The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-17
LEGISLATURE SOLID FOR
CARTER
(Continued from PAGE Id

J NS<O4At41deo Ii Jill aQ1&S Ii
To the Governor toast to the future
prosperity of Hawaii nei, Senator
Crabbe for the Senate and Speaker
Reckley for the House, responded. The
former proposed three cheers for tie
Governor viii n werS given with a will
On behalf of the Senate President
Crabbe thanked the Governor for his
hearty cooperation in the legislative
work. The Senator said that as a re-
suit of the present accomplishments
of the special session 1.-The Hawaiian
people. stood before the United States
and the world as people VINO cs n
Lconduct their financial affairs as we'll
as the older nations, older in civiliza-
| ton and experience" He attributed
the success of the session 20 the efforts
of the Governor. He hoped for I. sue
lcessful issue for Governor Carriers cd
ministration.
Speaker Beckley, introduced by the
Governor as one of the ablest and best
of the sons of Hawaii. lauded the Gov
| ernor for the help he had given the
House in the present session. He
lcreated a. laugh by saying that there
was no chance for graft in this session
as all the members had registered war
krants. Carter. he said, was the first
Governor of the Territory, who had
been in real touch with the people
through their representatives in the
Legislature. The Speaker drew in
vidious comparisons between the adj
! ministration preceding that of Cover
nor Carter, and the present one, as to
! the non-success of the first legislative
assemblies under the territory, practi-s
cally placing the blame on Governor
| Dole He said he did not intend to
cast any reflection upon Governor Car
ter'si predecessor, but alluded to the
matter as fact.
Secretary Atkinson said he did not
know by what right he was present but
believed he was the watchdog to the
Governor He said he would take pride
in transmitting to Washington the re-
port of the special session, his first
official duty in that respect.
The Secretary called upon Represen-
tative Gandall of Kauai, as the Daniel
webster of Hawaii nei," who responded
with a Hawaiian speech. Senator Ka-
Iauokalani followed and Senator Achi
made a witty speech. He had found in
the present session that Republicans.
merged into one party, 1.-THE Governors
Party and even the newspapers seem
ed to have one common purpose of sus-
tanning the Governor. 1t was harmony
all around. In referring to. the news
papers, Mr.. Achi said that when they
abused the Hawaiians, it only served
to make the latter stubborn and tend
ed to make them do more wrong"
1.-THE newspapers in the last session,
he continued .'helped to make the MEM
bers do wrong. But saw by the pa
pers the other day that they have adj
mired the work of the special session,
and so it is all right. Governor Car
ter is the second Kamehameha the
Great-he has harmonized all factions"
Achi believed the two young men at
the head of the Observation-Disclosures
and Atkinson-would lead the country
to prosperity, and Unexpected Carter
to go to Chicago to help nominate
Roosevelt for President.
w. r. Harrington responded hand
somely for the press, and he was fol-
lowed by Representative j. D. Lewis
of Hflo, and Senator L. l.. McCand-
less. The latter expressed the hope
that Carter would be sent to Chicago
to nominate Roosevelt.
Palmer Wood, as the lone Demo-
craft of the Senate said ne admired
the Governor for his courage in calling
the Legislature together almost against
the public will.