The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-08
WILCOX IS
TELLING
OF WRONGS

aneSe hotel, surrounded by the mos
complex population that Honolulu cal
afford. Home Rule orators last evenin,
addressed every variety of voters. Fo
the first time on any platform a speak
gate to the American congress spoke
in English and heard his REMARK,
translated into two languages for tn,
benefit of the crowd beneath him.
There were at least two hundred peo-
pie gathered in the Beretania street al
the Eva end of the bridge. when the
meeting announced for that point was
opened. There were in the roadway
listening to the orators gathered upon
the balcony Hawaiians. Chinese, jap
anese, Porto Ricans, South Sea Island
ers and Americans. It was a crowd
which gathered for the purpose of being
entertained and the speeches were in
three languages and there was just
enough of the humorous interjected to
keep the crowd well pleased.
The meeting was called to order by
John Baker, who in Chinese, Hawai-
ian and English announced its pur-
poses. He then spoke to the Chinese
in their language telling them how the
/ Delegate had been working for the pur-
pose of seeing that the Fire Claims
were paid and how it was the Home
Rule legislature that passed the Fire
Claims bill which brought together the
court. He urged the Chinese voters to
work for the success OF the Home Rule
ticket, and while there was no applause
there was degree of humor in the af-
fair. since remarks were constantly
made which caused the Hawaiians to
laugh heartily.
Kalauokalani junior was the next
speaker and he entertained the audi
ence for an hour, talking of the various
phases of the campaign. He praised
the work OF the Delegate and said that
there was no one at the national cap
itai but acknowledged his quality and
capacity. Among other things he de- /
clared that the work of the Hawaiian
legislature was not the subject OF
execration all the time, for the very
people who criticised 1t here. such as
Governor Dole, were praising 1t at
Washington. He said the Republican
party was attempting to disfranchise
the Hawaiians, but this would not be
effective as the Home Rulers were on
guard.
Caypless was introduced as the man
who had been true to the Hawaiians
and began by declaring that his was a
campaign of principles and of men,
The opposition to the Home Rule party
he declared was confining itself to at
tacks upon Wilcox. principally for what
he had done. and the legislature. He
said that no one could point to a bill
introduced by another than the Dele
gate which went through, nor to a bill !
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ed. He said tnat the people here op
posed to Wilcox claimed that he did
not do anything because he could not.
He went on:
During much of the last session
wilcox was lying on his back at tine
point of death, and yet tell you that
even in that condition he did more
than any other Delegate Of any other
Territory. Congress is a large placei
where it usually takes a Delegate two
years to get acquainted, but Wilcox al
ready does more than any other man
In like position. In the same
breadth that they tell you that I
Wilcox was of no use to the people
they say the Fire Claims appropria-I
ton did not go through because was
not there watching it. The opponents
of the Home Rule party try to cram
Down your throats these argumentsJ
because they fear Home Rule, for theyl
known it means the uprising of theI
people and the downfall OF those who
'ppress you. Wilcox's only offense is
hat he has been capable, strong and
Useful servant of the people, that he is
beloved by them, and his offending
consists in serving them" :.
Referring to the legislature he said
hat it was the Home Rule majority y
Who made the streets so that the peo- Vi
lie could use them, that appropriated m
money for the purpose of repairing the
amage by the storms, and passed the ~
ncome tax bill which made the rich .,
nan pay his share for the government
f the people. He called attention too te
o the fire claims bill, and said this a.
'as entirely the work of the Home 81
,ule legislature. Any of these he said F.
1ould offset the much discussed dog ~
ill., L.
He then criticised Gov. Dole for the :,
eason that while in Washington being
sked about leases and the bills passed -
Y the legislature, his answer always
as that he did not know He then
,lled attention to a meeting OF Home IN
ulers in Palama on Monday, prornis- 81
g the people that he would then show
lem that If they valued honesty and c.
stice and loved their country, that
ey must vote the Home Rule ticket. er
Wilcox came upon the balcony when an
1epoe failed to appear, and he began top
.el1..nl,'t -, so ns was hi:
hen in at washington he decided thar an
would retire from the position, and trC
id that the only reason that he did Ca,
t do this was that he could not see
at there was another to take his e'
1ce To work for the people Uas his ba
ly wish. he said. and he wanted them 600
stand together for their own good sin
said that his secretary was now ,
ldving law at Washington, and in the
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