The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-10
AFTERMATH.

What we have to do is to face the
issue before u.s. Accustomed as so
many of us have been to the methods
of the Hawaiian Monarchy and the
monarchial idea We hardly realize that
we live under an entirely different set
of circumstances. The United States
as a nation has advanced to it's present
greatness and dominance in the world
through the freedom of its expression
of thought at the polls. Mistakes may
be made, mistakes have been made, but
the United States system of govern
ment is SUCH that mistakes can be cor
rected and need not be perpetuated.
The Star from it's point of view, con-
siders that a great mistake has been
made in this Territory. But the mis-
take is not irreperable. There is no
doubt that we did want to show that
We were worthy of the position given
us as an integral portion of the United
States. There can also be no doubt
that, outside of Honolulu, we have
shown that the voter is unworthy, and
does not know what he is voting about.
Two years from now a very different
story will be told. We are only begin
ming to understand politics by fixed
parties, instead of politics by personal
prediction. To reach such a point re-
quires education, and all education re-
quires practical illustration. Theoreti-
cally the Island politicians may have
understood, practically they did not un-
derstand.
The main interest of the campaign
has been centered upon the delegate
to Congress, and undoubtedly that was
a matter of Territorial pride. But after
all the amount of good or harm a dele
gate can do is united to his personal
influence. Robert Wilcox has no per-
sonal influence, so his presence in Con-
gress will have no effect. 1t would
have been a great thing if we could
have had a gentleman and represen-
tative man like Colonel Parker at the
Capital, it would have given us prestige,
but this can be overcome in the man
ner suggested in these columns yester-
day. The commercial men of this city
can have delegate in Washington who
will be far more powerful than Dele
gate-elect Wilcox. 1t is only matter
of choosing the right man and paying
him.
In the eagerness with which We have
centered our ideas upon the Congress-
ional Delegate, we have very much lost
sight of our local legislature. 1t is the
composition of this which we ought
carefully to consider. However our To-
cal pride may be hurt in the matter of
the Delegate he after all can only in
small measure influence Federal APP
preparations for the Territory. The To-
cal legislature is going to make our
laws, appropriate our money and help
or mar our local affairs for the next
two years.
In the Senate we have seven strong
Republicans, we have seven Independ-
ents and we have one man who ran on
the Democratic and Independent tick
ct, 1t is going to be an up hill fight for
the Republicans, but it is not going to
be a hopeless fight by any means.
They have not the majority, but they
have strong fighting phalanx and their
opponents will have to keep a pretty
strict line if they hope to win out in
the Senate. Moreover the Republican
minority in the Senate, and it is a
large minority, has behind it the Gov
ernor's veto. AS things now stand the
Senate cannot override the veto, for
the radical members will never be able
to muster up the necessary two-thirds.
That shuts off bad legislation in the
Senate most effectually.
Now take a glance at the House.
This is composed of thirty members.
The dyed in the wool Independents
number fourteen, the Republicans num-
Der nine, Democrats one and men on
the Democratic and Independent ticket
count themselves six. Here again there
is no clean sweep. 1t is true that the
Republicans have only nine members,
but the Democratic member is for all
practical purposes a Republican, and
it will be hard indeed If some OF the
six Democratic and Independent mem
bers do not find their Democratic side
getting the upper hand OF their INDIE