The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-02
PARTY HARMONY AT STAKE.

PARTY HARMONY AT STAKE.
At this particular time when an
effort is being made to identify the
radical element, of which the
American League is the nucleus,
with the Union party, it was
gravely impolitic in the Councils to
defeat the candidacy Of D. B.
Smith. The result may be deemed
discouraging to the friends of poll
teal harmony for Mr.. Smiths
supporters, who are more numerous
even than the members Of the
League, take his defeat to heart
and may not forget it, later on, at
the polls. This feeling of resent
ment is increased, rather than
diminished, by the reasons given
for yesterdays vote. 1t was urged
that Mr.. Smith represented a secret
league when, as matter of record,
he was the candidate as we'll of the
Annexation Club, in mass meeting
assembled, and of Minister Damon,
who has as much right as any
other man to make a nomination in
the Councils. Furthermore it was
said, on the authority of the secret
Schuetzen Club, that Mr.. Smith
was under a secret oath, although
it was well known, and had been
admitted by the morning paper,
that he had, some days before, been
formally released from such a
pledge. Naturally it becomes the
opinion of the radical party that
prejudice against ii, even more than
ill-will to its nominee, accounted
for the nine adverse votes in the
Provisional legislature-an opinion
which has been increased by the
attitude of some of Mr.. Smiths
noisiest opponents.
There is still, fortunately, a
chance for the Councils to rectify the
error and give Mr.. Smith the election
which the size and character and
loyalty of his support merits and
demands. Mr.. Damon has again
nominated him and has urged his
election on grounds of policy which
ought to appeal to every man of
sense who has the welfare of the
Union party at heart.
Next week there will be another
ballot, the issues involved in which
are momentous. We report fairly
what members of the League say
when we affirm that a vote against
d. B. Smith will be accepted by
the radicals as a notice that the
conservatives do not want har-
mony; that they are perfectly |
willing to have the American
party, in Portuguese alliance, stand
in and do its best or worst that
non-representative Council cleo
tons will continue to be preferred;
that the Union Party is strong
enough to dispense with the aid of
Mr.. Smiths friends. There are
hundreds to witness the statement
that such an act would be so in
terpreted and that many future
candidates for Office would be held !
responsible by large and perhaps
a decisive body of voters.
Let it be understood that in this
matter the STAR is speaking ten
words for the Union Party and one
for the League. 1t is true in poll
tics, as i'll all other things, that a
house divided against itself shall |
fall; therefore, what folly it is to
divide in a critical time upon so
small matter as the election to the
Advisory Council of man, with
of voting friends, who, if
seated, would have but a one-nine-
teenth voice in the deliberations of
the Government. Surely, the
circle ofpolitical impolicy is squared
by such a procedure. Is it any
wonder that the Royalist enemies
of the State stand about and see
such things in bland and abiding
satisfaction?
The STAR is confident that a
reflection will serve to con-
vince the reasonable dissenters in