Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-11-05
Questions Of the Day
Debated BY
Orators Of Both Sides
US. DISTRICT ATTORNEY BRECK0NS MAKES HIT

ne CTOWU WHICH Htteuueu tne utDh'c
between the Democrats and the Re.
publicans Saturday night at the Or.
pheum theater filled every seat In the
house and many we're standing In the
rear. The crowd for the first hour
was very orderly. but certain mum.
Der of rowdies tried to break up Dou.
thitts speech as he was making tell.
ing points In favor of his party. II
seemed as IL from the amount of ap.
plause given the speakers. as a rule,
that the Democrats predominated In
the audience. Nevertheless, the
speech Of the evening and the speech
which pleased the crowd most was de.
livered by r. W. Breckons. Next to
him In eloquence came w. A. Kinney.
while none of the others were greatly
above the average.
The meeting was opened with a
short address from Judge Hartwell.
who presided and who gave expression
to the hope that this would be only
the first of a series Of public debates
In Honolulu on the important ques-
tons of the day. He stated that he
hoped that the members Of the audi
ence had come not as Democrats or
as Republicans, but as American citi.
zens. to hear the important questions
of the day threshed out.
The first speaker Of the evening was
Clinton J. Hutchins, who took up the
question of Cuban annexation and the
Colonial policy Of the Republican par.
ty from the Democratic standpoint. He
said:
say to you there Is but one way
the citizens Of Hawaii can proclaim to
the United States where they stand on
this question. and protest against any
such measure as the annexation of
Cuba by electing to Congress as dele
gate from this Territory that man who
represents the opposite Of that party
and stands ready to bring about such
q condition. (Applause.)
! want to say to you that care not
what the race, the creed. the color or
the party OF that man is, II he stands
to rebuke what would threaten the
chief industry of these Islands. let us
as one man send him to represent us
tApplause.)
II. w. Breckons, the next speaker
was cheered to the echo. He said:
Tonight when you have met togeth
er to listen to the arguments advanced
by the gentlemen OF the Democratic
party and the two gentlemen and my
self OF the Republican party (laughter)
you have made a start In self govern
ment. ! say II Is a splendid thing fo
Hawaii, and I say now that II I wer,
a Democrat, which Judge you al
know ] am not (laughter). II I wer,
and believed in the principles of tn,
Democratic party. ! would vote ,
straight Democratic ticket and worl
Tor q straight Democratic ticket ant
pray ardently. II not hopefully, for tn,
election Of the straight Democratic
ticket, In order that message nigh
be sent to Congress that we are try
ing 10 figure out this party principl,
and are trying to bring ourselves alon,
the lines of republican form of gov
eminent. (Applause.)
Being n Republican as ! am, an,
wanting TO send a message to Con
gress of that nature. I say I shall vot,
the straight Republican ticket an,
work for the straight Republican tick
ct, and refrain from praying for IL
success. not as Brother Waller, m,
good friend. my well.posted friend
would say. because the prayer OF tn
wicked availeth not (laughter) bu
because prayers of mine are not need
ed. tLaughtey.)
The Munroe Doctrine. the natura
antipathy of the American peopl
against oppression and cruelty, tn
natural advantages which have led tn
American people to want Cuba, al
made II matter OF discussion an,
when, in 1898, the oppression AID cru
city OF Spain towards the Cuban pee
pie made the American people TAX
the stand. compelled them as Amer
cans to take a stand, when It ha
reached the stage that the America
people must protest or not be Amer
cans. and when the smouldering ha
red Of Spain towards the United State