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In support of the words of those as- under the laws passed conjointly with sociated in candidacy with me, I quote the Nobles, for the good of the whole this little song: [Two verses of an an- nation. cient mele celebrating the prowess of In the session of I876 you chose me warriors in battle is here given.] as one of the Representatives for HonThe words of the song above quoted olulu, and in that position I took up are applicable to the doings between F. and supported measures that were for Pahia and Keau, who are opposed to your good. us two, Ed. K. Lilikalani and H. W. I trust that none of you will deny Lahilahi, we having been discarded that you have been benefitted by my from their ticket. After all four of us leadership on your behalf. had sworn on the bible, our two names For the session of 1878 you again were cut off from the ticket of these called upon me, but I was unable to two without their assigning any cause comply with your wishes. At that sestherefor; and so I now entreat every- sion the Million Dollar Loan Billwhich body who takes our ticket, don't take had been passed, was killed by the the tickets bearing the names of those Representatives whom you chose, H. two, for we are separate from them. Waterhouse, Keau, Moanauli, jr., and In running for Representative I am Kalaukoa. These were the persons not desirous of forwarding my own per- tho bitterly opposed the Reciprocity sonal interests nor those of others who Treaty and the Million Dollar Loan at may be elected, but really for your good, that time. Then was killed one of O people! We have eyes to see, and the strongest measures for the benefit we shall devote our entire thought and of the native Hawaiian, and a great loss minds to the watchful care of the peo- i was inflicted upon the whole race who ple's rights under the Constitution, and i were inclined to be industrious, from the management of our Goy~elzameJ, Hawaii to Kauai. Many are the branches L^-^SM- ' * ^ 2 of profitable industry that offer to every $12,5oo; total 262,500 for that roo one inclined to work; but the question miles. Herein was a new increase of is, from whence the needed capital? It the Government debt. But who is the cannot be had: If Bishop & Co.are ap- official on the part of the Government plied to, the rate of interest is very high, who attends to the running of the miles, and compounded every three months. the hollows and crooks of the gulches, In the Loan Bill, passed in i876,there whereby a hundred miles will be soon was inserted a se, tion providing for the passed without reaching Hilo. There is letting out of a portion of this million of 500 miles of divergence here and there, dollars. It was provided that the Govern- and behold, this debt and interest may ment moneycould be borrowed bygiving thus amount to $2,00oo,ooo,while neither security, on the growing crops without Puna nor Kau are reached, oo00 miles mortgaging the land. This was a most traversed, sufficient for the million dolexcellent law, exempting the land, but lar debt which has been so much ridipledging the crop only. I exerted' my- culed before the public. self strongly for this very desirable act. I am in favor of a loan by the Govwith a view to the advantage of the ernment if obtained openly and publiccommon people; but the thief and rob- ly, but not if incurred secretly and in a ber came in the night and destroyed this manner hidden from the people. It measure for the advancement of the will therefore be well for the coming prosperity of the masses. It was these Legislature to regulate this matter. I foxes that killed the law and caused the am in favor of a railroad bill and grants failure of one of the best measures for of money. Some amendments are necthe good of the people. essary to the railroad act, and they should What punishment would be adequate not be done in a careless manner. for these persons so regardless of the Now, am I wrong in demanding that people's interest, for it is a great crime the Government borrow ten millions, to mismanage the interests, and the openly and publicly? In my little circuwealth of the country, the nation and lars issued at the time of election in i88o, the government. entitled "Gathered Rays," I set forth One year only remains when the Rec- my views as follows: iprocity Treaty will cease to operate. " Jiiyfriends, /cp5eo)p/e (f Honolulu Foreigners only have got rich, not District: Love to you! As I deHawaiians. It is true that Hawaiians 'clared in my advertisements in the newshave been benefitted but they have not papers, that I was coming to town as a become wealthy. Why is this? For candidate to represent the district of the reason that they have not obtained Honolulu in the Assembly of I88o, so I wherewith to exhibit and put forth their have executed your call, leaving my working