Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-25
BURNS BIRTHDAY
TAkS THE
LEE LANG NIGHT

Office 1t Is a great thing to be the
ruler of great people and especially
in a country where the people make the
ruler. II Is a peculiar coincidence that
English speaking people. whether in
the United States. even in this part OF
the United States. or in England. are
| the men who start the march of en-
pire. They say that the game of en-
| pire Is easy and common. but to gov
| arn well is difficult II Is a happy con-
| iitiOn that the American people are
able to govern themselves. and II Is a
happy condition that the English peo-
pie are able to govern themselves. II Is
true that the English ruler is born, but
ii is equally true that for a century
and half there has not been an En-
glish ruler that was not worthy. And
in the United States from the earliest
time down to the present there has
been no man elected President who has
not been worthy of that office. The
fact is that when you let people have
their way they usually do right. In
all free countries the people are the
source of power in America the people
are the sOvereigns. The other day a
man came before me to he naturuli2cd
and | asked him II he had read the
constitution. He said, Yes, have
read 1t over and over, but II is too big
for me-" said to him, Thu country
is not too big for you" and ne replied,
Il have twelve children" stopped
him there and ordered, MIR. Clerk,
swear him" CLaughter)
A friend of mine in Boston went over
to Scotland for his lassie. He told me
that the first Sunday he walked out
with her he started to whistle when
she stopped him. saying, Il will not
marry a man who whistles on the Sab
bath day" and he told me II made
him stop whistling altogether. Tha
illustrates the strength of the senti
ment that animates the Scottish people
They carry it with them wherever they
go-their faith in God. their devotion
to country. have never been questioned
or exceeded.
Next week have to go to HilO. Most
OF the English speaking people there
are Scotch. and they have no got much
Of a Jail there. Are all the people
here Scotch, Mr.. NOR? " | asked On q
former visit to Hilo. We'll. the best
part of them are" he Cannily replied.
II was a HilO ScotChman who told me,
Il was getting forty dollars a month
when | came here first, and COW am
getting five hundred month and q
free hoose." They make good citizens
because they never forget their coun-
try, nor their religion. nor thclr poets
ought to say a word about the
present President OF the United States
He Is the youngest man that was eycl
: President of the United States. yet hG
is one of the ablest and most indepen-
dent II Is strange that though born
in luxury and wanting nothing In com.
fort and education. yet from lis first
/ appearance in the public eye he has
been a man Of the people. When the
alarm of war with Spain was eu'.nded
and the Rough Riders OF the West re,
spOnded, he was the man to lead them
to victory. when elected Governor
OF the State Of New York hc proved
more Of an American than a partisan
, When the awful calamity of the assas
| sination of President Mckinley hap,
, pened, he was sworn into Office AMI
you know what he Is doing for tn,
country. (Applause.)
cannot sing the old songs. ! came
here as your guest, in the hope that
may be counted as one OF you, and tha
my life with yours may be devoted t.
doing the best we can for our beloved
country In conclusion would re
peat to you what was said by Lord Mel
, son at Trafalgar to a Scotchman
! When the famous signal was displayed
, England expects every man this da!
to do his duty" a Scottish officer said
( Man, what do you expect of Scotch
b. mem" oh we'll" replied Nelson
they always do their duty" (Pro
longed applause)
King and Queen.
w. r. Hoare II. b. Ms consul, re
Piled TO the toast, Their Majesties tn,
| King and Queen of Great Britain,
saying;
, Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen
p feel il a great honor and a great priyi
-. lcgc to be called upon to respond Il
this toast this evening.
Y The life OF King Edward VII, whit
: has come to the throne at an advanced
age, has been, If | may say so, as al
= open book spread in the sight of hi
people. The chapter of his history Al
prince and heir apparent has been clos
| ed, and a new one as king and empero
has been commenced.
With his great experience and his in
innate knowledge of the great Tespon
sbllities and duties attaching to tn,
crown; having for his guidance thu