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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04
NOW A PRO"
Ruby Dexter Leaves the Banks of
Amateur WheeImen.

Nubl DSAlSI Leaves tile banks OF
Amateur Wheelmen.
Ruby Dexter, the Honolulu boy who
is in the wheel business at Auckland.
n. e., with Dave Crozier, another form
er resident of the Islands, has left the
ranks of the amateurs, and is now a
full fiedged professional Dexter was
at the top of the heap in bicycle Iaeing.
and was valued oar with the Myrtles
when he left this country. He Won the
half mile championship of New Zealand
as an amateur last year and did some
fine and very hard work this season.
before going over to the cash contin-
gent.
Racing in New Zealand is not exact
ly the same as here. Dexter tells of
starting in five events there in one aft
ernoon. He was unplaced in a mile
and half. Then he won the three mile
number. At mile he was second and
at five miles the same. In the 10 miles
he made miscount of the laps, sprint
ed for mile too early and was able to
make only third The next day he went
in principally for the 25 mile event and
gives a sparkling account of it. He
and another chap were in a bad spill.
Both machines were rendered unfit for
use. Other wheels were brought with
all possible speed, but Ruby says there
was no use hurrying about this, as the
riders free of the spill pulled up" and
waited for the men who had gone
down. They do all the fighting at the
finish down there. Dexter's fall kept
him from getting placed in the %
miles, but he took couple of minor
events, and is given great praise by the
papers. They say that he does well TO
leave the amateurs, for he is always
placed on the scratch and must almost
kill himself in every race to overcome
the heavy penalties. 1t is predicted in
the sporting columns that ne will do
well as a cash" rider. The firm of
Dexter & Crozier is doing very well IN
the wheel business They have had
season ahead of any yet recorded in
their business.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04
THE MINISTER'S POLICY.

Senator Warehouses; remark in the
debate OF Monday. that the Ministers
lacked a policy, is unfortunately true.
that is, il he refers 10 a political policy.
No one can dispute their admirable
Administrative policy.
Il is apparent enough, that while
the Executive is steadily at work i'm
proving the economic condition of
things, il has not worked out any
plan for dealing with the most diff
cult and intricate questions concerning
labor. races, and foreign relations.
Annexation secures a certain stabil-
ity which is absolutely needed. but
annexation Will not settle the hundred
local questions, which will arise. any
more than the annexation OF New
Mexico and Alaska settled the local
questions in these territories. Union
with the United States has not made
angels OF the greasers OF Arizona and
New Mexico, or the Indians of Alaska.
And annexation of Hawaii, supremely
necessary as it is, will let loose the
political factors here, in a very distress
sing way. And, without annexation,
the trouble will simply be exaggerated,
without any great dominant power to
keep the peace.
A mere statement of the case, the ex-
istence and rivalry Of at least four, if
not six different nationalities, all of
them superior to the inhabitants of
some of the American territories,
shows the extreme embarrassment of
the situation, and the need of wise
and far reaching policy. Can it be
had?
Here We strike at once one of the
temporary defects OF democratic gov
eminent. It is shown in the American
Congress, by the action of Independent
Senator'S. Who is to make a policy?
The people rule. Therefore the rulers
should make the policy Is this not
true? The Executive is constituted to-
enforce the laws, nothing more. So
far, for instance, as President McKin-
ley enforces the policy of the Republi-
can party, he is not President OF the
United States, but the leader of a par
ty, and acts outside of the Constitution.
That document in no way intimates
that he is TO enforce party measure
His business is to execute the laws.
Political ignorance, want of harmony,
the failure of men to see alike demands
partisan leadership and he, to some ex-
tent, becomes the leader.
Our own community naturally in
sists on the preservation of the one
great industry on which We all live.
1t requires, it is said, cheap labor. Any
policy of Ministers that does not foster
it viii fail We have shaped events
into this situation, and cannot change
them. The policy of the Ministers
must be the policy that protects an in
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04
HE CANNOT LEAD.

