The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-07-04

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must thgn be assumed"
THE Battle Hymn of the Republic"
was next sung by the double quartette.
| Chairman Jones introduced John A.
! Hughes, the other orator of the day.
Mr.. Hughes address was entitled THE
Future Of the Republic" He spoke as
follows:
Mr.. Chairman and fellow citizens, the
subject on which I am to speak this
morning is The Future Of the Republic
and before approaching it l wish in
all sincerely to apologize for my short
cOmings and inability to do 1t Justice.
The future of this Republic is the
most momentuous question that can
occupy the minds of Americon citizens
| for il involves not only their welfare
but that of the whole human race TO
deal understandngly with it. To make
any forecast Of what that future will
! be it is necessary that we take retro
spective glance at the past for in the
past at the fountain head of our history
We will find the seed that produced the
men and nation Of today.
Going back little more than a CEN
fury on the highway of time we stand
in the shadow of Washington and his
ipeers the founders Of this Republic, the
men who blazed thr'o unknown paths
their way to freedom and laid the foun-
dalton of an untried government on
virgin soil, a government where all
were equal and none were king.
One hundred and twenty-eight years
ago this government was born. Its bap-
tism was cOnsumated in blood, it's spon-
sors were men animated by the highest
ideals of liberty and justice. Up to
and including their time the common
man was looked upon in the light of
human chattel whose only reason for
existence was to fight and toll, a newer
of wood and drawer of water. Your
fathers announced the sublime doctrine
that all men were created free and in
defense of that God-like principle they
appealed to the final arbitrament OF
the sword and they did not sheath IT
until the last vestige of foreign heredi-
tary bondage was swept from the land
and man crowned in the dignity of
American citizenship stood erect with
! out a peer.
one hundred and twenty-eight year:
have roLeu away since the DecIarauOr
OF Independence, a declaration ennanc.
5 eu ana IuVlgoIaIeu ny Une ndnu OF Zine
p In it we have from its preamble to it:
cIose the very essence of freedom. In it
? in the constitution, the wrongs ant
speeches. OF washington ana JenersOr
r We nave inralnule gu,uss III al ma,ter.
, pertaining 10 our nauonal NE PROVED
e by the past ana present wnIcn IS Ia
I best guarantee lor the future,
in the history or our country from it,
IN,
20 lions up TO the present time mast u,
lncIuueu every movement indugdIateC
e Tor tne uplifting or the masses ana tn
T benent OF manhlnu. Our patriots, sOr
e u.ers ana statesmen from Washington
e to Roosevelt stand IKE towering moun
tam peaks above the men of othe
+ lands. Our country is blessed and look
t ed upon as a home and asylum by tn
4 oppressed and downtrouden of ever.
= cline.
In following the policy outlined b.
) Washington and the founders of tn
4 Republic. a policy that in its every de
e tai shows the guiding hand of highe
power, we have reached a position tina
: is unique in the worlds history; gu
I growths and achievements are the mar
vel as we'll as the envy of the Nations
we lead in everything that makes TO
: human progress.
In the peaceful paths of trade ant
commerce the benefcent light of pros
{ perity covers the land and the product
i of our artisans are in demand in tn
markets of the world. The American
1 citizen going on a European tour cal
, cross the Atlantic from New York t
1 London on a floating palace built b,
Americans. When in London he can e
from his steamer on an American cleo
tries car running on American rails t
= an American built hotel, and he can e
from London to Edinburgh in an Am
erican Pullman car pulled by an Am
erican locomotives; on this latter jour
! ney, if it affords him pleasure, he cal
feast his eyes on ancient castles rebu.l
and renovated with American dollars. /
the fields of justice and PHILANTHROPY
$ the worlds history records no inciden
s like our dealings with Cuba. There w
{ spared neither blood nor treasure t
t right wrong, to free an oppressed PEG
, pie. We freed Cuba, gave her her fla
I and added another Republic TO the gal
axy of Nations, and despite the howl
{ of carping critics and aEti-expansion
lists in the fulness of time the Philip
. pines will have Their freedom, flag ant
j legislature, for the heart of the Am
: eriean people is too sound to hold il
, subsection any race or people.
; Fellow citizens, the past and presen
: of our country is secure. We are a, grea
O Nation and yet we might be greater
and whilst admirng our strength ant
? greatness let us not forget our fra lilies
, we are not perfect, but like others, hav
our faults and falings. Evils exi7
o evils to be guarded against, fought ant
a conquered Amongst the prlnclpl
l evils that menace our nat onal life tn
4 most destructive is the pol.t cal hos
4 and his machine, the ungodly rich. h
! who would rather buy legislatures thai
canvass for votes, and who accumulate
/ wealth by corruption and grinding tn
: unfortunate poor, unlawful comblna
lions OF wealth and IabOE and unre