The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-09-13
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HILO, Sept. 6.-Nearly the entire
membership OF the Young Mems Re-
publican Club, and some others, gath
cred Friday night In Fireman's Hall
to listen to addresses by Secretary A.
L. C. Atkinson, Delegate Kuhio and
other leaders In the Republican party.
Owing to the lack of seats there was
standing room only when President
Jas. d. Lewis called the meeting to
order. After explaining the purpose of
the meeting and until the arrival of the
principal speakers of the evening he
called upon John Wise to address the
young men. Mr. Wise is an eloquent
speaker in either English or the Ha-
waiian tongue and his remarks were
full of good advice and plea for party
harmony Any other course would
cause defeat, he said, and as REFORM
ed Home Ruler he spoke whereof he
knew as the causes of that party
troubles.
When he closed, Secretary A. L. c..
Atkinson was introduced by Presi-
dent Lewis as the next Governor"
and was received with much enthusi-
assn. This is the first opportunity the
Secretary has had of meeting face to
face and addressing the Club of which
he was the originator and handspring.
His remarks, which he read, are as
follows:
MY Friends: The months go by
! quickly, and. although nearly eight
months have elapsed since / was here
with Governor Carter it seems as If 1t
We're only yesterday. You will recall
that then l impressed upon you the
necessity of harmony and organization.
Whether my words at that time had
any weight with you or not is not for
me to say, but 1 have kept very closes
1y in touch with political affairs in
this part of Hawaii and with feelings
of the deepest pleasure I have noticed
that both organization and harmony
are not things of the past in Hilo. The
Young Mems Republican Club of this
city seems to have taken hold Of
things with force. While, no doubt,
there is still plenty of competition a
mong you as to your choice of candi-
dates for the Legislature (and it is on
1y right that there should be such COM
Ipetition) yet after the convention has
finished it's duties and your candidates
;are nominated feel confident that the
Republicans of Hawaii will work to-
Sof the majority for the good of their
district for the good of the party ana
for the good of the whole Territory.
(Applause.)
"On the day that I left Honolulu ]
was talking in my Office of the pro-
gress that had been developed in Hilo.
Notwithstanding all the jokes of which
Hilo is the butt 1 said that there was
- tic ,,,G; no.
made more substantial Improvement
and development by it's individual ell
forts than this city had done. 1t may
be that some may have been disap-
pointed up to the present time in the
apportionment of the loan fund but
remember that we have only received
as yet one-half of the amount that we
have been authorized by the President
of the United States to borrow, and I
can assure you, gentlemen, that if 1
can assist you in securing a proper
share to have proper work done on
this island you can call upon me. By
your own advancement you have
shown that integrity and industry are
the best possessions which any MAJ.
can have. Nobody can give them to
him; they belong to the individual and
are his private property. They are
good things to have and good things
to keep; they make happy homes; they
achieve success in every walk of life;
they have won the greatest triumphs
for mankind; the merchant requires
the clerk whom he employs to have
them; the railroad wants them in its
engineer and in its conductor; employ
ment waits on them and capital re-
quires them.
This year there will be many new
voters in the Territory, some of them
of Hawaiian birth, some of foreign
birth and still others born upon Amer
lean soil. These young men should,
between now and election, talk poll
tics with their elders. They should
learn which of the great American
parties have done the most for it's
country. Since the days of Lincoln,
Democratic power and Democratic
control of the National administration
has inevitably been followed by ruin
and disaster. Take the time of
President Cleveland, for instance, when
factories We're closed from one end of
the United States to the other: when
banks We're shutting their doors every
day; when CoXey's great army of the
unemployed marched upon the capital;
when free soup houses We're establish
ed in every large city in the country;
when clothing had to be distributed
free to keep the needy from freezing
to death. Have we heard anything of
this sort since our late President Nc
Kinley succeeded Cleveland or during
the administration of President Roose-
welt? tCries of mo, no.~ Not a
word! These are things for you young
men to think upon, but one other |
thing for you TO remember is that the |
poorest American boy In these United |
States and this Territory of Hawaii
and this city of Hilo is not too poor
20 aspire 20 the highest place In the |
government OF this great Republic. |
tApplause,)
''When | left Honolulu Governor Car |
ter was Just preparing to take up the |
question OF appropriations To be asked
from Congress for Hawaii, and | can |
assure you that your harbor and your
Federal building Will NOT be forgotten