Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-06-09
Convention Of HaWaiianS
Lean to Independent Action

us the power to vote, ana no one can
prevent us. Hartwell, Dole's man, tried
in every manner to down the natives
but we had observing friends in Wash
ington. these men saw that the Ha-
waians were most worthy of consider
alton and, through their labors, we
have been given must just laws.
I'VE are Americans and we will vote
at the ballot box. Let us be indepen-
dent" (Great applause.)
The next speaker introduced was
Robert w. Wilcox, the delegate Of the
Hawaiians, who returned from Wash
ington in the City of Peking Monday
night.
Mr.. Wilcox began his speech with an
aloha" to the people present which
was responded to by "alohas' all over
the house. In brief, Mr.. Wilcox spoke
as follows:
About year has passed since ]
went to Washington to work for the
good of the people of Hawaii. My de-
termination to 60 was arrived at very
suddenly. left In the Coptic Novem-
Der 10, 1899, in company with w. o.
Smith. Attorney Caypless, my associ-
ate, went on before me and | met him
in Seattle.
"Of course, our first work was to See
IL restoration could not be accom-
plished. Failing in this, our next work
was to proceed to Washington and
there make fight for good laws for
the people of Hawaii. 1t was our in
tention to go before the American peo'
pie in the newspapers and obtain
enough influence, II possible. to get
| ~ IF
, ment.
, "Our first attempt was with the Sc
| attic Times. You will remember,
sent papers to Honolulu, in which was
. picture of Queen Liliuokalani stand
, ing on Hawaii with her hands held up
g while robbers were pulling out the lane
!. rom under our feet The editor of the
Times told us our cause was hope
D ess one. Even IL we had thousands o
( iollars we could not accomplish wha
y we wished.
o I'm CHICAGO, Washington and New
: York we met with the same opinion
N the part Of the editors of the prin
Il .ipal papers friendly to our cause
d There was no use crying over spill
k milk they said
Just at this point Mr.. Wilcox begal
g he story of the work on the Hawaiia,
n dill in the House and Senate. He spok
= f the various Representatives an
d Senator's, lining them up on one side o
e he other. as they were favorable o
,. infavorable to the striking out of tn
property qualification and tax clauses
lie His attendance at the meetings OF tn
le House committee were carefully de
ri .ailed. At the first meeting ColonC
as Little of Hilo was the first speake
~ rom Hawaii. Little was favorable {
lie The Hawaians, although what he wer
Of to Washington for was to place certai
pr land questions before the committe
ell i was the next to speak, and ] did m
III best to have the property qualiiicatio
ID ,lause knocked out.
t. wv. o. Smith was the last speake
ls He fought for the property qualities
re- ion and made the statement that, a
e. though the Hawaiians were good pei
~ pie, they were wholly irresponsible an
at incapable of governing themselves. H
urged the recommendation of all tn
e. restrictions"
u Mr.. Wilcox mentioned Cullom as til
IL principal fighter on the Dole side All
d, likened him to doused rat when III
lie vote was taken and 1t was found thf
the property qualification had bee
s. knocked out. Knox was also mentione
II playfully, Mr.. Wilcox giving out tn
l. information that he was a schoolmat
Of Hartwell.
my work was to pay particular a
l. tention to what was going on in col
al nection with matters Hawaiian and |
lie do all in my favor to obtain good law
,r for Hawaii. | did this conscientiousl.
)f Now, then, the people who hav
o eaten our food, the men who have rule
% affairs with an arbitrary hand &c
l. seven years and who held themselve
n above us have nothing left. The powc
r is in our hands, my friends, If we wi
but use 1t. II we want we can contrt
] both houses of this Territory.
'e When the property qualification an
n the tax clause were knocked out 1t dl
s. seem as II God was with me, for theI
g | was battling single handed again!
% odds that would certainly have made
e strong man tremble.
Just little in regard to the nor
IS archy, now gone forever. 1t was, {
= course, with deep regret that saw o,
le erything denied our Queen by the me
Il at the head Of affairs in Washington
% However, she has returned to you, gla
to be here and glad that you have bee
n given the power of ruling yourselve
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