Mr.. Davies makes the fatal mistake,
in advancing his political theory, that
ne can lead the natives. He cannot
Mr. Dole cannot, nor can any good
man lead them unless in touch with
them Touch" means close personal
relations. Tammany wins because it is
in touch" with the voters. The good
men are not in touch That's the trou-
BILE The mistake of the good men is,
that they believe that they can change
mems natures at sight Mr. Davies
was born into the Established Church.
Another man is born a Hard Shell
Baptist Each wonders how the other
can be so lacking in intelligence as 20
accept such denomination. Inheri-
tance and environment, and not
thought, have done it. The native is
built on the same lines.
The missionaries, absolutely devoted
TO their work, were governed in their
ideas by an inheritance of habit, dating
back three hundred years, but they
believed that they could change in a
short time the native habit and idea,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04
THE MUGWUMP Sun

The N Y. Evening Post, our bitter
enemy, states in its Washington cor
respondence that the probability
is that Speaker Reed will at once allow
a vote in the House on a joint reso-
luton, and that the Republican mem
bers will vote for it
The N Y. Sun, the strongest and
most persistent friend annexation
ever had, or now has, says in its
Washington correspondence there is
little enthusiasm for the treaty in the
House. and unless the Speaker and the
other leaders should earnestly set to
work to save the amendment Ito the
Diplomatic Bid, it would be apt to be
defeated
Why doesn't the dog-Star bark at the
Sun at once? Why doesn't it accuse it
of secretly trying to put the Princess
Kaiulani on the Throne? Why doesn' t
the Press member from Honolulu
offer a bill forbidding the mails from
bringing in such Mugwump stuff ?
Why don't the earnest patriots warn
the Sun, by solemn protest, that no
true friend of annexation will ever
publish any news, however true, that
is unfavorable to annexation? Per-
haps then the Sun will cease TO shine.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04
~ alter Macfarlane.

Word was received by the last steam
er from the Coast, that the house in
Oakland, in which Mrs. Fred Macfar-
lane and children of this city are stay
ing, had been quarantined, on account
Of the fact that Walter Maefarlane has
been stricken with scarletina. At the
time the steamer left, he was confined
to back room with a trained nurse,
while the rest of the family occupied
the front part.
Walter, it seems, has been very un-
lucky boy. Just before he was attack
ed by scarletina, he broke one of his
arms, by jumping from a high fence.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04

which dated back q thousand years.
They did not succeed. Mr.. Davies will
not succeed.
The men who get the votes, as a
rule. are the men who are of the peo-
pie. close 10 them. who foster their
prejudices. and get their arms around
their necks. If Mr.. Davies Will sell all
that he has and give the proceeds 10
the poor. or if Mr.. Dole viii do the
same thing. and then become natives,
and live in touch" with them, they
Will be able 10 lead them in measure,
Just as the indomitable Roman Catho-
lie priests get their converts by pa
tent outward assimilation and touch.
As 2 rule in America, no rich man
has any political following, unless he
puts up the Doodle. The average poor
voter dislike the average rich man.
He feels that there has not been. some
how. an equal deal The native sus-
poets the haole.. because he is prosper
Gus, He may be in error, but the de-
magogue tells him he has been cheated
and he believes it
We regret 10 say that Mr. Davies
only proposes ''parlor politics" We
have seen so much OF the absurd tom
toolery Of this worthless way of reach
ing men. We cannot accept his views.
We take our position, not on a theory
Of influence. such as Mr.. Davies pro
pose. buc on a thousand facts. Mr..
Davies proposes 10 do just what
large number Of intelligent good men.
but ignorant Of the true inwardness
Of things, tried 10 do last Fall in Great
er New York. with all the world look
ing on. They were driven TO the wall.
So will Mr.. Davies be. if he makes his
When the time comes the native Will
vote. He viii have Boss, and his
Boss will be q white man. who will /
Mr.. Davies. Or. on the 4
other hand. the planters. including Mr.. /
Davies viii quietly unite and. We whis-
per it. buy their way. just as corpora
ions do in America today. Mr.. Davies
will close his eyes. and. as the boys
say, will ''pungle up" his share. So
Will all planters.
Greater New York has not yet gone
o smash, through Tammany rule. Ha-
vail may not go to smash even with
he native making things uncomfort-
bile.
Mr. Davies error. put in another
orm is, that he expects the natives 70
10 what he thinks is right" But
hey will do what they think is right
hough it be wrong.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04

