Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-01

speeches. or JOnn NJ. lnurStOn anu
Thomas Fitch. recently delivered in
this city, and | cordially unite, though
not from the same point of view, in
their advice that you should identity
yourselves with the Federal Govern.
ment, as now administered by the
chosen representatives of the Republi.
can party. This is the outcome of my |
experience and observation for many |
years in business and in politics. ap |
/ piled to the facts as | understand |
| them.
| You absolutely require immediate |
| Territorial Legislation to improve your
law and its administration and TO
meet your financial necessities, and
you also want the hearty cooperation
of Congress. Both of these objects
may be attained by the election of a
Republican Congressman and of Re.
publican Senate, and they will be ac-
complished IL business men of all
classes discard incivism. and, under
the impulse of civil obligations, put
their shoulders to the wheel.
Chairman Smith announced that
while he had made n mistake in an
nouncing Mr.. Highton Republican,
he would now call on a man whom he
knew TO be a Democrat-Clinton J.
Hutchins.
Mr.. Hutchins said he stood on the
Republican platform for the first time
in his life. This was probably because
he was a Democrat. The situation in
the Islands, as he saw II, did not APP
peal for partisal support and he had
refused after having being urged by
other Democrats, to swallow the situa-
ton. He had come to the conclusion
that for the best interests of the coun-
: try financially and every other way,
the only thing to do was to vote the
. Republican ticket from top to bottom.
AS a representative of the financial in
terests entrusted to his care, he could
not see his way clear to do anything
else.
/. NJ. Hatch and DR.. G. Il. Wood were
called on but they were not in attend
ance. w. o. Smith was then introduc-
cd and. in few well chosen words, he
; explained what he believed to be the
- responsibility upon the people of the
- community.
In the first place. there was re-
= sponsibilty to the people hcre-the ma
: tives-and the general government.
Il We owe 1t to ourselves and the United
States" said the speaker, ITO see to II
that the government here does not be-
Z come a fairure. We owe it to the gen.
eral government to assist ii in solving
the great problems that now face II"
(The latter part of this quotation was
with reference to the expansion policy
and the annexation of outside terri
tory.
The, second point brought out was
. this-that TO accomplish any object
there must be action in concert Mr..
Smith here stated that 1t was the duty
Of every citizen to put aside all indi-
u vidual differences and vote the straight
! Republican ticket. The last Legisla-
u ture had been a modification to the
u people of the Territory and a disap-
pointment to the general government.
G. II. Robertson, called upon, stated
:, fact that If people would read the ac-
counts of the meeting, they would come
=, 10 a realization of the gravity of the
: situation and the absolute necessity OF
=, voting the straight Republican ticket
At this point Richard lvers arose and
:, introduced the resolution on behalf OF
y, VIM. G. Irwin & Co., Ltd, which ap.
/ I. 4 a..
field seconded the resolution, saying
that he did this fully realizing that the
prosperity of the Territory lay in vot.
ing a straight Republican ticket. The
resolution was thereupon adopted una
nimously.
LOrrin Andrews, the next speaker
confined his remarks strictly to the
= situation as he had found 1t with ref
erence to the scratching of the Repub
liCan ticket. He said the natives hat
come to a realization of the import
"a ance of voting the straight ticket ant
ID they had become most loyal workers
n. of the Republican party. However, Il
N was a fact that the foreign element
Z were talking of scratching the ticket
IT In this lay the greatest danger 1t was
a necessary to elect five out Of the
C seven Senators. and 1t was necessary
@ to elect all three on this Island, or the
r. whole party would be jeopardized.
J. The speaker mere called upon all
C present to see that personal spite
/. pique or perhaps thoughtlessness did
/. not stand in the way of voting the
v, straight ticket. Those present had in
n luence with many others for the goot
Is of the country. The Republican candi
n dates were all pledged to support The
D. platform and the party and any who
X devated from that would be killed
S, practically.
10 r. N. Boyd addressed the meeting OF
10 behalf Of the Hawaiians and his re
i. banks were timely and most enthusias
in tically received He said he realized
Iy that the Republican party was the on'
%. L., 10 hnh IA,