The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-08
POLITICS IN
THE PULPIT
) Governor and Sec
rotary at HALL
Church.
Another Sunday Meeting
at Laupahoehoe in
Morning.
Gov. Carter Solicits Support of
Natives-Secretary Atkinson
Advises Young Men.

HILO, Feb. -Four meetings was the
Governors record for yesterday, Sun
day. Beginning at ten o'clock in the
morning at Laupahoehoe and closing al
Hilo the same evening, the Governo,
was given a most enthusiastic recep-
ton all along the line, natives as well
as whites turning out to greet him.
The progress through the Hilo dis
trict was rapid-too rapid to please the
people along the way, who had pre-
ernor which, because of the necessity of
reaching Hilo Sunday evening, had
necessarily to be abandoned
Governor Carter left OokaIa at eight
o'clock Sunday morning, arriving at
Laupahoehoe two hours later Judge
Barnard. Judge Rickara, C. II. Swain.
]. NATION and other prominent resi-
dents were in waiting at the school
house. 1t had been planned to have the
reception and luau Saturday night, and
all preparations had been made for the
event, but the party was delayed en-
the event was postponed until Sunday
morning.
THE LAUPAHOEHOE RECEPTION.
The school house, where the meeting
was held, had been prettily decorated
for the occasion. One of the features
which appealed most to the Governor
was a very clever relief map of the Is
land of Hawaii, showing Mauna Kea
o. 7 in, +L,o
of the party marked upon it. The map
was made of sand and earth, the snow,
forests and roads all having been mark
ed out for the education of the chill
dren. Prior to the public meeting Gov
ernor Carter had a short reception for
the school children and the natives Of
the surrounding country.
Although there had been a sudden
change Of plans the Hawaiians came in
large numbers and the school house
was crowded before the meeting was
ended. The meeting was said by Judge
Richard to have been one of the best
ever held in the district, even during
the heat of political campaigns.
After a few remarks by Professor
Swain, Rev. S. L. Desha was called |
upon TO introduce the Governor.
Il regret exceedingly that I was I'M
ernor Carter, and Stephen has been
making apologies for me. no doubt He
forgot one thing though-the condition |
of the roads between here and Homo |
kaa, which delayed us. But still it was |
a good thing for me to have come over |
those roads-I have seen what they are |
now and 1 know that they need to be |
One of our wagons broke |
down in coming over them.
you don't need to write to Honolulu |
of the condition of your roads. we are
learning all about them. That was
one of the reasons for this trip-we
wanted TO see the condition of the coun-
try. This administration is not for Ho-
nolulu it is for the whole Territory of |
1t is also undertaken for the
purpose of becoming acquainted with
YOU. I suppose some of you are inter
ssted and curious to see what the Gov
arnor looks like but I can assure you
that you are not half so much inter-
asted in seeing me as 1 am to see you.
want you to feel that you are part
Of the government-do not think it is
there only to complain about, but you
are the government as well as /, and
want your assistance in making it sue
cessful.
Along the way I have some times
been greeted as the new alii- That IS
not the right impression-it is you
the people who are the rulers, / am
1nly the servant and intend to devote
myself wholly to your service.
directly after 1 was appointed some
men came TO me and said that l was
not in sympathy with the Hawaiians-
that I did not appoint them to high
offices and that 1 removed Eddie Boyd
rs Land Commissioner and put in Mr.
Pratt a white man. When 1 first heard
hat statement l told the man he must
.hink I am a fool TO believe could
ret along without the help of the Ha-
want their assistance and L
reed it. So l intend to demonstrate
hat before I get through that 1 am
heir friend and that ] am in sympathy
With the Hawaiians. 1t is the one great
i'm of my administration to satisfy the
,eople of the Territory and to let them
eel that they have a government that
hey can direct themselves. 1t is a dif-
cult task 1 know and I need your as
istance. 1 need the assistance Of or
political parties and ,
elieva that the kamaainas can join
With the natives and control the sit
alton in the Territory" :
SECRETARY ATKINSON. l
Secretary Atkinson mace d SHORT so~
ress, saying that he wanted the as I
istance of all Hawaiians in giving the /
ountry a successful administration |
If Won think after seeing US that we
re capable of running this govern t
lent." said Mr.. Atkinson, send down I
zen who VIII support US and work with t
5. If you don't believe we are capa- il
lie of conducting the government, send Y
own men who will buck us. We can a
ut up a pretty stiff fight ourselves II 7