The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-09
WEATHER YESTERDAY.
IT'S THE TRUTH THAT HURTS.

II IhE TRUTH THAT HURTS.
Its the truth that hurts" That is
what Is the matter right now with the
Advertiser and its owner, Mr. L. A
Thurston.
In saying what ], did about the result
of the election Wednesday morning The
Republican said nothing but what was ab-
soluteiy true and the owner Of the Ad.
Vertiser and every other man in Honolulu
knows that the facts are exactly as this
paper stated them.
To predict that Wilcox had been elected
the delegate 20 congress by the people OF
Hawaii was simply TO judge from the re-
turns OF one-half the voting population of
the territory. These returns showed that
Wilcox was especially strong in the coun-
try precincts. his vote in these precincts
being larger than the votes cast for both
the other candidates Excepting for a
man who expected TO devise plan for
counting out Wilcox. as certain people
allied with the owner of the Advertiser
have done in the past. these returns
seemed 10 indicate Wilcox's election. and
this paper did not propose to lie TO its
readers hy declaring that black was white.
IL sincerely hopes that Wilcox is not
elected. but ii is not foolish enough TO ig-
more the trend OF the returns from the
country precincts.
What was said of the man who led the
Legislative ticket in the Fifth district
may have been harsh, but it was true
nevertheless every word OF il. Mr.. Thurs
ton feels bad because his name is drag
ged into the matter And why should it
NOT b.. Mr.. ThurstoE? 1t was direct rep
reSentatveS of yours. men who declared
they were speaking for YOU. who. in the
Fourth district convention last September
declared that il \. V. Gear were nom-
mated for senator that you and your
paper the Advertiser. would bolt the
ticket Your spokesmen went further
and declared that the men who trained
with you would refuse to put up any
money for the campaign, and would do
everything in their and your power to
prevent contributions. but if you could
dictate the nominations the committee
should have money to burn
Not satisfied with this. YOU went still
further You had denounced The Re
publican as an unclean and disrepu-
table sheet. unworthy of circulation.
because Of it's expose of the in
famies Of Iwilei under police pro
lection and government patronage:
and Yet you and your spokesmen had
the efrontery to declare that if Mr..
Gear were nominated you would spring
lwilei on him because forsooth. he was
stockholder in the corporation which was
erecting new buildings for one Takahashi.
who has since been closed out.
II is most unfortunate that the ma
jority Of the Fourth district convention
and Of She weak and vacillating com
mittee should have allowed minority of
the party which the Advertiser ard its
owner represent 10 control its nomiua-
tions. as WAS done, Il is undoubtedly
the first time On record where minority
of party has made nominations in direct
Tammany with all its rottenness and cor
ruption never attempted this Il may
hSve stuffed ballot boxes il may have |
helped 70 steal elections, but in the party |
conventions depraved Tammany bowed to |
the will OF the majority. But not 50
with the devils partner" and the mis-
sionaries, Defeated in the primaries.
they then sought to rule by coercion and
threats and succeeded in bulldozing the
majority into accepting their dictums
Uuder these circumstances. is il not
time 10 demand reorganization of the
psrtyf Is il no; time TO have repub-
lican party here which will stand for re
and republican principlesf
Is il not time to abolish one-man power
under the EuiSe Of rule or ruin?
Yes. there were many. many. good
who were coldly Indifferent.
and why should they not have been sof
Was there any Involvement for them to
set out and work for the party when they
,aw the result Of the primaries wiped
,ut by helting minority. who were al
owed 10 dictate rather than perTai; a
,plit in the party: But il would have
seen better for the split TO have come.
or the sooner men of the type of the
devils partner" and his cohorts. who
propose TO manipulate the republican
'srty as they manipulated Hehei stock
or purely personal ends and self-agsran-
zement-sre kicked out OF the party the
'etter. Ii will have 10 come sooner or
ater. and il had better come soon 50
iat the political atmosphere may be
urified,
we are reliably informed that the ma
hine faction in the Fourth district 4
ays the boiler than thou" Advertiser. e
h. yes. all the virtues OF Hawaii and the I
srty and things il advocates are bound
p in the devils partners newspaper. a
lie and his cohorts constitute the good $
orernment" crowd. Good government! >
18th l. A. Thurston Of kihei stock fame, s