The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-24

American nation, and offered its ports to
the United States for it's army and navy.
The patriotism of the Hawaiian Islands
was and is as great as taht of any of the
mother country. There is no section IN
mother country There is no section in
the United States in which the American
spirit will be more loyal TO its President
than the community of these Islands. 1t
gives me great pleasure to respond 10
this toast, but l only wish it had been
an6 more grace" Applause)
THE Star Spangled Banner" was rem
de-ed a in pleasing manner by Mrs.
CIabbe, after which the toast, THE
Country We Love- was responded to By
Hon. NJ. ". Estee. Judge of the United
States District Court. As the Judge arose
To speak he was greeted by a salvo of ap-
plause.
I JUDGE ESTES SPEECH.
J MIR. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen.
When your committee waited upon me
ard requested me and honored me by re-
ouesting me to reply TO this toast, / told
them that 1 did not feel that 1 was capa-
BILE of doing it. But when they said that
the spirit and love for their country was
abroad in the land l could not forego the
OF Tportunity Of coming here tonight, al
though I was and am malihini tLaGgn-
teri You all know / was not born here,
Z.
born in the United States We love our
country because it is ours to love. No
logic, no argument is needed TO convince
us that we ought to love tive know We
Hove it, 1t is the greatest republic, the
IgIeatest nation on earth When the Con-
lstitution of the United States was adopt
tel 1t was adopted not on theory that we
would have a country in the western
Hand, That came after. Great men there
have been and great men there may De
lin this glorious country Of ours, Dut they
have been made great by opportunity
isrd by the choice of the people ne
lEmerican declaration of principle Is the
i,fght to s4If-eovernment. and whether We
lare American born or Americans py
.adoption we can best honor our country
lby showing that We are capable OF sen
government Self-government IS tn4
lbirthright of every American citizen. am
from the time the Constitution was adopt
led every American was expected to par
ltieipate in the government
fsrhe country has grown. II Is expect
LED IL will keep on growing. ] hope l dC
not offend any one here by saving So
lsaid the Judge iocosely. 1t is. however
a historical fact 1t has just grown, Hk'
lronSv who lest srowed' The Cnitet
iS,stes has 'growed.' In 1913 we acquired
ithe Louisiana Purchase and paid $1,000.
/. 200 In 1873 we acquired Florida ana pais
, for IL In 1s47 IS the result OF the Mexi
car. War, We bought tdllIcfnid anu -"
adjacent territories and paid for them
In 1861 we paid s., 600 go for a piece of lam
iavav mn north. People said II was
, foolish thing to do. But we know wha
! has happened in Alaska in the last feE
: wears. Recently after a suceessfui va
with Spain we paid s2o.o09,00o for tn
lPhilippines, and now, as has been said b
a poet. we can almost hear the drum
beat of the American soldiery around u
vcrld. Yes. America has grown In 14s
we had 800, 600 square miles; now "
have 10000 square miles. leaving he
vail, the Philippines and Porto Rico on
iof the figures. In 17so, when the hrs