The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-11-23
FORECAST OF
S, {, BISHOP
What He Wrote Before
Day of Election.
WASHINGTON STAR LETTER
He Predicted Wilcox's Election and
Told o. The Campaigns
Progress.


The following letter written by pI.
serene Bishop to the Washington star
'rdcr his usual nom de plume of "Na-
rhameha, will be of interest though
written three weeks before the last
elections
Honolulu, October IL 1860
A. with you on the continent, the po-
hical campaign in Hawaii Is in the most
strenuous activity, and the speakers of
the three parties are talking to gather.
lngS in the chief villages throughout the
group. The Republican party is thor
oughly In the lead among the whites, with
large native following. Among the ma p
lives the Independent Home Rule party
IL quite in the ascendant The Democrats
draw a considerable following from both
CLASSES, but must rank as bad third as
to numbers. Unless a great change takes
place before election the Independents
~iii poll not mere plurality, burt ma
jority of votes. and Bob Wilcox will
be chosen Delegate to Congress.
| Such election of this degraded adven-
turer will be n disgrace to the good name
of the native population of Hawaii 1t
may, however, be useful as "A plain object
lesson on the floor of Congress- of the un-
illness of Hawaiian natives for unquali-
fled suffrage. 1t may also be "A practical
such suffrage to other populations of de-
pressed and weak races in Porto Rico and
the ihllipplneS. 1t may, moreover, open
the eyes of Congress, seeing the utter
worthlessness of such "A member of their
body, to observe the grave difficulties into
which this new Territory is about TO en-
ter, under the government of such n Leg
islature as the supporters of such "A Del
cEate are about to elect
1t is the base and ignorant character Of
a probable majority Of the coming LegiS-
lature- that gives US the most serious
ground for apprehension. Our best hope
Is that such a majority Will be less than
the two-thirds which would enable them
TO override the veto OF the Governor.
There are very few of the nominees of the
Independent party, either for the Senate
or the Lower House, who are not thor
oughly unqualified, both in character ana
Intelligence, to lcgiSlate for this Terri
tory. OF the nominees of the Democratic
party Il majority are not wholly unfit
men.
OF the Republican party most of the
nominees possess high character and In
tcllgence. For them will vote a large
majority of the better and thrifticr class
OF natives, those who would have enjoy
cd the qualified suffrage proposed by the
Cullom bill. but rejected by Congress.
That rejection was due to lack of dis
elimination between Il race of elevated
and race of partially developed INTEL
lcct and character like the Hawaiians,
whu. although the foremost of the Poly
nesians. are stil immensely behind the
white race in natural capacity and ac-
quircd culture. For such race an UNI
qualified suffrage Is fatal mistake. And
this will he true of all the island popu-
lations newly annexed to the United
States. Congress is likely to come to sec
this. Seeing a person like Wilcox thrust
upon their society is likely to call attcn-
ton to that point.
PLANS OF THE INDEPENDENTS
The Independents are very confident of
victory, and are not at pains to hide l.ICir
Intentions as to legislation Just before
their final convention for nominees on
this Island of Oahu Il pledge was submit
tea to Messrs. j. o. Carter and Il. e.
which they were asked To
sign. The third article was as follows:
1--WE do hereby pledge ourselves not 20
confirm any of the appointments of Gov
frnor Dole, in section so of the Territorial
Act"
This covers all the chief officials of the
Territory, except a few who are appoint
Ell by the President. 1t is thus the avow-
cd intention of the Independents to BE
cure clean sweep of all the offices of the
Territory, except half a dozen, and to
have them filed from their own party by
incapable natives.
Carter and Macfarlane declined to make
such an impossible pledge. They were
nevertheless nominated, being ardent
and Indispensable because pos-
lessins in the highest degree the conf
1cnce of the royalist natives. These gen
tlemen were already nominees of the
Democrats, and so seem sure TO be elect
I'd. They are able business men, and
unlikely to countcnanCe any very grave
departure from good policy, hut can hard
tha IA. ,t.yttt 4
be- associated and who are determined
10 rcvolutionize the Governors appoint
nents.
George Markham is II half-whitc leader
IF the Independents, and less outspoken
han Wilcox. He uses diplomatic lam
'uage about their intention to upset all
Doie's officials, saying that they win deal
with them with due respect" | regret
o have mislald my clipping of his words
hes" people avow theiT intention, should
h" Governor successfully resist the re-
noyal OF his men, to reduce all their
alarles to nominal figure, and 80 block
he wheelB Of government They mean
horoughgolng mischief They are most
Rely to be In "A position to carry out
heir Intentions
iOhE or WILCOX'S UTTERANCES
To Illustrate the quality OF Wilcox, who
; controlling the Independent party, an
END the following from the Pacific Com
''l'lhl AlN'lt ser whose statements ] A
ouch for as substantially correct.
Robert wilcox bosscd the convention :
I no Independent party "Wednesday Tho
'iegateH were al his heck aud call A. !
ight before q crowded mass meeting be- ,
made speech which, Tor inreniiariHm. :
oncrli ana ahininily. exceeded an hts pre- ,
lou6 EFFORTS From this speech which ,
he Advertiser published verbatim yes. /,
rrlhy ara taken "a random the follow
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