Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-31
CONGRESSMAN PROMISE
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the development of a great and patrl-
otiC nation.
Demands Are Just
THE tour which we have made
through Hawaii has enabled us to do
better justice to You and our common
country said Judge Norris in con
Guiding. "You want what is just ana
fair, nothing more and nothing less
and it is our duty to give it to YOU.
leave you in brOtherly and friendly
spirit, knowing that you have done
good to us, and trusting that we have
done good to YOU
Representative Davidson of Wis
consin was the last speaker ana
in spite of the fact that it
had begun to rain he had quite 4 large
audience He said he would much pre-
fer to minse with the people and find
out from them what they thought an I
what they wanted than to make a
speech to them.
Interest in Harbors
THE work in which ! had especial
interest," he said, was that of the inn
prOvement of your harbors, ana | have
had eight years experience on the har-
Dor committee, and | say to you tnat
when the government has completed
the improvements, which ii intends to
make, both HO.olulu and Hilo Will
have as good harbors as can be found
anywhere in the United States. just
what can be done in this line for
lSu1tui /
! am firmly OF the opinion that the Fed
eral Government should at least make
one good harbur III each of the i'm
portant islands of this Territory. III
order to justify the Federal Govern,
ment in making an expenditure of pub
| lie money there must be commerce to
be developed by this Improvement OF
! harbors Consequently we have been
interested III your sugar, coffee, pine.
apple and cattle industries, and | was
pleased to see that the people here
1 have been in earnest in building up iii
of them.
School System Perfect
But tuere Is another industry which
has pleased lie more. am glad to see
| the country prosperous, but what has
pleased me more is your splendid
school system, because after all it is
education that makes the man and not
money. | have never seen a better sys-
| TEN anywhere, and | must say that it
I is better and more advanced in some
respects than that of my own state.
We must always remember that the
Federal government, the national gov
aud tho ia1
ment are in a great measure distinct
from each other. 10 not depend too
much on the national government be-
cause we can only do certain things FOR
yoa. But will Gay that the members
OF this delegation viii 20 home yOdr
friends, and We viii know that your
kindness to US has not been in vain
but the Territorial government is near
er and must be depended on for many
Things, and you must carry on a good
territorial government. You can only
nave good government by having good
citizenship, so develop that, elect good
men to Office, and in giving your 10y
atty to the national government do not
forget that due TO the Territory. TAX
ing the two together under the Stars
Hnd Stripes you can rest assured that
you will be given liberty and freedom
and protection and property, and you
will see that the government is essen
TALLY the same as are the cOlOrs Of the
Hawaiian and the American flags. The
Stars and Stripes have never waved
over any people except for its good
and 1t never will, and back of it are
eighty-fVc million people ready TO