The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-07-11
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which had reached the agreement and
could speak by the card, he devoted
himself principally to preventing such
rabid expressions as would make the
split inevitable. He said: Last night
a committee met and worked from s
till II o'clock to patch up the differ
ences which were made apparent yes
terday. The fire was burning yester-
day and was still hot last night. We
got cooled down and now you want TO
start the blaze once more. II we all
keep on this way we can never cure the
i'll feeling which exists In some quar-
ters. In every difference there must be
mutual concessions, and SO last even
ing we agreed that the past should be
forgotten and the party reunited and
| brought together even more closely
Now we are building the fire once more.
Let us be men and pull together. Del
eEate Wilcox and Caypless have been
at Washington and they tell us that
We must be united II we want to Sc
cure advantages for our country. There
are here some of my friends who were
on the reef with me because We loved
our country, and yet / have that same
love for my people in my heart, and
/ want to see us get together for good.
Yesterday we were all blazing and
| IL 1t were not for the Delegate cooling
us of there might have been trouble,
There seems to have been Il spark left
and this may be blown into blaze
unless we watch 1t carefully. Mark
ham was one of the delegates on the
other side who helped TO amend the
constitution. why should We say that
! In rivh Ito hnnnat aplliars
we should follow our leaders. We
should follow our Delegate and We will
go on to victory. Let the Delegate ex-
plain the conditions under which the
constitution was revised"
Wise spoke earnestly and with feel
ing, but the other side was becoming
| infiamed and there was an effort OF
| the part of several old men to get the
floor. while Wilcox was trying to make
himself heard. This he did soon, but
he was not going to make any deter
mining statement, contenting himself
with telling the delegates to keep quiet
and not make any trouble, as the max
| ing Of constitution was q matter OF
hard work and II would take some time
II carefully go through the document
His words did not reassure the reform.
| tE6, nOI ulu iIlty hlldy the IttllIE VI
the reactionaries. who were struggling
to make themselves heard in their de-
nunciations of the new constitution
Amid the turmoil President Kalauoka
lani took the floor and quietly begar
to explain the meaning of the provision
for the smaller executive committee
He told how there were to be thirt,
committeeman elected on the various
islands and that they would be chose,
by the people. He became aroused b.
the murmurins OF his followers, AM
perhaps led away by the showing o
strength, and said;
1t appears that every one is in doub
as to the propriety of making this con
stitution finally just now. Amending
the constitution and having a new on
are not the only things to be done
We must be very careful. II must b.
remembered that il was because the!
changed the constitution under tn
, Queen that We had trouble and final.
lost our country Upon these words
showing that the president was no
going TO stand by the agreement =
solemniy entered into, there was grea
disorder and there Were cries for IN
motion which was that OF the Lai
I women to lay the constitution on tn
/ table.
: Even yet John Wise would not ad
NIT defeat for the plan for harmon,
Again he rose TO declare that the fir
e must not be permitted TO blaze and I
n insist that the purpose OF the new con
: stitution was 10 build up the part!
he said everything was in the pows
Iof the president, but he made lit