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1094 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
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Senator GRAY. Were the Islands in a state of business depression
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while you were there, or otherwise?
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Senator GRAY:  Were the Islands in a state of  
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Mr.-DELAMATER. Business depression.
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business depression while you
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Senator GRAY. TO what was that attributed?
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were there, or otherwise?
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Mr. DELAMATER. TO the MoKinley bill.
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Senator GRAY. That that the McKinley bill made sugar free?
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Mr.-DELAMATER:  Business depression.
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Mr. DELAMATER. Yes.
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Senator GRAY. And deprived the grower of the advantage that he
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Senator GRAY:  To what was that attributed?
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had when there was a tax?
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Mr. DELAMATER. Yes.
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Mr. DELAMATER:  To the McKinley bill.
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Senator GRAY. And you say that the change in that condition of
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things was the principal cause of the business depression?
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Senator GRAY:  That that the McKinley bill made sugar  
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Mr. DELAMATER. Yes; I think so. Of course you know a doctor is
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free?
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not a business man, usually, and I just got a sort of impression.
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Senator GRAY. Were the sugar growers Annexationists, with the
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Mr. DELAMATER:  Yes.
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exception of Mr. Spreckles?
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Mr. DELAMATER. I judge that before I came away they were. But
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Senator GRAY:  And deprived the grower of the  
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I got the impression very strongly in my mind that the sugar growers
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advantage that he had when
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were opposed to it at the start. I did not talk with a great many of
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there was a tax?  
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them; but I got that impression at the start.
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Senator GRAY. What impression did you finally get?
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Mr. DELAMATER:  Yes.
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Mr. DELAMATER. My final impression was, that, in common with
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others, they were in favor of it.
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Senator GRAY:  And you say that the change in that  
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condition of things was
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the principal cause of the business depression?
 +
 
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Mr. DELAMATER:  Yes; I think so. Of course you know a  
 +
doctor is not a
 +
business man, usually, and I just got a sort of  
 +
impression.
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Senator GRAY:  Were the sugar growers Annexationists,  
 +
with the exception of
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Mr. Spreckles?  
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Mr. DELAMATER:  I judge that before I came away they  
 +
were. But I got the
 +
impression very strongly in my mind that the sugar  
 +
growers were opposed to
 +
it at the start. I did not talk with a great many of  
 +
them; but I got that
 +
impression at the start.
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Senator GRAY:  What impression did you finally get?
 +
 
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Mr. DELAMATER:  My final impression was, that, in  
 +
common with others, they
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were in favor of it.
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SWORN STATEMENT OF FRANCIS R. DAY.
 
