The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-11
Shall Another Ticket for Mobiles
Be Nominated


ton as Mobiles. The question of the |
hour is, shall third be put in nomin |
alton by the Reform party or by in
dependent citizens?
Speaking for no one but myself, the
following are my views upon the sub
ject
l do not think it is advisable for
either the Reform party or indepen-
dent citizens to put Noble ticket in
the field, for the. following reasons
The Reform party was originally
called into being by a combination of
peculiar circumstances which no
longer exist. BY reason of those cir
cumstances, the most divergent ele-
ments were harmonized, and capital
lists, demagogues, boodlers, business
men. mechanics, anti Chinese, pro-
| Chinese, Radicals, Conservatives, Re
| publicans and AnneXationists, forgot
or buried their differences, and all
worked toward common end with
common impulse.
1t is q matter of history that any
radical action is followed by re-
action, and the radical reform move
! ment of 16S7-S8 was no exception. In
| addition to the usual reaction to be
expected, with the removal Of the
cause of union, the divergent elements
which formed the party renewed
| their differences, factions were
| formed, and to-day those who were
once leading members of the Reform
party are prominent in the councils
of every one of the four or five pOliti-
cal camps into which the political
field is now divided.
The inevitable result is, that those
who have remained by the once COM
mon party standard are in the minor
ity. A large minority-a minority
| which, like the Republican party of
New York city, represents the ma
| jority of the intelligence and property
| interests of the city, but minority
nevertheless.
1t appears to me that Honolulu may
we'll study little New York city
| politics with advantage.
New York city is strongly Demo
cratic; but the Democrats are sub
divided upon local issues into the
Tammany Democrats, who are hood
lers first, last and all the time, looking
upon ''public Office as public trust"
Tammany henchmen constituting the
|
Democratic faction represents the
better element in the party, desiring
good government for its own sake and
not for the spoils there are in it.
A combination of the decent DEM
ocrats and the Republicans will at
any time form majority which will
overwhelm Tammany and drive it
from the control of the city govern
ment; but year after year the same
process is gone through of nominating
q Tammany ticket, an Independent
! Democratic ticket and O. Republican
ticket. The other two parties acting
together could crush Tammany; but
the latter is stronger than either
of the others acting singly. The re-
suit Is that year after year the citi-
zens representing the intelligence and
property of New York vote in the air,
and the minority who rule Tamma-
ny rule the great city of New York,
until "Tammany" has become a
worldwide synonym for corruption.
The application of the lesson to
Honolulu is self evident. The aggre-
CATION known as the Liberal party
consists, with the exception of a
slight sprinkling, of those, who, if
they lived in New York city would
be bright jewels in Tammanys'
crown; of disappointed office seekers;
of those whose virtues have not been
appreciated, and who desire to "get
even" with the community; of adj
venturers, and those whose sole hope
of prominence is state of political
disturbance; whose sole conception of
politics is an opportunity for spoils,
and who change from Monarchists to
| DoOuIl;oa,,o nd AnnovofinnisfS on6
vice versa, as easily as an ordinary
man changes his coat.
The two main lines of policy laid
down by them, are first, the declared
intention of securing constitutional
convention which shall entirely re-
model the constitution; and second,
blind opposition to renewed treaty
relations with the United States,
with the demagogues own cry that it
means surrender of independence,
supremacy of the haole, and the kim
dred slogans, by sounding which,
blather skite foreigners have for
years climbed into power over Ha-
waiian shoulders.
Opposed to them are the cOnserva-
tive Hawaiians, represented by the
Hui Kalaiaina and the Native Sons;
the Mechanics Union, and the body
of citizens who, until now, have
acted as the Reform party. They
are not all of them good citizens. In
every body of men there are the sor-
did and the selfish; as well as the dis
interested and the patriotic; but
among them there is an undoubted
majority who have no AK to grind;
who desire no office; who seek peace,
quiet aud good government. If they
will work together they will win. If
they divide their forces the Hawaiian
Tammany will smilingly accept the
gifts of the gods, and for the next
two years ask "what are you going to
do about it?'
Personal objection is made to some
of the names on the Union ticket
Without going into the pros and cons
of this question 1 would say in reply,
chat if was asked to name the five
men who would make the best No
bles, / should undoubtedly have
selected different combination than
the one on the Mechanics ticket, and
dozen others would undoubtedly
have as many other choices; but one
difficulty which Immediately con-
fronts evary slate maker, is, that the
number of men who ought to run
and who will run, is extremely linn
tied; and again, of some of the linn
tied number of availables it is neces-
sary to select, not an ideal ticket, but
the best ticket that can be elected.
The object of an election is to elect.