qualities. business to mingle and meet with you In the session of i88o, you again at this time. Wonderfully pleasant is elected me and Hoapili and we worked this request of yours, that I shall again hard for the passage of the Ten Million stand forth before the assembly of skilLoan, but it was greatly opposed by the ful debaters that are to appear in the foreigners and also by the ministers, and coming session, and new Ministers also it was killed; but a bill was passed, a who have been selected to sit in the secret million loan bill, which blinded house of debate of the past. the eyes of all the members of the house; " I shall look about and see new I and my colleague very strongly op-, faces among the Nobles, in the places posed this bill which was as follows: of those who have passed away and During the session of 1878, an act with whom I sat in the session of 1876; was passed relating to railroads. What but you will understand that in that did the government grant for the railroad session I was alone in advocating the of Mahukona?-equivalent to $2,5oo benefit and the progress of the Reciper mile, for I00 miles, amounting to j procity, for you, O! Hawaii; in which 250o,000; add interest, (5 per cent,) and in my arguments for the public 3 good, I was opposed by my three col- but all these good things are on the side leagues. They strongly opposed the of the foreigners only; and not for the Reciprocity Treaty and the Million Hawaiians. How is it that the foreigner Dollar Loan. I trust that those who is enabled to carryon these extensive opagreed with them have now found out erations? It is in this way: by borrowing their mistake; for we see with otia eyes from Bishop & Co., Hackfeld & Co., Irthe benefit of reciprocity, but you have win & Co., Schaefer & Co., Banning & not yet tasted of the wealth that would Co., Brewer & Co. All these great comcome of the Million Loan. For this mercialhouses of this city are all merely one reason, only, have I consented to agents of the sugar planters from Hawaii your desire for me to come forward to Kaui. Some mills are profitable and again as your servant, in order to secure some mills are now staggering under that new benefit. The Reciprocity debt. Treaty was despised then, and I then "Don't mistakenly suppose that the took up your strong reasons of dis- large immigration of Chinese is the cause like for it without deceit, and I was of money being scarce in the country. alone in that year in fidelity to the That is by no means the cause. This is treaty; and so I make known to you the cause: When Bishop & Co. went concerning this matter. Let us contract into the culture of cane at Kapapala, a large debt of $10,000,000ooo: let us not Keaiwa and Papala, they threw away be afraid of this. It is the right hand nearly a half a million of dollars. Nearof the prosperity which will come lo us 1l $Ioo,ooo of that nmoney went clear through the Reciprocity treaty, whereby out of the country to pay for the mill only. the Government and all of us will ob- And a portion of that half million was tain wealth; and I will proceed to en- scattered in this country, which has been lighten you. benefitted by the money thus spent for " After the session of I876 I returned labor; but Bishop & Co. getting short to Kapaa to grow cane, with twenty or of funds all the other houses have become more companions. Now if the Million short also, as Hackfeld & Co., Brewer Loan had not been lost the native Ha- & Co., and those before-mentioned. In waiians would have. been assisted to in- drawing here and there it was apparent dependence and prosperity; for we that large sums were invested by other could have borrowed money of the houses in the plantations for which they Government with which to erect a mill had become agents. So they curtailed to grind our several hundred acres of in labor expenses in order to carry on cane; but we were hidden beneath the the business, and Bishop & Co. curtailed foreigners who owned the mill; and there in order to meet losses in the Kau planwere many delays; and the company tation. Through these curtailings on evwith which we had contracted had no ery side, the result has almost been a money. Through this the work was not "stoppage of the wheels " of every sugar extensive; and besides there were unfore- mill from Hawaii to Kauai, for the want seen losses; so we lost those years, but of money. Owing to the scarcityof money hoping that the second crop would in the the price of daily wages in Honolulu has end make up. Now if we look at the begun to decrease, and the price of labor country, in every part where I have been, everywhere: the price of contract labor there are sugar and rice fields on every on plantations has fallen from $20.00 hand; the once barren plains are green per month to $ 1: 5.oo and as low as $12.00 with cane, the old taro patches that had or $io.oo; labor