The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-11


as boy saw it in its babyhood
aud watched it in its magnificent
growth, l have seen many Of its
young men and believe they are a
6ne lot of native sons, and as good
as can be found anywhere on the
face OF the globe, except possibly
in the Hawaiian Islands. / am GO
ing TO stand by you Hawaiians.
Rial men are taken for what they
are worth, and where society rolls
and expands, aud as men become
brave aud manly, honest and pa.
triotic, then is found what they are
worth. Why, it is fifty years ago
since California was admitted into
the Union, Then they had less
than 100000 people in California,
and now there are 100000. Then
this great country of ours had but
few States. Now there are more
than double the number we had
then,
"These Islands were hardly
known when Bishop Berkeley wrote
that poem in which occur the words
that Westward the Star OF Empire
takes its course" He had no more
conception of a westward American
empire than we had fifty years ago.
Let me tell you the American has
got new front door and it opens
on the Pacific. You will have in
your lives the greatest port west
OF the one at San Francisco. This
will be the stopping place for the
commerce OF the world, unless you,
yourselves, stop it growing. Com
merce is power, aud that country
which has trade and seeks it, is 60
ing to be the greatest people OF the
earth, and is going to command the
the world. l hope | do not offend
when l say that the English Ian.
guage and those who speak it will
command the world. In California
most OF my boyhood was spent, and
there are the graves of my children
| left behind me when l came to
Hawaii, to another part of the
American Union. You are Califor-
mans and native sons, but 6rst Of
all, Americans, and Californians
afterwards. While you have only
just become attached to this count
ry this great republic of ours, you
are all citizens OF it aud of Califor.
MIA, too Your future depends up.
on the glory of the country of your
adoption. The American republic
will never take back seat again.
1t was not Dewey that made it. 1t
was not the armies in Cuba, al
though they did noble work, but it
was the spirit Of American manhood,
that marches by dSy and night and
never will seace until the American
republic holds dominion over the
seas, and especially over the Pacific
Ocean. 1t is manifest destiny that
made these Islands cling to the
United States. The stars and
stripes have just begun to be made
known in the world ahd wherever it
is unfurled that flag means civiliza-
ton. 1t means the Christian reli-
gon. 1t means free government
giving to man, mo matter how hum
BILE or exalted, the right to speak
for himself. You are members Of
this great republic. Remember that
one of the greatest calamities that
befel California may befall you in
Hawaii
When California was admitted
into the Union it had 1853 land
grants covering the face OF its fair
land, and since then it has
been they have been the bane
OF our State. Day and night
the hope Of our legislators had been
that they will some time all become
divided to make homes. You have
not to do it here. / am not talking
against wealth, and | don't think
there is any one here SO exalted that
they would not be willing to own
the whole town. But the land must
be divided so that every man, woman