The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-10-30
SMITH REPLIES
TO M'CLANAHAN
THE REPUBLICANS ALSO HEAR
SPEECHES BY ETHIO AND
BRECKONS AT AALA PARK.


was not able to appear I'm person, but
his address was read by @. II, olson.
At intervals during the meeting there
were showers of rain, but the crowd
stayed till late
Chairman $. Pahai Maielua called
upon r. w. BreCkons as the first
speaker Breckons told the Democrats
to ask Hawaiians to ask the Demo-
cratic leaders if they had not advo-
Gated refusing the suffrage to Hawaii
ans, on the ground that Hawaiians
were not fit to vote also whether they
had not always opposed county gov
eminent.
Fred Becllley urged the Hawaiians
not to send haole to Congress but to
keen Kubio, who was doing good work
1<uhio was the next sneaker He said
he had no objection to a haole going to
Congress-. but Objected to Mechanism
who was a new conner with little
knowledge of the country As for the
Acknowledgement proposition. he re-
heated that w. r. Castle president of
| the Civic Federation. had stated in a
| sneecb at Nohonk that the Hawaiians
! should be disfranchised. He urged the
straight Republican ticket. Referring
to McClanahan's charge that he had
drawn the color line at meetings of
Hawaiians. Kuhio said the statement
was "a lie" He added that Kaloa.
who smoke with Mechanism had stat
ed from various platforms that he, Ku-
hio. had introduced bill in Congress
| to disfranchise the Hawaiians, and
that Mechanism, knowing better. had
not been man enough to deny. Kuhio's
voice was still in quite bad condition,
and he did not make S long a speech
as he would had he been able to talk
more easily. His concluding remarks
related to a Democratic machine"
which he said existed in Kona. Kau
and Puma. being much more complete
than any machine here.
The Rev. Stephen Desha spoke eIo-
uuently as usual. giving a number of
stories and making a hit with the
crowd. C. II. Olson followed, with w.
! O. Smiths address. The Cuban issue
was the principal matter discussed.
! The address was as follows:
eve all know tba+ tba spqo, i,d,,s-
! try is of vital Importance to us all
AS unfortunate as it may be that we
have to depend so largely upon one
product, still the fact remains that the
| progress made in these islands during
the past thirty years is due to the de-
velopment and prosperity of the sugar
industry.
THE great public improvements, the
advancement and DEVELOPMENT in edu-
cational lines. the buiIding nm If tTo-
nolulu, the greater comic is of living.
and such conveniences as telephone.
electric lights, electric cars and the
many other things which indicate the
great progress which has been made
have all been due directly or Indirectly
to the proceeds of smear
1T is to be hoped that some of the
other industries which are being tried.
such as the canning of fruit and grow
ing Of tobacco, may develop into prof
liable enterprise, with the great ad-
vantage of their being such that per-
sons Of small means can engage in
them; but for the present sugar is our
main dependence, and disaster to that
industry means disaster to the coun-
try.
The Apostle of the Democrats. Mr..
McClanahan, has been charging fran
tIcally around the islands, as though
Just awakening from a Rip Van Win
kle sleep, or having ust come into pos
session Of great and startling news,
and procIaiming that there is danger
OF cuba being annexed to the United
states; and If Cuban sugar is admitted
lree' great harm viii be done to Ha-
wall.
Inc few years during which the
Apostle has lived in these islands have
not been sufficient to justify the VIM
hle sleep theory. and his alarming at
Utude or new discovery must be the
result OF ignorance Of what has gone
OIiore'
me Danger of Cuban sugar being
"u''Il'Ieu Tree or duty has been pres
en- ever SINCE the Spanish war. After
'le ciose OF the war and during the
Ie"lalluer or the Mckinley admins
ration appeals We're made for relief
loi me suffering Cubans, The struggle
over THIS question pODtiu until