The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-25

teresting, but of no great significance,
seeing that several of the interviewed
signed the request for two or more of
the candidates. They probably mean
that it is too late for the Reform party
to put up ticket. No doubt every
one will agree with this, but it was
not too late for two or three candi-
dates to be put in the field to satisfy
the large and influential body of Con-
servatiVes who were promised salts
faction with the ticket to be put for
ward by the National Reformers. or
such portion of them as might still
adhere to the Mechanics Union and
the Hui Kalaiaina. That such a
promise was made has been repeated
over and over again, but, who made
it? Who authorized the Central Com
mittee of the Reform party to make
any bargain or sell out the party?
Just imagine the derisive and angry
shouts which would greet the Central
Committee of the Republican or
Democratic party of the United States
if they bargained away the rights of
either party. Who imagines for mo,
ment that any bargain so made would
bind anybody? But, at any rate, the
most promised here appears to have
been that if the ticket put forward by
the Mechanics was satisfactory it
would be supported. 1t was not, so
that any shadow of obligation fails.
The result of this was bound to be
that people would not vote the ticket.
But with one, two or three represen-
tative names like those of Halstead,
WaterhOuse and Wilhelm, Emmel-
nth or Robinson, these voters will
surely make a ticket and vote, and
with the votes of the Mechanics
Union, Hui Kalaiaina and Native
Sons will carry the day. The mem
bers of those associations are GER
tainly fair-minded, and will give and
take. Just as soon as it is known on
whom those people fix, the matter
can be easily arranged. Without the
votes of the conservative members of
the community, they are beaten any
way on their own count. Mr.. Thurs
ton cites the example of New York
City, where a division assures the
| triumph of the corrupt elements. He
| fOrgets that occasionally the PEOPLE
unite and GUST the cOrruptionists. 1t
can be so here if there is reasonable
| concession. But we conservatives are
not to be whipped into line TO support
tickets gotten up by a party or parties
whose speakers and organs speak OF
us with falsehood and contempt. Fail
| promises are sweet, but the result will
| be as it always is where the lion and
lamb lie down together; truly they
do lie together and very harmoni-
ously, but the lamb is always found
inside of the lion. One of the leaders
of the Mechanics Union is reported
to have said, off Independent candi.
dates are put forward 200 of our men
will vote the Bush and Wilcox
ticket" This is pretty bad Islander
on sensible mechanics and is moi
true. Such threats are foolish. The
mechanics will vote where their in.
terests direct in spite of their leaders
| threats.
The course of wisdom is for the
Mechanics, the Hui Kalaiaina, the
Native Sons, and all conservative
voters who voted the Reform tickle
two years ago, to unite on Cummins
Halstead, Williams Waterhouse, Pet
erson or Ena. If such q union il
made it will carry the day. If no
the result is very doubtful. If the
Reform party follows the lead of on
who led it to disruption before anC
votes the National Reform ticke
solid if anyone knows what it is, TIL
verdict by and by will be, "sold again
and the goods deliveredr
CONSERVATIVE.