Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-05

satisfactory this year and with such
ideal surroundings as are offered nv the
Capitol grounds II is doubtful whether
the sneakers and audience will In fu-
tnre wears no RELOCATED To hot indoor
places of assemble FuIly two thou-
sand people gathered about the sneak
ers, stand in the Canitol grounds Mon
day forenoon TO listen TO the literary
nrorram The Ave hundred chairs pro-
yided by the committee were filled be-
fore the parade was finished. and the
bip crowd of men. women and children
disposed tbemsalyes Comfortably In the
shade of the trees about the stand.
Tho hand stand used as the rostrun,
for sneakers and musicians. was appro-
nria,elv decorated with flags and hunt
| ing under tho direction of Gus Muir
nby.
Tbere WINS n slight delay In onening
tho nroprom owing TO a misunders,and-
inc as ,n IN. time nv some n, tho mrsi.
clans hut This served 10 increase ro,h-
or than Iossen Tho crowd Col I w
ZONES chairman OF the general COM
mi,tee nresided rho nroyram was
opened by the "star spanrled banner"
niayad hy the hand pay noramus
Srnddpr offered Tho OnnninK invocation.
arter which The necI,ra,ion or Jnde,
pendence was read nv Tron,, n Tbomn,
son Tho rendering M "America" n
the tune of Hawaii ponoi" Inv n doubls
quartet was n feature of tho nroprar
\ remarked upon with particular favor
The admiration of the words 10 the
I new music ms arranged nv Iaptain Ber-
ger Is not dlaieult and there Is every
reason WHY this combination of ma
tional anthems should hecome very
generally adon,ed Although the
chorus of singers was moi as large ms
had been MANNED the singing was
good couid ba heard distinctly
| ibrouphout the grounds ant nroIuced
very nleasinp efYec, After tho ora
tion nv Mr. Dunne tho quartet rom
dered The "Battle HYMN of the Renub-
lie f." and closed the eyercises with n
fne rendi,ion az ..Tbe star snanyled
Hammer"
The first sneaker was I I Dunno
Assistant United States District At
! torney. his tonic being "American cit
! iz.nshin" Mr. Dunne was cordialIv
received hv tho hip audience and snok n
as follows.
~ cannot helm but feel that the
, Chairman has been TOO kind In his ner-
sonal references to myself. wish to
disciaim any pretensions to have the
chhrac,er OF orator; ana 10 assure you
that. IN my somewhat rambling re-
marks, ] shall nave nothing better TO
, oHer than the pam speech OF a PLAIN
man. some men are gitted win the
swirl insight which pierces peneath the
SHOWS OF things; some are blessed with
the diVihe gift OF speech; ana others,
again. not only see the inner pulse OF
the nachihe, nut add 10 tnat the apii-
i,y 10 translate ln'o worus that Durn
the thoughts that breathe. But or these
erect, ! am not one regret 10 say. Inc
IRE oi tne courtroom In these business
aays'-the me that ! iead'-is not spe-
ciaiiy adapted 10 tne development OF
tne Inauguration or Oh poeuc ierVor; IL
ueais 700 exclusively win tne some
Wnat ariu' ury ana pracucai details OF
commonplace business ana the oppor-
'uhities TOT passionate utterances are
conspicuous by their paucity. AND So
men you must permit me 10 disciaim
az pre,ehslohs 10 the glit Oh oratory;
! can 40 no more 'han make rev re-
/
Ject assigned me.
National Cohesion.
81 cannot hclp hut think that in these
celebrations Of this national birthday,
there Is an influence which makes for
national cohesion. On other days, We
are all shades of opinion upon all sub
jects; on other days, one American Is
Republican, while another American
Is Democrat; on other days, the
twang OF the Yankee opposes the dia-
lect OF the Southerner, and the effete
East calls to the breezy and vigorous
West; but upon this day all reflections
sink and disappear and become obliter-
ated; and upon this day. there are no
sections, there are no parties,-we are
all Just plain Americans. In love with
our country. and in love with our
starry flag. (Applause.) And this, !
venture to think, makes for national
cohesion. We are thus periodically re-
minded that there Is something big
ger, something greater In every way,
than any individual one of us and we
are thus reminded that, whatever may
he the diversity OF our views upon
other matters, yet, in this commanding