The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-27

Sheldon. Members of the Legislature
of Hawaii:
Il have not come for the purpose of
making an extended address. I under
stand that you are now in the midst
of the closing hours Of a busy legis-
lative session and that there still re-
mains important work to be done. I
have come, rather, to thank you for
the hospitality you have extended to
me and those who are with me. It is
impossible for me to find words fit
enough to express the full measure of
our appreciation for what you have SO
generously done. To those gentlemen
who have been pleased to give utter
ance to your welcome I wish to re-
turn special thanks for what they have
SO generously said.
1T is with special pleasure that
I meet the joint assembly of the Leg
islature of Hawaii. 1t is with partic-
ular pleasure / have come to visit
the Hawaiian Islands, for 1 had some
little part in the transaction which
made Hawaii a part of the republic
of the United States of America.
also had something to do with franz
ing the organic law under which the
Legislature that does me this honor
was created.
ITO the genius of craftsmanship Of
one man above and beyond all others,
we are indebted to the fact that we
greet each other here today, citizens
of common country: | need not men,
ton in this presence the name of Will
liam Mckinley, President of the Unit
ed States. We have produced many
great men, and I say that because we
are all now citizens of a great repub-
lie, and among those none stands
higher in the respect and esteem of
the nen who owe allegiance to the flag
of the republic than William McKin-
ley, and / hope that in good time there
may arise in these favored Islands a
monument concentrating the virtues
Of the farsighted craftsmanship of
him who made the Hawaiian Islands |
a part Of the territory of the greatest |
republic In this world.
at is with particular pleasure I adj
dress myself to the members of leg
islative assembly. For twelve years |
had the great honor of being ascot |
ed States I know something of the |
responsibilities that rest upon the |
shoulders of a lawmaking body of
territorial, state and national govern
ments. Those who have preceded me
have well said that you have your |
problems, different in some measure
from the problems which concern !
other portions of our country. Tt is |
because of general problems, which |
concern 100000 of people who con-
stitute the population of the United |
States. that we have our state and |
territorial legislatures.
while the problems are different, |
they are none the less difficult. Their |
solution is to be effected in the final |
analysis in all Territories, in all States |
in some manner, according to the prin-
ciples of our Republican form of gov
eminent. It is not always an easy
matter for a legislator to see the way
of his duty amidst the complicated and
confusing questions which address
themselves to consideration in short
legislative session. 1t is not possible
for the members to always think and
act Alright, but if they exercise an
honest and intelligent judgment, ac-
cording to their lights, and commit
errors, their constituents will, in toll
Grant frame of mind, forgive them.
"What should be demanded of leg
islator always is that he exercise the
best Judgment that is within him, that
he shall to the best of his ability and
in the line of his highest duty, record
his potential verdict.
Federal Reserved Rights.
"Under the Organic law which we
enacted at Washington creating the
form of government under which you