The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-06-30
7 He CLOSING
EXERCISES
At OAHU
(From Sundays AdvertiserO

(From Sundays Advertiser)
The large assembly room of th'
Charles r. Bishop Hall at Oahu Colleg'
last night was filled with the relative.
and friends of the members of the
class of 1908, at their commencement
exercises, listening with a great dea
of pleasure to the valedictory addresse:
of the class orators, the three splendid
musical numbers contributed by mem
to the class by the Rev ]. W. Wad-
man.
The announcement of the names OF
the prize winners of the Damon rheto-
rical prizes and the award of the Pu-
nahou Loving Cup to the chosen one,
was awaited with great deal of in
terest by the scholars, the winners be,
ing heartily applauded by their class,
mates and fellow pupils as they came
forward in answer to their names to
receive the tangible evidence of their
success
To Miss Vera May Damon was pre-
sented the Trustees Loving Cup, the
premier prize of the year, the winning
of which carries with it the honor of
having the winners name enscribed on
the brass tablet in the Pauahi hall, the
Punahou roll of honor. The loving cup
presented to Miss Damon last night
bore the Punahou crest on one side and
was enscribed on the other, 1.-The Trus-
tees Loving Cup, presented to Vera
May Damon in apprecis ton of her SER
vice to Punahou." To win this cup
SSSSsSSSSSSSSsSSS>S SSSssSSsSsSSSsSsSSSs
When that party was in power in Con
gress, it took no definite step toward
remedying any faults then existing.
While its President made his sugges-
tions, yet the Democratic party failed
to follow out those suggestions. The
Democratic party has been one of con-
stant opposition and obstruction; it has
not been party that, during the few
years that it was in power, called up
any one of the great questions that we
have had before us. Now, therefore,
why should you people here this year
think of sending to Washington a dele
gate who should be a representative of
Democracy! What one thing has De-
mocracy ever offered to these Islands
that is better than what the Republican
party has done for these Islands! Il
take it that it is very much better to !
follow the man who does than the man |
who merely promises, and the Repubi-
can party has been the party of ac-
ton; its leaders have been men who |
were willing to take the chance of do
ing something, and if mistakes were |
made, they were brave enough and hon
est enough to admit the mistake and |
turn about and take some other action,
but it has never stood still. A politi-
cal party can not, in fact, stand still. If |
they attempt it they Immediately go
downhill. Now, the Republican
party has been steadily moving uphill,
moving forward, and is endeavOring
year by year to raise the standard of
American citizenship, the standard of
American opportunity, and the standard
of American life little bit higher
| thank you all very much, as | said
in the beginning, for the reception that
has been given me during these days
upon your islands. | wish | might stay
longer. | wish 1 might know more of
you and meet more of you. AS Secretary
If the Interior, 1 hope that you will
ind that, as your Governor has stated
N his position as Governor, that | as
secretary will know no party, no di-
vision, but | will try to work out with
you those problems in the islands with
which the Interior Department has to
10. | wish to be of help to you and
you can be of help to ME Just so long
Is you are willing to help yourselves ,
irst and work out as far as possible all
Tour own problems here before bringing
hem to the Federal government for
olution. The man who helps himself '
axes the first long step in self-govern- ,
nent, and you must recognize that in :
most of your problems here, they are
'roblems that you will work alone, are {
that must be solved within {
Iour own midst, problems that depend ,
lpon your own industries, upon your
wn integrity, and upon the character
f men that you elect to local office {
Iere. You need here, with the condi-
ions that you have, the diverse races 7
hat are present in your midst, you need
nen of high personal character, men of
ommon sense, good judgment, men who '
re willing to recognize that their duty, E
sniio N office, is to the people as a
Whole and net to themselves or to the
pecial party that they represent. III
m glad to say that l have met many '
uch officials here. l congratulate you I
pom all this. l wish you all success,
nd in every possible way, as long as /
m in the Office that hold, l shall ex-
end my hand and give you what help J
can. (Applause.)
CUPID'S SHORT ADDRESS.
Delegate Kuhio, whose name was re-
eatedly cheered during the evening.
eceived an ovation when he rose to I
peak in Hawaiian. His address was
very short one. He stated that he !
Tished only to confirm what the Sec
etary had told the Hawaiians of the I
onditions on the mainland and the a
ecessity of Hawaii remaining in the [
republican ranks. He expressed re-
ret that it had been found impossible
} hold a public reception at his home