The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-01

thht ~ was nthul 10 hcfp "uN INV ila
Naiian votes. Up To the present this !
statement has not been denied.
~ will denounce as far as lies I'm my
power these rules and say TO you that
YOU are treadlng on dangerous ground.
what have you done for the Hawaiians
as yet? II Is our duty to win them
over we can never win their support
when we take up measures that are
against them.
~ learned tonight, and | am author
lied to state it upon the floor Of this
convention. that Mr.. Lorrin Andrews,
whose party up To this time | was sup
porting. said that these rules were to
keep the Hawaiians out of their rights.
Brother delegates, | want to bring this
forcibly to you, that today we stand
on dangerous ground; aye on very dan
gerous ground
THE natives are now preparing to
form Independent organizations, and
the chances are they VIII be against
us. If we take up and consider any
thing of this kind (hourishing a copy
of the rules) l say II Will be ruinous
for the party with which we have allied
ourselves. | speak on the ground that
| represent more native votes on this
Island than any other Hawaiian here.
Il do not say these things in a boast
ing manner. / think I have won them
over by hard and constant work. Are
we to throw this aside when the state
ment is made that the originators of
these rules and bylaws which we are
considering and wasting time over? Are
we to forget that there has been indom-
table work to win them over? The
| loss of their national life and flag still
burns i'm the native heart.
Brother delegates, I speak with my
whole heart and conscientiously. l am
! in earnest. The speech that was made
+ by Mr.. Humphreys today turned me
over. Before that I was in favor of
proceeding to the consideration of these
/ bylaws. When no public refutation
or denunciation has been made by those
supporting these bylaws, of that In
/ famous expression attributed to the
| originator, 1 feel it my duty for the
good of the party, to protest and de-
nounce this document
Il appeal to you, native Hawaiians-
we are native Hawaiians, although Am
erican subjects. This feeling of race
prejudice is there and it is our work to
try and blot it out. 1t can only be done
by clean and unquestionable methods.
Gentlemen, I ask you before pro-
ceeding further on what ground are we
being led? ! say, consider well. 1t is
already that that feeling of race pref
udice or the color line is here today. l
say and reiterate it that if we Hawaii
ans secede, we, in the end will be the
sufferers. White brethren, you are the
stronger race, but when the time comes
where we have got to contend against
you, we must do it. 1t is history-it
cannot be questioned. That feeling of
running things because we have ma
jority of the votes is here and strong
within us. 1t is spreading. No one can
say that if they have watched the way
the votes have been cast in this con-
vention.
81 state that this attmept to down the
rrvf11 he
natives to stand and organize against
YOU the white men-and we will suffer
The native will not forget that after
the day that the missionary" has done
good work among us. That is not to be
forgotten.
II sound the voice of warning here to-
night. / have made my choice. 1t is
with the Republican party. 1 say, con
slider we'll before we go further. we
are forcing the native element in this
/ convention to solidify themselves tC
what 1 may say is the opposition. 1t Il
5 a fact nevertheless. No one would deny
the statement made on the floor today
] regret that 1 should have been called
; upon to express myself as have done.
Several native members sprang t.
2 their feet at once. In the eXcitemen
several heated speeches were not inter
) preted and were lost. w, c. Achi salC
= if Mr. Iaukeas statements were true
L
2 fence" and did not wish to stay Will
4 the party. Sheriff Nahale believed mos
of the report was all right, and that
Mr.. Humphreys objected so strongly t
. it he should submit something better
| Colonel Iaukea took the floor again an
s declared that if the report was adopte
D the native vote would be irrevocabl,
= lost to the party. He went on to declar
s that the natives had little in common
10 with the missionaries, but when
e choice between malahinis and mission
e aries faced them, they would side wit
S the missionaries. He wanted everybod
f to understand that thoroughly.
= Charles Wilcox started in in Hawaii
s an to defend the report. His remark
s created excitement among the native
+ and several took the floor. Frank Al
e cher of Eva, began to speak heated
II across the room, addressing his remark
l. to Wilcox in place of to the chair. Tn
= chairman raped for order and appeale
Il to them as gentlemen to give everybod
: a show This sat everybody down e1
n cept Wilcox. Hookano tried to get tn
It recognition of the chair to move Wilco
v out of order but was cut off by M
l. Robertson, who made the same poin
r. 1t was ruled well taken, and considers
s. ton of the report was proceeded VIII
,e Slowly, all through the hours of III
" evening to midnight the work pros
to ressed, each section being tediousl
IS overhauled. Finally all were passed ar
ID the report accepted as a whole.
he Mr.. Humphreys offered the followir
m resolution, which was passed unan
ee mously
"Resolved, That the delegates to Il
D. National Republican Convention cho
e. en- by this body be and are hereby il
ne structed to use their utmost endeavo
k to secure from said National Repul
hit lican Convention an expression favo
is able to the early admission of the TIE
to ritory of Hawaii to that statehood ST
~ tus and rank to which she is by pop
en- lation, intelligence and wealth entitled
p In the closing moments of the NEE
de ing all was harmony. 1t was well
Id toward / o'clock when the lights in t
N, hall were put out
o.
STILL SAFE.
he Swinburne and Alfred Austin wro
he Iact vvaaE Otherwise Englal