The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-01

Governor Sanford B. Dole, as Com
mander-in-C of the National Guard
a Hawaii, bade the troops farewell
last night at the drill shed, delivering
an address teeming with patriotism,
coupled with regrets that the long
years in which he had been so closely
allied to the military arm of the Ha-
waiian government had at last come
to q close. He promised to feel the
regiment in the future as he had in the
past, and appealed to the guardsnlen
to exercise their privilege of the voting
franchise in behalf of honest govern
ment.
One of the most significant of Gov
ernor Doles remards was that the
present system of government in Ha-
waii is but a temporary form, test
to our citizenship. The future, he
hoped, would evolve the Territory into
a State. But that will depend upon
popular fitness.
The gathering was the annual camp
fire of the First Regiment. The Ar
mory was decked with flags and bunS-
ing, a huge American flag draping the
front entrance while Hawaiian flag
shone resplendant at the opposite e1id
of the hall. Seven long tables. ar
ranged lengthwise, were covered with
the provender, pork, beans and hard
tack, with pipes and tobacco for side
entertainment. One table was re-
served by Col Jones for invited guests,
and this was more pretentious with
crockery, the others bearing only tin
dishes. The Territorial hand occu-
pied the stage and played spirited airs
during the evening.
At s o'clock Governor Dole was cs-
corted to the center of the guests ta-
BILE. Col Jones had Governor Dole
on his right, and Secretary Carter, who
entered late. sat on his left. Adjutant
General Soper and Surgeon Major
Cooper were also there. Government
officials, members of the legislature, U.
s. Army officers and prominent c1t1zens
completed the list. Following the
dinner. a bugle sounded attention, ana
Col Jones introduced Governor Dole,
who spoke, in part. as follows:
GOV. DOLE'S ADDRESS.
.sThe present and future of Hawan
form one subject. The past, present
and future are one subject, because
fhey are so intimately connected that
one can hardly be spoken of without
calling up the other. The evil things
in politics or in social life are the fruits
of what people have planted In the
past, or of what they have neglected 10
do in past generations. / speak OF TINS
because it is my privilege to speak or
Hawaiis future, and / want to I'M
nress upon you the fact that the future
of Hawaii depends, more than anything
else upon the attitude of the present
generation.
"If Hawaii, in the future,tis to be
country to be respected, 1t Will largely
he because the men of the young gem
GRAFTON dc. their duty. l want you TO
feel this responsibility so that the next
generation will not lay back and blame
the men Of this generation because
they PLANTED seed which produced pad
fruit. This is small community COM
nared toSother political communities Oh
the United States. Take Greater New
York for instance, and consider now
little one vote in rnillions counts for
rss,nonsibility. But in Hawaii with MS
one vote. a mans responsibility means
something. So the future of Hawaii
denends on the way you act today, the
way YOU conduct your family AFFAIRS
and YOUR business, and above all the
way you vote. (Applause.)
"Today we are a Territory, which Is
I,
of self-government to a certain. extent
as illustrated in the Territorial gov
ernment-but want you to understand
that this Territorial government Is
temporary 1t is test OF our cltlzeh-
shin. 1t is a privilege given to US sc
we may get an understanding OF the
principles of American representative
government.
s.The future of Hawaii nei ought te
be a State government (Appiause'J
That is something for us to work lof
How can we express to Congress the
propriety of giving State rights TO oul
little community, smaller than many
of the cities of the United States? Gun
population may increase to 2Oo,ooo.
believe we have a very small chance
nv our numbers We are small, ano
we will not be important by numbers
for a long time to come. How can We
convince Congress? BY conducting ou'
county Governments in such manner
that we will attract the attention OF
friends in Congress, so they may see
we are running the County Govern
r.ients in a patriotic, intelligent ano
successful manner. If we impress tha'
upon those influential gentlemen wht
compose Congress they are likely tc
give US Statehood, (applause,j because
they think then that we will do creoi
to the United States and we will De
political aid to the whole of the United
States.
1--WE must all stand together and dt
good voting to bring about Statehood
(App1ause.)
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