The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-05
VOTES OF THE
PORTUGUESE


be misunderstood"
MIR. Ozario was made temporary
chairman and A. II. Vierra, secretary.
When the nomination Of Mr.. Vierra
was made. that gentleman happened
TO be standing outside the door. When
elected he looked anxiously about the
hall and all eyes were turned toward
him. Finally IL flashed through his
brain that he was elected secretary.
There are so many Vierras In town
that I thought 1t was someone else"
he exclaimed.
! McCLANAHAN'S ORATORY.
| Major Camara introduced Mr.. Z. B.
McClanahan as a Democrat and law
yer, with the combined qualities, being
square and to the point. Mr.. McClana-
han opened up his oratorical batteries
as follows:
MIR. Chairman was told not long
ago that in the Portuguese colony there
were some $4,000 people. If that Is so,
1 know there are in the Hawaiian Is
lands some $4,000 human beings VINO are
aw-abiding, peaceful and industrious
lcitizens. There are then Portuguese
living in our midst who have lived here
for years, accommodating property, pay
ing taxes and fulfilling the duties OF
good citizenship. II has been through
no fault of theirs that this country has
become a Territory. and I'm so beeom-
ing. has deprived them of any right In
the Government. Under the organic
act ~ becomes necessary for man to
Iacquire citizenship. that he be of prop
er age first; second. that he have a
residence OF "A sufficient length Of time
and third. of being a man who can read
and write the English or Hawaiian
Language. 1 understand that there are
thousands of Portuguese who may bt
able to fulfil some Of these require
ments. thousands who have lived here
, Hong enough and are Of proper age, bu
who may not be able TO read and write
the English or Hawaiian language
] Therefore they are deprived of citizen
ship in this Territory. Ii has occurred
though to the Democratic party tina
. there must be hundreds Of Portuguese
who can fulfil every requisite Of tn
I. new law, and can vote as citizens II
/. the new Territory. i believe there ar
: thousands OF young men who can bot
. I speak and read in the English or tn
Hawaiian languages. and therefore ar
. entitled TO become American citizens
e they so desire.
3 PARTY OF THE PEOPLE.
Il believe that the Portuguese ar
e glad to own recognition from part
; that is not claimed to be the party c
= party of the common people The lin
q Of separation between the two grea
I. parties OF the United States-the Re
= publican and Democrat-has only bee
n defined since the organization OF bot
those parties. The Republican part
since organization has always been tn
party OF the monied classes. i don
u mean by that that all it's members al
a rich men, but II Is the one which hs
: catered 90 the commercial interests
? all times. while the Democratic part
,s has at all times been the party OF II
In poorer people. the people of the midd
=, classes. and though II has had gre;
"a and rich men. yet It's principles ha'
- been for the good Of all.
q, II think IL the Portuguese OF this CO
8. ony will read the platform OF the X
Is publican party they will discover u
" clear signs that they were against u
. Portuguese. and did not desire the 10
tuguese to affiliate with that party.
le The Republican party-and its pla
I form is the standard by which we mu
Judge it-threatened to pass SUI
IL laws I'm this country as viii prevent III
r ther work being done by Portugue
not citizens OF the United States-pr
vent them from receiving or doll
en work on all public or Government pro
&c erty in the Territory of Hawaii. Tht
In platform advocates In plain Engli
ur that Government work OF all kinds W
n only to be given 10 citizens OF the Ter
"a tory of Hawaii. Therefore. every m
- 81 YOU who is not a citizen, and w
sc through no fault of your own, can ney
Dy become a citizen, Is through the poll
We OF the Republican party to be barr
ST. from Government work say to y
a tonight that TO those who can becoi