The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-29
HOME RULER
MASS MEETING

be beneficial to you Hawaiians and all
of the people of the Territory; therefore
I ask you all to support US in this re-
quest, and adopt the resolutions and a
committee to wait on the Governor and
leg of him to comply with your request
Thanking the meeting for their atten
ton, the speaker introduced Representa-
tives Kaniho, Hihio, Beckley, Puuki and
Senator Kanuha. All spoke in about the
same strain.
Kaniho claimed that the native Hawaii
ans were to blame if any one was to be
blamed at all for any hardships that
the Hawaiians may or win suffer as a
result Of not getting an extension of
time by the Governor to complete the
work that they, the Home Rulers, have
been entrusted TO accomplish at this
session of the Legislature.
He said no one else brought this on
our party but you people Of Oahu. Eyes,
you, the voters of Oahu. elected Achi
and Cecil Brown to obstruct us. the
Home Rulers of the nation. The other
Islands gave a large majority in the
Lower House and would have done the
same in the Senate If the Oahuans had
stuck by their colors and had not joined
the Republicans. To the two Kohalas,
the districts which I represent, 1 can
proudly go back and say to my con-
stituents, I did my duty to you; we
passed the anti-yaccination bill in the
! lower House; it was sent back vetoed
by the Governor. We in the Lower
House passed it over the veto, but the
Oahu Senators sustained the Governors
veto, and now as 1t has not become law,
you Oahu voters will have to suffer the
pains of having your arms pricked and
have such sickness that may be derived
from or caused by vaccination. I ask
you all to support the purposes of this
! gathering"
Kaniho was app1auded throughout his
! speech. He proved very plausible
speaker, full of ancient sayings and quo
tations and keeping the crowd in good
humor and laughter.
! Hihio complained of having a sore
throat. He said his hoarseness was
caused from working night and day in
his endeavors to carry out the wishes of
/ his constituents. He believed that the
] Governor should extend the session for
ten or fifteen days, at least; that If such
a misfortune indeed TO the cause Of the
) Hawaiians. He asked for the support
ofths-peaple.
( kKanuhs-<was next, speaking, in the
main, rs did Kalauokalani. He was vi
cious in his remarks and his illusions
| actions of the citizens in herding the
people who were burnt out of their
homes on the 10Th of January, 1900. at
/ the burning of Chinatown. He stated
that the haoles lined the streets of GER
tain parts of the City armed with axes.
hoes. pickaxes and clubs. and kept the
POOR people, who were unfortunate as
/ to be among the homeless mass, and
compelled them 70 walk in streets con-
fined to routes which led to temporary
homes, while any one attempting to es-
cape from lis line of march did so at
the risk of his or her life. Kanuha
spoke also of the plague scare of the
other day. and said IL the Legislature
had not been in session the City of Ho-
nolulu would have been in a state OF
quarantine and nothing would have saw
ed it. The place would have been burn
ed down and the poor Hawaiians made
to suffer The Board asked for $40, ,001
for that purpose. but was refused, and
this sum of money was saved from be-
ing squandered. He blamed the Republi-
cans for everything in reference to the
present predieament of the Legislature,
adding that the Home Rulers must stick
by one and another to make their cause
a success. He believed that the Gov
elnor's refusal to extend the session was
a trick of the Republican party. Nothing
can be done for the benefit of you people
without the Governor gives his consent
so We must all support this movement
concluded the speaker.
Representative ReokIsy-~spoke on the
same subject as the previous orators but
with more force and excitement Ht
spoke lengthily on the loan bill, stating
[ that the leader of the Republican Sena
tors called on him today and begged
Of him to use his influence to pass 1t a.
! II was the most important of the ses
n sion. 81 gave him no satisfaction. an
when the bill was to come up for actor
1t could not be produced; good reasor
why, had it In my desk. I kept Il
there for a purpose. ! am not afraid tt
!. speak my mind. My mouth they canno
! tie, my hands are free and I am under
l obligations to no one. 1 work and earl
l my own living; I represent the distric
: OF the four Islands all in one, and tina
is me. Although young In years, I an
willing to do all that lies in my powe
for the benefit Of you, my countrymen
L has been said we had done nothing
4 only wasted time. The Republicans ar
tc blame for the obstruction and tn
delay of the work of both Houses-n
one else is to blame but them. The.
= know that If we had more time all o
the laws that have been prepared by tn
Home Rulers would pass and becom
laws Of the land. They would then los
: their power forever that they are nov
! struggling to hold. Gentlemen, We hav
tlves and to our country, as 1t has al
ready been explained by those who spok
: before me. We want a little more tim
; to accomplish our work, and 1t would
4 wrong if all this work so far done
: II all this time, labor and money spen
. be wasted on the stubborn will OF on
= Governor, Mr.. Dole, who has refused I
: give US a little more time. IT Is nj
:. y light to give or not, but, gentlemen, yot
4 the people, have also a right: that righ
: vcu must exercise tonight by passing TN
= resolutions that will be proposed late
: When that is presented and he stiH de
!. 2lines to satisfy our wishes, then
i shall attend TO It. and the position q
{ Tow holds viii be taken away ana
: viii be no more known as Governor.
was Republican when / was solaie
Z and one OF those who drilled IL tha
= 7rill shed there for five months. iai
q bout throwing away money, that
. where money was wasted. This Is notf
! ng in comparison with 1t. I've pee
: here. You pass the resolutions. tne
= We win see what VIII be the outcome.
. Puuki spoke next. to the effect that
Is matters in connection with the busines