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this statement as making the matter
twice as bad for the committee, when
Mr.. Achi raised the point of order that
the 15-day clause was not in the arti-
Gle under present consideration. The
chairman sustained the point, when Mr.
Humphreys proceeded. In England
was an aristocracy of birth. Here in
Hawaii was an aristocracy of wealth.
He implored them not to put a price
of wealth on the franchise. The au-
thor of the report had told him that
the Hawaiians were further to be re-
strained by high dues in the club. The
United States Government had made
made them American citizens, but IL
was sought to make that priceless
privilege dependent upon their be-
longing to four by five precinct club.
Jesus had said that not everyone who
said Lord, Lord" was entitled to the
kingdom Of heaven. And II was not
everybody who demanded fair play on
the floor of this convention who want
ed to carry 1t out. He asked the Ha-
waiians present not to allow their cen
fding and generous natures to be i'm
posed upon by INSCRIPTIONS schemers
for depriving them of the sacred rights
Of American citizens.
Smith Admits the Scheme.
| Carl s. Smith, interpreted by Mr.
Desha, spoke to question of privilege
He wished to congratulate the conven-
ton upon the able presentation Of his
views by Mr.. Humphreys without hav-
ing INDUCED in single personality
| That gentleman had made a searching
investigation of the report and nm al
most convincing argument of his view
Of the subject. He had attacked the
motives of the men behind tie report
| without aspersing their characters.
| There was no man who more than him
self. the chairman of the committee.
felt grateful to Mr.. Humpt rays for
the searching criticism he had given
the document. If that report could not
stand before the inspection of any gen.
tleman of these Islands upon its merits,
let II be expunged from the record. II
that paper contrayened the principles
of the Republican party, then let that
paper be burned in the fire. Did he be-
lieve that the report he had signed was
|
hood suffrage. he was a man OF mis- con-
victions enough to denounce the docu-
ment. If anyone of them came to the
conclusion that they had been mis-
guided, that the report took away liam
hood suffrage, that II was opposed to
the principles of the Republican party.
that man would do him personal fG-
vor by voting against the adoption of
the report. / wish now to state to you
as plainly, as tersely and personally as
| can, the manner in which this repoi I
was built up in the committee. When
1t was suggested that the committee
should be formed, and that ] might be
the chairman, had several talks with
gentlemen on this floor but who do not
belong mere. We got suggestions and
assistance, as we had been advised we
could, from every source whence we
could get them. found that one man
who belonged to this party, though he
has not been long in these Islands, had
typewriter paper containing q
scheme of organization. found in that
paper matters that appealed to my
/ sense of justice, Of fairness, of propri-
ETY., and | took that paper. That pa
per, gentlemen, formed the basis o!
our report. Our committee met at 80
and from that hour until 4:30 we Ia
bored as assiduously as | had labored
for months. We went over that thing
section by section, line by line. and We
put those sections to the best test that
we knew. Gentlemen, ! cannot speak
for more than one member of that CON-
mittee of seven, but lean say for that
one that we were not subject to any
interference. II | have been led to dc
anything, misled | should say. which
should not have been done, shall re
cede from my position. | am not pre-
pared to contradict or explain what
passed between Mr.. Humphreys ant
that gentleman. Gentlemen, but | dc
want to tell you that II that is machine
politics ! am guilty as charged. There
was a gentleman who came before thi.
convention last night and said thai
Directing to machine politics was like
throwing Chinese stinkpots. Who is
throwing Chinese stinkpots today, try
ing to stink this report out of this con
vention? Pause, gentlemen, before you
vote on this question and consider
whether you are being ground down bJ
a machine. This Is my question Of
privilege, gentlemen, on behalf OF my
self and other members of the com
mittee. There Is no matter so secret
in any committee report that am con
nected with, that ! cannot lay it be
fore this convention. | do not thinl
there Is anything in this report which
robs anyone of his suffrage. | shoulC
like to see Article !. pass. Do not VOC
for this report, gentlemen, let my vot'
be the only one in its favor, II you con
slider that IL denrlYcS one man OF hi