Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-31
CONGRESSMAN PROMISE
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ment and the principles on which the
national parties worked,
Servants, Not Dictators
| The fact that the officers of the
| United States government from the
/ President down to the aldermen Of
the smallest cities are servants OF the
| people and not dictators is the reason
/ for the greatness of the United States
| and the reason why the Stars and
Stripes are respected by the mon
| arches abroad. la times of political
| strife we fight hard, but whenever the
/ integrity OF the nation is assailed we
| forget the party we belong to and
| stand together. That is the reason
:. Why if any foreign flag should be plant
ed here you could look to the United
states for protection and feel sure thar
we would never rest before the enemy
had been routed from these islands
We have had conflicts with ourselves
and other nations. We are not a war;
like people. We believe in peace, but
whenever it is necessary we will be
found on the firing line
I'VE nave also our industrial con-
ficts. We have had the trusts. There
mas been some question as TO whether
( we had them in control, but since
Theodore Roosevelt was elected there
has been no question but that our
great corporations must be subservient
to the law ana not dictators above the
law.
Il will reiterate what | have said
that we congratulate ourselves that we
have come here and now know the
Hawaiian people better and that you
know us better, so that we can stretch
our hands across the seas TO each other
in brotherly love"
Representative Cole
| Representative Cole was introduced
| by the Delegate as the great supporter
OF the refund BILL which had not been
killed through his fault, but because
| Speaker Cannon would not allow its
introduction He then made some re-
marks in Hawaiian.
Endorses Delegate
Il wish to approve of every word the |
Prince uttered said Cole Il do not
know what he said but | know the |
Prince, and to my recollection he never
said or did thing but what was right. |
SO | feel safe in endorsing whatever he
said, even though | did not understand /
it,
Friendship Ties Strong
There are not enough words in the
English language to express our ap-
probation of the Hawaiian people.
am certainly gratifed at the magnif-
lcent meeting tonight although | was
N ha mt, -
ialreSt OF HaWali's daughters before |
came and had to tear myself away to
come here When we arrived we were
encircled with flowery tokens and that
seems to have been only emblematic of
the permanent home which you have
since given us in your hearts. We are
proud to believe that we have been re-
teived with a spirit of good will. Here
tofore your relationship with the Fed
Eral Government has been to great
extent political, but | want to assure
YOU that hereafter they will be person.
al, and the ties of friendship which
nave been woven will not be forgotten
but will bear fruit.
Fought for Refund Bill
The Prince mentioned the refund
pill. mad the honor to report | tried
to secure its enactment, but there were
higher powers who were against it
ana failed. 1t would be hard to tell ,
you why failed. Speaker Cannon was
opposed to the bill on the grounds that
1t was discrimination which could
not be warranted by the constitution
and which could never possibly be
granted other Territories. His reason
ing was probably correct but these is
lands are an industrial unit Their
revenues come to us as unit and
Herefofe | cannot see that the bill
would grant an unwarranted consider {
atlon to these islands. | heard it said
mat no one section of the country is
entitled to more consideration than
anotRer That is true in part but ma
tiohally we are one body, but some are t
entltlea Tor good reasons to more con-
sheraton than others. My State is in
Inc middle OF the country. We get an b
preparations only for public buildings, n
ana we DO not get such appropriations c
as New YORK or San Francisco, and we v
90 not object because these places are fl
part OF the Federal system. The Ha-
Wallan Islands need appropriations for n
narbors and Notifications and we from :
he agricultural sections of the United ;,
States shall not object. u u
Must Settle Home Problems Il
1t is the high ambition of every 0
member of this party that the islands f,
'hall prosper, that your industries shall IL
flourish, that you shall have harbors 81
ina lortlllcations and that the people 81
mall be happy The people here have e,
Internal problems which you must set b.
lie yourselves. You have cosmopoI- pt
tan population and it is a question to C
lmalgamate it, but it has been done in it
he United States, and | have no doubt a
nat as the mainland has produced "
ype OF citizen that is unexcelled that ca
hese Islands can do the same and nro- O
uce a breed of citizens which will df
ommand the respect of the civilized w
World. In
anne Protection for All w
This is a day, sacred in the annals
history. We decorate the graves of tn
zen VINO fell in great war. If | were tn
] ONO | would see before me old men Sc
'lth buttons in their lapels which show 81
lat they shouldered musket he
men they were young men, We tn