The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-11-07
rcopyrieh., by ROBERT Boxxra's soxs.
CHAPTER XIII.

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CHAPTER XIII.
The effects of the result of that cleo.
Gon were made manifest at once.
It was not an easy matter for the
ardent Annexationists to accept the
ultimatum of the majority vote, but
manfully they had done it, and the
intelligence of the reunited elements
of the American League was turned
toward the upbuilding of country
rich in promise and already yielding
fruitfully to their nourishing care.
Sandford Dole was chosen president
of the republic without an opposing
candidate. The sagacity of the man.
his patriotism, his unwavering adher-
euce to the principles of freedom,
made him the ideal candidate.
In the construction of his cabinet,
he again urged upon my uncle to ac-
eept the Office he had filled since the
revolution; but Uncle Tom declined.
He was not the man he was at that
time. He was aging under the sorrow
of Winnie's loss, and his mind seemed
always troubled. He was physically
much enfeebled by what he had gone
through, and, laying aside the cares
and responsibilities of Office, he with
drew to The Corals to rest.
Gordon still had the army. Never
had q man been accepted as the
adopted son of country with so much
affection as Gordon. He was looked
upon as the backbone of our military
force, and with Gordon at the head,
our little army was twice as great as it
wcald be without him.
The e1-queen, as Mrs. Donimis-
her family name-still lived in Homo.
iulu, on Washington Square; but her
followers, outside theignorant natives,
were few, and the Royalists had sunk
to the level of political intriguers,
without a cause and without Lope.
The wisdom Of the government was
shown best when it looked to the wis.
dom OF other successful republics for
example in bringing about most sue
cessful form Of legislative influence;
and from the best bricks in the fabrics
of other republics they gave to Hawaii
q; substantial, indestructible rule OF
the people for their own good and un.
der their own control.
The election laws were simple, but
they were safe. There was no ballot!
box stusing, no purchasing of votes.
There was no rioting at the polls, for
the rule Of the majority was for the
right, and by the rule of the majority
the guardians Of the peace were chosen.
The electric franchise, under consti.
tuition framed by twelve of the ablest
men of Hawaii and adopted by the
people, was zealously guarded. Citi.
.xenship was conferred upon those who
were born in the country, or who,
after having resided there certain
number of years and had given evil
-dence of their intention, clains citizen!
ship papers. But to become a voting
citizen Of Hawaii an oath of allegiance
was necessary to the foreign-born, by
which they were held always to sup.
port the constitution and uphold the
government against all others, and
further, the naturalized voter must
,forswear all allegiance to any other
power. Nor was this all.
To vote well, citizen must vote in.
telligsntly. Therefore, an ability to
read and write must be proven before
an examining board before the would
be citizen obtained the papers that
entitled him to exercise his voice in
the management of affairs or the elec'
ton of legislative officers.
1t has been noticed that during a
long season of drought or the other
extreme, overwhelming storms, all
nature stunts. It does not progress.
Nothing thrives. Everything seems
to 60 to the dogs. The blight re.
moved, the cooling showers in the one
instance, the warm breath of the sun
dried air in the other, bring about a
change. Nature goes forward in leaps
and plunges. 1t makes up for lost
time. The balance must be restored,
the gap must be.illed; and after a
time, all traces of the former stagna.
tion hre gone.
So it was with US in Hawaii.
Once safely under thu new consti',
tuition, Dole inaugurated. the govern
ment and legislative Offices filled,
business went on with rush. Every.
thing doomed. Money that had been
held with view to getting it safely
out of the country was put into indus.
trial ventures that employed men and
brought trade and commerce to our
shores.
AS out of the darkness of the night
comes the dawn and after the dawn