The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-07-04

est efforts to advance honest men to Of
fice he votes at every election, primary
and territorial, ana then only for good
men, he values his vote as one OF the
units that makes the whole and casting
1t for sound principle it will prevail.
Unawful combinations Of capital and
labor is another evil against which we
must contend. on the one side is en-
trenched arrogant wealth, on the other
lrresponsibility and recklessness; on
the one side despotism on the other ty-
ranny, on both sides disregard of the
laws They are alien to the letter and
spirit of our constitution and are the
legitimate children of the machine DO
politician.
OF unrestricted emigration there cam
not be among American citizens, but
one opinion To t e hot est and tie indus
trious of every land, to all who can and
will assimilate with us and help us i'm
upbuilding our country we cannot but
extend a welcome hand, but to the off
scourings from European and Asiatic
slums we must let the barriers down,
for although we have n conservation of
political and social energy, the limit
has nearly been reached, and it is inn
nOTGeg
hat are pressing on us Our own toll
ers, our laborers and artieans, who are
the warp and wool of our land must be
protected in the full enjoyments Of their
rights at all hazards.
While these are some of the evils we
are threatened with we should be neith-
er pesslmistic nor over confident. Our
race Is only in its prime. Our fathers
only met difficulties to overcome them,
and whilst it Is not given to man 10
raise the veil that hides the future the
future with it's vastest possibilities,
freighed with good and evil, yet we
will advance into the future without
fear, feeling that as men and citizens,
we are equal to the mighty tasks the
future may impose upon us. And as
our country was great and hOnored in
the past we will make it greater and
more honored, loved and more respect
ed in the future. So that wherever our
flag is unfurled men will point to It
and say: There is the emblem of the
/ free. If it is the highest type of
patriotism for one to die for our coun-
try, it is surely another and no lesser
type for one to be good citizen obey
ing the laws, fostering and keeping
alive a spirit of devotion to our Con-
stitution and our Flag for it is on this
our future principally depends. We
should as Senator Hoar tells us, cult
vate the American spirit, the spirit OF
the age, the spirit of equality, the
spirit that can maintain itself on a fair
field in a free contest a ainst al conCr'.
Let the atmosphere of the Republic be
the air on the mountain top, the sun
light and the open field, her emblem is
the Eagle,
One hundred and twenty-nine years
ago in a speech in the English Parlia-
ment championing the American colo
nists, Edmund Burke said: Though In
the gristle and not hardened unto the
bone of manhood, America will within
the period of sixteen months cast of
your dominion and defy your utmost
persecution. She will establish a Re
public the first confederate representa-
tive commonwealth which in time viii
becomegthe admiration and the envy OF
the world"
That prophecy has been fulfilled. Oui
flag floats in peaceful supremacy ant
security on land and sea. 1t Is the
only emtlsm of Ill er y tn wCrlI Knows
It is the only flag without stain or dis
honor, it was held aloft by New Eng
land farmers dressed in homespun
when in defense of home and firesidt
they freed the land from the tyrant OF
foreign dominion, it waved from the
masthead of the BonhOmme Richard
when as the sole representative OF oul
navy she swept the seas. 1t mingled
with the clouds at fredericksburg
and Missionary ridge Lookout Mountain
and a hundred other battletields where
a citizen soldiery was moved down ike
ripening grain fighting for a principle
that could only be held dear by Ameri'
can hearts. 1t is next seen on the tor
rid plains of Cuba and the malaria
swamps of the Philippines where Amer
lean volunteers rescued from bondage
THE slaves of the effete oligarchy OF
spain, today it floats over a peaceful
loyal and liberty loving people, tomoT'
row-in the future its principles anc
all ii represents and stands for will per
meate the globe.
Sail on o Ship of State
Sail on o Nation Strong and Great
Humanity with all its fears,
With all its hopes of future years,
Is hanging breathless on thy fate.
The Star Spangled Banner sung b!
the quartette closed the exercises at thu
Capitol grounds.
The officers and committees of tn,
Fourth of July celebration were: Col
]. w. Jones. chairman; A. p. Taylor
secretary; w. w. Hall, treasurer.
finance Committee, L. Il. Pinkhaln.
Literary, Musical and Printing Com
mittee: Wallace r. Harrington. chair
man; c. NJ White, e. M. Boyd, e. Fax
on Bishop, Edward Towse, ]. II. How
land.
Ball and Decoration Committee: G
w. r. King, chairman; DR.. F. C. Hob
dy.
Parade, Salutes and Fireworks Com
mittee: C. L. Crabbe, chairman; Capt
]. c. Nichols A. c., u. S. A., CAPTAIN
Catlin, u. 8. M. c.: Lieut.. Col. Zeigler