The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-18
First Celebration
Of the Great
Event.
HonoluIu's Colony Is
Well Represented
at Banquet.
- T. PATRICK'S DAY. the Irish
= feast. had its first celebration last
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feast. had its first celebration last
~ evening. the affair taking the
form OF banquet. served in the mag
nihcent dining room OF the Moana Ho-
tel. The Hawaiian Band played Irish
airs outside. while a quartet occupied
the music loft.
The table decorations We're in green
and special lighting and the souvenir
program was in that shade OF ink
The Irish flag was Ia evidence on the
wall and on the back Of the menu. and
the dinner was a perfect one. rehecting
and Manager Allen. After the room
had been prepared, specially decorated
after dinner with the tables and potted
plants. the guests marched in and ar
ranged themselves about the board
Chairman Mccarthy sat at the center
az the oval OF the U-shaped table. on
his right Judge Estee and on his left
Attorney General Dole. Beside Judge
Estee were Committeeman l.. II. Dee
and w. r. Erving. Father HanIOn and
Committeeman James Quinn. Beside
Mr. Dole vas $. r. ChillingwOrth. q.
NJ White and John Hughes. The re-
mainder OF the party was grouped
about the two wings or the table. fiii
irg them closely.
when the excellent menu had been
partially discussed, Chairman McCar-
thy arose and said:
Fellow Irishmen and Our Guests
This Is the first time Irishmen and
their descendants in the Hawaiian ISL
ands have seen fit to celebrate St. Pat
star Spangied Banner" by the band.
1 am constrained to offer the toast.
The President or the United States"
and ask Judge NJ. NJ. Estee to respond.
Judge Estee said Irishmen loved Hs-
wall. for like their native land. there
are no snakes.
Speaking TO the toast he said. in
part:
Possibly the greatest compliment
which has been or which can be paid
10 the American people is that they
have never selected other than a first
class man as President. For full an
hundred years we have elected our
Presidents. and We have never made
serious mistake. Neither the demands
of party nor the personal or political
ambitions OF men have ever, thus far
In American history. secured the nomt-
nation or election OF any one unfit per-
son Cor that high office. Nor has pol
icy alone ever been the controlling in
huence in selecting our chief magis-
trates. We have always emphasized
the fact that the mere personal pOpu-
larity OF the candidate is not OF itself
the controlling feature I'm the selection
Of the President or the Vice President
or this republic.
The people are the thinking and
voting machines Of this country. They
are the sovcrrigns of the republic, and
rule IL through the men selected by
them to I'll rs highest Offices They do
not look 10 The accident OF birth in
selecting their public servants. but al
ways geek To know the character. the
ability. and the principles OF their
candidates before election. and in the
main what such candidate viii DO af-
ter election
Il am reminded that the oath ad-
uinistered to every incoming officer OF
the United States, including that OF
the President. IS peculiar to this ma
tiOn. He swears not as In European
countries that he will be loyal to the
crown or faithful to any particular
dynasty. but that he will support the b
constitution OF the United States Our
written constitution is thus made the
peoples safeguard. No inequality OF .
political or legal rights can exist under
our constitution. All men are POLITICAL
~ free and equal This Is the proud
heritage OF all Americans. native born
or adopted An American President
- not only the peoples ruler. but the
! copies choice as such ruler. And II
follows that we all feel lively inter
est in the man who Is the President OF
this republic. and who IS TO execute
the laws OF this great nation
The fact that Theodore Roosevelt
H. our President. shows that the people
made no mistake in electing him as
Vice President OF the United States.
Theodore Roosevelt is peculiarly a man
NJ high ideals and patriotic impulses.
Blended with a strain OF shrewd COM
mon sense that makes him peculiarly
"a FOR the great office he IS filling 50
vel. He - n man OF rare integrity. !
and although. as / have said. he was ,
born OF q conservative environment.
his experience has been broad enough
.o give him that wide knowledge Of all
.orditiOns OF men. so necessary 70 the ,
ucumbent OF the highest Office within
he gift 81 any people. the Presidency
il tbe United States.
u have never known an Irishman
y no vas not true TO his love FOR his .
.wn flag. and just as true IS that OF his
tdoptcd land"
Judge Estee was cheered literally :