Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-10-26


was crowded. Many ladies'. native and
foreign, enhanced the appearance of
the splendid audience. Hon Paul Neu-
mann, chairman OF the evening. and
Jos. p Cooke were waiting upon the
platform. They thought best no TO
open the meeting until the parade was
over At $40 the candidates and 9TH
ers who were to take a part filed in by
a side aisle and assembled the platform.
Their entrance was greeted with rous-
ing applause.
The Mr.. Neumann took the
Forensic chair and said that 1t had
Nestor. been intended to await
the return of the procession, but as
many ladies were present the proceed
ings might as well begin. II was bet
ter to begin early and end late than be-
gin late and end early. Anyone who
had gone through experience in poll
teal speaking realized its difficulties
This was why he had accepted the re-
quest to preside, on the same principle
that ruled in charity subscriptions
the person gathering them in did not
have to put anything in himself. Mt.
withstandlng this humorous excuse for
not making a speech, Mr.. Neumann
glided right along into one of the most
practical and forcible addresses yet
delivered in the campaign.
uo.Ti,,.. He had never seen q
in Old more lively campaign got
Town. up at such short notice
as here. The Republicans and the
Democrats had organized. There were
rallies and torchlight professions. An
Independent party had also appeared,
but II would be founi there was not
room enough in this corner Of the Unit
ed States for an Independent party.
The "Mr. DooIey" was quot
Deplori ING ed in his essay on plat
Party. forms. In tn etalent for
finding things TO "deplore" in a party
platform the Democrats were preemi-
nent. And MIR. Dooley" knew what he
was talking about.
When. The American Nation
LAW was law-abiding. II
Reiens. wiped out the Molly Ma.
CURES, 1t hanged the Anarchists and II
shot the Malta. Mr.. Neimann went on
to review the undemocratic principles
/ of the Democratic party in 1896, refer.
ring to Its assault on the Supreme Court
/ because of decisions that were obnuN.
lous to the party bosses. There was nc
American people showed their belief
in an honest dollar four years ago.
There was nothing to deplore in the
principles and record which the Repub-
lican party submitted to the people OF
the United States in the present cam
paign. Deploring was left to the Dem
ocrats. The Territory Of Hawaii should
fall into line and express its approval
of the Republican administration. Mr..
Neumann spoke in an easy converse
tional tone and succintly simplifying
the points above outlined was applaud
ed at every period. He introduced W.
c. Achi as the first speaker on the
list.
co,or ~ Mr.. Achi, after the
Skin No band had played rally
Crime. spoke successfully In
Hawaiian and English. II would be q
great mistake for Hawaii to support
the Democratic party, which was OPP
posed to the protection of American
industry, in which the prosperity OF
Hawaii was wrapped up and for which
the Republican party stood. II meant
bread and butter to everybody in this
Territory. AS a duty to their wives
and children all men in these Islands,
whether their skins were white, brown,
black or yellow, ought to vote for
| Samuel Parker and the whole ticket.
Referring to a slur thrown at him by a
Democratic speaker the other night on
account Of his Chinese blood, he said
he was not responsible for his mixed
racial strains but his father and moth
er. Vote for me because am Repub-
lican. ! have my weaknesses, but /
am a Republican. The speaker was
frequently interrupted with applause.
The Tuxedo Quartet gave song and
in response to an irreprcssible encore
brought the house down again with a
ditty reciting the equivocal yalor OF
Bobby Wilcox.
His Edwins s, GILL; editor
First of the Republican, was
Bow. called up and delivered
his maiden speech in Hawaii. Four
years ago the American people were
singing Cardinal Newman's hymn
Lead Kindly Light" They were
amidst the depression and gloom OF
the close of Grover Cleveland's admin
istration. A year later, under the ad-
ministration Of William Mckinley, the
peoples song had changed to "Tht
Morning Light is Breaking, the Dark,
ness Disappears. And now in the
closing year of this Republican ad.
ministration the song that sprang tc
OF the Republic-"I have seen the glory
of the coming of the Lord" The speak
| ed went on to describe the distress OF