The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-29
P0EPOE ON
ELECTIONS
Advises Hawaiians at
Fishmarket.
NATIVE LAWYERS SPEECH
he is Running for the Legislature
Independent Of all Three
Parties.


h-ng Independently Of lie three local par
ties. talked at length. PaIau called the
meeting to order and introduced 80
fIaiola and E. W. Mikalemi, who are also
out to make the race for the. Legislature
on their own lines After Mikalemi, Poe
poe GRATED. He said In part:
! Every Intelligent man ought to consid-
e. well what he does We are in a new
Political era and the time has come when
We are known as Americans, but, on ths
other hand. being sons Of Hawairs soil,
We are Hawaiians by birth. To the anti
annexafionists 1 would say a word. 1t is
true many did not favor annexation. But
tvho has brought 1t about? 1t was the
'iswaiians themselves. -If annexation is
deemed as a mischief. then 4 have COM
rnitted wrong deed. 1 will try to Illus
prsste this point I'LL had stolen some
money and you shared the plumber with
tTne, you are just as much to blame as l,
This same thing applies to the annexa-
f1ionaI proposition. Twas an annexation;
list and now We are annexed. The United
Estates gave US our Territorial Act and al
Iyou have registered to poll at the next
lelection under that Act, you have ratified
the same. and IL will snow to the United
lbiiI. Again, who brought about this an
Inexation. IL was your leaders, IL they
hau come back from the United States
land warned You not to register on the
lTerritOrial roll you would have shown TO
lths United States taat you were not in
Isympathy with the Annexation bill.
would also have remained with you. Dut
such Is not the outcome.
| I'm 81 new constitution was declared.
AT that time I warned the people not 10
Ircgjster. but the natives would not listen
to he. What was the result? The natives
voted soon after the declaration of the
rev constitution and that constitution
was then ratified. 1t Is the same thing
w'th the Territorial Act.
II am neithersa Republican, Democrat
nor a Home Ruler. In 81 / organized ar
Independent party and together with w.
G.. Achi ran In opposition TO the Liberals
Today the Home RulsEs- have adopted
\ that party"
Speaking about the voting the speaker
said II warn you all TO vote for the best
y men irrespective of color. 1t is not be-
lcause a man Is a Republican, a Democrat
or an Independent that he must get z
1strong vote. The main question Is 10 vote
for the best men, Let all racial preju
ldices be disregarded.
Now that we ave going to send Con
= gresham to Washington, I think w
fought TO instruct, him 10 do two things
First, to ask the United. States Congress
Ia. let Us use the Hawaiian nag as on
l. Territorial hag. aIs,., secondly. to ask tina
: Same body TO let us use the Hawaiian Ian
:, l:lIage In our Legislature. Today all tn
! proceedings Of the Legislature must be ii
]. the English language Yesterday Mr.. nj
, lpikane-a good man but who unfortunate
X lly does not know the English Language
n Invent TO ask Governor Dole n an interpre
; ter will be provided for the Hawaiians
1.-THE Governor said there would be no in
mil al z0 n -ge
w. q. Smith and Mr.. Frear about tn
same matter and received the same an
swer. II Is better that America allow u
50 have an Interpreter for our LesisEi
ItureN
Again. i think you all want to have tn
Hawaiian flag as our Territorial flag. Ho'
larc we going to get ito We better hav
Dur Delegate to secure II for Us But ther
J. a question 20 be considered about IN
Delegate and you are at liberty to as
u any questions about IT,"
~ Somebody In .he audience cried on
40 whom viii you vote Tor for Delegate?
The speaker said: III were to vote &c
Samuel Parker. the Republicans would
er glad. II should vote for Prince Davi
1.-THE Democrats wouh be glad; likewi:
ths Independents II I Should vote for Wi
u cox In my own mind think this is NJ
IN" time for us to send a Delegate to Cor
Cress. IL H. against the laws as laid dow
4. the Territorial Act. Is IT provided
q. that Act that there must be red. yello
- ard white ballot for the Delegate?
q there Is no such provision in the Act.
:. lcCncluded that the time has not con
~ when we SHOULD send a Delegate 10 CO.
tssress There are only two election Law
Iprovided-one for the Senators and u
IT other for the h.epresentatives-and q
n HAVING of a ballot box for each IL clear
ny stated. where will we deposit our ba
OF let for the Delegates! Shall we depos
Dr., liz I'm the box for the Senators or OF Il
or re representatives.? Thf United States h
OF not yet given us laws for the election
d N Delegate. I may be wrong, and " the
in Is law 20 that effect / would like to
20 Instructed.
% THE labor question ia one OF grave In
n, portance. In my platform / have provi
Of ed that eight hours DAYS De enforced fro
Monday 20 Friday and TO be certainly r
no duced on Saturday perhaps 10 four hour
- Here a question can be asked-Can Z
- pay OF Iaborcrs Il. regulated? I think su
'.' n law N formulated L appropriate. Ia
~ n hackdriver for example: The pay
- receives for the use Of his hack is regula
"a by laws, according to the distance.
that can be done. why can we not form
IT. late a law for the laborers. liking TN
,es pay at q per diem7
Of what IL the meaning Of the words II
.ea lpublIcan and Democrat? Republican is
~ lrl.ed from two Latin roots-res and pu
90 lhca. Res means affair and publfca- pu
al IliC. RepubnCan therefore NthottS -
IA. eminent for the public. Democrat con
- from two Greek words-demos. viii
- means the people. and crateo. TO regula
~, Democrat therefore signifies that the p
'"' RE regulate the laws of the Governme
a. The two words mean the same thing.
'u tho Republicans will promote the prosp
lity OF the country well and good a.
~ likewise, n the Democrats VIII prom
the best issue. But. irrespective OF
irarties I warn you all TO vote Tor capa
ne senators and Representative. They :
IN tHat the Republicans burnt the city
IN Honolulu At that time the Republic
democratic and Independept Home X
nts parties were not organized: The Rep
ur- IIicans Democrats and Home Rulers s
lfered alike. The three parties did not c
ate the fire. IL happened only by &C
me dent
?. 'swhat r. the question of grave imp
ltance that confronts US today IT Is no
old ling else but the ballot. I am q graz
ser. father OF seven children and r-can
20 tsr.frer them to be deprived OF their bal
the In! should be careless about this bal
which may cause all Hawailapss 70 los
some day. Ny grahdchildren Will say
l.. xrh. ha Careful in