Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-07
SYNOPSIS OF JOHN E. BUSH SPEECH

gives promise Of fair and equitable
distribution of the wealth of the
country among all classes just as We
are willing to embrace the opportunity
and able to profit by our efforts. He
has himself pronounced in no uncertain
tone as to his views on the labor prob
lem that stands menacingly to disrupt
the proper relations that should exist
between the wage-worker and his en-
ployer. His determination to oppose
all attempts to revoke the barrier that
excludes the coming in of Asiatic and
cheap peon labor into the country, and
who compete with free American labor,
is OF itself boon that we should APP
correct idea of the character OF the
man and the hope that Is before us CT
being fairly and eQuitably rewarded
for our labor.
1t is impossible for me to analy2e
the Presidents message and bring out
every point in ii that is vital to us as
n whole, and especially to us as rep
resenting the masses of the people Of
our country. Every man should take
enough interest for himself to look
carefully into II. It concerns every
! loyal citizen. and we ought to feel II
to he paramount duty to make our
selves familiar with every uttcraace
of our President. because 1t concerns
\ every individual and his family that
| no should have true and correct
! knowledge of the policy of the admin
istrators of the peoples rights and OF
/ their welfare, and also to correctly
Judge the character and the merits OF
the men representing and conducting
! the affairs of the Nation. Judging our
President from his course in private as
well as in public life think the Nation
! Is very fortunate to have such man
| to be its executive head as Mr.. ROose.
welt. Clear headed honest. cour'
Ggeous and decisive in thought and
action. he Is eminently fitted to rule
and direct the affairs Of so great pow
er as the United States of America
The President Is not untried in The
several spheres that are needed to edu
cate him to a knowledge Of his duties
and in this way we can look forward
hopefully and trust our welfare in hi
hands.
= My time limit Is about expired and
feel that | have said all need to say
for other and ADLER men will speak I,
you on the purposes of this meeting
and the spirit that has prompted il
more fully than have.
In closing. however, let me agai,
urge you all to leave aside all partisan
feeling and let us unanimously approx
the policy of our President. II is wit
no small amount of qualification tina
/ make this recommendation. Tn
resolutions that will be presented I
you this evening am satisfied wi
meet willing response from ever
true American. Every lover OF libert
and freedom must feel as | do that
Is grand privilege, in our humb
: sphere, to show our loyalty to III
principles upon which our govern
} ment Is established. and for which tn
precious lives of the fathers of III
> revolution were sacrificed to perpetual
as an inheritance to every lover {
liberty, and which we now see urge
: shall be maintained upon the same oil
4 traditional lines as of yore by our MOI
9 worthy and able President
Fellow citizens, as | am to addrei
j my Hawaiian fellow citizens,who hay
> become by the trend OF unavoldab
y events, American citizens, let me than
: you, who have listened patiently TO N
: feeble efforts on this occasion in
language not my mothers, for the o.
. portunity and for the privilege of tai
: ing part in this meeting and in adv,
= eating unity Of feeling in the passal
of the resolutions that will be read
u you.
e Mr.. Bush then spoke in Hawaiian
Is the native portion OF the gatherin
: much in substance as he did in y,
u glish at the request of the chairma
e Hon, d, Kalauokalani. His address
e both languages was impTomptu,
y Which the above is a synopsis.