The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-06
man IN POLITICS
Franchise Discussed From a
Local Pulpit.
POSITIVE VIEWS OF Mr.. KlKCAID
Against Property Qualification.
Educational Equipment-Tne
Mugwump.
POSITIVE VIEWS OF Mr.. KlKCAID

Church. The text was taken from
Acts 22:27. Then the chief captain
came. and said unto him. Tell me. art
thou a Roman? He said. yea"
Paul spoke OF himself as Christ's
bond servant. He was a spiritually |
minded man. He dwelt on the high
est plane of thought and feeling. Vet
he forgot not his citizenship and mis-
duties as Roman.
A man in politics" There has never
been presented to man problem more |
difficult TO solve than the problem q
good government. The nearest APP
proacb TO good government is no gov
eminent at all. If men were filled with |
the earnest desire to do right and right |
only. there would be no need OF the |
machinery OF law. of coercion.
The great American republic is to-
day furnishing an object lesson for
the nations of the world. Here we
are attempting to get rid OF aris.Ocra-
cy. of those who claim a divine right
TO rule and establish n government "of
the people, by the people and for the
people" We are being watched and
initiated. France is a Republic: Swift
zerland is ruled by the people; many
other European governments. while re-
tanning the semblance of a monarchy
have enfranchised rhe people. The cry
OF no taxation without representa-
ton" is revolutionizing the world.
Rev. Kincaid impressed the thought
forcibly upon his audience that the
great burden of this onward movement
is with the English speaking people.
and especially with the American ma
ton. He claimed that the entire popu-
lation of the world could be placed on
American soil and yet we would not he
so crowded as is Belgium today. There
are Americans who grow pessimistic
and turn towards European nations
wondering if a limited Monarchy is not
better than what they term The rule
of the mob" They are like men who
see the spots on the sun without recOg-
nizing its glories and its splendors.
They have bad eyes. We may see the
evils and deplore them. but surely we
are not ready to admit that they out
weigh the great principle of human
liberty on which our government is
founded
The preacher spoke of the recent an
nexation of these islands. That act
Will raise new political questions here.
Political parties will form. Political
battles will be fought man in Re
public must take an interest in public
affairs. The speaker said he had no
respect for a man who considered him
self excused from taking part in the
government Now and then he meets
college graduates who think politics
dirty. They would give their time to
more aesthetic pursuits. They leave the
running of the ship of state to mere
luck. Corruption follows. Destruction
may come and with il the aesthetic
man will be a part of the general
| wreck. Every man who has a voice
and vote should use them. At every
election there should be an expression
of the popular will.
Rev. Eincaid traced the history Of
franchise qualifications. In the begin
ming there was the qualification OF or
thCdOx church membership. Second
step, color and property. The preacher
told story by Franklin 10 illustrate
the absurdity of property qualification.
Briefly told it is that man owned an
ass worth 500. on that day ne could
vote The following day the ass died.
and. having no property. the man was
Idisfranchised, therefore proving that IL
was the ass which voted and not the
man. The next step was the enfran-
chising OF the black man which the
| speaker styled the boldest step ever
taken by any nation.
| There is one step remaining" he
speaker said. The ballot should be
given 10 the mother who bore Us and
the wife whom We think worthy TO
stand by our side
Every man who has the right TO
vote should vote. The speaker believed
that . man who refused 20 vote for
three elections should be disf-aachlsed
by law.
! The preacher then indicated strong
belief in an educational qualification.
He in no lenieut terms denounced the
ignorant alien vote and as fore.b!y en-
dOrsed compulsory education.
he believed in independents from
party when that party is controlled
by dishonest men.
"Thany God for the muEwumps ii
George Curtis is a type and thank God
for the Independents If Roosevelt IS
| one OF them he said.
He depicted the evil powers which
are influencing politics and warned