Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03
WILCOX WILL WIN
Hawaiian Likely to Poll a Majority Of
Votes,
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN IN HAWAII
Attempts to Stir Up Conflict Of
Races.
UNFITNESS FOR SUFFRAGE
,orresnondence of The Evening Star

strenuous activity, and the speakers Oh
the three parties are talking to gatherings
in the chief villages throughout the group
The republican party Is thoroughly In the
lead among the whites. with large ma
tive following Among the natives the in
dependent home rule party is quite in the
ascendant. The democrats draw a consid-
cradle following from both classes. but
must rank as bad third as to numbers.
Unless great change takes place before
election the independents will poll not
mere plurality. but a majority Of votes,
and Bob Wilcox will be chosen delegate
to Congress.
Such election of this degraded adventurer
will De disgrace to the good name of the
native population of Hawaii. 1t may. how
ever be useful as a plain object lesson on
the floor of Congress of the unftness OF
Hawaiian natives for unqualified suffrage.
1t may also be practical lesson IN the
need of caution in extending such SUI
frage to other populations of depressed
and weak races In Porto RICO ana the
Philippines. 1t may, moreover, open the
eyes of Congress. seeing the utter WORTH
lessness of such member of their body,
to observe the grave difficulties into Wnlcn
this new territory is about to enter, under
the government of such legislature as
the supporters Of such delegate are about
to elect.
1t is the base and ignorant character of
a probable majority of the coming legisla-
ture that gives us the most serious ground
for apprehension. Our best hope is that
such a majority will be less than the two
thirds which would enable them to over
ride the veto of the governor. There are
very few of the nominees of the indie
pendent party, either for the senate or the
lower house who are not thoroughly I'M
qualified both in character and intelligence,
to legislate for this territory. Of the nomi-
ices of the democratic party a majority
hf11 1nIf mo
OF the republican party most of the
nominees possess high character and lntelil-
gence. For them will vote large major
ity of the better and thriftier class of ma
tives those who would have enjoyed the
qualified suffrage proposed by the Cullom
bill. but rejected by Congress. That rejec-
ton was due to lack of discrimination be-
tween race of elevated capacity and Gull
ture like the Americans and race or par
TALLY developed intellect and character ike
the Hawaiians, who, although the fore
most of the Polynesians, are still immense
| " behind the white race in natural capacity
and acquired culture. For such a race an
| unqualified suffrage is a fatal mistake
And this will be true Of all the island popu-
| Congress is likely to come to see this. See
! ing a person like Wilcox thrust upon their
| society is likely to call attention to that
point.
Plans of the Independents.
The independents are very confident OF
| victory, and are not at pains to hide their
| intentions as to legislation. Just before
| their final convention for nominees on this
| Island of Oahu a pledge was submitted TO
| Messrs. J. O. Carter and E. c. Macfarlane,
| which they were asked to sign The third
| article was as follows:
| I'VE do hereby pledge ourselves not to
| confirm any of the appointments or Gov
| ernor Dole in section ~ Of the territorial
| act"
| This covers all the chief officials of the
territory. except few who are appointed
| by the President. 1t Is thus the avowed
! intention Of the independents to secure a
clean sweep of all the offices of the terri
| tory, except half a dozen, and to have
/ them filled from their own party by lncapd-
| BILE natives.
| Carter and Macfarlane declined to make
| such an impossible pledge. They were
nevertheless nominated. being ardent royal
lists, and Indispensable, because possessing In
| the highest degree the confidence OF the
royalist natives. These gentlemen were al
ready nominees of the democrats. and so
business men. and unlikely to countenance
any very grave departure from good policy.
but can hardly control the rabble with
| whom they will be associated, and who are
| determined to revoIutlonlze the governor
|, appointments.
George Markham Is half-white leader of
! the independents. and less outspoken than
Wilcox. He uses diplomatic language a a9s1l
their intention 20 upset all Dole.s officials
saving that they will deal with them with
due respect" I regret to have mislaid my
clipping Of his words. These people avow
their intention, should the governor sue
cessfully resist the removal of his men, to
reduce all their salaries to a nominal figure
and so block the wheels of government
They mean thoroughgoing mischief. They
are most likely to be in d position to carry
out their Intentions.
Some of Wilcox's Utterances.
To illustrate the quality of Wilcox, WHIT
Is controlling the Independent party. l ap
pend the following from the P. G. Adver
tiser. whose statements 1 vouch for a!
| substantially correct:
Robert Wilcox bossed the convention o.
the Independent party Wednesday INT
delegates were at his beck and CALL A
made speech which, for incendiarism
ccrceit and asininity, exceeded all hi
previous efforts. From this speech which
the Advertiser published verbatim yester
day, are taken at random the following
sentences, which show the man wilcox a!
he Is:
II have been travelling from Hawaii t.
Nllhau for the sake OF our country ant
our ticket, because / want you not to b.
enslaved with the republicans and demo
Gratis.
II tell you tonight there is no republican
or democratic party in Hawaii. although
there are such parties in the United States
II was once in the United States to Sc
that equal rights be given to every Ha
waiian here as every American in tn
United States has.
'"They sent Hartwell and Smith there t
entangle your Hawaiian delegate-mysel1
Thsy were sent by the plantation mission
aries, but they got Nouped.' I went wit
the nickels and the dimes Of every Ha
waIian and the senators and representa-
Is shook hands with me and recognize
me- although 1 was not an authorized dele
gate. as 1 shall be as congressman.
THE haoles in this country are nothin
! but C ockroaches.
II tell you tonight I was not born out @
} wood.
, II was born out of steel! You can argu
until your mouth is raw. but you canno
knock Wilcox down, do what you may!
II agreed with the people here on Jun
to go to Washington as their delegate.
, tell you tonight will not withdraw at al
: Il tell you tonight am the only man 1
Hawaii that knows anything of militar
tactics. There Is no other man here tha
. does.
1.-THE time has come for Wilcox to tax
hold of these small, narrow minded haole
: who have tried to knock me down.
II have travelled all over, as far as Ell
5 rope. and 1 found no countries so rank q
Hawaii.
E Il tell you If Parker and David and my
self all could go to Washington togethe
l only would come back home with all tn
a