Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-10

he could not talk above a whisper last
night. He sat on the stage with the
others, but left early for home. II
was announced that he will speak at
the closing Rice meeting on Friday
night at the Bijou.
When the curtain went up last night
an attractive grouping of Hawaiian
products was discovered on one side
of the stage, sent by H.. May & Co.
The audience had peen entertained
by Interesting moving pictures and
quintet music, furnished through the
courtesy of the theater management,
and Joel c. Cohen presided, as he is
doing at the entire series of Republi.
can meetings at the Bijou. .".
Lewis First Speaker. +. -
A. Lewis, Jr., the first speaker, after
few preliminary remarks of hum
orous nature. launched into the heart
OF his subject by briefly reviewing
Rice's record in the territorial legis.
lature. He referred to HIS effective
service as chairman of the finance
committee in the house where his abil-
ity was so well recognized that when
he went to the senate he was made
chairman of the ways and means
committee
Gloom has spread over these is
lands for IL months past on account
OF the free sugar legislation of the
Democratic party. II is well for us
that we can now send to Washington
to represent US man of energy, abil.
ity and force-one who will stay on
the job and who is acquainted with all
the conditions in Hawaii" he declared.
Such man is Charles A. Rice. His
record in the legislature in itself is a
platform to stand upon and ask for
election to congress.
IF you want to know his ability,
ask his associates. They can tell you
and they will tell you that he is a
result-getter, winner. He has the
vigor Of youth, the experience in leg
islation affecting this territory, he is
genial, affable: he makes friends; he
has no enemies in Hawaii, no factions
fighting him. He Is weltequipped in
every way to represent these islands.
prince Found Wanting
Mr.. Rice said, in part:
When that porticN OF the Organic
Act which provides for our represen-
tation in Congress was enacted, 1t
stipulated among other things that
this territory should be represented
in the national congress by a delegate,
who should have a voice In the action
of congress without being entitled to
a vote therein, and that he shall be
in attendance upon all sessions of
congress during his term of office
No one-not even the most ardent
supporter OF the prince, would claim
that he is meeting this requirement
and fulfilling this duty as to his at.
tendance upon the sessions of CON
gress.
We are not to be caught mapping,
nor do we propose to have you misledI
by his sophistry, such as he Is en-
ploying in calling upon us to tell
what has he not done? what has he
neglected? what harm has he done
the territory by his absence? When
a delegate to congress is chosen, ii is
his business to be on the Job. to find
out what is to be done and to be on
hand to do it.
IF we in Hawaii are expected to-
find what he should do and discover
what he has not done in order that
he may be prompted to do it, then we
are doing the work for which he is
paid-and | believe that a salary of
$500 year is ample compensation
for every minute of his time that
would be required to attend congress-
and be present ut all sessions thereof.
Il desire to say. here and now, that
q member Of congress who has so lit
tie regard for the welfare Of his ocn-