Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-18
CONGRESSMAN
PRAISE MAUI
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most accomplished pianists, enlivened
the scene with her excellent rendition
Oh Hawaiian selections.
About noon a number of the Con-
gressional party, under the guidance
Of Messrs. J. l.. Coke and Keola, went
To kaalaholo, the Table Land, to view
the unrivaled beauties of lao Valley
and it's surroundings. Many went up
to the third crossing at the foot of
the Needle in carriages, while not a
lew preferred to walk and take in the
scenery at their leisure. Representa-
tive Littlefeld and Mrs. Littlefield
Miss Acheson and many others walk
ed up to the table-land, which is no
easy task, especially for strangers.
One and all declared that they never
before set their eyes on 50 sublime a
scene.
The luau at Mrs. Fields commence
ed at about half past o'clock and
lasted until almost 5. During the re-
past the following gentlemen, at the
call of C. B. Wells, enlivened the oc-
casion with such flow of oratory as
is seldom heard in the land of the
Kamehamehas:
Representative Bates said: Ladies
and Gentlemen and Fellow Citizens:
We thank you for the feast; we AL
enjoyed it; keep up the good old Gus
tom. Keep mp the native feast and
don't let the custom die out. We are
enchanted with these beautiful ISL
ands; we see your most beautiful
scenery, your irrigation SYSTEM We
desire to meet you people of these
Islands. We like you. We desire
mutual acquaintance. We are de-
lighted at every turn to see your mar
velous development. We want to
meet you personally, for meeting to-
gether always does good. We have
been the better by coming here. We
have been very much edited with be-
coming acquainted with each other.
You can understand better how much
we can do for you when we return.
This meeting will result in better leg
islatiOn."
Territorial Senator Coelho opened
his remarks by singing "Ua Like no
a Like" and then made a few perth
nent remarks in Hawaiian. When
he let loose in English he doomed
Judge Kepoikai for Governor and this
received the hearty approval of the
Congressional party, if judged by the
noise they made at the mention Of
the name.
General Keifer who with other
members of Congress went with Man
ager C. B. Wells and Hon E. Faxon
Bishop, President of the Senate, to
see the opening of the new Waihee
ditch, said it was one of the most i'm
portant factors in Hawaiian history,
and the opening of the flOodgates
by which over sixteen million gallons
of water was let into the ditch meant
a great deal for the future of this
country. They came here to ascer-
tain the WISHES of the people, and it
will be their duty when they take
their seats in the legislative halls of
Congress to pass measures for Hawaii
with a greater spirit of liberality.
Loud calls brought Judge A. N. Ke.
poikai to his feet and all ears were
attentive to lis remarks from begin
ming to end. He said that if he had
any aspirations in his bosom for the
Gubernatorial chair, the remarks of
Coelho had made such an ambition a
ere dream, for if the Waikiki court
house depended on his appoin tment to
that chair, Jack" Atkinson could
simply discount him, for there's moth
ing to prevent Jack from going home
right away and influence the powers
that be to let the contract for the
court house, and his dreams were at
an end. Kepoikai doomed up Dele
gate Kalanianaole for his great fore
sight in inviting the members of Con-
eress to come to Hawaii, for soon
after Kuhio succeeded in electing a
Republican majority in both branches
of the Legislature he asked the Con-
eress of the United States to come
and see Hawaii. Good politics. my
boy" emphasized the Judge. Look
ing around and seeing number of
the wives of the members of Con-
gress sitting on the ground around
the festive board, the Judge jokingly
said: IF only there were more
wives of Congressman here, my
chances for the Gubernatorial chair
would be better" (Laughter.)
Representative Hamilton, chairman
Of the Committee on Territories, said
as follows: 1--WE are your friends,
we know. The American pigs never
tasted better to us than here today.
G'he pigs of other lands can't come
up to yours. We are in love with
you and we especially admire your
ladies' (Cheers.) ! heard someone
making a remark about digging a
| tGnnel across these mountains to La
haina. | know now why your dele
gates came to work for the refundine
bill, Uaughter.) We hope that oul
visit here will be susceptible of somt
I benefit to Won. | know il is of bene