The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-07-07
PATRIOTIC ELOQuEMcE
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that the Fourth OF July used to be
celebrated in good style here and, as
there had been no preparation MAGE
this year for the usual exercises, u
occurred to him that he would invite
the judges, members of the bar and the
public at large to come and hear the
Declaration Of Independence read, to.
gether with speeches expressive OF
their feelings on that great anniver-
sary. He would call on few speakers
without notice and only expect each
one to occupy five or ten minutes.
After the reading of the Declaration of
Independence, Governor Dole would
first be asked TO address them.
]. w. Cathcart, being called on, read
the Declaration In clear and well-em-
phasiZed manner.
GOVERNOR DOLE'S SPEECH.
Governor Dole first gave an express
sion of his thanks to Judge Estee Tor
his kindness in inviting them to his
courtroom for exercises appropriate
to the day. Proceeding he spoke In
substance as follows: An editorial in
the Hawaiian Star of yesterday on the
4th of July pleased me very much. 1t
said the observance should magnify
the administration of justice rather
than the material prosperity OF the
country In other words, it should be
demonstration OF loyalty to right
eousness rather than of pride in COM
mercial greatness. Righteousness In
the affairs of the nation is the para
mount matter. 1t Is more important
than armies and navies. At the out
break of the war of the rebellion all
of the loyal states were rivals in striv-
ing which should do the most service
to the Union, and this patriotic rivalry
continued till the close of the war.
The struggles of peace are greater
than the struggles of war. War calls
out unanimous enthusiasm, but in
times of peace, when there is no great
crisis, 1t is the few who respond to the
calls Of their country.
1t is more difficult to be a good citi-
zen in times Of peace than to be a good
soldier in time of war. (Applausel
The United States Is now enjoying
peace. The several states are in rival
ry for supremacy in commercial pros
perity. Hawaii Is now part of the
American Union. The people of Ha-
wall are not trained to the privileges of
American citizenship believe that the
Hawaiians of a generation hence will
be more alive to their duties as citi-
zens. l do not know why the native
Hawaiians are not here in numbers to-
day to compare with their attendance
at similar exercises on former occa-
sions. l think that Hawaii can show
itself as truly American as any State
or Territory in the Union. (Applause)
We shall prove that we are good citi-
zens in peace as well as good soldiers
in war. l believe that in good citizen
ship this territory will not lag behind
the rest of the nation. (Applause)
THE CHIEF JUSTICE.
Chief Justice Frear was next called
On and he expressed his appreciation
of Judge Estee's courtesy and of that
celebration. Politics may have no place
in courts, but patriotism has. Cap
plause) The Fourth of July has been
| celebrated in Hawaii as long as there
have been Americans here. My own
! recollection goes back thirty-three
years. Formerly there was more en-
thusiasm here over the day than on
the mainland. The more heartily we
appreciate the benefits for which the
day stands, the more should we make
of these great occasions which are cal
culated to stir the hearts of Ameri-
cans.
| Why do Americans never tire of the
Declaration of Independence? Because
| it is a landmark, because it contains
| the principles which permeate the
1 ton, ,Ntt,R-
ciples Incorporated in the codes and
statutes of various states of the Union.
In every department OF government its
principles are applied. They are ap-
piled by the courts in constituting the
laws. The separation of the three
great departments. though not in the
constitution, Is recognized by the
courts. 1t is due largely to the writ
ings of French icists-Montesquieu
and others. The Declaration contains
the principles of liberty. of justice and
of fair play. England tried taxation
without representation at home. The
people won. She tried the same thing
in the colonies. Again the people won.
But the battle is not yet won. We
have the tyranny of the boss, the
tyranny of monopoly, the tyran-
ny of the strong over the weak
1t behooves us to look at this Dec
laration of Independence little closer
We need to carry the battle on, as the
Governor has said, in times of peace as
we'll as in time of war, The Declara-
ton has the same principle as the
Hawaiian motto-''Ua mau Ike en- ka
alma ka pono"-The life of the land
is established, or preserved, in right
eousness. righteousness exalteth n
nation, but sin is reproach to any
people" (Applause)
JUSTICE GALBRAITH.
Justice Galbraith uttered his thanks
to Judge Estee for arranging this
meeting and for his kind Invitation to
the judges of the Territorial courts. 1t
was right to take one day out of 355
to contemplate the great debt of grdt'-
tude we owed TO the authors of the
Declaration of Independence. When
an attempt is being made to establish
a highly organized government here, to
substitute centralized government
with popular government, 1t is of the
highest iDnpOrtnnca that sentiments of