The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-08-03
KUH|O TELLS
OF MUCH
WORK
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Delegate Kuhio was the guest OF
honor at reunion of the members OF
the Kamehameha Alumni Association
held in their hall on Fort street last
night, the delegate being invited. to
address the young Hawaiians on his
work in Congress and allow them to
express their appreciation of his efforts.
President Aud explained that the af-
fair was not political meeting es-
sentially, but one at which the mem
bers could meet their delegate and
thank him for his efforts on behalf OF
Hawaii nei, even if these had been
little or even if any other delegate
could have done more. He had done
what he could, at least.
There were number of addresses
given before the delegate was called
upon. David Kanuha, of the Kane
hameha staff, urged the young men to
pull together as a means OF accom-
plishing their ends, and the way to
show their appreciation of the dele
gate was to support him.
o. Cox, deputy sheriff of Waialua,
dwelt on the necessity Of supporting
measures rather than parties, and
working for those things that would
help the islands as whole rather
than for the advancement of any par
ticular party.
This idea was further elaborated by
W. Spenser, who thought that as Ha-
waiians the good of Hawaii should be
the first consideration of those pres
ent. The delegate had told meeting
Mt Waikiki that the fact that he was
a Hawaiian had given him added prom
inence at Washington.
Senator Lane SAID that he spoke with
more than the authority of politi-
clan. He spoke as n Sabbath school
teacher. The delegate had looked well
after the needs of the Hawaiians in
Congress and was n pattern from which
all young Hawaiians should model their
actions He is a young man and may
possibly tire of his duties after
while, and then there would be an op.
portunity for another Hawaiian to
take his place. Perhaps one of those
present would be called upon to do 30.
So it stood the young men well in hand
to look ahead for their chances.
RENDERED HIS ACCOUNT.
Delegate Kuhio, being then called
upon by the chairman, said that he
wished to emphasize what Mr.. Cox had
said about the advisability of working
first for what was best for the coun-
try and not to sacrifice the country to
help a party. In the olden times Ha-
waii had been ruled by her king, but
now we were all Americans and should
follow the American system of gov
ernment.
Politics were at the root of all
advancement and the young men of
the Kamehameha Alumni must learn to
work for their own advancement
through politics. At present many of
them had only the wharves and roads
to go to for employment and his ad-
vice to them was to look ahead for
something better. Politics did not
mean the shouting for a party like
the Home Rulers, the Republicans or
the Democrats, but was the getting to-
gether of the voters and by working
together help each other.
Before going to Congress he had
been led to believe that the country
was ruled by the members of the House,
but the learned that the real power lay
in the committees. The right of the
Democrats to go to Congress and get
their bills passed was denied them by
the organization of the House, in which
the party in power ruled everything.
1t was only through the Republican
party that any bill could be passed,
as the Republicans were the ruling
party in the House as they were all
over the United States.
CANNON, THE CZAR.
The Refunding Bill was a bill that
the people of Hawaii wanted, and it
had the backing of the President, but
it was thrown out by the Speaker of
the House, who acted as the Car OF
Russia. The bill did not follow the
usual course, but it was not defeated
because he had not made a speech in
favor of it.
HOW KUHIO WORKED.
"I secured the passage Of the Fed
eral building appropriation, 4" said the
delegate, first going TO the Speaker
about it and then to the Committee on
A appropriations. / told the chairman
Of the committee that the people of
Hawaii wanted this appropriation and