The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-10-19
GEORGE GEAR ON WILCOX.

George ID. Gear was the next speaker
He made n telling speech on the false,
hccds which Wilcox has uttered to hi.
followers, CT the great work that he (Wil.
ccx) did in Washington for the Hayaiiar
people. He ma led the lie which WILCOX
has so freely passed around that he was
the one who gained for the Hawalians
their right of franchise. and he read eX-
tracts from letter which Caesar Ceso
Moreno bad directed to him which was
hrim full of scathing references to the
G6rihaldlan, who had deceived even him
crafty Caesar Colso. These references
bought out rounds of applause.
In opening his speech. Mr.. Gear said:
II have consented to speak here tonight
not to give you a sample of oratory but
10 give you plain facts OF what came uu-
der my observation of the various candi-
dates while they were in Washington.
Before ] do that | want to call your
attention to some statements that were
made from this stage by the Democrats
few nights ago. One of them stated
that II ought to bring tho Blush of shame
to the check of every Hawaiian who did
not vote for his ALI, for the descendant
OF one OF the kings Of Kauai He gave
tNat as Democratic doctrine. say that
the man who has the cheek to say that
and does not blush. is ndamantne, for
the principles Of that platform are that
all men are horn free and equal.
I'VE are under the beneflcent protection
Of the United States and we are all FREQ
md equal There is not n man who is
hotter than his reighhor In the eyes of
tie law and of the Constitution OF the
United States, NpHlause.)
I'm Washington there stands n pillar.
On Its top is n figure of n man IN stone.
TIE figure looks as though the burdens
Of the word were resting on It's Shout
ders. That Is Abraham Lincoln. That IL
the man who gave to the colored race of
tho South their freedom. ! was n Repnb-
1ioan for that reason. You gentlemen who
ere babies in the party don't know what
that means. The Democratic party boasts
of the Solid South. Why? Because thew
we're all for slavery. 1t was the South
that wanted slavery and 1t was the South
thot brought on the war
'Jt was In the Senate chamber in the
Capitol Mt WASHINGTON that heard SEN
ator Tillman of South Carolina say. in
answer to a question as to whether he
believed In slavery, yes. I do, and wish
we were back in the old days when we
did have slaveryr From that statement
made by n Democrat. do not see how
any Hawaiian here could Join the Dem
ocratic party. believe that In time to
come when the people here have studied
tho history OF the two great political par
ties and know that the Democrats are
against the free ballot box, the Hawaii
ans will come out and say. the Repub-
leans are the NTH for US and we will
vote the Republican ticket
II had the honor to be IN tho city OF
WashiHgton when many important ques-
tionI were being deliberated on I'm Con-
gress. ! know what was done there In
Hawaiian matters. ! know the men who
came out and opposed the property quail
foation on the Hawa.ians' vote. IT was
the Republican party which struck out
that qualification. and I defy any one to
show the contrary-that 1t was not the
Republican party that gave you the fran
cfise,
REPUBLICANS FOR FRANrHIsE.
"I saw Sam Parker there ,"d often
with many of the Senator'S. PH' he was
there In a different capacity from Prime
David and knew what was gcinF on In
the committee that had the Hawaiian bill
In hand. The committee stood eleven 10
seven and they finally struck out the
pre- erty qualification ond the payment of
debts clause on that kind OF vote.
v as in the Senate when tho hill was pass
en- and heard the Republicans on the
floor stand up and damn that property