Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 354, 28 December 1891 — INTERNATIONAL LIBERALEAGUE. [ARTICLE]

INTERNATIONAL LIBERALEAGUE.

Mr. P. O. Sullivan said, I ana also a Bufferer from over independent expression of poliiieal Bentiment but feel certain that the result of the election will tnrn the tābies oh the cormoran( nww of monopoly. The licensing laws are in sad need of repair. In reference to joi»ing issues with the Mechanics Union he thoujrht 110 harm could eome of, !that. The Meehaniea Umon are ! not vicious people; mauy aotive memberB of r%ne are honorarv mon>bcrs of tho othrr, \v'iv snari at h otlior, I>c f ter he tog('ther-as in the cnmp:iii;?i ofl8VK). \Ye have 110 political difft»re',jco with tne Union, and no : V . *. . i' » - ... ' . tiic ttvn w.-» iiiO pritlōi|)]oB of ihtie?gne pl;itform will be <bun»l embodied in tho l)n on platibrm. under suoh circumstanct?s thc politieal of these orga*iizntions is the eame. The enemy would like

jto see you keep up tfce fight, they j have every thing to gain, by this jour strength. He | wou!d Vecftn3hmend a feeling of scood| political fellowship with the wen \ [of the Mechaoics Union; in that i way we ean carry everything be-| ! fore us. , | | The Chair.-nan fully coincided with Mr. Huntsman remarks and reso!ution. Members will remember that at the onset he, Mr. W , looked upon the L'beral League, the Mechanics Union and Hui Kalaiaina as a "driefnnd," and so expressed himself. Petty diflPerences have arisen since those time; but he bope not of a permanent 1 All who pulled together in 1890 ( shouW make up their minds to do so again, and they are sur& to* win. Mr. Curtis objected W have anything to <to with the Me chanics Union. Some bosses who beīonged to the Union turaed men out of jobs for belotkging to .the Liberals. We would iose membersunless we remained as we are. j Mr. C. Klemme agroed with the j last speaker, he Mr. C. sacrificed | his oosition rather than lose hisj independence. The captain of the i Queen's guard* who is also a saloon gave the alternative leave the league, or leave my employ as bar tender. I left his employ. In poliūcs, all men should have equal rights. We cannot consistently yield to tbe buldozing of the Meehanie Union, many of their own membefg_ are getting disgusted and will vote with us. We are stronger j. than ever and ean get along as we are. Mr. MHehell said> ,that the slavery of olden times in the South, ¥as mildin comparison to that as practiced on the plantation here. The law of the councry - are nowhere, everv plantation has Taws of its own make. Mon are Bned and locfe:ed at the wiil of the luna and manager ? All such realizations go to the dividend fund. Iu the speakers state of Alabama he saw slaves sold at the stump/ but they were well treated afterwards. Asiatics here wili stand anything so long as we allow th*em to eome in. Having had experience as a cavalry skirmishes in the war of the lion I am no coward» but would say that bosses are cowards who turn men out of jobs for speaking the truth. We must not stoad any &Bee jumping in the coming election asd be counted out as is done with the colored people of the South to-day. The colored people know that the majority is always counted as minorities by the whites. Here the wlntes aua aauveb (wurking people) should stand up for their equal right9. Col. YonWerthen move<i, that Mr. Huntsman's motion to confer be latd upon the table. As we are the strongor l>ody overtures should eome from the other side if wanted. Mr. Whiie said he wonld like to sec hnrmonv of aelion and hoped we ! woujd bo guided by asp»rit <*f fairj ne?s in nll »natters.