dusry founded on cheap labor. But the
Ministers would like to protect and fos-
ter American civilization too. II is diff
hcult to straddle both policies No
wonder the Ministers hesitate. and
drift, It is easy enough 10 get into s
hole L requires policy sometimes to
get out OF it. Perhaps the Senator win
suggest q policy.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04

The Legislature has an admirable OPP
portunity for recognizing a noble and
humane act by granting a medal of
honor to Kelii, the native who plunged
overheard at the Honomu landing and
brought up from the bottom of the sea,
theJapanese Tomoto, and saved his life
Natives on several occasions have, with
some risks, saved persons from drown
ing, and there is no reason why we
should not do as other countries do,
and recognize merit of this kind In re-
storing life to drowning Japanese.
the native certainly did not intend TO
aid the Japanese invasion" His act,
as far as we know. was simply hui
name.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04
ENDORSING WARRANT OF ARREST.

The practice of supervising the
granting of warrants of arrest by the
Police is excellent, if it is not abused.
B suspects some one of stealing. or
OF having committed some small Of
tense. He loses his temper, rushes on
to the Magistrate and gets warrant
against c. The Sheriff arrests C. drags
him from distant point to the court
house. There is a trial, and c is ac-
quilted. Is he paid for the insult of
the arrest, the loss of time. and the ex-
pense of defense? If he is a poor ma
tive or Asiatic be is not. Cases of this
kind are too frequent all over the Isl
ands. If the law provided for the sum
mary arrest of B for falsely charging
C with crime, B would be cautious
about making complaint, and Magis-
trates would not be troubled with so
many of them.
Those who administer justice know
too well the foolishness, the weakness.
the ignorance and utter unreliability OF
a considerable portion of the commun-
ity. Their tendency TO make unjust
charges, on the spur of the moment.
makes II necessary that there should be
a check upon the power 10 annoy each
other. Who shall exercise the check
ing power l. order TO prevent injus-
tice and the abuse OF legal process. is !
the serious question. Not an hour of |
the day or night, in the larger cities of |
America, that some Mrs. McFadden |
doesn't rush into some Police Station. /
and demand the instant arrest of Mrs. /
McGinniss for insulting and striking
her. The Police disobey the law of the
land, refuse a warrant and tell her to
go home and get sober.
The Attorney Generals answer to an
inquiry by the House is sufficient and |,
ample. The practice OF the prosecuting
officers prevents to a large extent the
Of injustice, instead of
Justice. In some of the rural districts
gross outrages have been committed,
n years past, where hot-tempered, and
persons have gratified per-
;onal spite. through the machinery of
he law. The prosecuting officers, from T.,
heir experience and knowledge can
lead off the put up jobs This practice d.
5 prevalent everywhere in the Ameri- :
an cities, and is absolutely necessary
o prevent injustice. 1t is surprising d,
hat it should be questioned here. 1t is
,nly another instance of the ignorance +
If the men in one community, about
he ways OF doing things in other COM
quite as civilized as our own.
The extent to which the unfortunates
Who are made to contribute to the sup
tort of the lawyers, in every country,
s not known. One of the complaints
,ften made by the Judges of the lower
riminal Courts in many American
States, is the efforts of the Police 10
make business for shysters and "divvy'
With them. This is not intended to be.
n any way whatever, a reflection on {
he character of the Bar of these ISL /
Inds or of the Police. 1t merely shows i
he need of adequate means of check {
ng petty prosecutions, and of using /
'ommon sense in prosecuting offenders /
The practice here is the same as it is
elsewhere. T
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04
1T Is WORTH WHILE.
Enough Responsible Hawaiians to
Work Up With.

