The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-06-01

/ keep mank Hawailana out. Il care no.
how humble . man may be, what his
station IN lie or birth may be. but you
ali stand today gentlemen. clothed IN
the purple robes Of American citizen.
Z ship, and gentlemen, do not IN this
Z convention place a price upon your
vote" ssld Humphreys
They want you to make written
application to Join Republican club
and your application viii then be refer.
red to a committee who will pass upon
your eligibility. and therefore pass up
on your right to vote and enjoy the
rights of American citizenship. | am
not inspired by any Interior motives. 1
cay to you from the day the Hawaiian
Islands were annexed | have been an
advocate for all the privileges OF clti-
zenship. to all the Hawaiians. They
are an honest people and true to their
COMMISSIONS. beg you now not to re-
celVe the rules and regulations which
VIII disiranehise number of your own
people. Don't place them entirely at
the mercy of the precinct clubs. |
second Mr.. Loebenstein's motion 10 Law
the articles on the table"
Smiths Brave Defense.
Judge Smith took the floor immed-
lately after MIR. Humphreys concluded
ana made gallant defense of the DO
sltion he was forced into by Delegate
Humphreys. He did not attack the in
situations of the preceding speaker. but
spoke coolly but emphatically upon his
stand taken In the presentation of the
much abused report, Mr.. Desha inter
preted his speech to the Hawailans
Il merely RISE said he, ito reply TO
such of the remarks made by Mr. Hum
phreys as concern this committee and
its work.
Il shall especially address my re-
marks to him. Oftentimes we men who
belong TO the profession of law unwit-
tlngly enter into a personal denunci-
alton OF a platform or diatribe upon
the principles proposed. He has at
tackled the platform and left personali-
ties out of the matter. | was chairman
of the committee which rendered that
report. III the report which this COM
mittee rendered cannot stand the most
drastic criticism, then expunge IL from
the records and do what you can 10
forget it. If the report in any way in
Weighs or cuts into the fundamental
principles upon which we stand, then
say burn the paper upon which 1t is
written. II ] had the opportunity to
retire where | could consider what Mr.. |
Humphreys has said, I would try to |
find out whether what he says Is true, |
that manhood suffrage is being robbed |
by this report. But have the courage |
to go before you and say that that was
my report, gentlemen. II II had any
dea of robbing or DISTINGUISHING the
then myself who have pre-
vented the report, would be the first to
iay. i cannot sustain It, ] see on both
sides of this aisle the faces of men VINO
ave supported me in matters which
nave gone before this convention. III
ADDRESS you each, gentlemen, as fol-
ows: III any one of you have come TO
he conclusion, or can come to the con-
'lusion before the vote is taken upon
his matter, that you have been mis-
GUIDED, that this report takes away any
manhood suffrage, that this report In
NY way, shape or ma.her, Is contrary
o the principles of right or to the Re I
ublican party, ask you to have the ,,
ourage of your convictions and go /
ack on this report; and If he does not /
elieve it to be right and just and will I
OF support me in my vote, | shall love q
on more than IL you vote with me, by /
aging, I support you because it is con-
istent to do so, but don't think you !
re right | will state to you plainly !
and tersely as | can the manner In n
hic.i this report was handed to me-"
smith's Honest Staten. Is
Smith then proceeded to tell how a a
entleman who was not delegate
anne to him with matters of interest t
tha mnppmapf and uhiah nnn-I
dered in the report. None OF the gen. /
emen of the committee could have u
one all the work in less than twenty I
'ur hours, had not assistance been "
wen. They got their information y
ON whatever sources were at COM &
and. The gentlemen In question had :.
typewriter formulated plan of Or q
on paper, and this was used "
the committee in making Ip its re- Il
)rt. 1t formed the basis of the report.
was the block out of which was "
tipped the statue. Il cannot speak Ii
II more than one member of that com Fl
ittee, for myself" continued Mr..
NTH; but say / was not pledged to h
he interrogation point or comma Il
hen that report was handed in to the N
,mmittee. am not prepared to state "a,
nat was the conversation between n
r. Humphreys and the gentleman re- "
rred to who assisted In the prepara- Il
On of the report don't know what u
Issed between them, and therefore 1 W
n not prepared to contradict what Mr.. In
umphreys has stated as to that con- by
rsation. / want to say to you that ~
that Is machine politics, then | am "
lily OF the charge. Gentlemen, there liz
no secret about the way this report III
Is prepared. l have the courage of ~ !.
Y convictions. / believe this report pr
good one. 1t does not deprive any
IN In the hawaiian Islands OF his ar
lnhood suffrage" su
Report Not Favored. wi wi
General applause followed Judge &C.
lith's able defense of his position. iedi
I'll Brown also took part in the gem thi
j debate and denied the statement col
t machine politics were responsible a,e
the report. Until the committee bre
I he did not know that such a docu- VIII
mt as was handed In was In exist TO
q. On mature elaboration, there IT. ~