The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-10-12
INTERESTING TALK WITH THE
REV. WILLIAM NORRIS
KINcAID.
Thinks That Had the Silver Plank
Been Omitted at Kansas City
Mckinley Would be
Defeated.

Mr. kincaid arrived Tuesday night on
the Rio from trip TO the mainland, last
ing ten weeks He visited in Californis.
Minnesota. New York. Massachusetts and
Iowa He. met many of the political lead
ers and had fine opportunities of ohserv-
ing the drift of the trend of political
opinion in the presidential campaign IN
his interviews with the best thinksrs in
the New England and Middle States.
Continuing Mr.. kincaid said:
The contrast between the present
presidential campaign and that of four
years ago is remarkable. Then there
was enthusiasm everywhere; now apathy
and Indifference is the rule. Especially
IS this true among republicans. Whether
il i due TO over confidence or is merely
lack of interest in the result. do not
-st This lack of enthusiasm, however,
exists from California to New York.
Bryan is making the most of the stu
alton He is displaying far greater mag
7ey; il this contest than President Nc
Kinley. and there seems 10 he an aggres-
sive spirit among the democrats that is
wanting among the followers of the ad-
ministration. Bryan is certainly gain
ing ground as the campaign progresses
know Mr.. Bryan personally. and in the
present contest / am sure he expects TO
win. | saw letter written by him to
Adlai f. Stevenson. in which Mr.. Bryan
states confidently that he can carry the
United States without New York. He
names Colorado. Indiana, Illinois. Ken
lucky. Maryland and Delaware as doubt
full states in which he is certain of vic
tory.
Il saw letters from prominent repu3-
licans and democrats which convince me
that they all consider the democrats have
more than a fighting chance to win. The
working people are ominously silent. Both
in New York and in California | talked
with many railroad laborers and EN-
ployes of different kinds. As Il rule they
committed themselves with reluctance.
But when they did talk it was neither on
the money question nor about Imperial
ism. They talked against trusts and mo-
nopolies.
The full dinner pail argument makes
poor Roadway among the laboring classes.
They claim that it costs p per cent more
now to fill their dinner pals than it did
four years ago, and that their wages have
not been raised cent. The thinking
men of both parties are alone interested
in the issue of expansion. The great ma
jority are wrestling with the question of
trusts and monopolies.
Il came through Colorado the day
Roosevelt was attacked at Victor. From
talking with Colorado men on the train
and at the stations l had been made aware
of the very bitter feeling toward the re-
publican vice presidential candidate. This
of course is among the democrats. 1t has
been caused by Roosevelt's Incorporate
utterances on the stump. He has been
very aggressive in his assaults upon silver
and has denounced the democrats rather
indiscriminately as cowardly in their at
titude toward the administration during
l.
not surprised to hear of the violence at
Victor 1t is silver stronghold and
feeling is bitter there toward Roosevelt.
My own opinion is that Bryan will be
defeated If the Kansas City platform
had dropped the silver issue the demo-
Gratis would have swept the country.
think Bryan now realizes this. As it
now is there are thousands who will not
abandon their convictions for sound
-,ouey. This will save the day for the
republican party"
During his trip Mr. Kincaid spoke
every Sunday and several times through
the week. He was at San Francisco.
Minneapolis, Chicago. New York and Uti-
ca. Everywhere he found great interest
takeA in Hawaiian matters. In many Of
his meetings the audience showered him
with questions about Hawaii. The labor
question. the political campaign and the
fitness of the islands for statehood were
the subjects of uppermost interest
| through the States In the east, among
| university men. the question of the 1T
ness of native Hawaiians for the duties OF
citizenship was the chief topic of discus
| sion.
I'm spite of all that has been written
about Hawaii said Mr.. Kincaid, Il ind
the prevailing ideas of the people in the
east greatly warped. distorted and imper-
/ feet concerning island matters This is-
norance is largely palliated. however. by
| the general desire for information"
| On Sunday. September sd Mr.. Kin
| caid delivered sermon at Iowa City. la
az the opening of the State University.
President George E. MacLean Of that in
stitations and Mr.. kineaid were college
ehums when boys
| Mr. kinciad's trip east was for the
purpose of taking vacation and TO enter
| his daughter. Miss Annie kincaid- as a
student at Smith College. North Hamp-
ton. Mass Miss kincaid was member
Of the 90 class in Oahu College and en-
/ tered as freshman AT Smith College
The popular pastor OF the Central
| Union Church expressed himself as very.
very glad to get back 10 Honolulu He
suffered intensely from the heat in the
/ States and finds the islands cool and
pleasant in comparison.