Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-06-09
Monday, June 4.

Democratic mass meeting on Saturday.
At o'clock many we're massed In the
doorway and not third OF the 300
chairs on the floor were occupied. Ten
minutes later the ascent OF DR.. Nc
Grew and Col. Mccarthy caused a rush
to the seats, about as many choosing to
stand along the walls as would have
filled the seats.
Col. G. J. Mccarthy, temporary vice
president, at once opened the business
By reading a report from the commit
tee Of twenty-one.
n. d. McClanahan read the commit
tees address to the People of Hawaii
The address opens with cyclopedio
history Of the Democratic party. It.
denies that Democrats are free traders.
but believes in taxation for revenue.
The Republican party Is charged with
being one OF business men only so far
as to govern in the interests Of the
enormously wealthy. Other issues are
defined, the Democratic party being
against expansion of territory or i'm
peralism. opposed to trusts. in favor Of
the Nicaragua canal, taking strong
ground against the Porto Rico policy.
I'VE belive In the annexation OF Ha-
wall q great and lasting benefit has
come to the people of these Islands," the
committee say. and. while annexation
was not approved by some great lead
ers of the party, since 1t had come to
pass the Democrats were for equal
rights to Hawaiians. They commended
the attitude of Hawaiians and Portu-
guese in standing aloof until they
learned something OF the two Ameri-
can parties.
J. A. Mehrten moved that the report
be adopted, seconded by Julius Asch.
Mr.. McClanahan thought the report
should not be adopted as a whole, un
til the number of delegates to the Ma
tional Convention at Kansas City b.,
considered. He suggested making II
four instead of one. This was accepted
and the report as amended wasadopted.
G. r. Dement, moved, seconded by F
8. Peachy, that the committee OF Il be
reelected. Carried.
i'm. Davidson, the first speaker, was
received with applause. Democracy, OF
the rule of Demos, had existed for ages,
He went back to the primitive ages
when the people assembled to make
their laws under a tree. II 1t were a
cocoanut tree in Hawaii, kanaka
would occupy a position next the tree
Referring to discord in the organizing
Of the local Republican party, he hoped
nothing of that kind would occur
amongst the Democrats OF Hawaii. l,
was the rule OF the people, or demo
cratic rule, which made the Govern
ment Of the United States, OF which
Hawaii had been made an integral
part, the greatest in the world. The
people Of the United States came from
many lands and spoke many LANGUAGES
bat Russians. Germans and other alier
peoples took pride In the freedom the,
found in their adopted country. 1t Wal
not to make long speech that he came
before them, but to say that he wa
now and always had been Democrat
Members of the party here might II
some cases have persuasive powers
such a. had been represented to be on
OF the greatest qualities OF Republi
cans, but II SO those powers would new
er be used to persuade to wrong doinH
John 8. Wise. the next speaker, sal
he was there as Democrat because
was from this party that he first re
ceiyed the hand Of welcome. The Re
publicans had tried to terribly the Ha
Waiians into believing that II they hel
aloof from the two great American par
ties they would be deprived OF thei
franchise. 1t was the Republicans VIII
had robbed the Hawaiians OF thei
country. Were he and his country
men to be denounced because the
could not eradicate from their heart
tho love of their own country. (Crie
Of No and applause.) They had bee
advised not to Join the Democrats bt
cause they were opposed to everythin
that was good. Was there no good !
a party that produced such a man q
Thomas Jefferson, whose principles b
had quoted? The Republicans had N
only robbed them of their country, bt
had deprived them of their franchis
In the past and tried to do 1t for tn
future. For several years past he ha
been DISTINGUISHED. He had been
staunch Royalist and as such spent
year in prison. Today he found hin
self born again with the full and FRI
franchise of an American citizen, an
took his place In the ranks Of Il
Democratic party. Mr.. Wise. who Is
graduate OF Kamehameha school, spoil
with pure English accent and dictio
and was enthusiastically app'auded
every period.
The Democratic central committ'
has appointed the following to act
calling precinct meetings:
Fourth District-First Precinct, Q.
Mccarthy. Second. F. Brown. Thir
]. M. Camara. Fourtr, f. 8. Peach
Fifth, Jas. Quinn. Sixth, Capt. G.
Campbell.
Fifth District-First Precinct, n
filled. Second. not filed. Third. Cha
Daird. Fourth. not tilled. Fifth, Hel
ry ID. Johnson. Sixth, Mr. Sulliva
Seventh. c. l.. Dement,. Eighth, Eugei
Sullivan. Ninth. Chas. Pfeifer. Tent
II. J. Mossman.