Evening star., 1900-10-09
Organizing the Natives to Control the
Government.
ARE now EAGER TO BECOME CITIZENS
bob" Wilcox Their Nominee for
Congressional Delegate.
THE COMING ELECTIONS S
CT The Evening Star.

HONOLULU, September 20. 1900
With the approach of the November elec-
| ton little Hawaii participates somewhat IN
| the political agitation now in full swing on
| the mainland. Our politics, however, do
not range themselves at all on the same Is
| sues as yours. 1t is true that we have the
republican and democratic parties both
| formally organized. Primary and district
| elections have been held for the choice OF
delegates. The more general conventions
are about to meet and nominate tickets for
representatives and senators for the terri
toral legislature There also to be
nominated candidates for our territorial
delegate to Congress.
But in addition to the two regular parties.
both of them new in Hawaii, a third one has
been organized, named by its promoters
simply the independent party" Its plat
FORM enunciated by its active leaders.
sounds harmless. The true inwardness OF
the party's aims, however. entirely fails to
be expressed in it's ostensble platform, al
though 1t has been amply conspicuous in
the address of the promoters, the chief of
whom is the noted Bob Wilcox, alias
"Garibaldi," and professional revolutionist.
His colleagues are kaulia and Kalauokalanl,
two native gentlemen, who once accompa-
MED Senator Pettgrew to Washington to
help defeat annexation.
The constantly avowed object of these
leaders is to combine the votes of the ma
vote as represented by the republican and
democratic parties. Congress has removed
the income qualification which previously
restricted the suffrage for senator's Nearly
every native can read and write the Ha-
Waiian language, and so can meet the edu-
cational qualfica ton required as the numer-
Gus Portuguese citizens generally cannot do.
This gives the natives at the polls about
twice the number of votes that the foreign
ers will have. So Wilcox tells the natives
that now the game is entirely in their own
hands and they must improve their oppor-
tunlty. 1t Is their first duty to upset this
government by foreigners, which has lasted
so many years. Now the Hawaiians have
the power and must use it. They must
elect to the legislature only HaWaiianS
who shall override the policy of the usurp-
ing and detested whites. Gaining an over
whelming majority in the legislature, they
must rearrange all appropriations and all
offices for the benefit and pleasure of the
native Hawaiians.
Strength of Independent. Uncertain.
How far these anti-foreigner plans will
| carry with the native voters is not vet
clear. Wilcox and his companions have
energetically canvassed most of the group
and unquestionably have gained large fol-
lowing
There are certainly, however, a sufficient
number of the more intelligent and infiu-
entail natives avowedly for both the demo-
cratic and republican parties to make it
quite doubtful whether the independents
can secure a majority in the legislature.
The democrats have been eagerly coquet-
ting with the Independents to combine their
forces and SO insure victory. They make
the point that the democrat Cleveland op-
posed annexation and sought to restore the
queen to the throne so that the democratic
party is the proved friend of the natives,
and its success at the election will secure
native interests better than the success of
a party avowedly hostile to foreigners.
There are. 1t is pleasant to report, very
large number of the more reputable and in
| fuential classes of Hawaiians, including
part whites who are avowedly in support
OF the republican party They believe that
the best interests of the islands, including
natives as well whites. are bound up
with that party. They consider that the re-
publicans in Congress showed peculiar re-
gard to the Hawaiian people, and concern
that they should have no cause to feel their
rights impaired as to a full share in the
elective franchise. So 1t would be both in
justice and most unwise policy to side with
an opposing party and discard the alliance
of these kind and considerate friends.
Col. Samuel Parker
representative individual among these
friendly Hawaiians is Col. Samuel Parker
who is already practically the republican
nominee for delegate in Congress. Parker
is grandson Of old John Parker a trusted
| white lieutenant of the Conqueror Kameha-
meha. He married a high chiefess, receiv-
| ing from the king an enormous tract of wild
| land in the interior of Hawaii, which be-
came the home of myriads Of wild cattle
Sam Parker inherited the land and cat
tie, and Is still very wealthy, although,
through lavishness and careless business
habits, he was few years ago on the
| verge OF bankruptcy. The great appreca-
ton or values consequent upon annexation
put Sam upon his feet again. He is man
or most generous and honorable disposition
of good education, of much personal force
and OF sufficient intelligence usefully to rep
resent the commercial and material needs
| of the territory.
In 1893, when the queen made her attempt
by coup d'etat to establish despotic consti-
tuition. Parker had just been appointed her
premier He mildly sought to dissuade her
from her purpose, only rousng her to fury
After the revolution which ensued he was
a faithful but not active royalist having
fallen into much pecuniary embarrassment
In due time he came to recognize the neces-
sity and inevitableness of annexation He
Is now cordial supporter of the new
regime, and of the republican party Col
Parker represented Hawaii in the conyen-
ton at Philadelphia and was one Of the
committee to notify President Mckinley of
his nomination. Parker would no doubt be
a persona grata on the floor of the House.
The Independent Nominee.
OF the anti-hao.e independent party BOB.
Wilcox is the nominee for delegate. AS
conditions now appear he stands a very
good chance Of being elected. Persona
grata in Congress he could not possibly be-
here. His knowledge of English is imper-
feet. He had four years military training
in Italy, which has enabled him to do a.
little work as surveyor and engineer He
has push and has made an irregular sort Of
record in insurrectionary efforts in 80, '92
and 30 to overthrow the rule of the for
| eigners. This enables him to pose as the
Garibaldi of the Hawaiians. 1t gains
him certain amount Of political capital
as the champion Of native supremacy. He
stands for the native vote strictly as anti
haole and the enemy of the white regime.
If elected to Congress. as is not unlikely he
will represent only the more debased and
reactionary elements among the native Ha-
| waiians. The very considerable intelligent
| and honorable class among them hold Bob
Wilcox in contempt.
Probable Democratic Candidate.
The democratic party here has accom-
plished far less through organization than
| the others. 1t has been hoping to affiliate
| the independents, but would on no account
accept Wilcox as a candidate for Congress.
Its most probable candidate is Mr.. Joseph