in this city from $2.00 been lying waste for want of hands to to $I.5o; and, if the scarcity of money plant them are covered with rice crops; continues, it will fall to $1.oo and even the pastures where roamed lean scraggy lower. The introduction of numbers of cattle are now occupied by new and large Portuguese, Chinese and South Sea Isbreeds, imported breeds of horses, large landers resulted in bringing down the mules and fine merino sheep; and all wages of that class only, and for the these are signs of the wealth of the land; time was a slight relief for the planters;, 4 but it did not relieve the tightness f the tree, which bears the fruit that has been money market. Infact the government scattered among us: the Million Loan was the only one benefitted, inasmuch as is the root whence the blood of the its treasury is full whereby the public clusters of ripe fruit. The fruit-beardebts can be paid off. I foretold this to ing branch, with ripe clusters, which you as the result of Reciprocity, and we are now enjoying-that is the Recinow it comes to pass. Here is the ques- iprocity Treaty; the future branches tion: How can these mercantile firms are yet to appear. When we shall try support the sugar plantation enterprises again at the source from which this now going on? Here is the answer, branch was plucked we shall see the Bishop & Co.have borrowed moneyfrom still larger increase of the wealth of the Government, whose Treasury is full at country, ten, or even a hundred times this time, containing about $500,000- more than at the present time. Our exthe exact sum will be made known when isting statutes are all well enough now, the Assembly meets. Now this moneyis with the exception of some amendwhat is relievingthe stringencyatpresent ments needed for progress; and the of Bishop & Co., Hackfeld & Co. and principal things of importance for us to several other firms of this city have bor- think of are, the public health, the rowed the government money, and general prosperity and our national inthereby together with the little profit dependence. Let us consider this proprealized in sugar at present, they are oosition which I now submit; Where enabled to do a little quiet business in there is a plenty of money among the these days. people, health will prevail, and we shall "Now it appears that foreigners can be enabled to keep our independence." borrow money of the Government, why The same difficulty and injustice on not the natives as well? Is this equita- the part of the Government continues ble. Yourselves must answer this now. I then asked, if Government question. In the session of 1876, I money is loaned to foreigners, what is workled hard to secure the Million Loan the reason that native Hawaiians canAct. It was passed; but in the session not have the same privilege? Thereof IS78, through the timidity of the upon is based my strong desire that our Representatives, whom we chose, it Government should borrow to enable it was repealed. What was the result? to do even justice to its own race. Consider now, the fact, that Govern- 'In times past there was much comment money is being used without au- plaint from the people that the personal thority of law. It would have been and animal taxes were burdensome. better if we had kept the Million Loan But now that money circulates freely Act, under which the public moneys among the people, as a result of the might have been loaned out openly and Reciprocity Treaty, for which I labored freely. But see now, this is extraor- so strenuously, these complaints are no dinary! We don't see the smallest frac- longer heard from the people. tion of this portion of the large amount Among the strong opponents of the of money now being unlawfully loaned Treaty were S. M. Kamakau, Pilipo, and we cannot see it. Therefore, I ad- Kalaukoa, K eau and others, who prophvocate before the public the passage of esied that the Government would bea law authorizing and regulating the come involved in loss and debt by reamatterof borrowing and loaning money son of the Treaty; but where now are by Government by means of the Million their voices? Subsided, utterly. The Loan Act, under which legislation at shown receipts of the Government, oweach session of the Legislature the peo- ing to the Treaty, have been such as to ple might know just how the money meet all. demands, being profits on monis managed. Is the money secured? ey unused and laying in the Treasury. And whose the fault but ours for the Let us bring up the Million Loan again repeal of the law passed in 1874. The the coming session, for it will be a Reciprocity Treaty is the trunk of the strong support for the Treaty. 