The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-30
A Voice from Maui-PourinS Oil
on the Troubled Waters.

Mr.. EDITOR, Sir: We have heen
much intereste in your Honolulu poll
tics and your discussions relative there
to in the newspapers.
think know enough o. your politi-
cal affairs TO enable me to give an opin-
ion on the subject.
have not time TO 90 into q lengthy
discussion Of the question-nor do 1
need 10, as Mr.. Thurston and others
have argued it very fully. l will give
my views as briefly as possible.
1t seems to me plain that it is the
duty of the Reform Party in Honolulu
to vote at the coming election the Noble
ticket put forth by the National Party.
The situation, as l understand it, is
as follows: The better element of the
National Party, fully approaching the
| danger to the country, especially at this
| critical time, Of letting the political dem
/ agogues into power who represent the
| Liberal Party, made an effort to nomi-
| nate such a ticket for Mobiles as could
not be Objectionable to the citizens Of
/ Honolulu. In this move, / have been
/ told, they have been aided and asst ted
| by some Of the citizens oil Honolulu who
| formerly voted the Reform ticket. The
National party is not altogether to blame
| that they didn't get up a ticket that is
| acceptable to all. Several good gentle
men who were requested TO run as No
bles refused to do SO, and the result is a
| ticket that is not without objection, and
that has aroused a good deal of op-
position. PROFESSIONALLY there are OBJ
- = h.
| ticket, but the Reform Party
has in tue past in Honolulu
and on the other islands nominated
and voted for candidates that were not
altogether unobjectionable. We cannot
attain the ideal In political matters, and
it is often expedient for Us to vote for
those who are not models in character,
provided their platform is sound.
The platform adopted by this branch
OF the National party and by their can
didates is essentially the platform OF the
Reform party.
In the great issues to be met at the
coming Legislature, this branch OF the
National party are at one with the Re
form party, and are emphatically OPP
posed to the Liberal party. 1t is yielding
no principle then to vote their ticket land
by uniting with them ensure the defeat
OF a party whose principles, If carried
out, wonld mean, at this particular time,
disaster and ruin to the country.
Although there are several politica
parties in the field, on all important is
sues to be considered at the next session
OF the Legislature there are practically
but two parties-the Liberal party and
those who are opposed TO them.
If the Reform party in Honolulu are
sure that they can put up and elect their
own ticket, should advise them to dc
so; but | have every reason TO believe
that those who think this possible are
: making miscalculations. AS l stated
above, l know that a number Of those
who formerly voted the Reform ticket
J | have been interested with the Nationals
in making up their ticket You will FIND
that the Reform ranks in Honolulu are
5 divided You cannot afford to take any
, | chances OF letting the Liberal party
carry the election.
/ The Reform party does not propose t
strike its coloTs. 1t is party that ex
listed long prior to the revolution OF 1887
/ 1t will always continue 20 maintain It's
| | character and principles and its aim
pure and simple, after honest and up
right government.
{ The party will probably carry a fail
proportion OF the elections on the otheI
islands, but l doubt its ability to do 81
/ in Honolulu now. 1t is the safer course
then, and the part OF wisdom, it seem:
to me, to set aside personal feelings anC
d. unite your forces in that district with
those who are with US in all the mair
issues for securing prosperity 10 the
country, and especially who are with u:
in our efforts to defeat the Liberal party
Yours, truly,
H. 2. BALDWIN.
, Haiku, Jan. %, 1892.