The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-10-29
DEMOCRATS HAVE
IMMENSE CROWD
McCLANAHAN's OPENING Ap-
DRESS TO THE VOTERS or GA
HU on SATURDAY NIGHT

one Of the biggest political meetings
ever held iu Honolulu was that held |
by the Democrats last saturday night .
at Aala Park, whore f. b. McClaua-
han. candidate for Delegate to Con-
gress, began his campaign ON this ISL
and McClanahau i'm his speech dealt
mostly with the cuban question. lau-
kea was also well received. The first
speakers were r. II. Trent Frank Har-
vey and Sam Kaloa, the latter decry-
ing are race issue. Mechanism began
at once to discuss Cuban annexation
as a grave danger to Hawaiian bust
ness interests.
prior to the Spanish-American war;
said Mechanism the Democratic menu
bcrs of Congress backed up by the beet
sugar men of the Western states, fore
ed Congress to declare that the war
was not one of conquest and that Cuba
would be made an Independent repub-
lie This declaration was made TO the
world.
Since that time the war has been
fought and Cuba has been made a free
and Independent republic, but now
that republic is almost at an end. Dur
ing the past few months we have had
our eyes opened to the fact that in
Cuba for the past years a skilfully
planned plot has been Matching to
bring about the annexation of that re-
public with the United States. The CO.
terie of men who planned this were
the ones which fostered, started and
supported the recent revolution which
brought about American Intervention
and established an American Governor.
1t has also forced out the statement
that the occupation is only temporary
chance.
What does another chance mean
but an invitation for another revolu-
ton The statement pledges the gov
eminent to step in after another revo-
luton and complete the annexation.
Some think that the annexation is in
evitable. Some think that it is COM
ing soon, others believe that it is some
time off, but we all believe that when
it does come it means absolute ruin
to the sugar interests of Hawaii, for
the annexation of Cuba would drive
Hawaiian sugar out of the markets
of the mainland and close every mill
in the islands.
There is but one thing between us
and Cuban annexation. That is the
public sentiment of the people Of the
mainland, the sentiment which forced
| Congress to declare that Cuba would
be free. And until this sentiment IS
| changed we will never see the annex
alton of the Cuban republic. Those
who want it know this as well as we
do and their work will be to shape the
sentiment and force the course Of
events so that their ends can bt
brought about. And to combat this
will be the work of the Hawaiian dele.
gate.
THE time will soon come when the
people of the mainland will be called
upon to vote upon this question and
upon this vote will rest the fate o
| Hawaii. The result of the vote will
be the crystalized opinion of the PEG
pie Of the mainland upon the subiec
and it is our work to so crystalline thi
popular opinion that the vote will b.
i'm opposition to the annexation of Gu
ba. If Hawaii waits 10 act until tn
people are called upon to vote it will b.
too late. Now is the time to act nov
is the time to show the country wha
Hawaii wants.
Some are asking what the delegat
to Congress has to do with this ques
ton. How can Hawaii actH If yo,
| Ga1 81. r.;t,,
alton. The forces opposed to tn
! Cuban annexation are among the Dem
ocrats on the mainland and if annexa
ton is to be defeated it must be don
through the Democratic party. Twic
the people of the United States hav
declared against the question throug
the Democrats and it is the Democrat
: party which must force the colonia
policy of the country further alon
this line. The public sentiment. how
ever belongs to no party and as Ion
as public sentiment stands as it doe
today there will be no Cuban anneya
ton
Now if the public sentiment is 90
ing TO be worked upon to change it
; our plan is to work through the Demo
cratic party against such change. |
you VIII for moment forget that yo
are Republican, Home Ruler or
democrat and remember only the i'm
terest Of yourself and your country.
VIII tell you of something you can d
TO help. But you must forget you
politics or you will be blinded to m
argument.
Hawaii can not do this alone.
must have the support of the publ
sentiment of the mainland. Publ
opinion knows: first, that the annexa
ton must be brought about by the Re
publican party; second, that the Demo
Gratis are opposed to it, and third, tina
the interests of Hawaii are bound Il
in her sugar interests. The public @
the United States also knows that tn
people of Hawaii will this Novembe
vote on the Cuban question, for this
the question that l am forcing upo
my opponents Now, SuDDose Uro sboI,l