The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-10

ingtOn or any OlneT place tH1l SSo 90
not as good as any other man, ne Is
misleading you. At Washington a IA
naka standing on the steps of the Cap
toll with President Roosevelt commands
as much respect as any American. Inc
hest illustration of this is in our Dele
gate Wilcox. If you go to washington
Won will see Robert wilcox sitting IN
council with the greatest men Oh the
day. You will see them grasp MIN
nv the hand and place their arm upon
his shoulder. as / have seen the no
hlest Senators do. and then you VIII
know that a Kanaka stands as gooo as
any man.
II believe that some of the Repuoh-
cans expected to go to Washington 20
see wilcox snubbed on every side. They
went TO tell from what poor race Oh
neople he sprung, what bad laws the
Kanakas had made, how incompetent
1 he is for self government; how prepos-
! terous it Is that he should have the
elective franchise. They went TO tell
the President these things but when
they got there the first thing they did
when they saw how things were, was
| to ask. Please, Mr.. wilcox, won't you
introduce me to Senator or Represen-
tative So and So?'
.'They will tell you that WILCOX
didn't do anything; that he never drew
a bill that went through: that he was
NOT behind anything that was success
fluff He drew the superintendent bill
hafid of all the bills that they had fT1-
traduced, all save one died II commit
tee. The apportionment bill, l say,
went through. Another bin was that
providing for franchise for a ditch
or Hawaii. a bill which is a necessity
for the people. The combined forces or
the missionaries, Republicans and every
other party were against it. and of ell
the Hawaiians in Washington only Del.
egats Wilcox. his secretary and myself
Gid not try to assassinate that Dill
Wilcox was so small and considered 81
cheap that they did not watch and the
bill slipped through the house like
grease Then 1t went TO the Senate and
is there in the committee, and will go
through at tie next session. 1 defy any
man to dispute the statement that the
only person making this bill possible
was Robert w. Wilcox. Where was
Wilcox when the bill went through,
while the enemies of the people Were
pointing the finger of scorn at him?
On his bed trying TO die. / never ex-
pected TO see him recover, yet he said
that the bill should pass, and it went
through. Now that is what they got
from Wilcox when he was lying on his
bed, and what will they get when he
goes back lively as a cricket and full
of poi? I want TO say he is not a
corpse, either physically or politically.
wilcox has achieved great things
for his people. AS the first Delegate
from Hawaii Wilcox has made a re-
markable record. When I say Wilcox
is a wonderful man ii is matter of
circumstances. When / say he is an
American citizen, expect from him as
much as from any other citizen, but
get heap more. give you the credit,
for you have inspired him by uphold
ing him in everything he has done
right, and he has not done anything
else. Why, members of the Senate
have made the remark TO me that we
have the most wonderful unanimity
here,v and added that where we have
such feeling of unity we do not need
any help. 1 say to you, barter away
everything else but retain harmony
Whenever anything came up 1 always
advised the people at Washington to
follow the advice of the Delegate. He
suggested something that the mission
aries would call fool thing, but it
was meant to help in the carrying out
of the law. Then we heard that despite
the law that not more than one thou
sand acres of land could be held by
one owner, there had been $4,000 acres
sold to one person. That would have
been obyiated If the advice of the Del
egate had been taken. So with other
matters he has advised a course of
action, and now within three weeks
there will be commission here for the
purpose of making investigations. We
had one commission here but 1t got
into in oh n q nd
This commission comes not for a luau.
II we are right they will help us. When
the commission comes / tell you what
| want Don't put on your good clothes.
l want you to be just what you are. l
told them Kanaka was the most hon.
est part of the American community.
said that to draw attention to you.
These people are coming. If you have
any fighting TO do, do 1t in the back
yard or in the cellar. 1 want the party
to be unanimous / am white but you
must remember 1 can't help it. If you
don't like me because 1 am a haole re-
member / am not missionary. The
ascendant star of the Hawaiian party
was never brighter. want to impress
upon you that the opportunity is now
in your hand to grasp it. If you have
any ambition for your country want
to say that the key to 1t is in your
hand. First, you must have loyalty.
second, common sense, and third. de-
termination. Place everything else be-
hind and satisfy that ambition now.
During the past three years 1 have
heard the cry, Down with Dole /
don't say that. If I had the say, Dole
would not be Governor. But why pick
at Dole? You are making him the
head. Let every Hawaiian stand to-
sether, keep out jealousy. and work.
and You will make the Governor only
hgurehead with nothing but the title
and salary in his control. City and
county government, a government by
the people and of the people, and for
| that you must go TO the polls and vote
as one man. That will settle every
thing. 1t was while Wilcox was lying
on his sick bed that the Republicans
were lighting him. That's not the way
to fight. Let our war cry be unity and
We will succeed"
There was chorus of shouts when
| CaypleSs concluded and the cheering