Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-10-29

for himself, McClanahan would not |
have gained as many votes as he did /,
In concluding he took upon himself the I
honor Of Introducing McClanahan to |
the audience.
The Cuban Question
FOR three weeks last past" began |
McClanahan. Il have spoken ON liza. /.
wall of something more important |
than politics and that is patriotism /
! want to speak to you of something .
which ] hopo will make you better |
men. I am going To speak to you On |
the Cuban question and its Importance |
as regards the election OF your Dele. |
gate to Congress. This question Of /
Patriotism affects men. women and |
children Of the Hawaiian Islands and |
Is q question upon which We all should |
stand united.
prior TO the SpanishAmerican war
tho Democratic members of Congress.
backed up by the sugar beet mon Of
he Western Statcs. forced Congress
TO declare chat the war was not one II
conquest and that Cuba would hg
made an independent Republic. This
declaration was made to the world.
Since that time Cuba has fought
and made herself q free and independ.
On, republic: but now that republic il
almost at an end. During the pas,
few weeks we have had our eyes open.
cd TO the fact that In Cuba. q skilfully
planned plot has been Matching To.
wards bringing about the annexation
OF that Republic to the United States
A certain group of men started and
- Al t,l
caused American intervention and as,
tablished an American Governor In
Cuba. 1t has forced out the statement
that the occupation il only temporary
and that Cuba will have another
chance given by the administration at
Washington.
Means Ruin Of Hawaii
What does another chance mean
but an invitation for another revolu.
ton? The statement pledges the gov
ernment ~ step In after another revo
luton and complete the annexation.
Some think that the annexation IL In.
eyitable Some think that II Is com.
| Ing soon: others hat 1t IL some time
on: but we all believe that when II
does come. II means absolute ruin to
|
annexation OF Cuba would drive Ha
waiian sugar out of the markets of the
mainland and close every mill In the
Islands. r-... ..
There Is but one thing between us
and Cuban annoXation: that Is the pub.
lie sentiment Of the people of he
mainland. the sentiment which forced
Congress to declare the freedom Of
Cuba. And until this sentiment Is
changed We will never see the anneXa.
ton of the Cuban Republic. Those
who want II know this as well ms we
do and their work will be TO shape the
sentiment and force the course Of
events so that their ends can be
brought about. And to combat this
will he the work of the Hawaiian Del
pgate.
"fhe 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 of la.
wall. The result of the vote will be
the crystallizcd opinion OF the people
Of the mainland upon the subject and
II Is our duty so to crystalline this
popular opinion that the vote will be
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Cuba. II Hawaii waits to act until the
people are called upon to vote, II VIII
be too late. Now Is the time to act;
now Is the time To show the country
what Hawaii wants.
Democrats Hope Of Hawaii
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TO Congress has 10 do with this qies.
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