5 Let us also remember that among the good roads, the importation of laborers large mercantile houses of Honolulu and recuperation of the population. there is not one without a debt, from the Castle and others said in the session banking house of Bishop & Co. to all of I88o, that this loan of ten millions wealthy houses in the city. So that if was too large, for it was more than the the debt is the foundation and source of Hawaiian Kingdom was worth. Wonwealth for the business houses, why not derful! That is the conclusion of disfor the Government also? organizers. They are the people who In every occupation of man in this life, conceal the bulk of their property. we are invariably dependent and in- When J. E. Bush was made tax asdebted one to another. The helpless sessor, lo! and behold, it was mostly infant is constantly going in debt to its found. Moreover, the wealth of this parents, during minority. Families be- city, concealed by them, was very large come in debt to other families with whom in years past. they live on friendly terms; the pupil is But Castle said, that the basis of indebted to the teacher for education. wealth of the Hawaiian Government Between laborers and employers there was not large. Whose fault is that? is a constant system of debtor and cred- They have reduced it, from their unitor. The poor are in debt to the rich, willingness to have the value of the and the rich to the poor; the people owe country increase. They do not wish government for taxes, and the govern- to see the money borrowed by government owes the people for the money they ment and invested in a way to secure pay in; the people owe the king on profits front the lands now lying waste. the throne for taking care of their in- The ten millions now projected, will terests, and the king owes the people increase the production of the country. for the expression of their loyalty. One It means more green fields throughout government will owe another govern- the Islands, and in the place of 40,000 ment; one nation another; one king tons of sugiar sent from Hawaii to owes another king; the earth owes a California, 10ooo,ooo tons and more, debt to God, and God owes the earth. and in place or $6,790.816.24 exports Early in the history of our Government, in i88i, the table for 1SS4 will show eight years after it commenced opera- $24,000,ooo. And in place of the tions, the Government began to borrow revenue of IS-82Sz, of $2,200,080.44, money to carry on internal works, and that of ISS3-'84 will amount to $S,o00o,it has continued to do so up to the ooo. If the Reciprocity Treaty shall present time; for the construction of go on for several years more, together wharves, warehouses, roads, govern- with a Million Loan, it will appear ment houses, school-houses, water lots, plan enough that these figures are not and other needed improvements. If axaggerated. the Government had not borrowed In the session of So80, the Finance money, there would be no wharves; gov- Committee reported that in their opinion ernmentwarehouses,.government offices, the value of properties in the Kingdom nor school houses, and government amounted to $S3,ooo,ooo. I totally diswould have to abandon the idea of agreed with the figures of the comevery public improvement that is pro- inittee, inasmuch as there was not an jected. accurate enumeration of values from In the days that are passed the public Hawaii to Kaui, in thees respects. revenue was small, and so was the In i86o. or thereabouts, the entire debt, but now that the revenue is large island of Niihau, containing 70,000 it will not be wrong to increase the debt acres, was sold to foreign sheep farmers, to enable the Government and the peo- the Sinclairs, for only $o10,000. In ple to expand in useful improvements. 1870, ten years after, the increase of Such improvements as railroads, tele- those foreigners at Niihau was probably graph wires, telephones, gas-light or not less than $20,000 per annum. If electricity perhaps, new wharf facilities, we take this sum of $20,ooo as repre 6 senting the interest on capital, at io dom, calculated properly on the land per cent. then the true capital would only that is fit for cane culture. And how be $200oo,ooo in the grazing business on- about the large area remaining? Canly. But if the business was sugar it is not this be devoted to the cultivation of clear that 0,000o acres and more are fit coffee, rice, cocoanuts, oranges, bananto put into sugar. So, then, the value as and many other fruits, the raising of of Niihau, alone, amounts to $3,500,000, which will be profitable? exclusive of 60,ooo acres of sand and lava This sum shown above of $250,408,fit, however, for grazing and other pur- 700 shows the value of money, in using poses: value, altogether, $3,700,000. $io,ooo,ooo. Ten millions is one tenth There are 350,000 acres on Kauai. of one hundred millions. But in the Throw off 300,000 acres, and we have table exhibiting the wealth of the couno,ooo acres suitable for cane; equiva- try above given, the value reaches to lentto a true valuation of $17,oo,ooo, $200oo,ooo,ooo, and $50,495,000 more for the island of Kauai. which is one-twentieth. Thus the GovOahu has 350,000 acres, the same as ernment borrows $to,ooo,ooo by showKauai. We will give it the same valua- ing that its values amount to $100oo,ooo000,tion, $7,500,00ooo. Maui has 400,000 ooo and the ten cents, the interest on acres; throw off 342,868, leaving 57,858, $o00,000,000 brings $0,000,00ooo, thereequal to $1,999,500 in value. fore we go in debt for the amount of Hawaii, 2,500,000 acres; throw off the interest on our capital of $ioo,ooo,2,142,857, leaving 354,I42 acres fit for ooo. But, according to the above tacane cultivation. This is worth $I75, ble, our actual capital amounts to 000,000. $250,498,790, so that we can reduce Molokai, 200,000 acres; throw off the interest from io cents to _4 ceiits. 171,479, leaving 28,57i acres fit for cane I have shown above that the grazing cultivation. That is equal to $9,999,8oo land were [are] worth $2oo,ooo, by esin value. timating on the income. Below is a taKahoolawe has o,00ooo acres; throw ble of the lands left for grazing puroff 25,715, having 4,285 fit for cane; poses: equal to $1,999,700 in value. VALUE FOR This estimate of values is based on ISLAN). ACRES OF LAND. PASTURtAGE. one-seventh of the whole number of Hawaii, 2,I42,857 $7.143,I90 acres, leaving six-seventh acres waste Maui, 342,858 1,142,860 land, consisting of clinkers, mountain Kauai, 300C,0 1,000,000 6 Kaluai, 300,000 o I000,00o wastes and gulches, including also MN olokai, 171,487 571,623 lands fit for grazing purposes. Lanai, 85,715 285,716 Cane lands are estimated to produce Niihau 60,000 200,000 3' tons per acre, at 5 cents per pound. Kthoolawe, _,7I 85,7i6 These estimates are by no means ex- 3,428,632 $II,429,105 travagant; but are below the true aver- * age. Let us figure up these valuations, If we add the $250,498,700, value of and the table will appear as follows: sugar lands only, to $1I,429, 05, value AVAILABIE of grazing lands we have the sum of ISL.AND. AREA. ACRES. VALUE. $261,927,805. We havenotyet estimatHawaii, 2,500,000 357,I42 $175,000,000ooo ed the value of products which can be Maui. 400,000 57,142 19,999,500 raised on the lands which have been Oahu, 350,000 50,000 17,500,000 put down as pasturage. Kau i, 350,000 50,000 17,500,0o00 Molokai, 200,000 28,57I 9,999,800 Coffee...........value of $o0,000,000 Lanai, Ioo, ooo 4,285 Lanai, 100,000 14,285 4999,700 Cocoanuts................,ooo,ooo0 Niihau, 70,000 10,000 3,500,000 Orangeso... Kohoolawe, 30,000 4,285 1,999,7 Oranges.................. 200,000 4,285 x'999'7~~ Various productions........ 2,500,000 4,ooo,ooo 571,425 $250,498,700 Rice..................... 8,072,195 Here we see the basis of the wealth -- of the country and of the entire King- $38,072,195 7 Adding up all these bases of wealth loan of one million, and why kill the we have the following table: million dollar loan in the session of Value of sugar lands... $250,478,700 If the value was thirty-five millions Grazing lands............ I, 29,105 then, one-tenth of that amount, say Coffee, cocoanuts, oranges, $3,500,000, would have been a fair sum rice, etc........... 38,072,195 to borrow, and not one million. But dreadfully alarmed were these timid $3~~00,0000, statesmen. But when I880 came, most Now this being the correct statement of the merchants were in debt to Govof the wealth of our Kingdom,' it fol- ernment. The money which the Conlows that the interest on ten millions stitution declares shall not be used borrowed would fall to 3 per cent. But without the consent of the Assembly, we have not enumerated all our proper- has nevertheless been granted by a ty in these millions. It amounts to more, crooked and unconstitutional process. for we have not counted our coasting If there are smart statesmen who desteamers. If the Treaty continues in lare that the mercantile value ot this force, and we pass the Ten Million kingdom is only thirty five millions of Loan Bill, it is evident that our coast- dollars, what will be the value of the ing steamers will number twenty or kingdom in a warlike or strategeticpoint more. of view? Here is Hawaii in the centre And while reckoning up the sources of the Pacific Ocean. of wealth of our own country, let us "A standing rock, not forget to reckon in the shipping A raw crab for Lono; frU.n abroad. Before the expiration of A bank in the deep sea. etc." ten years, the Isthmas of Panama will The great powers that encircle Habe pierced by a canal, bringing ships waii-America, England, France, Rusfrom the Atlantic to Hawaii on the way sia, China, Japan, the South American to Asia, and from Asia to Hawaii go- states, such as Chili, Peru, and the othing the other way. And again, there ers, will not consent that this Kingdom are now five different railroads being laid shall be taken by any one of those from the Eastern States