demo
cratic ticket, and that If they vote for tn
Mckinley policy and bring in other su
gar islands into the Union, they will re
giet 1t. 1 want to tell you further tina
the Republican party of the States is no
In favor of protecting the sugar interest
OF Hawaii. for Mckinley was the mn
who put sugar on the free list
The Democratic party of the South
= for the sugar interests. We should alig
- ourselves with that section of the Unite
States. as those Democrats believe in plat
ing protecting tariff on sugar. Unde
the Mckinley protection it costs s.. so fc
pair Of shoes. whereas under Democra,
II protection they can be bought for S.5
Sugar is the only thing we ought to pr.
ntrr int