The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-11

the growth and material interests OF
the American nation. They must re-
/ member that the responsibility Of the
voter should equal that of his candl-
date who is elected to office Each one
of Us desires TO cast his ballot with
the highest regard for his country
welfare, and in the Republican Presl-
dent of the United States you have a
| living emblem of fearless honor and
strenuous manhood, an exponent OF civil
service reform, a believer in merit and
an enemy to the spells system and TO
graft who will never hesitate to bring
| to the Bar of Justice any wrong doer,
no matter how high his position or
social standing. And this is what is
| beine; done in Hawaii by the present
Administration
Gentlemen, let US pause for a
moment to think what Hawaii ac-
quires by being part of the Great
/ American Republic. Though only
| twice three years have elapsed since
| these islands became a Territory OF
! the United States the shades of more
than three centuries are looking down
upon US, for the earlier history of the
! United States is our history; its tri-
umphs are now our triumphs. The
first Pilgrims brought with them the
freedom of speech, freedom of faith
and worship, individual responsibility
and inviolab1e personal and public
honor. With them came the priceless
gem of true liberty; with them came
the love of family, church and school,
and the blessed institutions of public
law and order; a reverence for Courts
and constituted authority, which are
to this day the leading characteristics
Of the American people and the very
cornerstone of the American nation.
First we had the original thirteen
States; then came the Louisiana pur-
chase which the nation is celebrating
at this moment; then came Florida,
then Texas, then California, Colorado,
Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Ari-
IONA. After an interval of more than
half a century Hawaii was added to
the great Union, and still later the
Philippines and Porto Rico. Our flag
floats from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
and crosses the Pacific which is des-
tined to become, perhaps not during
this generation or the next-but it win
become-the greatest business factor
the world can ever possess. And here
we are in it's very midst bound to reap
the advantages that must accrue as
lAe "Oi4O SliPPAhS CetIAASS l1lO MI ~
commerce, calling at our doors, to and
from the great undeveloped continent
in the Orient.
Do we ever realize the enormous
growth in wealth and population that
the United States has made, during
these comparatively few years of its
existence, with its population of today
exceeding eighty millions of people; a
population greater than that of any of
the other nations in the world except
ing China and all the Russias. We
have the smallest national debt and
the largest aggregation of wealth.
American spirit was never higher
stronger or firmer than now; American
sentiment and the love of the Amer
lean name We're never dearer to the
hearts of the people than now. What
We want to do and what we will do
is to keep and sustain our country's
honor as our country grows. 1t is this
that the Hawafians are learning and
will learn the more intelligently they
study our American systems and meth
DDS. This is the spirit that should
animate all of us today; national
spirit; broad and comprehensive
patriotism; genuine An1ericanism
such as Mr.. Roosevelt represents.
ASl Us give OuI country our unSW6rY-
ing allegiance and loyalty; let US give
it our best thought. our best acts and
our devotion. There never was nation
that exacts so little from it's citizens
and there never was a country that
was entitled to so much and which
gave its citizens so much as ours. The
Constitution of the United States saws
New States may be admitted by the
Congress into this Union" Let us live
and act so that we may approach Con-
gress fearlessly. and with just cause.
seeking Statehood. To aid in accom-
plishing this there must be no dissen-
! ton at the Bar, gentlemen, no oppos-
ing argument to this proposition, but
one strong and unanimous effort which
let us hope. will result in the State
of Hawaii, with the approval of Con-
gress and with the sanction of Presi-
| dent Roosevelt during his next term
of office that will begin on March 4
1905.
SMITH FOR THE GOVERNOR.
The toast, Governor of Hawaii, was
| responded to by W. 0. Smith, in part
as follows:
Cur only regret is that our Governor,
with us tonight. It gives ME p1eas,,ra
TO respond to the toast of Governor Car
ter. We are familiar with the history
OF this country. and all through it there
have been eventful occasions. and per-
maps one of the most difficult WIS away
BACK at the time of the furnlatio If
the Hawaiian government on constitu-
t1onal lines. At different periods there
were critical occasions, times recurring
a great deal of intelligence. experience
skill, knowledge and good judgment.
10 those who have lived here many
years the names of many men will be
found equal TO the times and occasions
are familiar with the oacur-
s OF recent yea~~ nd now we
ar --fr - v-f.'- -ifr----. -rob1ar,,.
a great
oeai OF thought and at tHfs time when
Governor Garter is charged with the
administration of public affairs. we
wish him well. He has so far show,