to California. powers; for to the one who took it it What does this indicate? That during would be an expense of millions and the next ten years the commerce of the perhaps billions of dollars, if a war world is going to be more active than should break out. And Hawaii has ever it has been in past times. And some good harbors at which could aswhat will be your position, 0 Hawaii! semble the fleets of a foreign power Shall you stand idle? No! Go to the and blockade the commerce of the nafront! These are some indications that tion that had taken this Kingdom. we shall have a great expansion in our The merchants do not seem to have inter-island trade, and foreign co(n- considered the great value of the Kingmerce and railroads opening up our re- dom in this point of view. The value sources, so that the wealth of the it., in fact, beyond computation, but yet kingdom will reach $,o000,000,ooo. these merchants say that this Kingdom These are not mere figures artfully is only worth thirty-five millions, and arranged. We have not calculated on that, therefore, the Government could the increase of wealth resulting from never repay a debt of ten millions, and the investments that will be made here it would result in disaster and loss of from abroad, which will swell our fig- independence. This is nonsensical talk, ures into the billions. and stamps its utterers as no statesmen, But while the merchants, like Castle like all other short-sighted simpletons and others, estimate the entire value who cannot comprehend that our posiof the kingdom at only $35,00o,ooo, tion in the event of war is an element thus things are allowed to drag, in this of wealth which cannot be overlooked country. Why do they object to a nor overestimated. - 8 And our position of value in case of war constitutes a reason why we should be vigilant to maintain our independence. And in this manner can we maintain that independence: I. The Reciprocity Treaty will not only be a means of enriching the country, but also will secure the public wealth. 2. The Million Dollar Loan, as a support to the Government and a benefit to the nation, whereby the people can borrow money. 3. By vigilant care of our independence, and being prepared to defend ourselves. We readily grant large sums for the foreigners of property, when they ask the Legislature for money to bring in laborers. Again, they ask for money subsidies for lines of foreign steamers, and behold we consent, amounting altogether to $8o,ooo per annum,but when the people ask for a loan of a million of dollars for our benefit, behold, the government and rich foreigners say no. This is not equal handed, but injustice. When, in the session of i878, when I was not in the house, nor my confederate J. A. Nahaku, the Million Loan Bill was killed by those before-named, Henry Waterhouse, iKeau, Moanauli, Jr. and Kalaukoa. They killed a measure of great value, the one measure that was introduced on behalf of the people, and which would have been for the good of the people and of the Government as well. From the time of our first living under a constitutional government, from 1839-40 to I876, forty-tw o years, there never has been a single measure brought forward on the side of the people like this, not one. From the Government side only has emanated all measures, and applied to the affairs of the people; but this Million Loan Bill of I876 originated from the side of the people, when lo! It was struck down by enemies and killed; and we remain grieved and desolate. In the session of i880, my two colleagues, A. Kunuiakea and Keau, were bitterly opposed to the Reciprocity Treaty and the Million.Loan Bill. Pahia run for the Assembly that year. He was opposed to the Million Loan, and said, collect from the people five dollars each;-men, women, children and fbreigners,-for two years, whereby would be obtained the million of dollar loan. Two years have passed since he made this announcement, but he has not, so far, got a single dollar. How is this? Here is another: How many times does he purpose to collect five dollars from the people to get the money to loan. It will appear to every thinking man that every man has already paid five dollars into the Government Treasury. The Government is the, bank of the people. Each one has a right there to the extent of five dollars. But how can be obtained a million by five dollars apiece for two years, while in 88o there were not over six thousand taxable men under the law, in the wvhole Kingdom. Including all the taxes-real estate, personal property, poll, horse, mule, dogs, carriage, seamen, the sum total received for 1876 was $2 ti,93o; I878, $291,74q; I88o — How can the million be got in Pahia's way? Not so is this statesman's idea. I propose that the people unlock the bank of money which they have year after year deposited in the Government Treasury. Since the year 