The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-11
Responsibility for Defeat.
I From thc Frcning BanstiR. /

hSSpOuSlOlllty IOE OeIedt.
From the EreniHg BHHstiR
The arst return Governor Dole makes
to President Mckinley since his appoint
rnent as head of Hawaii's territorial gov
ernment is a complete political defeat
The Hawaiian Territory. over whose ad-
ministration the governor has more COM
plete control than possessed by any gov
ernor in the Union. serves up its mes
sage to the president upon the platter of
failure This is the reward. this is the
response which must be made 10 the chief
executive of the nation and 10 the repub-
lican party by the gentleman placed at
the head of affairs through the personal
favor of the president and in spite of
the opposition of the party. In face of
the returns it must appear TO Mr.. Dole
that his appointment was a political mis-
take and served 10 extend rather than
end the bitter antagonisms created by
the, revolutions by which the Republic of
Hawaii was created and maintained.
1t is with 10 feelings of personal am
mostly toward the gentlemen concerned
nor desire to impeach their personal in
tegrity that the Bulletin. in reviewing
the causes for the defeat of Samuel Par
ker and the republican party in Hawaii.
places the appointment of Mr.. Dole as
the chief influence in accomplishing the
result. In this view the Bulletin voices
the opinion of nine-tenths OF the repub
Icon in ha iSiarls Tho raSuIr
is complete vindication of those who
opposed Mr.. Doles appointment though
each and every one of those composing
that opposition put their shoulders to the
political wheel earnestly and honestly
to secure the election OF republican can
didates who would support the admins
tration. Their loyalty TO principle and
TO party led them 10 put themselves in
line TO do all possible TO refute their own
statements.
Parker himself. Wilson and others. who
told the president of the danger TO the
republican party in event of naming Mr..
Dole as governor. cast aside whatever
personal feeling might have been ere
ated by refusal to listen to their opin-
ions. and did their utmost TO secure coun-
publican ascendancy in legislative coun-
ellis. The republican forces were united
in their effort, earnest in their work.
Former opponents of Mr.. Dole shoul-
dered the load. giving Mr.. Dole an hon
est support. WI, oh it is to be hoped is
appreciated.
The outcome If the election does no.
demonstrate that the Hawaiian people
are opposed to new American conditcas.
1t does not demonstrate that the ll;i-
waiians oppose a republican form of gov
ernment 1t does not demonstrate that
the Hawaiians are opposed to the founda-
tion principles of the republican party
1t. iocs prove beyond the possibility ~
successful refutation that Hawaiian
the administration of the territory in the
hands of the leader of the revolutionary V
forces. President Mckinley placed the
leader of revolutionary movement in
control. The native Hawaiians aocked
to the leader of a counter revolution.
The portrayal of Mr. Wilcox's shift
ing attitude on annexation was absolute-
ly useless to the republicans as eonyinc
ing campaign material The fact that
the republican party had given the peo-
pie of the territory manhood Suffrage
was telling argument But Wilcox
Knocked ii in the head by the query
why. if the party honestly suprlIts
manhood suffrage, did the presiden, APP
point an opponent of that measure as
GOVERNOR" 1nis stalled every republican
orator. even TO Mr.. Carter. who .tis ;.nd
is a personal advo ,te of the governor.
The point was evatlni There w:s n
lack of consistent republican a.ti,n which
the citizen unacquaintNd with American
politics could not fathom. Orators
could not convince them.
The anti-haole cry was q faeto- liz he
campaign. but ii was not ruling farior.
Had it been Cecil Brown. Clarence
Crabbe. Alex. Robertson George Car
ter, j. ID. Paris or even John Emu,.. M
could not have been elected The mon
archy as against annexation Gu; no zig
ure whatever as shown by the Democratic
vote
The Bulletin believes that the na,.' II
tendency of the WilcoS or Independent
voters is towards the liberal ideals and
sound principles of the republican party
The election has shown thar these vos-
ers will not accept, without protest. q
governmental personnel which Is to them
much the same as the reinstatement ot
the monarchy by Cleveland would have
been to the annexationists had Cleve-
land been successful