Sir:-It is a pleasure to me to read
your criticisms, although We do not
always agree on the points at issue.
You now put 10 me a crucial ques-
tion:-''Wil Mr.. Davies point out a
single native that he has trained and
put in place of responsibility in his
stores or on his plantations"
You will not expect me literally to
point them, but if you. Sir. will be
good enough TO make personal investi-
cation. you will find that the men
whom you describe are in every depart
ment of the establishments with which
I am connected. that they are often in
positions of great responsibility which
they have held for many years. and
that for high character, intelligence.
and capacity for good citizenship
Qualities which you deny 10 them
they stand at the very top of the scale.
These are the fundamental facts"
upon which you and I differ, and so
long as YOU take your standard from
those who drink gin TO excess who
use opium. who have no homes. and
who do not support their families" so
lOag shall We differ on the question
which is so gravely before US.
l wish to state very clearly. that I
do not claim for the Hawaiians that
they are in any large numbers such as
| describe: but there are enough of
them to have made it worth while for
Us foreigners to try to work with and
through them. for the reform of the
evils from which the nation has suffer
I'd. The development of their sense Of
patriotism was an essential element
n this reform, and the neglect Of it is
n my opinion the cause Of the present
dilemma. The suggestion that we
should keep our eyes shut until we are
n the hole does not commend itself
o my judgment
l am. sir. your obedient servant.
THEO. H. DAVIES.
Craigside, March 8. 1898.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04

At the annual meeting of the Grid
iron Club. in Washington, composed
of the correspondents of the leading
American journals, held in January,
many prominent persons were present,
including President Dole, and Minister
WI of China. After the soup was serY-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04

On January 18th. in "a ramshackle
Office, with plaster broken from the
walls. cent green shades over the
windows, and rickety chairs about
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04

THE word responsibility" is rather
indefinite. Every employee has some
responsibility. Does Mr.. Davies en-
ploy them as book-keepers?
The Honolulu directory shows few
native merchants. How many are
there? There are hundreds of intelli-
gent men in Mexico. But they cannot
maintain genuine Republic. We all
know the history of Diaz. Even the
Frenchmen up to the year 1871, failed
to furnish enough good citizens" to
maintain a Republic. And they are
having a struggle for it nOw.-EDI-
TORI.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04
Eczema,

a most offensive and uncomfort-
able affection OF the skin, also
due to impure blood.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04

which Is one OF the worst at
iictions OF the human race, and
comes from impure blood
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04

. AAAo pills. aid digestion Sc
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-03-04
Salt Rheum,

a torment 70 the flesh, a dis-
fgurement to the body, and a
drain on the system, also due
to vitiated blood.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-30
Resolutions.

Following is a copy of the resolu-
tons adopted by the Nez Perez
county republican convention:
We, the republicans OF Nez
Perez county, in convention as
sembled hereby congratulate cur
selves upon the return Of the re-
publican party into power, which
has verified and fulfilled every
promise made to the people OF
these United States, while other
parties for political purposes have
made use of catchy issues not only
elusive, but constantly shifting, OF
fused diScofdaut elements for Office
only.
We congratulate the administra
ton and the American army and
navy upon the successful termina
ton of the war with Spain. We
reiterate and endorse the declara
tion of the principles as laid dowr
by our r cent state convention
We condemn the extravaganza O
the recent county government
especially the action Of our prese nj
board of county commissioners il
maintaining two clerks in the
auditor Office while the principal
wasted time which belonged to tht
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-30

county, and we pledge the voters
Of Nez Perez county to conduct the
same office at a saving to the
county of $1,000 per year.
We pledge that a further reduc-
ton will be made all along the
line of county expenses wherever
consistent with good government
and good results.
We pledge ourselves through
our representatives i'll the house
and senate to support joint mem
orial for the immediate passage of
what is termed the Free Home
Bill" believing as we do that our
republican members in congress
will ratify the action Of the senate
by redeeming party pledge which
has never been deviated from by
the republican party in power.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-30

