The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-10-01
ADDRESSING THE RURALES.
REPUBLICAN SPELL-BINDERS IN
THE COUNTRY.
The Rich, the Man With the Hoe" and
the Artless Swain All Learn of Nc
Kinley and Repubicanism.

The Republicans fired the first dis
tiactiVe campaign gun at Hauula Sat
urdaY afternoon. 1t turned out that
when the party arrived there a court
case and a wedding were in progress
These two events had attracted almost
everybody in the district to the place.
The meeting began about $3.50. l.. X.
Naone was chairman and George Ke-
puka was made temporary secretary.
The speakers were l.. L. McCandless,
j. i. kaulukou, Frank Archer, George
r. Carter, Enoch Johnson and w. G.
Achi. All of the argument was ad-
dressed particularly to the natives. the
district being one claimed by the Inde-
pendent party.
From Hauula the party came back
to Waialua. In the meanwhile Sam.
Parker had arrived at Haleiwa to
speak. The meeting was held in the
little court house. The accommoda-
tons We're very bad, but what was lost
there was made up in enthusiasm.
Sam. Parker, George r. Carter, L. L.
McCandless, w. c Achi, j. L. Kaulu-
were the speakers Mr.. Parkers speech
was as follows
'Fellow-citizens: have the honor to
be the nominee as Delegate to Congress
for the Republican party.
About eight years ago I came down
with the Queen and spoke to you at the
church. Tonight l speak to you as
Republican. 1 suppose you know that
Prince David has been nominated as
the Democrats choice for Congress.
Two-thirds of the members of Congress
are Republicans. Is it not, then, better
for you to vote for a Republican Con-
gresham? 1t is not because l want to
go for my own interest but it is for
the interest of all.
THE Territorial Delegate will have
| no vote. He can speak, however and
bring up the various bills he may have.
During my last visit to the United
States 1 asked President Mckinley If
Government lands could be divided
and distributed to the people. The
| President answered: But all the Gov
eminent lands are under the planta-
tions?' 1 told him that l had immense
Government lands in my possession on
| the Island of Hawaii. If a law could
be passed to that effect, 1 would very
willingly return that land to the Gov
eminent, that it may be distributed to
the poor (Applause.) So before l left
during my last visit, preparations We're
on the way. to send commission out
here to consider the question. Prince
David may have had this idea. But 1
warn you to send a Republican Con-
gresham. If you vote for a Retubli-
can Congressman you had better also
vote for the Republican candidates for
the next Legislature. Again, as for your
Congressman, 1 would leave the mat
ter to your own discretion.
you will not that one of our plat
forms is to secure an appropriation for
the Queen. A bill to that effect was in
trcduced in the United States Congress
last February, but the matter was de-
ferred for our local Legislature to con-
slider.
When | was in the United States
President Mckinley asked me, Col.
Parker, can you defeat Wilcox I told
him that was a hard question for me
I-would use every possible effort to de-
feat Wilcox. If you should grant me
your suffrage, l will do the best I can
for our benefit"