Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 307, 22 October 1891 — Meeting of the International League. [ARTICLE]

Meeting of the International League.

The usual weekly meeting of thie National League was held at their Hall. President Wilcox in the chair supported by Viee Prēsident Wolte*rs. After the routine busxneBS, Sections 5 and 6 of the Piatform was declared open for discusgion. Mr. R. S. Scrimgour was the fizst speaker, and commenced by pointing out the analogy at pre<sent existing in the new constitution, illustrating the fact as followe. Suppose for instance one set of nainisters accept office, representing the views of the poiitical dominant party, and after the lapse of a iaonth they decided to resign, ih<3ir successors may be appointed regardless of party the popular vote is thereby ignored and for two years must grin and bear it. It might indeed be possible for the moneyed power to secure the resignation of corrupt ministers. This the speaker contended was a pretty solid reason why ministers should b6 elected to office. Then in regard to the public servants, the speaker produced strong | argument showing the necesBity of I electing chiefs of bureaus and deI partments; under the present sys- | tem the incumbents are a superci-1 [ lious set and act more like our masters than public servants. The | speaker resumed hie seat amidst! geat applause. Loud calls was now made for Hon. J. 12. Bush, who eanie forward and inade a stirring address. pointing out the inqaitous system of monopolies, land frauds, and predicted the serfdom of the entire Hawaiian and foreign working men! unlesB they united beforehand and at the pollā, to have thcniselves justified. He, the speaker had no hope for the future ,welfare of the masses without they \lld. The iron heel of tyranical eapatalistic pressure is upon the neok of the i>eople. The capitalist wantF mueli, but is onlv willipg to pav staryiUion wages. It is a eeaiulalous iact that to dk\\ aur lai£d» u and we ourselvvs are ct>ntrol]^ v and >h»ul, bv nn imbolv band Bomesixtv owa broad acres audfbe Hawaii&n as & class is & poor wanderer

in his owa ;wMle ilie mi&r. things &s &voured #neir and of so oalfed Cbrl|tlaiSi Chin§se are stealing whai is left Whai ia the dioercaice whether the steal!ng of land goes on at the mouth of a gttn or by virtue of a mortgage deed? They get there all the same. The speaker did all in his power to purge the fetid atmosphere of the publie service. But did notre-| ceive the support he expected woūld haye been forth coming. However; the.seed was sowed and with the cooperation <?f the voting power of the kingdom will bare good fruits in the Legislature of 1892. The speaker npon resuming his seat received quite an ovation. Under the heading of monopolies Mr. in a fluent manner ehowed that the Hawaiian nation was on the road lo- laiin, on acconnt of a systein of landlordism. The net is gradually tightening around the people; anless they decided to help themselves at the coming election opportunity would be gone forever. The planters according to the Bulletin Advertiser are willing to overrun the oountry, with Asiatics. The moneyed power will ta"ke care of itself. only give them eheap labor and it matters not where it comes from, Hades, India, China or J apan. Mr. Wolters the next speaker, also condemned monopolies, and as a matter of fact $100,000 was asked to be voted by the last Legislature to enahle our late King to pav off his debts. The money was already paid | out of the National Treasury not to the king, but to some hungry cre*ditors who«devilied and dunned the unfortunate monarch until histife was a burdon to him, and it is only by uniting hands for one eommon good, that weean down the gigartic scheme of the moneyed power to corral everything. • JStick together during the coming political eampaign and at the polls; this is our ouly hope. % Mr. J McVeigh and Mr; Geo7 Cavenagh also addressed the meeting oordially endorsing the sentiments of the speakers of the evening.

Mr. Goldstien ? said he learned something of politics on Maui, last year. He was asked to use his inAuenee for the National Reform, thought it was straight bnsiness coming from a Duke; aiter securing tne votes of his friends as requested. the Duke and his party sfeid now Goldstein have is $500 and 50 bottles of whiskey; we want you to transfer yo«rself and friends to the Heform Partv. Mr. G. now got mad and told the Duke to take a walk, and the nutionals wourd yet rid of the \Valled-bridge. Mr. t)oldstein'a ae«ount of the affair caused great auausement, as showing the way that is dark, &c.