The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-25
.HAWA||'S
ELECTIONS
Serene Bishop Writes
OF Their Lessons.
LEGISLATURES PROBLEMS
A Letter in the Washington Star by
the weII-known Hsae-
lulu Editor.

29t electoral votes. Among our white
people there is an overwhelming Re 4
publican sentiment. This Is proved by .
the fact that every one OF our four. I
eight and twelve-page dailies is Repub- |
lican. Only one English paper is Dem |
Iocratic. and that is a little seventy !
nine affair. There are half a dozen ma
tive Hawaiian weekly papers. only one
of which is Republican. The rest are
Independent" or anti-foreign. one
only being Democratic.
our elections two weeks ago resulted
IA my letters have prophesied. Robert
Wilcox was chosen delegate to Con-
gress by 3.263 votes To 3.O25 for Samuel
Parker. Republican. and 2Oi3 for Prince
David. Democratic. OF the fifteen MEM
bers OF the Senate the Independents
have elected eight. the Republicans
sir and the Democrats one. or the
thirty representatives the Independents
tchose fifteen. the Republicans eight and
the Democrats seven. As the Demo-
Gratis will vote on most questions with
the independents rather than with the
Republicans the latter are likely to be
in "a small minority.
The Republicans represent the great
majority. undoubtedly three-fourths. of
the white vote. very good number of
inatives also voting with them. The In
dependent votes were almost exclusive
w native. very few whites voting that
ticket. such being chiefly persons mar
ried 20 native wives. The Democratic
vote was also chiefly native. although
including many whites. Most OF the
natives who voted the Democratic
| a.. -
Wilcox. but felt that they were acting
and testifying In behalf Of royalty by
voting for Prince David and for the
rartv who. through President Cleve-
! land. espoused the cause OF the ex-
queen. The queen herself seems TO
have avoided taking any openly active
rart. ~ H. generally believed that Lii
fuokaiani privately favored Wilcox i'm
stead Of her nephew. Prince David.
whom she very rightly deemed "too
young"
\ EEsENTMENT OF THE NATIVES
AS I have already set forth. the ma
f tive vote and the Independent Home
1 Rule" party IL intended as an emphatic
oppression OF resentment at the seizurs
OF the Government nearly eight years
ago by the whites and at the throwing
down ~ the native Hawaiian sover
eienty. "a embodied In Hawaiian
monarch This sentiment. which per
vades the native mind. was energeti
3 caiiy played upon by Wilcox and hi
Z associates 10 was also strongly ap
y ueaied 20 by the Democratic leaders
4 Carter and Macfarlane. who were tn
& leading white Democratic candidates
~ having been former strong partisans Q
= the ex-queen. made this sentiment IN
chief basis Of their Trades against I'll
Republicans.
"a N should be fully understood
washington that Wilcox represents N
native Hawaiians and not the Amer
can element In Hawaii: also that 7
has been elected by the natives TO q
press their hostility and resentmei
III toward the domination Of the foreis
Y Government under which they ha'
n passed. His ascendancy among them
" due wholly 90 his having been the mo
conspicuous supporter of royalty I'm
military way and his having been q
leader In n series OF insurrectiona
D. movements against white dominatio
III lie had not the slightest success in AZ
~ these attempts. which were all .
forts 10 carry the day by unexpect
surprises. bunFlingly conducted.
the dethronernent of the queen. VIII
the whites Initiated the military NOV
. nert and the natives were on the
a scnsive. wilcox In his terror sided wi
Ne the whites so far as he took a pa
Two years after however. he sid
with an .nsurrection organized
Is lothers. and after being iRnominiou
defeated suffered some imprisonme
which helped 90 make him appear
hero. Although he received some IN
i,arv education In Italy. where he \
been sent by the late King Kalaka
his successlve actions have evinced
yreat lack both Of ability and CO.
are Nevertheless he has been able
tose among the very childish Hawai-
natives as n hero and n "Garibaldh
No Toward wilcox personally there is
feeling of animosity among the whit
/ The sentiment toward him Is one OF !
,cule rather than Of detestation. T
Ia the feeling OF the whole OF the bt
= M ness and Industrial activity of Haw
ue is not credited with any mer
Of lcapacity 10 represent our public int
ests. which have assumed command
. rroportions. He has been chosen b
weak and puerile constituency. excl
r ing the Intelligent minority OF the
tlves-by constituency incapable
understanding or estimating the Vii
Gus and enterprising civilization WI
ts In possession Of these Islands.
has always been regarded as rat
incapable and innocuous nonentity.
object OF derision rather than OF
ltirathy. while his domestic relat
nap have placed him socially beneath
IN" tice.
wu.CoX's SUCCESS AN oBJEC
LESSON.
TOT such as he ls. however. Mr.. Wilco
,,s the delegated representative Of the
ritory of Hawaii upon the floor OF
and gress. While he Il manifestly incap
az 81 adequately presenting our needs
. Of commanding the respectful atter
Of Congress. we may hope In
ways TO secure some proper regard
our necessities. one good may be n
for from such n delegate. N not to
wall itself yet perhaps 10 other de
-. denotes Of the United states. He
r..l s.N.t laaanr