The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-23
To
REPUBLICANS
Robt. N. Boyd Tells
Why he Left
Wilcox.

One of the. most enthusiastic of the
suburban Republican rallies of the
campaign was held last evening at Moi
liih Church, where between two hun
dred and fifty and three hundred vot-
ers gathered before the verandah on
the makai side, and listened to sensi-
Bile advice. The meeting was presided
over by Robert N. Boyd, who made an
earnest appeal to the Hawaiians to lay
aside their anger toward the Republi-
can party, as he had done, and vote for
the Republican nominees. Other
speakers were S. F. Chillingworth, Jo-
nah Kumalae, w. w. Harris, and Car
los Long, all of whom were well re-
ceived. At the close of the meeting
three cheers were called by the pre-
siding officer for the ex-Queen, and
they were given with a will, as were
also cheers for Prince Kuhio and the
Republican party.
Robert Boyd gave the Hawaiians his
reasons for being Home Ruler two
years ago, and then changing to the
Republican party. He found out that
his reasons for being a Home Ruler
were only that he was angry over the
sudden change of destiny which had
come to his country, and that he was
resentful toward the people who had
occasioned it. He found that it was
best to uphold the party which pro-
tected the country and it's industries,
for it was these which enriched the
islands. He drew comparison between
the Republican and Home Rule parties,
as far as the delegate to Congress was
concerned, and of the advantages
which would come from sending a
delegate to Washington who was fully
in accord with the party in power
there. The Republican party, he said,
was moulded solidly during the Civil
War, and founded really upon the
graves of the forefathers. 1t was this
party which would not receive Wilcox
at Washington. Mr.. Boyd told the
audience plainly it was not a question
of the man in this campaign, but one
of the party from which would come
the benefits to Hawaii.
S. F. Chillingworth spoke princi-
pally on the desirability of the Ha-
waiians voting for the Republican
party, the. party of progress and indus
try, two things which made the Re-
public of the United States the great
est nation on earth. He also spoke on
the leper question. He spoke of the
threat that if the United States took
control of the settlement that the men
and women would be separated, and to
people of such affectionate dispositions
this would be worse than death. Jo-
nah Kumulae talked in the same vein
as in his former speeches.
W. W. Harris spoke briefly of the
Republican platform, saying that he
upheld every plank in it. He asked the
audience if they found anything in the
platform that would not be of benefit
to them. In speaking to the people
before the church, he said it was like
uttering his speech directly before his
Creator, and he hoped the assemblage
would take it in as serious strain as
he intended it. He spoke in favor OF
city and county government.
Carlos Long was the last speaker,
commenting on the equality which
would come to all with city and county
government He told of the benefits OF
the system in the United States, and
the placing of the power to govern
themselves directly in the hands of the
people. It was one of the planks in
the platform upon which he would put
forth his best efforts.