The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-14
Governor DOLE'S TUaUGURgL ADDRESS


there will be some problems in the ad-
ministratlon of the affairs of the Ter
ritory for which the government of In
dependent Hawaii has created no pre-
cedents.
Were IL not for the support that am
confident have in your sympathy, and
in your patriotic determination that In
the new departure the country shall
make progress in good government.
could not contemplate the task before
me without deep mlsgivings.
The political evolution of Hawaii has
been from feudalism to royal authority,
then to a republic, and now to depen-
dence upon a stronger nation. The re-
cent policy of the great powers to par
eel out between them the islands OF
Polynesia, has been an influential fac
tor in the last of these successive
changes. Paramount commercial rela-
tions with the United States have form
ed another With such influences at
work, il only needed the decadence of
the monarchial authority to cause the
| Hawaiian community with its strong
| American sympathy to gravitate irres-
istibfy to the United States, choosing
its own destiny, rather than leaving it
to be decided by others.
PROGRESS OF HAWAII.
Hawaii owes it's remarkable progress
in civilization largely to the wise
craftsmanship of Kamehameha III and
other high chiefs in the early part Of
his reign. These men and women care
fully weighed the counsels of their new
advisers from across the sea, and Sc
lected the best as a basis of action. A
few months of peaceful revolution suf-
feed for an advance in civil administra-
tion, which has, in analogous cases,
required years of devastating civil war
Personal rights were guaranteed; the
absolute authority of the sovereign was
voluntarily surrendered for constitu-
tional limitations; the vast landed In
terests of king and chiefs, the rich
prizes of Kamehameha the first, were
divided and adjusted in conformity with
ethe new recognition of the rights of the
common people, and the creation of
corporate government.
1t is not easy for us at this time to
give due weight to this organizing work
of those chiefs and their foreign advis-
.ers. Had the former been less public
spirited, or had the latter been less sin
cere in all probability the history of
many another tragic conflict between
the forces of civilization and barbar-
ism would have been repeated here.
REFORM IN SYSTEM.
The influence of this peaceful reform
{ in the civil system has been to this day
\ constant and controlling in the rela-
tions between the Hawaiian and the
white man. TO this influence we may
largely credit JHe COlllpdIdllNGly pCdCC-
settlement of the disturbed condl-
tion of affairs incident to the dissolu-
tion of the monarchial system.
To Hawaians this occurrence was es-
pecially painful and bewildering. Ac-
customed to the wise and successful
rule of the Kamehamehas and to a
hereditary sentiment of loyalty toward
the ruling chiefs, but few were able to
weigh the causes that led to the dis
integration of the royal prerogatiVe In
1885, yet in spite of the most disturbing
nature of this event they did not as d
class assume a hostile attitude, nor re-
fuse their confidence to those VINO sue
ceeded to the sovereign authority al
though they have to a considerable ex-
tent held aloof from participation in
public affairs. Many among them have
been irreconcilably hostile to the new
movement, while others have been Its
steadfast supporters, but the mass have
remained in a state of suspense in po-
litical matters.
HAWAIIAN-AMERI
The solution that has come is political
union with a great and most friendly
.nation, in which relation native Ha-
waiians are guaranteed full civil rights
as citizens of Hawaii, and also as citi-
zens of the United States. May they
never forget how America has trusted
them.
This generous treatment of the Ha-
Waiians by Congress calls for no less
consideration from their fellow citizens
in these Islands. They were the first
settlers in Hawaii-pioneers of us all
With the most limited resources and
without metals, they worked out an
elaborate and splendid feudalism, de-
Veloped agriculture, hydraulic engi-
neering and the manufacture of beauti-
full and useful fabrics. They welcomed
the white man and adopted his civiliza-
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their injury. May fellowship between
the two races be honorable and helpful
and sincere
The United States, always the pro-
tector of Hawaii, has approached the
question of annexation in the mosT con
siderate manner. With great de!ipera'
tion has our request been acceeded It
and finally consummated with regard
for our public and private interests thai
we can never forget
The joint resolution of annexation
guarantees perpetual union; the non
application of American public LAM
laws to our limited public domain; The
use of land revenues for the sole ben
eft of our population for educationa
and other public purposes, and the pay
ment of our public debt.
Upon these guarantees and the prin
cipfes of the Constitution of the United
States, and the friendship of the Am
torial act, the groundwork of our new
civil system, been builded.
Our Legislature and our judiciary arr
restored to us without Fundamental
changes; American citizenship man
hood suffrage and representation II
Congress are conferred upon all Ha
waiian citizens; only Hawaiian citizens
may qualify for the office of Governor
or other offices under the Territoria
government; our laws are substantially
retained, save such as became unnec
essary under the new conditions.
Hawaii has no longer separate in
dependence, but 1t is now a cOmponen
part of an independent and powerful
nation. It's limitations are slight anC
it's freedom of action large enough 70
the present. It's fundamental law at
fords a large measure of self-govern
ment and protects us from the rule o
strangers
In our composite community the grea
a DOly