Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-06

defenders OF the Constitution ana tne
| Inion. The early settlers in America |
we're deeply imbued with the love OF
| liberty and with the belief in the right |
OF every community to govern itself.
When this right was challenged, they
. fought for IL. and secured their indie.
prndenre. In 1875 Jefferson wrote
these immortal words: I'VE hold
these truths to be self.evident that ali
men are created equal and he further
declared that Governments derive
their Just powers from the consent OF
the governed. Upon this rock our ma
ton is built; and, ii that foundation Is
maintained the bulwarKs of national
peace and prosperity will stand for.
ever.
Following in this Territory "tradi.
tiunal American tines. we shall main.
tain the equality OF AL citizens before
the law. There will be no privileged
class in whose hands the power to rule
shall be placed, but every man, and
, in time IL may be every woman too,
shall have n voice and vote in decid-
ing questions OF public policy and in
selecting the agents to carry v out.
For generations the native residents
Of these Islands have all taken part al
! the ballot box in the conduct of the
! Government. The ballot now in their
y hands under the Organic Act Is not a
gift. It Is the continuance Of u right
4, which has been theirs since the days
: Of the kamehamchas.
d Universal Suffrage Trial.
" But in a sense this problem Of uni
10 ,ersal suffrage is on trial. The Pres
u ident of the United States with tn
10
to see how well this problem will b.
solved by MS. II we use the ballot IL
n diligently. fcarlcssly. wisely, shown
a, ourselves to be above the reach q
nj bribery. of intimidation. OF fattory, "
q shall hand down to the generations I
n come government, which shall be -
II government of the people, by the pee
no pie and for the people. We sha
M choose for our public officials men {
,s courage and honesty, and we sha
G hold them to strict accountability. an
nm reward or punish them as their otiicii
ms conduct shall merit. We shall dra
ON no color line in our political partte
ds hut we shall gather under our part
nj. banners men of all COlOrs, OF q
vo crecds. of all conditions. and harm
,se nizc them in the work of developer
on. our Territory along traditional Anne
"a lean lines
ills MunicipaI Government Needed.
Nv Now in order to follow tradition
pn' American lines" in our deveiopmcl
hS we must establish system OF coun
g, OF and municipal government. Central
~. ed government Is tolerated nowhere
III American soil. AmeriCauism aims
icy leave the individual free to vote ms
.su pleases. and each ward, each tOwnsh
.he each city and each county free to gC
'le crn itself through officials Of It's o'
choosing and by regulations Of its O'
making The Constitution OF the In
lta- ed States recognizes the right vi ca
Hey state to regulate its own domestic
Der fairs, and the State recognizes Il
ON. each subdivision, namely. VIA
and town, city, county. has rights, VIII
Is the State is bound To respect.
Wv WV, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
nf Fellow citizens. while rejoicing
has. the prosperity OF the whole Union,
,uId resolutions tonight snOuld he COniii
nur 10 an enthusiastic recognition Of
,ryr TACT that we see in President Roo
II. volts message the guarantee that
| nm soil will he reserved for happy hon
I nf from which men and women will
sons rect local governments tor their IL
row AFFAIRS. uniting in n general form
neal. government for Territorial affairs.
mon we should pledge ourselves to use
,ous right of suffrage In such Il manner
thar coming generations may say, our f
IS97 crs followed the traditional Ameri
rfrr lines" and built for us. their child
we an everlasting political superstruct
nj over which they wrote those immo
OK. words. Liberty, Equality. Fratcrni
iclrs At the conclusion of Mr. Stewa
and speech the resolutions as given alb
and were adopted ana the meeting
n nr iourncd.
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