Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-10

ercian. Great applause). The best
illustration of this is in our Delegate
Wilcox. If you go to Washington you
will see Robert Wilcox sitting in coun-
ell with the greatest men of the day.
You will see the proudest of them grasp
him by the hand and place their arm
upon his shoulder and then you will
know that a kanaka stands as high as
any man."
On Various Bills.
The speaker went on to say that
there were lot Of people who expect
ed to see Wilcox snubbed on every side
in Washington. but when they arrived
there they changed their tune and going
to the Delegate from time to time. said,
please, Mr.. Wilcox, won't you intro
duce me to Senator or Representative
So and So" He went on to speak OF
the great things that the Delegate had
accomplished in Washington. Those
who were talking against him were
very careful not to mention such bills
as the Senate Apportionmcnt and the
Kohala Ditch bills. In relation to the
latter. 1t might be said that with the
exception OF the Delegate, the secre-
tary and the speaker himself, every
person from Hawaii who was in WASH
ington was trying to assassinate the
bill. Wilcox was such a small man
that he succeeded in putting the bill
through the House without any trou-
BILE whatever. This took place too
when the Delegate was lying on what
the speaker believed to be his death
bed. He simply said that the bill should
go through and go through 1t did.
Mr.. Caypless said that he did not in
tend to say so much about the Dele
gate but he believed 1t due him be.
cause he had been so much picked at
by his enemies. The work against him
was the most active when the Delegate
was lying on his death bed. That was
not the way to fight.
Commission Coming.
Whenever anything came up | al
ways advised the people at Washing
ton at follow the advice of the Dele,
hdN's hth VIC NllhN hfnDlNt INV
law that not more than one thousand
acres,o of land could be held by one own.
err, there had been $4,000 acres sold ia
one person. That would have been
obviated II the advice of the Delegate
had been taken. There will be a com.
mission here soon for the purpose OF
making Investigations. We had one
commission here but IL got into certain
channels and never got out. This com.
mission comes not for a luau. II We arc
right they will help us. When the com.
mission comes | tell you what | want
Don't put on your good clothes. want
you TO be just as you are. told then
a Kanaka was the most honest part Of
the American community. said that
to draw attention to you. These people
are coming. II you have any fighting
to do do 1t In the back yard or the eel.
lar. | want the party to be unani.
nous. | am white but you must re,
member ! can't help II. II you don't
like me because am a haole. remem.
Der am not missionary. The ascen.
dant star OF the Hawaiian people was
never brighter. ] want to impress upon
you that the opportunity is now in your
hand to grasp IL. If you have an am
bition for your country, want to say
that the key to II Is in your hand. First
you must have loyalty, second common
sense. and third determination. Place
everybody else behind and satisfy that
ambition now.
Unity the War Cry.
In conclusion, the speaker said:
During the past three years | have
heard the cry, Damn Dole II hao
the say, Dole would not be Governor
But why pick at Dole? He is not do.
ing all this. You are making him the
head. Let every Hawaiian stand to-
gether keep out jealousy, and work
and you will make the Governor only
figurehead with nothing but the title
and salary in his control. City and
county government, q government by
the people and of the people, and fol-
that you must go to the polls and vote
as one man. Let our war cry be unity
and we win succeed"
Wilcox's Denunciation.
When Caypless finished his speech, {
the trouble began in earnest. Chair
man Emmeluth of the revision com
mittee stated that he was ready to re-
port but as the document which had
been prepared had been written in the
native language, he would call on Dele
gate Ewaliko, another member of the
committee, to read it, This was done,
the reading continuing to the fifth sec
ton, the place where the changes made
blythe committee came in. On motion
of Mr.. Emmeluth, the remainder OF
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