Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 323, 13 November 1891 — The International Liberal League. [ARTICLE]

The International Liberal League.

The League held their meoting 011 '.Tuesdsiy the 10 instant- After the usual routine business was throug-h. the meeting then ojvene<l \ipon the <liseussion of the platform. Mr. R. S Seriiageour, the first. to speak, stated,' that soniething \vas very >otten in our pregent system of dealig with the government lands. Larg« tracAs were <leeded and leased to favorites, who by a swe:.\ting process of subletting niade fortanes rapidly. By this njeans the poor natives were left out in the cold, without a home to bis name, unless he agree to beoome the slave of the laad grabber. This and other grievanees eould only bjs remedied by the election of good mea to the Le« gislature; and who would not sell out to the cai>italist Mr. 1). L. Huntsman, upou being loudly ca!led for. respoiided at some length. He thought that the metbods of admimstering Hawaiian affairs, was, to say the least, rather peeuliar. The speaker went on by relati»g hig experience.as an Attorney at Hilo during his stay on tho Mand of Hawaii. He suppcsed, W m Tsther countries, 011 his first arrival, that cases would bedecidēd accordif)K to the law of the land; to his astonishment. bowever. lie found that the Sheriff had a co<le of his own, and was iu no wav scrupulous in administering the law accordin.e: to his view or private code. Mr. Huntsman here related Home of the inost disguatin2 instanco.s of hom court ca?es werO'ngged, whioh was: whow the man aiui we wiU sbotM| you t he law. The <lealers ,in <H>iu«n in illieH liquor. traflic b&d to pay tribat49 to $heri#s and ihoir moniaie eo to trouble. n% tlw Wl been bdoaas« ho si»ke and wrote upon th*> ofiicial that Qxieteji bere in |»as his dtaps- - %o iotoOded all uN»aiMF ut tyrauny. cte had been reared a freema:: in a free couutry, and wberever he would be be pn>posed to enJov the freedom, nf thougl)t Mn<l epw'u. wbi< 4 ii i« the right uf PWt maa. to crittotse of

$he gfcverament, lrom the €hM Eiecutive down to the last. offieer ia the kingdom, whenever therights of eiUzo&s were invaded. As itwas» the people were not twted with by their «e^ahW^**" 4mP*esent < of a coxaplete re#o^iiscj hrfHil««.- *fae beat done? now, nnder tbe ifrtogfend noHeo ti> f&&ament. lt hiay #ke tiaae 4o rost ont the m%t«§|er ■ fniu<fepid in dffiee. If were direetly tespeople they would be more '«areful, more honest, in order to gai<i their re-election. It' is the right way ,' it is jtrst and the ; only way to reetify tMs impureand putiifyiag condition of our government. : M is not right for petty des-1 pots to be nurtured in ojir mldst. The appointing power eaßno't deal with the difficulty Nothing but eleetion to office will ever do Jt. The inequality of taxation was alffo a matter that needed urgent atteniion. Manv instances were quoted to show where reform was wanted. Dr. Hammond was admitted a member of the association, aud bv request addressed the meetir»g in his fluent style. He regretted very ! mueh to hear of the offieinl corrup- j 'tion and fraud so fearlessly explain-' ed by the last speaker. Wo are all | partners in__the grpat eommon- i weaith. and one should not have u»idne authoritv over his fellow man. Every man of mature ago shou!d htive an equal voice i ri the affairs of the nation, whetherhe h,.d one or one hundred thousand dollars. Educatoyour people to honesty,men will-thi>n honor and ohfy the law'. (TOvernment offioials sliould eertainiy be elected to olliee. The people havean inalienable right to say who shall manage their business, politically and otherwise. Monm)o!ies here st»lk about in midday; in ihe liquor business as well as in other lines of trade. Missionaries cur.se the liquor dealerg, whi le they and their reiati*es and friends reap bene6ts frow the sale of liq • or. There is no consisteney 4n tbeir hnwlings. \Vhy mix business with their so-called religion. Your representatives in pouneil shoiild see that you have pure law. Let us all seek eaeh others welfkre, theh the nation would be sure to prosper. No ean be eflfected by S«pprcssing the truth. The truth is the balm» the cui*e all. It is buoycrit, and will alwavs rise to the surface, no matter how groat the effort to pat >% under. Mr. P. o'S«Uivan, the nelLt epeuker, wiM entirely with the League in its prineiples. The prescnt system ofappointing deput»6S in the vanouß department« of the jjovemuwnl w*» vTbe Bpeakftr had \u view, no d«ubl, th* deputy Orown Proseefttor, ajttiftg !n the Court tho 8. F. Chronicle, Whiltyond Thurs£on Wope pmsfccutifcg for#ie Oro?m iasāp&d.y ialnnei «honid «ltet tfeuir own Ofāeial&. The '|f6f»«3tr ¥©te tb* «peaker*6 tnind lAā ovHy my ouU The gssfcl wian 4s-' to Wee otlre of our «apemaiWe onily to tfeeir wiU. If ofiiei&iß ed t <am» hopoel of wo*Ud The ii«i)f«r «nid, ihe Ay«tem of taxatkm WtB tthlktr Prop*rty io the sobthe oitv w«rf»tax*d w tl»

mme &e£hg '$& heart of tow»i. Mr. 0Ū ed fey-6ayftig tbat thepeoplesbould w ereelecteā ana tia il» ;4lifcifrW. frhothey were, and ahoaīi maaek M*m weO. men- t&heJbgj*d t w" '- īr. Sernngeoor, %&m took flogr * { to ddiijr, oa "i&Mtlf oi Ōiē £eague 1 tke eharge us4>y onr opfKmentB, Uiat we aet| iii i rev<&t*&ofcary manner. Tlai! ; is all wrong. /We go by ballotand i>pi by buifet, as theyjlid years back. They jbaye a \gī6& many murders at thedr door. We hope to have our wrongs redressed by Legislativ% enafetment." *Che meeting then adjoiirned.