The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-18
NANR FOUND ON lanai OBBSES POLITICS FAREWELL 70 REV. PECK HAPPENINGS IN HO
THE HILO RADICAL TALKS OF HIS
FUTURE PLANS.
Claims That Hilo, Hamakua and Puma
Will Return Him or Some One Who
Thinks as He Does

A. b. Lobenstein, the Hilo radical"
is a city visitor. He is here to at
tend the Wakefield and Wise cases
now before the Supreme Court, and
to talk politics incidentally.
"Yes, it is true that | will run for
the Legislature" modestly remarked
Mr.. Loebenstein today. "People from
all parts of the representative district
of Puma have requested it and 1 cam
not very well refuse.
Gardner X. Wilder is my running
mate and we have announced our
principles to the people of the dis
trict. Whether we are elected or not,
some say | myself am too radical, but
I'm not. Our platform will be repre-.
scented in the next Legislature, for
the people of Hawaii are in sympathy
with it.
'What we want is republican form
of government, internal developments
and the doing away with unnecessary
restrictions in the settling up of our
lands.
You ask what do | mean by repub-
lican form of government" continued
the Hilo politician. "Simply this:
The feeling in the islands and espe-
cially on Hawaii is that the Attorney
General predominates over all the
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long for less personal method of adj
ministration. The general dissatis-
faction can be traced to one or two
causes. One of these was the ap-
pointment of a Sheriff for the island
whom nobody wanted and whose
methods are underhanded and arbi-
trary, which we fear are directed
from a much higher source. Mr.. An
drews came from another island, a
thing which the tax payers of Hawaii
consider is a direct slap in their faces.
THE Minister of the Interior has
permitted his office to be run by the
Attorney General, who continues to
hold back important improvements on
our island.
"We appreciate the efforts of the
President to do the right thing and
faithfully carry out his obligations
to the people.
''There must be a sincere movement
toward decentralization of govern
ment, and all departments must not
be run by one man in the interests of
| himself and his friends.
"AnneXation may be consummated
| in December next, as a good many
here believe, but at the same time
there always remains factor of
doubt. The people of Hilo and IIa-
wall want annexation, and they be-
lieve that a great deal depends on
the work of the next Legislature
whether we get it or not. Our insti-
tutions of government must become
popular in order that the acts of the
Legislature, which will be fully scru.
tinized in both branches of Congress
may be liberal and broadminded. The
interests of annexation will be ma.
terially benefited by the carrying out
of this doctrine.
"Let us have II republican form OF
government, which will govern many
by the many and not the many by
the few"
Gardner X. Wilder, who arrived by
the Kinau yesterday, corroborates Mr.
Loebenstein's views. He says that Ha
wall will send strong delegation tc
the Legislature demanding fairness in
the matters of internal development
The people of the lllo district ar,
warming up a bit. The citizens viii
meet in public meeting at the cour
house this week to discuss nomin
ations for the Legislature.
Mr.. James of Olaa has got a peti
ton signed by twenty-five name
placing himself in nomination 70
election to the Legislature. Mr.. james
slogan will be exemption from tax
alton of coffee lands"