The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-02-02
The waimea Election.

EDIToR GAzETTE:-In Waimea, Kauai, there are
three candidates for the parliamentary honors-
Clarence W. Ashford, District Judge Kahale, and
L. l.. Kauai, the licensed liquor seller Of Wal
mea, Judge Kahale is an alleged candidate Mr..
Ashford is in the field to uphold the motto MEAS
URFs, NOT MEN," and is untrammelled by pledges
to either political party: while the whiskey seller
is the straight out" government candidate. This
last named gentleman returned from Honolulu on
the 10th inst, from an interview with his masters
at the capitol, and displayed 800 in gold which
he said was placed in his hands by members of the
Cabinet for purposes of election" While in
Honolulu, he introduced, to a member of the Gov
ernment, a'gentleman from Waimea who was there
at the same time on private business. This Cabi
net Minister subsequently offered the gentleman
500, IN cash, If he would "use his influence for
the government; and told him, at the same time,
to incur any candidate expense necessary to lin
fluence" native votes, such as direct payment of
money, feastlng, plying with liquor, etc., and
promised that he the said Cabinet Minister, would
recOup all such expenditures Such outspoken
confession Of bribery and debauchery dismayed
and disgusted the gentleman In question. He de-
clined the Offer and is now working actively for
Mr.. Ashford, who is daily adding TO his adheren IS.
Judge Kahales affected independence" is myth,
he being merely a catspaw Though, as some of his
personal friends believe, innocently sol in the
hands of the government party, to try and draw
from Mr.. Ashford few votes of electors who are
dissatisfied with the government, or who do not
favor the idea of sending whiskey seller to make
their laws. The fear of the government wire-pull-
erS Is eYlueuceu by their tluS making q CatSp1W
of one whose commission they hold in their hands,
by allowing him to descend from the Bench to be-
come decoy-duck to his fellow countrymen whose
cause he should be the last man in Waimea to be-
tray. 1t is matter of comment Throughout the Dis
trct that Mr. Ashford's candidature at once forced
the government to take steps to rebuild the Wal
mea Bridge, though they positively and repeatedly
refused to do so previously. And i'll this connex-
ion will some of the Cabinet come to the aid of an
inquisitive public and solve this paradox? Al
though they can turn out such sums of gold for the
ayOwed purpose of a criminal traffic in the fran
chse, yet they cannot redeem dollar of the silver
certificates, as required by law; and though they
can lind money enough to bribe and debauch
the electorate at the rate of 500 spot cash"
per elector, yet they are so completely bankrupt
that the Waimea Bridge has TO be rebuilt and paid
for by private citizens, the government guarantee
ing reimbursement in the uncertain future, and
the said citizens taking the risk of such recoup
ment, rather than longer remain without the
bridge But the conditions which could suggest
such an undignifed confession of political bank
ruptcy and poltroonery on the part of any govern
ment should be sufficient warning TO every citizen
The friends of political honesty and ISDEPEN-
| DENcE should not be deceived by Judge Kahale's
device III should at once drop all ministerial
henchman-whether they be in the guise of IL
censed rum-sellers or in that of officials whose
tenure of office depends the Cabinet of the day,
at whose dictatiOn they would place Hawaii in the
grasp of foreign bondholders, and utterly destroy
her national autonomy.
Every elector of Waimea who values the IEDE-
PENDENoE of his country should cast his ballot for
Clarence w. Ashford, who, although attached to
neither of the 'recognIzed political parties is in
favor of economical and honest government, with
out regard to party faction; who will insist upon
the expenditure of a fair proportion of the public
revenue on public works and improvements in the
country districts who will resist the granting of
blood d-money" licenses permitting Mongolians to
traffic In deadly drugs who will strenuOusly op-
pose the introduction and encroachment of Asiatic
coolies TO usurp the places, properties and emolu-
GnfH nnt fanf fbn
villainous and stupendous swindle of $10,0OO,0OO
loan, which is designed a brbe to few individ-
uals composing the present dominant party 10
place this fair land in the hands of foreign bond
holders and for their base uses TO sell our
| tional INDEPENDENCE, by making second Egypt
of Hawaii who, finally, will resist the monopolies
of whatever nature and from whatever source arIs.
| ing-frmly endorsing all policy and legislation
insuring the perpetuity of Hawaii as an lNDEPEN-
DENT NATION, under the King and his successors.
and supporting all measures tending to the great
est good to the greatest number" whether eman-
ating from the Government or their opponents
INDEPENDENT.