Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-12
STRONGLY ENDORSE lllt
TACOMA NtwS CRITIC
State They Have Been TrOd on and
Spst Upon by the Olesrchy aud
Can't Oct a Hearine---Snow-
cd Under BY Money

ttint ut the fnlioNiNt NulhhislN wv
dorsomcnt Of an editorial expression
relative to IN. American conditions IN
the Hawaiian Islands;
olaa. Hawaii. November ID. 1909
Editor Tacoma Evening News-Dcar
sir with much satisfaction We have |
read your recent editorial relative to
"A dispatch from Honolulu flled ut san .
Francisco that the wholesale mef- /
chants Of Honolulu have entered into a
combination against commercial ira
volers. etc"
Your editorial was published In full
by the Evening Bulletin OF Honolulu.
IT, comment h ~ follows;
"Thc bulletin publishes the first shot
that has been received in answer to
the action of local merchants on The
subject OF commercial travellers doing
business In Hawaii. Coming from a
section Of the coast with which Hawaii
contemplatos an increase Of trade II Is
doubtless an expression Of an opinion
ruling among certain Of the American
merchants Of the Northwest. The ef-
feet Of such moves Is certainly disposed
TO make enemies rather than friends
among business houses Of the mainland
seeking business In the new Territory.
We will say to you that the Bulletin
Is the only paper of large circulation IN
Honolulu that would dare to sag even
that much. as Il is inclined to be fair IL
given half a chanel.
There is not a statement in your eji-
torial that overdoes the truth in any
particular. but Il is almost impossible
to get NJ all the truth. The Oligarchv
must be overthrown. eradicated and
the very ground on which It has -four
lshed must be disinfected before q true
American can live here and enjoy life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
We also enclose some other printed
matter which. We hope. will receive
your attention and we refer you to
Hon. f. w. Cushman. member Of Con-
gress. and OF your city. Mr.. Cushman
was a member of the house committee
on territories in the last session OF
Congress and heard the arguments and
proofs submitted on the matter refer
red to.
This association consists. mainly. of
the very few loyal and true Ameri-
cans" who have been able to survive
N la nj he In
Have not been heard from is because We
have been actually showed under" by
money and paid influence at Washing
ton and We are now being prosecuted
almost to the limit of human endur-
ance.
We can give you afiidavits concern
ing the official actions of officers OF the
Dole oligarchy continued In power by
the grace OF President Mckinley that
would make the most cold-bloodei
American in your State boil with just
Indignation. How can we be heard?
We have tried every lawful means. We
have spent our hard earnings in that
endeavor We have written to Senators
and Congressman In vain. We have
written to the press equally in vain.
We are not rich and in official control
and II seems to us that is the reason
that We ARE never heard from"
Yes, THE ruling powers have boy
cotted, suppressed, robbed \ and spat
upon u.s." but We are not entirely sub
jugated It is, perhaps only matter
of time till we will be completely SUD-
jugated so that we dare not raise our
voices" Others have had to submit
and 1t looks as though We will have u
come to II sooner or later. Yet this is
American soil and We have been taught
in childhood that this is The land vi
the free and tn ehome of the brave"
only to grow up to manhood and find
II all to be hollow mockery.
II We are correctly informed, there Is
an association of traeling statesmen
with headquarters at Chicago and We
would be greatly Obliged to you II yod
would furnish MS with the names ami
addresses of some OF its officers as we
wish to correspond with them ON this
matter of "Tabu" against drummers.
We want to quote from the penal laws
of Hawaii Section 7i5 under the title
Commercial Travellers.
Fancy penal law against CONNER
cial Travellers. Let some member of
your legislature try to pass such law
In your State and then note what would
follow. He would be mobbed. He
would be hung to the nearest tree and
he ought to be. Yet this kind OF thing
goes on in Hawaii. 1t Is true the above
mentioned section was repealed by act
OF Congress approved April Both of this
year, but this law was in force up to
June 18th of this year and then the
merchants OF Honolulu seek to carry
out by combinations the law that was
repealed by Congress.
: We have not written about any OF
these things for the past few months IS
We thought the statements made would
be looked upon as campaign lies, but
p ere you receive this letter the election