The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-10-02

He was an organizer, and the soldiers of
his army were trained almost from infan-
cy to the carrying of arms. These SOL
ders had their wives with them and chill
dIen were born In the camps, they were
raised In the camps and they had to stand
the hardships of war. These were the
men he trained for battle. and as a result
ALEXANDER was invincible, and he stands
in history today as one OF the greatest
military characters.
THE Republican party has held the des-
t'nies of this country for forty years and
may continue to hold them for a genera
ton and more to come. The Republican
partys history has been that of the
growth of this country along the lines of
prosperity and expansion.
There IL a political problem here
which we must solve, either in favor Of
the Independent party or of the Demo-
cratic party or of the Republican party.
Now / submit that we should not solve
this problem in favor of the Independents
for the reason-if for no other-than this:
That we find nowhere in American his
tory that any substantial result has heen
accomplished by the Independents. Some
OF the States of the Union have sent In
ependent Representatives to Congress.
They have sent an Independent to the
Senate like Butler. the Popullst OF North
Carolina, but you will have to search
American history with a double action
magnifying glass to find any substantial
results that these Independent characters
have placed upon its pages. They have
strutted n brief moment upon the pollti-
lcal page and then have sunk into oblivion
and forgetfulness.
And this would be true either OF WI
cox or of Prince David. States have ad-
ivantages In the American Union that
Territories have not. For instance, they
! have the right to speak and vote in Con-
lgress and to elect electoral delegates who
vote for the President. North Carolina,
II carried by the Popuiists, can send thc!r
Representatives to Congress and they can
speak and can vote. And In the Senate
they can project matters, legislate and
control them. Now a Territory can do
none of these things. They can submit
propositions and speak upon them but
they cannot vote. We of Hawaii cannot
vote directly for a President. What has
Butler, the Populist. done for the Popu-
lists of North Carolina? Not a single
substantial achievement. Because when
he goes to the Democrats In Congress the
latter will not heed him, as they desire to
weaken their opponents and thereby make
themselves stronger. 1t Is the same
way with the Republicans. They turn
the cold shoulder upon them. As result
the Populists are left in the cold. That
VIC uld be the case with Wilcox or Prince
David. They would be neither the one
thing nor the other.
while ! was noting these thoughts to-
night the following illustration of their
condition flashed through my mind. / was
on the West Coast OF Africa a few years
ago They don't enjoy the advanced civil
lliEation that we enjoy. When one man
wants to get a little higher than his
neighbor he adopts a European style OF
IdIess-for instance, by wearing plug hat.
These unclvilized people wear nothing but
Il cloth girdle about their Joins. That ia
all. One day I looked with amusement
at something that was approaching. 1t
was an African out on parade to dazzle
his neighbors. On his head rested a plug
hat OF the vintage OF the Revolution, and
"a Prince Albert coat buttoned up TO his
chin was also worn and nothing else. Not
a solitary piece of clothing did he wear
but these two garments. Wilcox and
Prince David. II elected to Congress. will
go there 30 far as the parties are concern
ell with nothing on but a plug hat and o
Prince Albert coat daughter and ap-
plause.) We cannot afford that Life is
too serious with us.
We want our harbors improved here
and In Hilo. We want q new Custom
house and postoffiee. where men can find
employment and would get good wages,
and where all American citizens. Hawaii
ans and Portuguese. will be employed 20