A conspiracy was formed by the
democrats in convention assembled
in this city last week and a minor
ity of the populist delegates by
which a ticket was put in the field
that is without any policy but
spoils. The candidates on this
nondescript ticket are for spoils
first but they are and have always
been democrats as means to an
end The reform measures Of pop.
ulism have no loyal supporters on
this roster. 1t is a democratic
ticket with populist accessories
and the democracy OF it begins and
ends in the Spoils of Office, The
rottenuess of NeZ Perce's county
ring politics is notorious. Even
the democrats blush over the
record of the last administration
and they inaugurated a campaigr
of reform within party lines; bu
the reformers were defeated in the
party conventions. The populis
reform element was also defeated
in caucus. The defeat of the re
form democrats carried with it tn,
last hope of the populists. All tina
is left is conspiracy ticket and not ;
fusion ticket. Who on this ticke
would reform the court hous'
regimes. Would not the election
of this conspiracy ticket be givins
the county third term of noll
prosequi, of county paid deputies
of jury stuffng, and of excessiv
, bills for private enterprises ant
political friends.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-30

The court house ring is domi-
nant in the democratic politics of
Nez Perez county. The attempt
10 break down its influence was an
utter failure. 1t controlled not
only the democratic convention
but also the populist convention.
1t is triumphant today and rides it
rough shod over the protests of the
better elements in both the parties
1t lies with the people to say
whether this Office trust shall be
perpetuated in power to the detri'
ment of the taxpayers of the
county.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-30
His Record.

One blunder of Steunenberg 5
has cost the state $50, 900. We
refer to the loss of the 10, 900 acres
OF valuable pine lands. 1T was by
his express orders that the illegal
filing was made. SO eager was he
to do something that he did not
take time to inform himself about
the legal status of the state $
claims. He wanted all the glory
of securing these lands for the
state so that his servile press could
herald the glad tidings. He called
his selector from Boise to file the
selections and made the blunder
that has cost the state fully
$50, 900.
Another bluuder is now being
corrected at the capital. In the
tnobilizing of the state troops
claims accrued against the state to
the amount of $40, ooo. The
national government specified that
the governor should pay these
claims and have his bills audited
and sent to the department where
he would be reimbursed. Idaho's
blunderer chose rather to have the
original bills Of the individual S
au dited and sent to Washington.
A force of clerks in state employ
in the Adjutant Generals office
employed several weeks in serving
the state at 4 fat salary. Lately
the bills have all been returned for
the irregularities noted aud an
other force is re-auditing the ac-
counts according to the teIor OF
the original instructions. Can
Idaho afford to continue in office a
man whose incapacity is so mani
fest?
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-30
The POpuliSt Surrender.

The populist convention surreu-
dered to the court house ring last
week. The rank and file of the
populists have fought hard for re-
form; but their delegates betrayed
them into the enemy's camp. The
Nez Perce county Tammany Is. a
formidable organization. 1t was
not a matter of surprise that it
should control the county democ-
racy; but the subserviency of the
populists was unexpected at this
time of unblushing abuse Of official
power.
The democrats led by Davis and
Kroutinger promised to clean out
the Nez Perce county political
stables, but these reformers were
downed by their masters. But
with all the democrats whipped
into line this ring could not per-
petuate its abuses. The democrats
alone held third place as a political
power i'll the county. The popu.
lists must be made supporters Of
the court house ring policy of off.
cial extravaganza. of mistrials
and of unlawful fees and salaries
or there would be left no hope o.
success at the polls. How this
was done may remain a political
mystery; but the surrender of the
populist convention to the court
house ring was complete if no.
unconditional.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-30

the 'populist party OF Nez Perez
county, has been absorbed by the
demo Gratis. A few of its leaders
tor the sake of Office and Il few
9th ers for even more sordid motives
hs We surrendered the populists tc
rle democratic party. Even the
most casual observer OF the in
CiGents of the convention last week
leading up to the surrender was
Impressed with the fact that every
prominent fusionist was either an
Office seeker or a popullst whose
democracy was unquestioned. The
rank and file of the populist party
have by these leaders been bound
hand and foot and delivered to the
democrats who need their votes to
secure the fat Offices.