SWORN STATEMENT OF FRANCIS R. DAY.
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Senator FRYE. State your age and occupation.
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Mr. DAY. I am 34 years old and a practitioner of medicine.
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Senator FRYE:  State your age and occupation.
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Senator FRYE. Where?
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Mr. DAY. My residence is Honolulu.
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Mr. DAY:  I am 34 years old and a practitioner of  
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Senator FRYE. How long have you been at Honolulu?
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medicine.
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Mr. DAY. I located there in the fall of 1887 and have been a resident
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ever since that time until last August. I left there for this country at
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Senator FRYE:  Where?
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that time.
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Senator FRYE. Were you there at the time Kalakaua was compelled
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Mr. DAY:  My residence is Honolulu.
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to assent to the constitution of 1887?
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Mr. DAY. I was in the city at the time, but not a resident.
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Senator FRYE:  How long have you been at Honolulu?
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Senator FRYE. Were yon a witness to what took place then?
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Mr. DAY. NO.
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Mr. DAY:  I located there in the fall of 1887 and  
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Senator FRYE. Are you acquainted with the people of the islands?
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have been a resident ever
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Mr. DAY. Yes.
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since that time until last August. I left there for  
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Senator FRYE. Has your residence been all this time at Honolulu?
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this country at that
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Mr. DAY. Yes.
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time.  
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Senator FRYE. I will bring you down now to the few weeks preceding
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what is known as the last revolution, and you may state what you
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Senator FRYE:  Were you there at the time Kalakaua was  
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saw going on, and what you knew in the Legislature and elsewhere.
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compelled to assent
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Mr. DAY. Politically there was a great deal of interest in the conflict
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to the constitution of 1887?
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which was going on in the Legislature for some few months before the
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revolution of January, 1893. The struggle seemed to be between the
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Mr. DAY:  I was in the city at the time, but not a  
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Queen and her supporters and the opposition, to establish a precedent
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resident.
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which would make the sovereign appoint the cabinet from a majority
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of the Legislature—that is, by calling a leader of the majority of the
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Senator FRYE:  Were you a witness to what took place  
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Legislature, and he select his associates, and she confirm them; the
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then?
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Queen and her party, on the other hand, attempting to have the appointing
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power purely a personal prerogative of her own, ignoring, in
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Mr. DAY:  No.  
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other words, the majority of the Legislature and selecting whom she
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Senator FRYE:  Are you acquainted with the people of  
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chose for the cabinet. The fight was a long and bitter one until, I
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the islands?
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think it was, in November, when she yielded to the opposition so far
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as to call a member of the opposition Mr. G. N. Wilcox to form her
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Mr. DAY:  Yes.  
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cabinet—known as the Wilcox cabinet. That cabinet was formed by
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the Legislature and was composed of Mr. Wilcox, Mr. P. G. Jones, Mr.
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Senator FRYE:  Has your residence been all this time  
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Mark Robinson, and Cecil Brown, and practically, for the first time since
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at Honolulu?
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the Legislature had convened some months before, they got down to a
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working basis and things went along smoothly until two or three days
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Mr. DAY:  Yes.  
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before the close of the Legislature, when the country was taken by
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surprise to find that the Wilcox cabinet had been put out by vote of
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Senator FRYE:  I will bring you down now to the few  
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want of confidence, and the appointment by the Queen of a cabinet on
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weeks preceding what is
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her old plan of simply personal authority. That cabinet was composed
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known as the last revolution, and you may state what  
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of Samuel Parker, W. H. Cornwell, J. F. Oolburn, and A. P. Peterson,
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you saw going on, and
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if 1 remember rightly.
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what you knew in the Legislature and elsewhere.
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That cabinet did not possess the confidence of the business community,
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and they were consequently disappointed at the selection. The
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Mr. DAY:  Politically there was a great deal of  
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following day, I think, the Legislature passed what was known as the
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interest in the conflict
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lottery bill, legalizing the establishment of a lottery in Honolulu—a
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which was going on in the Legislature for some few  
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bill that had been brought before the Legislature in the earlier months
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months before the
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of the session and had aroused a good deal of public opposition. The
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revolution of January, 1893. The struggle seemed to be  
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opposition was so strong that it was, for a time, at least, withdrawn or
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between the Queen and
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laid aside, and the community supposed for good. But it was rushed
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her supporters and the opposition, to establish a  
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through the third reading and the Queen signed the bill, making it law,
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precedent which would make
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during the last days of the Legislature; I do not remember the exact
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the sovereign appoint the cabinet from a majority of
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date. The opium bill was passed in very much the same way, licensing
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the Legislature---- that
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the sale of opium. It is needless to say that the community was
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is, by calling a leader of the majority of the  
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aroused'almost to the point of desperation, certainly of the deepest
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Legislature, and he select
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indignation, over these rapidly succeeding acts of the Queen and her
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his associates, and she confirm them; the Queen and  
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party.
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her party, on the other
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On Saturday, the 14th of January, the Legislature was prorogued in
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hand, attempting to have the appointing power purely a  
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the usual form, and immediately after that the Queen attempted to
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personal prerogative
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promulgate—or rather attempted to overthrow the existing constitution
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of her own, ignoring, in
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and promulgate a new one which made certain radical changes in
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the form of the Government.
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Senator FRYE. When the Jones-Wilcox cabinet was formed and the
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lottery and opium bills had been defeated, before the Boston left the
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other words, the majority of the Legislature and  
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harbor on the trip down to Hilo, had everything settled down to quiet?
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selecting whom she chose
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Mr. DAY. Everything was supposed to be settled when the Wilcox
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for the cabinet. The fight was a long and bitter one  
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cabinet went into office and the machinery of Government was going on
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until, I think it was,
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for the two months that they held oiilice. Their dismissal, I think, on
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in November, when she yielded to the opposition so far  
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a vote of want of confidence was a complete surprise to the community.
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as to call a member
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Senator FRYE. SO that there was no expectation of any difficulty at
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of the opposition Mr. G. N. Wilcox to form her  
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the time the Boston left the harbor and went down to Hilo?
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cabinet---- known as the Wilcox
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Mr. DAY. None whatever.
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cabinet. That cabinet was formed by the Legislature  
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Senator FRYE. That was supposed to be settled for the next eighteen
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and was composed of Mr.
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months—during the life of the Legislature?
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Wilcox, Mr. P.C. Jones, Mr. Mark Robinson, and Cecil  
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Mr. DAY. Yes.
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Brown, and
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Senator FRYE. When the Boston left and there took place what you
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practically, for the first time since the Legislature  
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were going to state—the Queen attempted to form a new constitution?
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had convened some
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Mr. DAY. The newsof that attempt spread through thecommunity with
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months before, they got down to a working basis and  
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great rapidity, and business men, property holders, professional men
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things went along
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of the community, all felt that it meant a crisis in the country's history.
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smoothly until two or three days before the close of  
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The feeling was so intense that it was a spontaneous sentiment that
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the Legislature, when
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something radical would have to be done. In a hurried way a number
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the country was taken by surprise to find that the  
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of business and professional men met at a central location in the city
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Wilcox cabinet had been
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put out by vote of want of confidence, and the  
 +
appointment by the Queen of a
 +
cabinet on her old plan of simply personal authority.
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That cabinet was
 +
composed of Samuel Parker, W. H. Cornwell, J. F. Colburn, and A. P.
 +
Peterson, if I remember rightly. That cabinet did not  
 +
possess the
 +
confidence of the business community, and they were  
 +
consequently
 +
disappointed at the selection. The following day, I  
 +
think, the Legislature
 +
passed what was known as the lottery bill, legalizing  
 +
the establishment of a
 +
lottery in Honolulu---- a bill that had been brought  
 +
before the Legislature in
 +
the earlier months of the session and had aroused a  
 +
good deal of public
 +
opposition. The opposition was so strong that it was,  
 +
for a time, at least,
 +
withdrawn or laid aside, and the community supposed  
 +
for good. But it was
 +
rushed through the third reading and the Queen signed  
 +
the bill, making it
 +
law, during the last days of the Legislature; I do not  
 +
remember the exact
 +
date. The opium bill was passed in very much the same  
 +
way, licensing the
 +
sale of opium. It is needless to say that the  
 +
community was aroused almost                    
 +
to the point of desperation, certainly of the deepest  
 +
indignation, over
 +
these rapidly succeeding acts of the Queen and her  
 +
party. On Saturday, the
 +
14th of January, the Legislature was prorogued in the
 +
usual form, and
 +
immediately after that the Queen attempted to  
 +
promulgate---- or rather attempted
 +
to overthrow the existing constitution and promulgate  
 +
a new one which made
 +
certain radical changes in the form of the Government.
 +
 
