The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-22
FORECAST OF
s, t. BISHOP
What He Wrote Before
Day of Election.
WASHINGTON STAR LETTER
He Predicted WiIcox's Election anc
Told Of the Campaigns
Progress.

The following letter written by DR..
Serene Bishop to the Washington Star
under his usual nom de plume of "ka-
mehameha.'' will be of interest though
written three weeks before the last
election:
Honolulu. October II, 1900
As with you on the continent the DO
Htical campaign in Hawaii Is in the most
strenuous activity, and the speakers OF
the three parties talking to gather
iings In the chief villages throughout the
group The Republican party is thor
oughly in the lead among the whites with
a large native following. Among the ma
tiVes the Independent Home Rule party
IL quite in the ascendant. The Democrats
draw "A considerable following from both
cIaxes, but must rank bad third as
: 20 Numbers. Unless a great change takes
place before election, the Independents
Will poll not n mere plurality. but a ma
Jority of votes. and Bob" Wilcox will
be chosen Delegate TO Congress
/ Such election of this degraded adven-
turer will be a disgrace to the good name
of the native population of Hawaii. 1t
may, however, be useful as a plain object
lesson on the floor of Congress. Of the un-
fitness of Hawaiian natives for unquali-
fled suffrage. 1t may also be a practical
lesson In the need of caution in extending
such suffrage to other populations of de-
pressed and weak races in Porto Rico and
the Philippines. 1t may, moreover, open
the eyes of Congress, seeing the utter
worthlessness of such a member of their
body, TO observe the grave difficulties into
(which this new Territory is about to en-
ter. under the government of such Leg
islature as the supporters of such a Del
egate are about to elect.
1t is the base and ignorant character OF
"A probable majority of the coming Legis-
lature 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 override the veto of the Governor.
There are very few of the nominees of the
Independent party, either for the Senate
or the Lower House. who are not thor
oughly unqualified. both in character and
intelligence. to legislate for this Terri
tory. OF the nominees of the Democratic
| party a majority are not wholly unfit
men.
OF the Republican party most OF the
nominees possess high character and in
tslligence. For them will vote a large
, majority of the better and thriftier clas:
of natives. those who would have enjoy
ell the qualified suffrage proposed by tn,
Cullom bill. but rejected by Congress
That rejection was due to a lack of dis
. CT limitation between a race of elevated
capacity and culture like the American
and race Of partially developed intel
. lect and character like The HaWaiians
who. although the foremost of the Poly
=, nesians, are still immensely behind tn
!. white race in natural capacity and &C
" quired culture. For such race an un
qualified suffrage Is fatal mistake. An
this will he true of all the island popu
. lstions newly annexed TO the Unite
!. States. Congress is likely to come to Sc
- this. Seeing n person like Wilcox thrus
upon their society is likely to call after
. ton to that point
y PLANS OF THE INDEPENDENTS
"a The Independents very confident
l. victory. and are not at pains TO hide the
Intentions as to legislation. Just befoI
X their final convention for nominees Q
Ioethis Island Of Oahu a pledge was submit
iedted TO Messrs. ]. o. Carter and F..
n'sMacfarlane, which they were asked
at-sign. The third article was as follows:
he 1--WE do hereby pledge ourselves not
eelconfirm any of the appointments of Go
eTnor Dole. in section 50 of the Territori
lad Act"
he This covers all the chief officials of Il
except few who are appoin
q by the President. 1t Is thus the avop