1840, up to I882, by adding together the money receivedl from taxes from tthat date up to to-day, it will be found to amount to one million and more of dollars. To that money the people have a right, from time to time, to ask the Government to loan them a portion, as I have before said. Foreign merchants have borrowed and it remains to do the same. Shall we, the people, be denied that right? Shall we consent that foreigners shall have that benefit and it be denied to us? What child that sees the ripe fruit hanging on the tree but will seize it? Let us seize it now and enjoy it. Others have eaten and been satisfied, and we remain. This tree is $Io,ooo,ooo, which we and nobody else have planted. Therefore, they who say I 9 to the million loan, that it is a bad thing Wonderful! You, too, are mocking have no sight to say so-none! It is an and twisting. excellent thing. Therefore, 0! ye regular and special But the agents of Pahia's ticket are constables; the regular and volunteer crying on the corners of the streets that soldiers; the firemen; and the true forKeau and Pahia, and those with them, eigners! How is it; are you going to are in favor of the Million Loan. 0! support these crooked ballots? Will Pahia; is that the truth? Have you you consent to sacrifice your rights and changed, you and your friend Moan- privileges to drift without any anchor to alua, Jr.; and his friend? hold by? Think seriously of these names. Do you agree to this? Perhaps, though They are not reliable to secure any it is only a bait of yours; but with- benefit. Return, then, to the strong in the contempt and a snake. timber, that will stand the gale-to E. Did you thus go hypocritically and K. Lilikalani, W. M. Gibson, H. W. deceitfully to the people in the election Lahilahi, J. A. Nahaku. of I880, and now agree with devilish This is the ticket that wants no nonintent and double tongue, and lick dirt, sense in the coming session; that will and say at this session, by your agents, not waste the public money-which is that you consent to a debt of ten mill- our money-that desires a working and ion? Not by any means! a short session, without a lot of useless As you broke your sworn promise legislation. given to me and my friend Lahilahi, so The department of the regular and also will you break your promise about volunteer soldiery and the police are the ten million, when the Legislature one department. The police are to meets. keep order in the city, and when they For, as the book has it: "A man can't do it they are to be supported by who often changes his mind is unstable the troops. That is the universal rule in all points." in such matters, and so is the law at My ticket:-Ed. K. Lilikalani, W. present. M. Gibson, H. W. Lahilahi, j. A. Therefore, hear ye, police! Do you Nahaku. think you will be supported by Pahia We have stood firm [from] the begin- and Keau and those on their ticket? ning, and have not altered our ticket No! On the King's birthday you went from its first appearance to this time, to pay your respects, with the olive and it only remains to go to battle. branches in your hands as your offerFrom the outset, Pahia's ticket has ing; and what did you then hear from been altered constantly. At first it was the lips of the King. "We should Pahia, Keau, Lilikalani, Lahilahi. It approve of good uniforms being prowas this ticket we swore to on the bible. vided for the police. And it would be Shortly thereafter it was altered to Pa- well to instruct you in military drill, hia, Kalama, Keau, Moanauli, Jr. seeing that the military and the police Some time elapsed when it was again were the same kind of professions." altered-Pahia, Joe Caiter, Keau, Kal- Then the king turned and spoke apaukoa. On the day of election this will provingly to you, William Tell, about be the ticket: Joe Carter, Cecil Brown, the alertness of the men and their prePahia, Keau. "'The first shall be last cision in marching, and the military and the last first." style of his commands, and informed How are we the people to place con- him that there was to be a change in fidence in a ticket so perpetually altered? the management of the force. It resembles the pranks of a mad-man, Are you men going to depend upon and not the acts of a sane person, this changeable ticket of Pahia and others, to obtain your earnest desire? "A banana to-dav, And peeled tomorrow; Not by any means. In the past sessThe next day a cocoanut, ions, Keau and those with him were And a pudding the day after." the ones to reduce the pay of the police. 10 They belong to the party who are al- many deficiences ot the service to be ways demanding the reduction of the supplied; for the appropriation, which salaries of ministers and all other set- was too small, is exhausted. It is the vants of Government. intention of myself and those with me on If they wanted to cut down the po- the ticket, to look out for your interest. lice appropriation in a former session, Don't sell or bargain your right to any they will do the same now. You can't other ticket; be wary of them, for they depend on their word. They are fickle. do not regard your interest. Like a certain fish, they move forward O! Fire Department, —Nmbers I, and backward. 