The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-05-03
Harold III. sewall Again Speaks.


AT the Republican meeting of last
evening, MIR. Sewall spoke as fol.
lows:
If the test OF the privilege OF being
here tonight is that one is in SYM
patty with this mass meeting, | am
entitled to be here with you. / have
been told we have been premature.
We are told that we should wait un-
TIL all the favors from the political
tree ct Washington are given out,
and that it would be better to wait
until after the Presidential election
before we organize at all. l consider
this large gathering not too prema-
ture, but tardy one. We have not
heard yet that the Hawaiian bill has
been signed, but we know enough of
what is in that bill, which has secur.
ed the approval OF both houses of
congress-, to go ahead with our or
ganization here. We know enough
OF that bill has passed both houses
OF congress to ensure the admission
of Hawaii on terms more favorable
in all conditions than extended to
any territory OF the United States
in the past, or than will be extended
to any territory in the future. If all
this does not justify our meeting
here tonight, | would like to know
what will. You have absolutely as
sured to you the privilege OF dealing
with the large and valuable proper
ty OF these islands, which was FORM
ally surrendered to the U. S. You
have your great industries here,
brought forever within the lines Of
the republican protective diet. You
have been given manhood suffrage,
aud if there is anybody here doubts
the wisdom OF that step, that man
is unworthy to present himself in
such a meeting as this. You have
had the constitution-I don't speak
entirely to lawyers-extended to
you here. If this does not justify
us in meeting hare l would like to
know what will.
My friends, that bill has been pass
ed--the essential parts of it-by a
republican house of representatives
and a republican senate, and the
president, in time, will, as repub-
lican, sign that bill. That bill will
then be complete, complete when
signed by the President of the I'm
tied States. And within 6 weeks
from now, so short time That we
hardly will be able to,get our dele
gate to Philadelphia for the repub.
lican convention to be held there
June 10, l say within 6 weeks we
will be called upon to pass judgment
upon the acts of the administration
which has done so much for these
islands. 1t is our desire to be re-
presented at that convention and to
speak out for The denomination, as
it will mean the re-ele ction, OF VIM.
Mckinley. We need waste no fur
her words in discussing the time
illness OF our action. We must re-
cognize that tonight marks new
era 10 island politics. For one, l will
say this, and l believe | speak for
everybody present, that should the
time ever come, and | hope it may
not, when the principles OF, the
party, as we understand them, are
not fully carried out, then we will
administer to that party the chas-
teniug it deserves. | would have it
tonight, that II there have been per-
sonal divisions in these islands, l
would they should be banished
have an end 10 the political funds
{ at have 80 long destroyed the
body polite of these islands in the
past. believe, and l feel that you
agree with me, that the time has
come at last where we have come tc
the parting OF the ways. l believe
we cannot long continue as we have
done, hanging on to the skirts al