The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-09
CAMPAIGN JUST BEGUN

Why mention these things now" i
the cry 50; forth against The Republican
for mentioning some unpalatable truths
in regard 10 the campaign just closed
Lest il might be misunderstood. we de-
sire to say that so far as this paper is
concerned the campaign for good govern
ment. honest government. if you please,
and clean politics is not over: it has only
just begun The Republican proposes 10
see TO it that in the future the republican
party of this territory shall be ruled by
the majority of its members as expressed
in the party primaries and not by an ar
rogaut and bulldozing minority. 1t pro
poses to see to it that in the future a pub
lie Office shall not be a private snap for
the personal gain of the holder. 1t pro
poses to see TO il that secret executive
sessions. so-called. and secret sessions of
public bodies in the transaction of public
business shall be wholly abolished.
This is part of America now and The
Republican proposes TO fight for Ameri-
can principles. and American customs
and American rule until it shall be firmly
established in Hawaii.
In 1892 the officenolders from the
southern states who could not deliver a
single electoral vote for Harrison. with
the aid of other officeholders from tho
northern states, forced the nomination of
Harrison upon the republican party
Staunch republican papers would not bolt
the nomination. but they refused tina;
hearty support so necessary TO win an
election. They believed that the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Harrison was mistake, as
did hundreds of thousands of good repub-
lican workers. They were Indifferent TO
the results of the election and il fell out.
of course, that Mr. Harrison was de-
feated.
But did all the great republican papers
of the country keep silent after the result
of the election was known: BY no
means. They told the truth about it. just
as The Republican has done here this
week. They told why the people had re-
fused 10 support Harrison and pointed
out that any candidate in the future
nominated in the same way would bring
defeat upon himself and his party. They
resolutely set about to prevent repeti-
tion of such an occurrence and to purify
the party for the next campaign. The
result is history and the republican rar.r
arose from its crushing defeat of 1892
better and greater and grander than
ever.
The Republican has spoken some un-
palatable truths about the defeat of the
legislative ticket in the Fifth district
They may hurt some people but it is bet
ter TO apply the knife now and cleanse
and purify the party in preparation for
the next campaign than TO have it again
fall into the hands of the wreckers when
the campaign is on.
This paper believes in the principles
" the republican party and it has |
preached them in season and out of sea
'on, but il cannot and will not swallow |
IN unfit man for Office simply because |
he is the nominee of the minority element !
4 the republican party. Ii proposes to |
make the nomination of unfit men for |
,ffice by the republican party 50 odious |
hat it viii never be attempted again. |
wen by the devils partner" and his |
'ohorts, And in that good work. the
ampaign. instead of being over is only |
ust begun.