The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-25

lis I1berty'S bold note / swell;
Thy harp. Columbia, let me take
See gathering thousands while / sing,
a broken chain, exulting, bring,
And dash it in a tyrants face,
And dare him to his very beard,
And tell him he no more is feared
No more the despot of Columbia's race!
A tyrant's proudest insults braved
They shout people freed! They hail an
empire saved"
For Scotland he had a passionate de-
yotion; he wanted to do SO much and
thought he could do SO little:
"A wish 1 had q mind it's power)-
wish that to my latest hour
Shall strongly heave my breast;
That 1 for poor aud Scotland's sake
Some usefu' plan or book could make,
Or sing a sang a least"
He lived to form juster estimate OF
himself, however, and is reported to
have said to his wife: Jean, I'll be
more thought of a hundred years after
this than 1 now
That prediction has been amply full
,,siIed, and Scotland and the world recog
nizes the Ayrshire plouehman as one Of
| its great men and great benefactorS. In
the the words of one OF his biographers:
"It is something, amidst generations that
regard wealth as all in all, or, If they
take less ignoble view of life, are ready
! to purchase the prizes of ambition at
IL
voice like Burnss, with a power Of
catching the general ear more widely
than most of his compeers, should have
compelled attention to a protest that
there are greater things in life than
wealth or power, and that high souled
purpose and an honest career are better
for man than degraded plenty or sue.
cessfuI craft
In the words of Burns himself:
"a prince can max a belted knight,
A marquis, duke and "a that;
An honest mans a boon his right
Guide faith he mauna ia thati
For a that, and "a that,
Their dignities and a that:
The pith O. sense and pride O. worth
Are higher rank than a that"
Mr.. n. Kay sang, There Was a Lad
Was Born in Kyle which aroused
much enthusiasm, the audience join
ing in the chorus. He was compelled
TO sing "a Life on the Rolling Sea"
Mr.. George F. Davies sang humorous
song. Quick Work. which was heart
lily enjoyed.
Chief Rae proposed the health of
President Roosevelt, which was drunk
standing, and it was with cheers and
applause that Judge Estee was greeted.
JUDGE ESTEE'S RESPONSE.
Judge Estee said he did not know
whether he was expected to speak of
the great Office of the President or of
the man who filed the place. 1t was a
great thing, he said, to be ruler, es-
peciary when the people chose that
ruler. The Judge continued that it was
the English-speaking people wherever
they lived that were able to make en-
pires and govern them. It was true
that in England the ruler was born to
that office, yet for century and a halt
there had not been a ruler who was
unworthy of the office, and in the Unit
ed States since the time of washington
there had never been a President who
was unworthy of the office.
Speaking of the Scotch, he said, he
should pay tribute to them, for he had
friend who had gone to Scotland to
bring a lassie, and when on one Sab
bath they were walking out and he be-
gan to whistle and she said, ''Ill nae
marry a man who whistles on Sunday"
and he had to stop. This showed, he
said that the Scotch took with them
their sentiment and they lived with
that sincerity which marked their ear
1y life.
He continued:
..Our present President is Mr. Theo-
dore Roosevelt; and 1t should be here
noted that the President or this great
republic is the only high officer under
cur government who has no title be-
yond that OF simple Mister 1t Is
said this rule was originally establish
ed for the reason that the President
was presumed to be nearer the people
than any other officer within the peo-
PIES gift. Mr. Roosevelt Is peculiarly
o-se II the people. It may be true that
Re belonss 70 Il family in the State -
New York, ferrous f5r their wealth
and posieicn " n every Instance
within iae pe~ioC of the ess5ent's
rna1hooG - has r nged himself o1 tt.
side % the people. When the war be-
tween Spain and the United States rs
declared. he rallied around him reEi-
ment OF so-cal,ed Rough Eiders'' from
the far West, and he vent = the front
and riskcd Ills lie II defense OF tbs