Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-01

erty and opportunity under Just and
wise laws. tApplause.) But you must
help yourselves. In the first place you
understand but little of us, and yet
from your isolated position in the Pa.
cific sea you have read and studied
and understand better the American
people and our institutions and our
needs than the great body of the
American people understand them.
selves. You can see that this must be
so. For many years We have been in
struggle for commercial and indus.
trial supremacy, settling our great in.
lternal difficulties and holding our pc.
sitiOn with the other nations of the
world. The eyes of our people have
only been turned in slight degree to
these beautiful islands; therefore our
nation has not yet settled a form as
to what these islands may need in the
way of legislation and administration.
But II is for the benefit of us both on
the mainland in the islands that we
come together to study the needs Of
all. in order that what Is necessary for
you may come from the Congress OF
he United States as an act OF justice
fortified by full knowledge OF what
you need. tApplause)
Responsibility Of Hawaii.
My fellow citizens. whep a new part
OF the world Is taken in under the fos.
tering care of a great power. 1t neces.
sarily takes a long time for the people
on both sides to understand each 9th
er. 1t will necessarily take a long
time and the progress will be slow
whereby we can enact for you all the
Legislation that your peculiar position
and necessities may demand. There.
fore the responsibility Is upon you to
let the American people know in some
dignified and proper manner just what
lyou need and what we ought to enact
in the way of needed legislation. Gap
plause)
have not come here tonight to dis.
cuss for a single moment your local
political conditions. | presume | do
not understand them. and would not
attempt to interfere IN regard to them
ii | did: but I think | can tell you to-
night some of the ways in which your
necessities and demands may be prop
erly brought to the attention of the
administration and of the Congress OF
the United States-may be brought ia
their attention In such way that
what you justly ask will be granted
to you without unreasonable delay
prolonged applauseJ
Progress Through Parties.
In coming to the United States fol
action In your behalf you must not for
get what | have already said, that
progress in a nation is through politi
cal parties. To achieve something In
the United States in the way of YOU
material advancement, you cannot eX
, peCt to receive a proper hearing or e
secure adequate Legislation unless you
, needs and necessities and demands
, are brought to the attention of one o
, the two great political parties OF tn,
United States. prolonged applause.
=. But Two Parties.
/. I In the United States there are bu
( two great political parties. Either ont
I Tor the other OF these parties for three
I quarters of a century has held the des
/. TIMES OF the United States in its grasp
;. What has been accomplished has beef
!. Through the instrumentality of thes,
great parties.
: Frog to ST. James.
r You might as well send a frog t,
{ clipper at the doors Of the Court o
n st. James for what you want as to sent
= to Washington a Delegate who Is no
= one OF or in harmony with either of thu
!, two great political parties. CTremen
r dous applause.) This Is not politica
4 theory-it Is a political fact. (Ap
r plause.)
don't suppose that the American
people care particularly to Interior,
!. in your own local administration of al
I fairs. but you need much, and the Con
e gress Of the United States is very IL
, norant OF what you 90 need and wha
will be for your best good,
I A Parkty Delegate.
$ | tell you that the only way to ge
d It is to have your Delegate come Their
S backed with credentials that will az
$ peal to one or the ether Of the grea
;. parties that administer the affairs 0
J. the United States. (Applause)
We do not understand tbs loca
questions that divide you into parties
Q the names of which we don't eve
J. know. laughter When an a,nba!
Q sadOr comes to the United States tIUI
It another great power, in order 10 b
E properly received he must have ere
" dentlals from an accredited nation
o When an ambassador comes from til
s Territory OF Hawaii TO the presiden
e and Congress Of the Unitel States
Il he Is to be received, he must bear SI'
l. dentials from an accredited party a
e understood by the United states. Tire
o mendous APPLAUSE You may not b,
u lleve this yet, you may try eNper
ments in the future as you are tryin
them now (laughter) yOr may pos
e pOne the date of your influence AT tn
~ seat OF government Of cur c3mmO
II country, but inevitably the time
r coming when every citizen Of Hawai-
10 native born or a citizen by adoption
ID will come to understand the eXaC
d. truth Of the proposition | have jus
n stated to you. CApplause.)
re Study the Parties.
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