2, 3, 4; the Chinese Company; Hose Ye Independent Guards, ye Cavalry, Company; and Hooks and Ladders! the Prince's Own and the King's Give us your confidence, that we will Guard! This Keau and this Pahia are carry you through and increase your not the ones to face with you the wind funds, and give you more engines, for and rain, and cold, and fatigue of a the city is growing. We shall devote all soldier's duty; standing guard at night our energies to your interest, for it is at the Palace, and on great Govern- you who have to struggle patiently with ment days. They are not of those that the flames, while Keau and his confreely give their bodies and their lives federates are asleep. for the King, good order, and the Gov- O! Ye fair ones of this town, enjoyernment. They are fond of ease; ing with your sweethearts the fanning they spend their nights in pleasure and of the gentle trade wind, luxuriously feasting; they are powerful bread-eat- reposing on the downy beds of love, ers and are puffed up; and we are the tease and coax your husbands, by singones who do the hard work. ing tenderly this song: [Now follows In the session of I88o, this Keau and a verse of poetry describing a raging his party opposed the appropriation for fire.] So do you again sing, good lamilitary; taking sides with the foreign | dies: that song of love and excitement newspapers of i88o, abusing and ridic- is yours; and where the song speaks of uling the regular and volunteer troops, 'tearing the dark trees," so do you the newspapers Gazette and Advertiser, tear and throw to the wind the ballots then controlled by Dole and Hartwell. of Pahia's party. I and my friend Hoapili worked hard Doubtless Kunuiakea and his party in this matter; when we had the small will be delighted to hear the news pox epidemic lately and disturbance from California, that the Reciprocity arose, loud were the cries for "soldiers" i Treaty is to be abrogated. If this treasoldiers!" and had it not been for the ty is. defeated, it will probably be owregular troops, the Prince's Own and ing to Pilipo and his party, who have the King's Company, that had been so no regard for the source of prosperity abused the government work could not of our laborers; such as the dock lahave been accomplished at that time. I borers, carpenters, painters, blackWhat was the policy of these papers? smiths and iron workers, hotel servants, These men wish to see the Government cooks, farmers, merchants-everybody. fail; and the failure of the Government There will be distress from the fall of means the danger of the nation. And wages, from $2.00 per day to $I.0o they had their will in Lunalilo's time. and 75 cents. The prices of goods and Because there were no troops, the riot all articles of consumption and use will was possible, which occurred at the go up and our prosperity will be King's election in i874. The troops of ruined. It will be destroyed by the the country save us from great riots. impoverishing policy of Kunuiakea and The government has lost several thous- his party. The profits at the fish marand dollars by this action of the Ga- ket will fall off. Some of the sugar zette and its friends. plantations will be sold at auction. Friends of the Independent Guards And in the midst of the general conand Cavalry! it is evident that there are fusion there will be rejoicing in the 11 hearts of those who are not friends of 2. Importation of labor and poputhis Kingdom. lation. But there stands one strong one, 3. Guard the national independwith his prevailing prayer, the land- ence. winner, Kamehameha I, who, said: Upon these principles we proudly "Struggle ye for my right. It shall and continually stand for final victory. not diminish; it shall not be over-. E. K. LILIKALANI. thrown." W. M. GIBSON. So let' us say of the Treaty-the H. W. LAHILAHI. source of national wealth, national J. A. NAHAKU. growth, and national independence. Therefore upon this platform: These rugged lines are dedicated to I. Perpetuity of the Reciprocity those who voted for me in I876, i88o, treaty. and now in I882. r~~~~~~ I~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~ I I I ANN NER Nfi EN N, NN. N XN N- N NM -Elm.do RM E NRIOR N MH .N, NEW MEL E gom NO R flN IN jM N NL NNHHk M-,m A offin N. Ep mjg- No N R N EN HE RIH N.H. LEEaM WE N N EL ARE- 11 RR N m jAmi- pg ]N, N M 220 R. M NE I. R E No Q EN N R'o j LNN E HN E R jAfl I'LL E N N. N.g-. R- N. I I.. EM k E IM N. RN A. Rh ii E! HN' N N, N No SHN OT E R NEEN. 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