The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-21

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| NAALEHU. Feb. Ex-Governor car
ter addressed a couple Of hundred Ha-
waiians at Naalehu Saturday. The
party arrived from Pahala at noon
and was received by Manager VOTERS
of Hutchinson Sugar Co, whose guests
they were over Sunday.
Quite a number of natives are en-
| ployed on the plantation and they were
| given a holiday for the day hne
| luau was served on the lawn at MI
| VOTERS residence.
After the feasting Gov. Carter was
introduced by John K. Kekaula and
| made a short address.
.sSince I landed at Mahukona and
journeyed around this island to kau'
have seen a great many Hawailans,
said the Governor, but none so GOOD
looking and intelligent as those gath
cred here today. 1 have been eS-
treneIy well pleased at the hearty well
come given me by the natives every
where. There are lots of things about
the government that the people don't
understand. and there are wants of
the people which the executive does not
know of, and it is my purpose to bring
surprised at the bad roads in some
places and also at the actions of some
of the government officials. 1t seems
to me as if the, island of Hawaii had
been very much neglected in the past
and hope with your assistance to
bring the people and the government
in close touch So we can accomplish
good for all. am not of the class of
rich people who hold their heads in the
air I am only a plain kanaka boy,
born and grown up here (applause).
.eThis is the district where I first
landed on my present tour and in
tend to give careful attention to your
needs, for one thing because of your
attitude in the last two elections.
was appointed by Republican Presf-
dent, I am a Republican and naturally
I appreciate the fact that this district
has always gone Republican, and
therefore you deserve more attention
than those districts that have gone
the other way The intelligence of
this audience explains why in the past
you have always voted with the party
in power You are probably asking
what benefits you have received, but
ask you only to be patient and wait
until I get back TO Honolulu and in
communication with the Education
and Public Works departments. This
island will not be forgotten, I can
assure you" (Applause.)
COUNTIES MUST GROW.
Gov. Carter explained his attitude
and efforts to get a county law, at
length and then said:
Never before in the history of any
country has there been an attempt to
take form of government existing for
centuries and divide it suddenly into
counties. It has always been allowed
to grow up like a child. What we
tried to do was to make a man over
into a child without giving it chance |
to grow up from babyhood.' And so
we tried to make full-fedged counties
by dividing the Territory up. But |
don't want you to think that the Re
publican party made the county law
just to pull it down again. We will |
pass another county law when the leg
islature meets again, and if we can't |
give you whole man, then we will |
give you young man or child. But |
you may depend upon the Republican |
party to give you whatever it can"
The Governor spoke also of the needs |
of good Legislature because of the |
necessity for new legislation. He |
spoke of an amendment to the home |
stead law and said that he would ask |
the Legislature for a law that would |
allow the homesteaders to pay for |
their lands by building roads to them. |
Secretary Atkinson also spoke,
though Mr.. Desha introduced him with
the remark that he had lost his voice
through talking so much with the
young ladies. The secretary spoke of
he necessity of the district remaining
Republican, as the seven hold-over
Senators We're Republicans and would
lave something to say as to legislation,
county and otherwise.
Captain Vancouver and other natives
also spoke asking for a new school
house and for a court house and jail
complaint was also made against the
'oad board, two members of which it
vas charged hired only their own
cams for work upon the roads.