The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-20
ACT WITH WISDOM
And Begin Annexation Work
RIGHT Soon.
W. R. CASTLE SOUNDS THE CALL
Why Some Oppose Politi-
cal Union.
Easy to Cut Coupons and Let Ha-
wall Go to the Oogs-Con-
tract Labor.

Mr.. Editor: that the question
of who is to be the next President of
the United States is settled and the
President is to be William Mckinley.
a Republican, friend of Hawaii, who
is elected on a platform which affirma-
lively declares in favor of a policy to-
wards Hawaii, which we may well in
terpret means annexation, in view of
the past it behooves us in this little
country to bestir ourselves again.
1t is true that less than four years
have elapsed since the Commissioners
went to Washington to ask for admis-
sion to the American Union; and Tex
before she secured the great boon; but
this makes it all the more important
that we bestir ourselves, and that right
soon, and with wisdom. What the
Government intends to do in the mat
ter, the public does not necessarily
need know, but that it's action will be
earnest and strenuously in favor of
annexation we all know, because it
since continued to hold it's place upon
the express and distinct basis of an
neXation to the United States; and
the Legislature has more than once re-
affirmed this doctrine. But there is no
reason why the citizens should not
take some steps to reaffirm in the most
emphatic manner the doctrine on which
the revolution of 1893 was accom-
plished, and for which we still live and
hope. The Annexation Club might
very properly take action
But just here it seems to me worth
while to notice some of the remarks
which are being made on the street
and elsewhere by some men of promi-
nence and sound business sense against
Some of these remarks
have heard myself, others have been
quoted to me.
The Bulletin pats Mr.. Paul Isenberg
on the back ostensibly on the ridicu- !
lous ground assumed by the Bulletin !
that we have no need of a cable, be- |
cause we cannot learn anything about |
sugar, which same ground would, of !
make it unnecessary to have |
cables between the United States and !
Europe as the farmers would not learn |
about the cultivation of |
wheat; but the real ground of the Bull !
letin's praise is because Mr.. Isenberg
is opposed to annexation. He has been |
very outspOken and earnest in his op- !
position; and as he represents the !
views of quite a number of people in |
this country, it will be an answer to |
all to answer him alone. MI Isenberg |
is opposed to annexation because it will |
destroy the contract labor system and |
he fears a greater expense in the rails |
ing of sugar. Mr.. Isenberg lives in |
Germany, and very comfortably sits !
in his elegant home, gets his letters !
from Hawaii, and accounts that coun- |
try as successful or unsuccessful by |
the size of his dividends If Mr. Isen- !
berg will reside in Hawaii, and carry a |
gun when it becomes necessary, in |
order to insure peace, security and |
government, he may per
haps change his views with regard to
the proper Government for this coun-
try.
And again, those who must live in
this country want to see some other
system of labor on our plantations
han that of labor contracts. The sue
cess of the share planting" system on
EVA Plantation shows a means of es-
cape which the planters should be re-
oiced to take up, and themselves, vol
before annexation takes place,
Mr.. Isenberg and others, who object to
and say we are all right