Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-26

, men, ] have represented you In Con.
lrcss for the past ten years. and an
issue has arisen In that time. That Is.
sue you all know. | went to Washing.
ton to attend TO the affairs of this
TERRITORY. believing conscientiOusly
and honestly that am right.
Between Two Duties.
Since that time was called home.
] am here now. Many questions arose
since left home for Washington, but
! believe the most important is Kill
Knhio.' But after few weeks In the
( Territory another question arose. and
that was the bill for, free sugar before
Congress. What with the Kuhio.Froar
fight. and the sugar fight. both things
contributed to place your Delegate in
a peculiar situation and his future de.
ponds upon the people. and the future
of the mainstay Of the people Of this
Territory depends upon his work. BE.
tween two duties, your Delegate has
considered that he should go to Wash.
ington, Notwithstanding the fact that
he has no vote upon the floor of the
/
] should he In Washington to protect
the interests of this Territory. | don't
go because the sugar planters want
me to go, but ] go because ! believe
that the citizens of the Territory need
me there and because ! believe ! have
hackers IN the citizens of this Terri.
tory to see TO II that ! get a square
deal In the convention. leave the
hnp tn nd 20 ets.ls
ment. | appeal to the justice of every
Icitizen of the Territory.
Not Afraid Of a Fight.
81 am not afraid of fight. Not at
all. but as between the fight In the
convention and the fight In Congress-
believe my duty to be in Washing.
ton. In the fight ! have against the
administration vi the Territory I will
leave that to your judgment and II
your Judgment Is such that you be.
lieve ] am right. ! wish you we'll
| Now, gentlemen, have not very
much to say excepting to appeal to the
Justice Of every citizen here that when
II go to Washington to attend to other
duties ! ask YOU to study the situation
well, and II you think ! am right. then
] ask you to protect me In the conven.
ton.
1T Is a peculiar business to me to
be in. when my whole political future
depends upon the fight | am making
against Frcar, to have to leave that
fight and 20 to Washington.
A Higher Duty.
! Notwithstanding that fact. II am
defeated In the convention ! will know
that ! have done higher duty by go.
ing to Washington to protect the
mainstay and backbone of this Terri.
tory. ! have no vote In Congress, but
! have been there ten years and In
! that time ! have never made a speech
on the floor. but everything have ask.
ed for has been givch MS.
| II have a few friends In the Senate.
Y don't say that ! can influence any
| Senator but ! do say this: Show those
Senators, notwithstanding the fight
am making that ! have In my heart
the welfare of the Territory of Hawaii.
"All ! ask. gentlenen-1 won't argue
,it-or what the newspapers here have
said about me-is to send me as del
iegate to Chicago. ] am for Taft. and
II any Of you present are delegates 10
that convention, hope You will back
me up and elect me as one Of those
delegates to Chicago.
Study the conditions OF this Terri
TORY In every way possible and stick
to what Is right and Just and vote, no
matter what happens, for equal and
just rights for everybody"
In his speech In Hawaiian. the Dele.
gate named his chief lieutenants In
the fight. He urged the voters to fol-
low the advice and leadership Of John
Lane and Achi. and said that among
the haoles II. W. Breckons. A. l.. 4.
Atkinson and II. W. Shingle were lead
ers In his behalf.
The Delegate drew the loudest
cheers of the evening when he told
the voters that the Advertiser and the
Star have been persistently calling the
lIawaiians insulting names, such as
dog .eaters." and were attempting Ia
Iirritate the Hawaiians In every way
lie declared that anything political
these papers advocated. any candidate
they proposed, should be opposed by
1.-THE voters The audience apparently
found no difficulty In agreeing with
him.
lie said In part:
~ am going to Washington on
"Wednesday and my fight will be In the
hands OF John G. Lane and w. {. Achl
on behalf of the Hawaiians. They VIII
lbe my lieutenants to see that my night
lis carried on. On the other side.
have such men as r. w. Breckons, X
Nv. Shinglc and Jack Atkinson to look
after the same course. These men arc
Trustworthy. II you have any persen
al differences against Lane and Achi
and have goodwill for me, would ash
YOU to leave out all the personal fight
The fight against them Is not the main
issue OF the hour.
} III you want to see me win out "
the fight, give me your hearty sup
port. would like to emphasize the
fact that all Hawaiians should remem
Der that you have been and are beint
constantly abused by the Hawaiian
Star and the Advertiser. Those two
, papers are calling you names OF 10"
; character. They ought to be ashamed
of themselves. would advise yon Il
} oppose all and everything that they
, may bring up In the future which
; would be detrimental to the Hawaii
ans. 81,
when I say this think they vii
. say that ! am drawing the color line
D.pganally 1 huVa M