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

IT'S THE TRUTH THAT HURTS.
Its the truth that hurts" That is
what il the mstjer right now with the
Advertiser and its owner. Mr. l.. A
ThurstUn
In saying what il did about the result
Of the election Wednesday morning The
Republican said nothing but what was at
Eolutely true. and the owner Of the Adj.
vertiser and every other man in Honolulu
knows that the facts ara exactly as this
paper stated them
To predict that Wilcox had been elected
the delegate to congress by the people Of
Hawaii was simply to judge from the re-
turns of oue-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 a plan for
counting out Wilcox. as certain people
allied with the owner of the Advertiser
have done in the past. these returns
seemed to indicate Wilcox's election. and
this paper did not propose to lie 10 its
readers by declaring that black was white.
IL sincerely hopes that Wilcox is not
elected, but il 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 it. Mr.. Thurs
ton feels bad because his name is drag
gcd into the matter. And why should it
not be-, Mr.. Thurston? II was direct rep
rcSentativcs of yours. men who declared
they were speaking for You. who. in the
Fourth district convention last September
declared that if A. V. Gear were NOM
mated for senator that you and your
paper. the Advertiser. would bolt the
ticket Your spokesman went further
and declared that the men who trained
with you would refuse 70 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 uuclean and diSrepu-
table sheet, unworthy of circulation.
because of its expose OF the in
famieS OF Iwilei under police pro
lection and government patronage:
and We, you and your Spokesman had
the ehrontery TO declare that if Mr..
Gear were nominated you would spring
lwilc on him because. forSooth. he was
stakeholder 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 the weak aud yacillating COM
mittee should have allowed minority 1T
the party which the Advertiser and its
owner represent to control its nomina-
iions. As was done. IL is undoubtedly
the frs, time on record where a minority
of a party has made nominations in direct
opposition to the majority. Why, even
Tammany with all its rottenness and cor
ruption never attempted this. IL may
have stuffed ballot boxes il may have
helped to steal elections but in the party
conventions depraved Tammany bowed TO
the viii Of the majority. Blu; 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 hulldosing the
majority into accepting their dictums.
Under these circumstances. is il not
time 20 demand reorganization of the
psrty2 Is il not time 10 have a repuh-
licsn party here which will stand for re
puhieanism and republican principles?
Is il not time to abolish one-man power
under the gui>e OF rule or ruin?
Nes. there were many. many good
republicans who were coldly indifferent,
and why should they no, have been sof
Was there any Involvement for them 10
get our and work for the party when they
saw the result OF the primaries wiped
ont by a holling minority. who were 81
lowed to dictate rather than permit
split in the party: But il would have
been better for the split TO have come.
for the sooner men of the type of the |
devils partner and his cohorts, who
propose 10 manipulate the republican |
party as they manipulated Hehei stock !
FOR purely personal ends and self-agsran-
zement-sre kicked out Of the party the l
better. II viii have TO come sooner or
later. and il had better oome soon 50
hat the political atmosphere may be
purified.
We are reliably informed that the ma
-hine faction in the Fourth district.
avs the '-holier than thou Advertiser.
Oh. yes. all the virtues of Hawaii and the
'arty and things il advocates are bound
~ in the devils partners newspaper.
lie and his cohorts constitute the good
orernment" crowd. Good government ,
nth l. A. Thurston of kihei stock fame. i,