The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-01-26
CAB7ER'S HAWAII TOUR
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1.-The new administration does not
/ have the wisdom of the old, but / hope
it will have the energy 10 bring pros
perity and wealth to Hawaii in larg-
err measure than in the past. 1 want
a Legislature next time that will work
with the executive Tor the best inter-
ests of the people Of Hawaii. The rep
resentatives you have already sent,
have come back and told you OF the
difficulties they have met there. Now
I want to- make those difficulties as
light and easy as possible for them.
There are a great many important I'm
provements/and laws that we require
and we need all to work together. 1
want to give the representatives that
you send there the benefit of the ex-
perience have gained in handling your
affairs-at the same time 1 want from
your representatives the knowledge
that they will bring of your wishes.
We want besides our schools and good
roads, law and order maintained and
we also want IL possible some reduc-
ton in the expenses and the tightening
of the burden of taxation.
when / look around and see you
all, you representative men of the
soil, you men who labor, it gives me
the greatest satisfaction to be among
you.
THE object of my visit is to get ac-
quainted with you. 1t is easier for me
to come to you than it is for you to
go to Honolulu. I want 10 meet you,
get acquainted with you and find out
your needs.
II hope that during my a1ministra-
ton, Divine Providence will so guide
my acts that when I retire at the end
of four years there will be many Of
you Hawaiians who will feel that the
Territorial government is a good gov
ernment-is one that satisfies ano
peases you. And I hope that you will
be patriotic and help me in every way
you can.
Now to you old gentlemen that are
in this audience, with your gray hairs
to which we all show respect born un-
der the Hawaiian flag, reared under
1t, and filled with an aloha for 1t, I
say to you that / respect the aloha you
fav" for ii and IL you want that flag
to be your Territorial flag and fly over
your buildings, I say let it fly; but we
say also to you that a change has come
here, and the wisest and best men he
lieve that change is for your benefit.
TALK WITH ROOSEVELT.
"In one of the few conversations
had with the President Of the United
States, Theodore Roosevelt, he said 20
me, I want an administrator in Ha-
wall that respects, satisfies ana pleas
es the people of that country who we're
born there. I want the children born
in Hawaii to grow up to respect and
revere the Stars and Stripes and so
say, / hope at the end of my four
years. I will find Hawaiians-grown-up
young men, who, when asked what
they are. will not say as so many of
them say, We are Hawaiians,' but will
say, We are Americans; and part of
that great union which has done so
much to raise humanity W ana done
so much for the races os every color
and every flag and every cline.
Now as I close I will be very glad
indeed if Mr.. Holstein will call on some
of you to tell me of your wants. Do
you want new roads or new wharves,
or new schoolhouses or new buildings?
Or do you want new homesteads-or
what?
Il want to again thank you for the
hospitality you have shown. 1t is
characteristic of Hawaii. Their hos
pitality is equaled by no other people
and l want to tell you that no matter
what comes I will not forget you nor
the way you have come out here today
1t gives me the greatest encouragement
and If the Hawaiian people will work
with me I will do everything in my
power for their benefit. Our delegate
in Congress was a schoolmate of mine
and it gave me the greatest of pleasure
to help elect him. Now that he is in
Congress it gives me great pleasure to
write to him and give him all the as
sistance I can. l believe he will ac-
complish as much in Congress as any
individual can. Aloha" prolonged
applause)
SOME PILIKIA.
Naiili, a native, next had the floor,
and talked of the needs of the valley
beyond Pololu which he said was In
"pilikia." He evidently didn't like 1t
because the party didn't so there and
investigate.
SENATOR KAOHI TALKS.
Senator Kaohi said in part: LET us
not take into consideration the fact
that the Governor is the progeny of a
missionary. He was born in Hawaii
and is a Hawaiian and we should do
all We can to help him."
WHERE IS COUNTY ACT?
II want to ask one question" said
Ben, a native who had no other name.
That Is, why was the County Act
knocked out? Can the Governor en-
plain that?"
II only wish I knew" replied the
Governor. IF I knew I might find a
way OF changing it, because have al
ways stood for the County Act-I al
ways believed the government was too |
centralized; and II we can get a Coun- |