The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-05-10

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to whether the Hawaiian people are
fitted for self government. Our govern
ment is in a way an experiment We
natives of the soil and those who have
come among us are being tried and
must not be found wanting.
MY grandfather and father before
me were public men in the islands and
feel that 1t Is part of my work to show
that Hawaiians are capable and good
tempered, and that they know the diff
ference between right and wrong and
that they can make success III re-
publican form Of government. / have
heard my father say in Washington
that the people of the islands are fully
fitted for self government. and ] must
now use my influence, and work to
show what he said to be true. I feel
that II we make failure of this, that
II we are unprinclpled and only want
office for the money there is in 1t, that
my father was wrong and that I am
wrong. and no man likes to make fall
ure."
THE LEGISLATURE.
"A few months ago when the question
one legislature had been failure and
they didn't want a special session. But
felt somehow and had confidence that
the people would 80 urge their senators
and representatives that II we showed
them clearly what was needed we could
go ahead. The extra session was called
and the Hawaiian Legislature demon
strated that 1t could attend to business
and it was success. 1t has been shown
that the Hawaiians are able to govern
themselves and that as we look down
upon the future we can see brighter
day ahead for Hawaii.
THE credit Is not due to me. The
man who let's down the bars that lets
the team pass with lumber does not do
the work. 1t Is the carpenter who
builds the house. and II was the legis-
lature which did the work that is en-
titled to the credit, not the man who
opened the gate to let them come in.
my work has only just begun. I'm
doubtedly i have made mistakes but /
want you to help me and with your
help we can make the name Hawaii
respected and admired all over the
country and around the world. 1t is
the admiration of the world that our
people must attain and keep. / want
you to be something worth while, so
that when my four years are up j can
look back and feel satisfied that all our
labor has not been in vain" Gap
plause)
ATKINSON ALSO SPEAKS.
Secretary Atkinson said: 81 think
the country is saved when / see so
many children here, and such hand
some, bright, intelligent children. 1t
is the children who will carve out the
future of our Territory perhaps state,
when they get control of things. ! re-
member when Governor Carter used to
come up here and steal watermelons,
for | was with him. l am as much In
terestcd I'm what Governor Carter says
as you are. for | don't know what IL
coming either, When We We're ON Ila-
wall, he told the people about being the
servants of the people ana one old Ila-
Wainn spoke up promptly ana told him
II that was the ease 10 bring up lumber
ana nails and build a school house for
them right away. The first thing the
governor did whom he returned 10 Hoe
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