Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-02-01
SPEAKS
At A BIG lUAU

Oh -os ~ tht uiNVi
house. Governor Carter and his party
were treated to a fine luau. After the
feast, the Governor made the following
speech:
II have great aloha for the Ha.
waiians and | can assure you that
appreciate very much your coming
here, SO that can become acquaint.
ed with you
"As you can see by looking at Mr..
Atkinson and myself. this is an admin.
istration of young men; 1t is a com.
plete change from the old one and VIC
have come to you to find out directly
how the government can be conducted
in way satisfactory to you all. In
order that the people of waimea may
be impressed with the dignity of the
new administration, I have brought
Mr.. Atkinson along.
This Is the first time | have ever
had the pleasure Of visiting In Wal.
mea, although born in the Islands. |
have been away for good many
years. But the Waimea bullock boys
are famous everywhere. they are said
to be the best in the Islands, and
have heard that you can lasso. throw
and tie up a bullock before malihinl
can even get a chance to see the bull.
lock. hope before leave here I will
get a chance to try and see the bul.
lock.
Now as to the County Act feel
exceedingly sorry to find the wishes Of
the people have been crossed. that
their desires are not carried out by the
throwing out of the County Act in the
Supreme Court. But II seems as II
the Act as drawn was In conflict with
the Act Congress gave us for our gov.
eminent. II only remains for us now
to get this Act passed here adopted 10y
Congress. That was the reason that
before 1t went into the courts I urged
Mr.. Hatch to go to Washington to as
sist Delegate Kuhio in getting thu
County Act passed by Congress. I'm
mediately after the Supreme Court de
clared the Act void cabled Kuhio q
the necessity of Congressional action
I am saying this because the state
ment has been made that the admins
tration in the past did not want tn
County Act. want 1t understood tina
neither the Republican party nor tn
Administration has played false II
this matter. We are honestly and sir
cerely in favor of 1t. II IL fails i
Washington the only other course
for the Republican party to appoint
new commission to draft new Cour
ity Act which will conform with tn
Organic Act and which can be PR
scented to the next Legislature.
~ am impressed with the fact tha
Waimea is the center of the island an
will. l trust, eventually be the eros
roads of the way from one side of tn
island to the other and II had X
leana here I wouldn't sell II. Not onl
in respect to location but In climate q
well II seems to me an ideal place. w
younger men will see during our live
railroad trough here. and II not
railroad then am sure wagon road
from Hilo, Hamakua and Kohala d
rect. and people will be passing col
stantly by your doors. But don't mi
understand me. I am not promisin
you that I will build the roads or raj
roads. I make no promises for tn
Administration. II is Mr.. Atkinso
who does that.
I'm the appropriation bill there
an item for bringing water to Waimt
and that is one Of the things ! want
see you about. The appropriation I
loan bill was divided among the jut
cial districts according to the amoul
Of taxes paid in and I want to assn
you that II is the policy Of this ADM
istration when We spend ten, or TIVE
ty, or fifty per cent Of the money
Honolulu and Oahu the same percer
age will be spent In East and We
Hawaii. It has been decided now
spend fifty per cent and SO I car
right to Hawaii to see how you want
your share spent We intend to beg
work Immediately.
! II presume that II Waimea is to
come big center, 1t is Just as well
the government to begin now and
preserve the water now here a
bring It down. and so begin to ma
plans for a town that will make H
look like two cents. don't want
disparage Hilo. for that town
wealthy and prosperous and will PR
ably always be the largest on q
island because of It's harbor and
commerce that Is brought by 1t.
IL want to say that 1t is sign
cant fact that the first district tina
went to on Hawaii Is the one Il
went Republican and ! want 1t und
stood that this Is Republican Adm
istratioI and We appreciate the 81
port we get in Republican districts.
want your assistance In helping
= make the Hawaiians known as not
ly the most hospitable people In
United States but also as the most
triotic. am as fond of the Hawai-
flag as any one OF you, white or da
and tears have come to my eyes