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Senator FRYE:  When the Jones-Wilcox cabinet was  
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formed and the lottery and
 +
opium bills had been defeated, before the Boston left  
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the harbor on the trip
 +
down to Hilo, had everything settled down to quiet?
 +
 
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Mr. DAY:  Everything was supposed to be settled when  
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the Wilcox cabinet went
 +
into office and the machinery of Government was going  
 +
on for the two months
 +
that they held office. Their dismissal, I think, on a
 +
vote of want of
 +
confidence was a complete surprise to the community.
 +
 
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Senator FRYE:  So that there was no expectation of any  
 +
difficulty at the
 +
time the ''Boston'' left the harbor and went down to Hilo?
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Mr. DAY:  None whatever.
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Senator FRYE:  That was supposed to be settled for the  
 +
next eighteen
 +
months?during the life of the Legislature?
 +
 
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Mr. DAY: Yes.  
 +
 
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Senator FRYE:  When the ''Boston'' left and there took  
 +
place what you were going
 +
to state---- the Queen attempted to form a new  
 +
constitution?
 +
 
 +
Mr. DAY:  The news of that attempt spread through the
 +
community with great
 +
rapidity, and business men, property holders,  
 +
professional men of the
 +
community, all felt that it meant a crisis in the  
 +
country's history. The
 +
feeling was so intense that it was a spontaneous  
 +
sentiment that something
 +
radical would have to be done. In a hurried way a  
 +
number of business and
 +
professional men met at a central location in the city

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Senator GRAY: Were the Islands in a state of business depression while you were there, or otherwise?

Mr.-DELAMATER: Business depression.

Senator GRAY: To what was that attributed?

Mr. DELAMATER: To the McKinley bill.

Senator GRAY: That that the McKinley bill made sugar free?

Mr. DELAMATER: Yes.

Senator GRAY: And deprived the grower of the advantage that he had when there was a tax?

Mr. DELAMATER: Yes.

Senator GRAY: And you say that the change in that condition of things was the principal cause of the business depression?

Mr. DELAMATER: Yes; I think so. Of course you know a doctor is not a business man, usually, and I just got a sort of impression.

Senator GRAY: Were the sugar growers Annexationists, with the exception of Mr. Spreckles?

