Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-06
POLICY OF THE PRESIDENT
RATIFIED BY
PEOPLEAT A MASS MEETING
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party, and am proud that we have the /
honor Of taking the initiative in this
matter. II
Non.Partisan View. {
I'VE have been called here tonight
to take a non-partisan view OF things
which are for the benefit OF Hawaii
Had we been called here for purely
| political purpose; had we been called
here to talk on politics and discuss
the differences Of politics, ! would
stand here all night and talk to you
on the principles of the Home Rule Re-
publican party. Continued cheeringJ
with these few remarks I will re-
tire. am an old man and will not .
keen YOU long am the father Of one
of the leading Hawaiian parties which
T. now swallowed up in the Home Rule
Republican party
Stewart Was Cneered.
, The last speech OF the evening was
by T. McCants Stewart. When this
gentleman advanced TO the front oil
the stage he was greeted by great ap-
plausc from the audience and II was
| seine little time before he was enabled
: To- proceed. His remarks were intor-
pretcd by Representative BeCkley,
who gave place to Mr.. Bush when ret
crenCe In the speech was made to
himself personally. Mr.. stewart
speech was as follows:
Mr.. Chairman. Gentlemen Of the
Committee. and Fellow Citizens Of all
, Political Parties: We have met to.
: night to express our apprOyai Of the
message of President Roosevelt and
to study the underlying principles Of
: AmeriCanism, especially with refer
cnCc to political Government The
! majority Of Us In this Territory have
only recently begun to study tn" great
national chart, which was given To
the world a century and quarter
ago by Washington and Jefferson ana
Adams. We hold in our hands the
great book entitled Government oil
the people. by the people and for tho
people" We turn its pages with in
torest and delight; but when asked
''undCTstandcst thou what thou read
est" we answer promptly. How car
unless some man guide mc?' AND
so. we gather tonight with these
words in our ears: In Hawai- our ain
must be to develop the Territory OF
the traditional American lines. w,
do not wish a region Of large cstatei
. titled by cheap labor; we wish
u. healthy American community Of mel
who themselves til the farms the
own. All our legislation for the Isl
ands should be- shaped with this en-
.o IN view; the woll.bcing of the avcrag
IiS homcmaker must AFFORD the true tes
fc OF the healthy development Of the Is
W. auds The land policy should as neal
~ as possible be modelled on gu
homestead system" With these word
before us we desire to learn what NJ
those traditional lines.
Tribune to Judge Estee.
| regret that because Of mis- judiCii
and position. and because OF his present 81
gagements, this meeting Is deprived (
the presence and voice of Judge Mo
ris NJ. Estcc Born siXty.seven yea
ago. he has seen the American syste
OF government grow to its present pc
lection, and has helped for nearly ha
u century to cultivate the soil
a. which Washington and jefferson al
JUS Adams planted the Tree of Liberty, Il
Tree of Silf.Government The ripe
product Of AmeriCanism among us, Il
venerable jurist could speak from tn
platform upon the subject o, America
ism AS never man spoke before.
Allegiance to Nation.
But other CXpOunders Of America
- principles there are, and as one OF !
least of them, | hope that mi
strengthen your allegiance to I
. American nation, and stimulate yO
enthusiasm for the principles which
represents. In accepting the invi
tiCn Of your committee to appear
this platform, | wrote these word
red Understanding that the meeting Is
I'D bs nOn.partisan, and that | am Invit
az Republican to aid In the study
ore the principles OF 'AmeriCanism,' ha
ork. much pleasure in accepting your 90
ran. teous invitation And now that {
here. | deem It an honor to have
address interpreted by your Grillif
and eloquent leader.
q President Favors Homesteads.
Our special interest in Preside
ST. Roosevelts message arises out Of
fact that he makes the reference
. our Territory which | have just gu
ed, and which Is so full of signitiCaI
inc T. our people. That is to say.
President favOrs % hOmesteads
against IA region Of large estates
cd by cheap labor" and I) dcvcl
ment of the Territory ION the ira
tiOnal American lines. Now, let
consider these propositions in the
dcI in which have stated them
" Restoration Discussion Useless.
Her former Majesty, Queen ILL
kalani. and every thoughtful subj
OF hers have decided that further
cussnn looking to a restoration OF
.ired. Monarchy Is utterly useless. The
sues Of the conflict have been refer
90 the recording angel OF history.
al, have accepted the inevitable,
,,o have settled down to the fact that
'-' is American territory, and that II
remain American territory fore
:. unless in the course of time
events II Is wrested from the Tn
m States by the strong arm Of some
prTior nation And, SO we meet
night, Americans, one and all, whct
bonn in liberty-lOving MassaChus,
Ia patriotic Virginia, IN fiery Sc
Carolina, in the great West, or
these shores, made immortal by
military genius and craftsmanship
the Kamenamehas.
Public Land for Homesteads.
III As we are Americans ON Ameri