The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-15
THE REAL ISSUE.

The conditions which will surround
and influence legislation for Hawaii are
now assuming definiteness and compre-
hensibility. President Mckinley has
clearly shown that he differentiates
Hawaii from the Philippines and Cuba,
and favors territorial form of govern
ment for the Islands. So far as the adj
ministraton is concerned, it's wishes
and the direction in which it's influence
will be cast, is clear. Our work is now
with Congress. The utility of having a
representative of Hawaii in Washing
ton when legislation affecting US is up
for consideration, is shown, if any 9TH
er showing than its obvious utility were
needed, by thief act that the administra-
many elements of influence in represen-
tative government. In a body compos-
ed of several hundred men, from widely
separated points. with diverse interests,
with diverse talents, it does not do in
an important matter to depend on gen
eral sources of information to get speci-
fic and detailed information before it.
To make Congress see things as we
want it to see them in relation to the
Islands will require constant and reiter-
ated effort. The rule of line upon line,
precept upon precept, here a little and
there a little" is still in force. Hence
the need of a representative of Ha-
wall, constantly accessible to Congress-
men, who can supply that information
We want Congress and Congressman to
have, which many of them will be anx-
ious and seeking to get, and which can
be brought to the attention of practi-
cally ALL
With such a representative the peo-
pie of the Islands can look forward with
reasonable assurance to action by Con-
gress that in it's broad lines and general
results will be satisfactory to us all.
Such representation instead of being
an objection or obstacle, to those who
have particular views as to details of
governmental machinery to urge on
Congress will be an aid. 1t will put
Congress and Congressman in a better
position to understand and judge of
particulars, if they have clear under
standing of the general subject If, for
instance, the prohibitionists want Con-
Gress to prohibit the liquor traffic in the
Islands, the efforts of any representa-
tive they may send will not be initiated
against by the presence and efforts or
representative having the wider but
not less specific object of supplying full
and complete information on all sub
jects relating to the Islands.
If the believers in Henry Georges
doctrines choose to send a representa-
tive seeking from Congress an applica-
ton of Georges land theory to Hawaii
they cannot raise 1t as a valid objection
to representative of the whole people
that he does not advocate their partf-
cular detail of governmental system.
So it is with every other special doc
trine or theory The whole is greater
than any of it's parts, The representa-
tive of Hawaii will seek that which is
the whole-7a territorial form of govern
ment for Hawaii. The representatives
of special things cannot hope to secure
the detail they are specially interested
in without complete whole, such as a
territorial form of government would
be, in which to fit their particular de-
tail Of administration. or system.
Those who object to representative
of Hawaii being sent show that they
are more interested In their pet fad or