Mr. DELAMATER: I judge that before I came away they were. But I got the impression very strongly in my mind that the sugar growers were opposed to it at the start. I did not talk with a great many of them; but I got that impression at the start.

Senator GRAY: What impression did you finally get?

Mr. DELAMATER: My final impression was, that, in common with others, they were in favor of it.

SWORN STATEMENT OF FRANCIS R. DAY.

Senator FRYE: State your age and occupation.

Mr. DAY: I am 34 years old and a practitioner of medicine.

Senator FRYE: Where?

Mr. DAY: My residence is Honolulu.

Senator FRYE: How long have you been at Honolulu?

Mr. DAY: I located there in the fall of 1887 and have been a resident ever since that time until last August. I left there for this country at that time.

Senator FRYE: Were you there at the time Kalakaua was compelled to assent to the constitution of 1887?

Mr. DAY: I was in the city at the time, but not a resident.

Senator FRYE: Were you a witness to what took place then?

Mr. DAY: No.

Senator FRYE: Are you acquainted with the people of the islands?

Mr. DAY: Yes.

Senator FRYE: Has your residence been all this time at Honolulu?

Mr. DAY: Yes.

Senator FRYE: I will bring you down now to the few weeks preceding what is known as the last revolution, and you may state what you saw going on, and what you knew in the Legislature and elsewhere.

Mr. DAY: Politically there was a great deal of interest in the conflict which was going on in the Legislature for some few months before the revolution of January, 1893. The struggle seemed to be between the Queen and her supporters and the opposition, to establish a precedent which would make the sovereign appoint the cabinet from a majority of the Legislature---- that is, by calling a leader of the majority of the Legislature, and he select his associates, and she confirm them; the Queen and her party, on the other hand, attempting to have the appointing power purely a personal prerogative of her own, ignoring, in

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other words, the majority of the Legislature and selecting whom she chose for the cabinet. The fight was a long and bitter one until, I think it was, in November, when she yielded to the opposition so far as to call a member of the opposition Mr. G. N. Wilcox to form her cabinet---- known as the Wilcox cabinet. That cabinet was formed by the Legislature and was composed of Mr. Wilcox, Mr. P.C. Jones, Mr. Mark Robinson, and Cecil Brown, and practically, for the first time since the Legislature had convened some months before, they got down to a working basis and things went along smoothly until two or three days before the close of the Legislature, when the country was taken by surprise to find that the Wilcox cabinet had been put out by vote of want of confidence, and the appointment by the Queen of a cabinet on her old plan of simply personal authority. That cabinet was composed of Samuel Parker, W. H. Cornwell, J. F. Colburn, and A. P. Peterson, if I remember rightly. That cabinet did not possess the confidence of the business community, and they were consequently disappointed at the selection. The following day, I think, the Legislature passed what was known as the lottery bill, legalizing the establishment of a lottery in Honolulu---- a bill that had been brought before the Legislature in the earlier months of the session and had aroused a good deal of public opposition. The opposition was so strong that it was, for a time, at least, withdrawn or laid aside, and the community supposed for good. But it was rushed through the third reading and the Queen signed the bill, making it law, during the last days of the Legislature; I do not remember the exact date. The opium bill was passed in very much the same way, licensing the sale of opium. It is needless to say that the community was aroused almost to the point of desperation, certainly of the deepest indignation, over these rapidly succeeding acts of the Queen and her party. On Saturday, the 14th of January, the Legislature was prorogued in the usual form, and immediately after that the Queen attempted to promulgate---- or rather attempted to overthrow the existing constitution and promulgate a new one which made certain radical changes in the form of the Government.

Senator FRYE: When the Jones-Wilcox cabinet was formed and the lottery and opium bills had been defeated, before the Boston left the harbor on the trip down to Hilo, had everything settled down to quiet?

Mr. DAY: Everything was supposed to be settled when the Wilcox cabinet went into office and the machinery of Government was going on for the two months that they held office. Their dismissal, I think, on a vote of want of confidence was a complete surprise to the community.

Senator FRYE: So that there was no expectation of any difficulty at the time the Boston left the harbor and went down to Hilo?

Mr. DAY: None whatever.

Senator FRYE: That was supposed to be settled for the next eighteen months?during the life of the Legislature?

Mr. DAY: Yes.

Senator FRYE: When the Boston left and there took place what you were going to state---- the Queen attempted to form a new constitution?

Mr. DAY: The news of that attempt spread through the community with great rapidity, and business men, property holders, professional men of the community, all felt that it meant a crisis in the country's history. The feeling was so intense that it was a spontaneous sentiment that something radical would have to be done. In a hurried way a number of business and professional men met at a central location in the city

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