The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-10-21

DENOUNCE
WILCOX
Appeal to Voters
To Elect
kuhio.

once more have the lepers at ka'au-
papa spoken. and their voice Is even
stronger against Wilcox and his plans
for their future than on the occasion
OF their resolutions which were laid be-
fore the Senatorial Commission.
The latest meeting of the lcpers was
held on Wednesday last at Beretania
Hall, at the settlement, and the gather
ing was a very large one. The speak
ers denounced the attempts OF Wilcox
to transfer them bodily to the Federal
government for control, and as well
they refused to listen to any explana-
ton as to his meaning when he urges
such transfer The majority Of the
speakers predicted a landslide for
Prince Kuhio and the Republican tick
ct. 1t was said that the lepers would
now begin to lay before their friends
all over the islands their fears for the
future in the event of the reelection of
Wilcox, and would also appeal to their
people to prevent such happening.
The resolutions which We're adopted
and which have been sent to prominent
men on other islands as well as to Hoo
nOlulu, are as lOllOWS.
An appeal to the Hawaiian people
from the Leper Settlement at Kalaupa-
pa. Molokai.
TO the Hawaiian people in general;
listen and consider the appeal Of your
unfortunates.
We, your unfortunate relatives and
friends living in the Settlement where
sorrow and woes abound, separated
from you on account of the sickness
that befell us, wish to appeal to you.
You all know that the man we once
trusted and in whom we put our faith.
and whom we elected as our Delegate to
Washington, has returned evil for good
to us poor unfortunates, and to the
people in general by introducing a bill
in Congress which calls Tor the trans
ferring of the care and maintenance of
the Leper Settlement to the Federal
government.
Such action by the Delegate without
referring the matter to us, the unfortu-
nate lepers, is one of the most dirty,
cruel and low doings of a man toward
his fellowmen.
| You must not think that by such Civ
ing over of our care to a stranger we
would be benefited. Far from it. A
stranger would not be painstaking, and
/ moreover have no love for the unfor-
tunate Hawaiians, and If such bill
be passed our troubles and SORROWS VIII
be greater than we can bear.
| We are willing to bear our own woes,
sorrows and our heavily laden burdens
cheerfully, if by so doing you Will be
saved, but has the intention of pilins
| SORROWS upon sorrow any traces of love
! of the Delegate for us? Or is IL true,
| then that you also have followed the
acts of the Delegate and have joined
with him in heaping sorrow threefold
upon us?
II. w. Wilcox stated before the Sen
atorial Commission that the majority
of the Hawaiian people have shown
their willingness to give over our care
to the Federal government"
Is there any truth in this statement!
| Is 1t also true that there are Hawaiians
besides Wilcox who wish to put us In
an oven of fire and to increase our sor-
rows a hundredfold? We VIII answe'
and say no"
Has the bond of love between hus-
band and wife. father and children,
family to family, fellowman to man.
.
not, and right here we denounce Wilcox
and say that he is not a true Hawaiian
We have an old saying which goes;
"Sec TO your fellowman first, then to
your dog" 1t is not the same with
Wilcox. lie has given his aloha to q
dog rather than to us.
We have sent a petition signed by 7jC
names protesting against the bill. and
we pray and appeal to you all to erase
WilcoN's name from your ballot as Del
egate Ia Congress.
W., the unfortunate lepers, residing
in the Settlement, through our commit
tee
Jnc. S. Wilmington, Jno. r. Uuea, j
X. Waiamau, Chas NJ. Brewster, l.. NJ
Palnamu, J. c. Kliia j. *. Kainuwai
Moses Koahoa, H. *. Akanui J. Kiaai'
ma, j. u. Kahale, Jno. Haulani, a. w
Bruins, Joel II. Mahoe, Achong HoluS
Geo. Nakaokoo, W. *. Kalua ID. Kaia'
lami, komi Naupo, J. Kiaipa, james
Aeuuihaha, Kaianui, Chas. Is. Manua
A, Nj. IIolopinai, Thos. *. Nathaniel
Silas Carter, Jas. Prosser, Il. Kiha, j
y. Niau. J. X, Kialpa, Geo. j. Kanikau
Kalaupapa, Molokai october 10th
1909