The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-24
REAL DANGER.

what kind of tickets we shall have
will be decided today and tomorrow.
rhe trouble is that a good ticket will
not appeal to the mass of the voters,
who have been prejudiced by the In
dependents and highly popular ticket
would have to contain a majority of
names that would be a source of legisla-
tive weakness. The best ticket yet put
forward has been a fusion ticket, which
gives strong men from both parties and
which would give us assurance of con-
servative legislation, a financial policy
which the territory absolutely needs
and upon which our future prosperity
hangs, and an assurance that the pub
lie works will be carried on with vigor
and on useful lines, and not be fritter-
ed away on expensive but useless
work, such as the Independents are
likely 10 inaugurate.
With a fusion ticket a very strong
force might be ranged against the In
dependents. There are scme sanguine
politicians of both the main parties
who affect to despise the Independ-
ents, but they are utterly off their base.
The Independents are better organized
and have been more Systematically at
work than any other party. They have
their plans for election and they have
their plans after election, and these
have all been well thought out With
divided force against the Independ-
ents, no Roadway can be made This
is the truth unpalateable as it may be.
Singly neither the Republican party
nor the Democratic party can defeat
the Independents At least this is true
of the Island of Oahu.
But there are similar conditions on
parts Of EIaui and on Hawaii In Hilo
there is a strong republican force. but
in the opinion of the writer it is exag-
gerated. The KOnas are strongly indie
pendent, and neither the lever of the
republicans, nor the lever of the demo-
Gratis, nor the lever of both together will
be able to pull them. Eohala has an
idea that it will go republican, it is
just barely possible it may. As for
Kauai that is going conservative with
strong leaning towards republican,
ism The political principles Of its lead
ers are republican and would so show
in national affairs, but no national is
sues will come before u.s. Our issues
are distinctly local and involve the
stability Cf our industries, the .acono-
mical administration of our finances
the steady increase of our population,
the elucidation of our labor problem
and careful revision of our laws by
competent men to make them assimi-
late with present conditions. VIII the
independent party give us a class of
men in the Legislative Councils of the
nation who are capable of meeting
these important issues with inteIIi-
gence md broad mindedness.
The Independent party cares not
jot for our great industries. and the
bulk of It want no industry at all.
They think that they can kill the goose
with the golden eggs and fill their
Golfers With sparkling sinners. The
mass does not see THAI any injury to
the main industry is an injury to any
property value in the country. and that
prices which are,now high in every line
of industry would fall as fiat as al
pancake.
Our territorial finances require the !
most delicate of handling. This is a |
period of adjustment, and will have toll
be a period OF economy. We have to i
IND the n1eans to overcome a serious i
deficit caused through no fault of our I
own. The idea of the Independent party |
upon finance is the same as that of the |
dead and gone monarchy. The more
debt country has, the richer it really |
Is. Such an idea is not likely to assist |
as very much upon getting to a sound 1
financial basis. '"'''3
or the unknown gentlemen whose
names appear on the independent who
are capable of giving an intelligent re-
vision of the law and proposing the
numberless necessary amendments? I
What care they about the labor prob
lem save to cumplicate lit.
There is danger in the Independent |
party, real danger to the material in
terests of both republicans and demo-
Gratis. In time of danger it is wise to
band together and meet it. Shall it be
said that we could see the danger and
yet utterly ignore the means by which
1t could be successfully met. Fusion is
our only safety. With our direct tick
cts we are but fiddling while the fires
Of political destruction are already be-
ginning 20 craekIe among the timbers
Of our Rome.