The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-12-30
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WEDNESDAY Decen
CAMPAIGN POINTS.

The Opposition press is in trouble. 1t
is taking up the wall OF the defunct
Saturday Press" and crying out for coin
to carry on the election.
eight the devil with fire" one of the
stindependent and otherwise" journals
excIaims in frantic appeal for a cor
ruption fund. The Opposition can win
if it so wills, it says, italicising its hint
to give it greater emphasis.
How can the Opposition win if it so
wills, it being in confessed minority?
There is only one way of doing it, and
that is by corrupt influences. And the
previous acts OF the Opposition leave no
doubt of it's readiness to resort to any
means, however Objectionable, to gain
its point. It is notorious that during the
late campaign a sum of So, 900, more
or less. was subscribed by the Opposition
party to carry the election; but we fancy
this experiment viii not be repeated.
The audit of the accounts was not salts
factory. The bulk of it was placed where
it did the most good-to the individuals
handling it-and the subscribers were in
effect asked: "What are you going to do
about It '' As no such corruption fund
is now available the organs OF the great
sfparty of moral ideas come down to an
appeal for any small contribution to in
fiuence electors. And at this lowest
point in gutter politics we leave them.
The four candidates for the representa-
ton of Honolulu on the Government
ticket may not be the chest men" in the
community, but three of them at least
have long enjoyed the confidence of the
voters. One of them has been thrice
elected to the Legislature by the metro
politan constituency, and two of them
twice enjoyed similar honOrs. They
have done nothing since to prejudice
them with the electors. Such as they
were before, such are they now. Ii the
Opposition has better and more desira-
BILE candidates, let it trot them out and
show their PAGES. Messrs. Keau, Baker
and EiIikalani are old political stagers,
and their pace and qualities are well
known.
As for the only European on the ticket,
Mr.. Fred. Hayselden, it appears that the
sole objection to him is that he is related
to Mr.. Gibson by marriage. We fail to
ind sons-in-law of Ministers of the
Crown disqualified urder the law and
Constitution, and therefore we regard
! this objection as frivolous and puerile.
ar. Hayselden is a good business man,
and has given general satisfaction in the
VERY oneFous and responsible office of
Assessor for the district of Honolulu,
where intelligence, business capacity and
impartiality are prerequisites OF success.
His duties at the Board of Health have
likewise been acceptably performed. Is
citizen, therefore, to be forbidden POI
liticaI aspirations. because he has dis
tineuished himself creditably in the pub
liz sarvics2 This Is u remarkable kind
Of doctrine to preach, especially by a
political party which processes to cham
pion "eivil service reform" 1t is not
surprising, however, seeing that it
draws its inspiration upon this and other
points from polluted source-ex-minis-
terial or otherwise.
AThe address of the four candidates for
Legislative honors from Honolulu on the
Government ticket has been before the
public for several days, and has run the
gauntlet of Opposition criticism. Judg-
ing from the comments upon it IN the
organs of the Opposition it is a document
which commands public confidence, be-
cause with the exception OF a few verbal
criticisms it is tacitly Endorsed. This
augers we'll for its success, and is an
acknowledgement of the wisdom of the
course adopted of coming out boldly and
announcing a policy. The Opposition
professed to be waiting for such an
announcement, when it was promised
that its policy, which was already form
ulated, would be put forward in compe-
tition.
Where is the Opposition policy? Was
il formulated at the Armory meeting on
the 23d instant? If 50, respectable men
should be ashamed to be identified with