The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-05
THE LAST DAY.

Tomorrow will decide for Hawaii whe-
Their she is worthy of the new birth
right which she was won for her by the
patient work of many years, and line
herself up with the party of progress
and prosperity upon the mainland or
whether she is unworthy and runs after
false ideals like those of the Demo-
cratic party, with a hopeless financial
policy which means disaster to the cap
italist mortgages to the farmer, ana
utter ruin to the mechanic and laborer,
whose occupation will be gone when
mills and factories shut down all over
the country, and which no place VIII
feel more acutely than this Territory.
She may even prove herself an example
of Lots wife and through the Indepen-
dent party look back upon the ashes or
the Sodom and Gomorrah of a lost
monarchy, but that will turn her into
veritable pillar of salt, a useless, worth
less thing in a dried up desert of
ruined prosperity.
All these things are on the cards.
But the winning trick lies with the
party of Progress and Prosperity, THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Fortunately for the Territory the
campaign has been so conducted that,
though at first the Independent party
seemed to have an enormous majority
as time has worn on and the principles
of the parties have become better un-
derstood, the honesty and singleness of
purpose of the Republicans, have been
compared with the self seeking of the
Independent leaders and the vacillation
of the Democratic speakers, showing in
the one case utter selishness, and in
the other a weakness of policy that was
catching at any straw which might help
a losing cause, readiness to ally with
any cause in order to win the election
and an equal readiness to throw it
down afterwards. when the things have
become clear to the voters, there has
been a constant accession to the ranks
of the Republicans, a constant seces-
sion from the ranks of the Independents
and Democrats, ill it becomes a safe
prediction to say that the Republican
straight ticket will win. but it must be
the STRAIGHT TICKET, any scratch
ing will make for the enemies of Pros
perity and Progress.
What has the Republican party done
in the last four years? 1t has given the
working men twelve months work every
year, and have not kept him on half
time as the Democrats would have done
1t has raised wages and of that fact
Samuel Gompers, president of the Ame-
rican Federation of Labor has made a
glowing report. 1t has put the none
tary system on a basis with the rest of
the world and not made us the shuttle
cock of every money market in the
world. A man who receives a dollar,
receives one hundred cents, good in any
market in the world, he does not re-
ceive dollar and then find it is only
worth 421a cents.
During the last four-years prices have
kept up, corn has advanced wheat has
advanced the value of the farm pro-
ducts of today is over $500, 900, 600 great
er than it was in 1896. The amount we
pay to foreign nations for imports is
less than in 1896, the amount we receive
for our exports in $544, 900 greater
than it was in 1896
These are what have been for the peo-
pie. Let us consider how we are re-
garded abroad. We are a world power.
No great event in the worlds history
can take place without consultation
with the Government of the United
States. We are not only the foremost
power of the Western World, we take
rank with the foremost powers of the
earth.
For what the Republican party will
do for our local wants the platform put
forward by the party speaks for itself.
1t is reproduced now, on the eve of cleo
ton, that those who take interest pure
ly in local politics may be reminded of
what the local Republican party pro-
misses.
under just laws of their own making
and we shall oppose any restriction or
limitation of the suffrage which we now
enjoy under the Territorial Act.
We shall, as speedily as possible, en-
deavor to secure Statehood for this
Territory.
We demand more speedy improve
ment of our harbors, wharfage and
landing facilities throughout this Ter
ritory to meet the requirements of our
rapidly increasing commerce, and we
shall strive to secure from the National
Government appropriations for the inn
proVement of our harbOrs, the erection
of public buildings and for other pub
lie needs.
We recognize the Importance to this
Territory and to the country of the
construction of the Nicaragua canal
under governmental ownership and
control, and pledge our party's earnest
and continued efforts to secure the
early commencement and completion of
the work, and we urge upon the United
States Congress the prompt enactment
of such legislation as shall secure the
construction of the Pacific c,ble.
We favor the employment on all pub
lie works of only qualified voters and
citizens of the Territory. We believe
that eight hours should constitute a
legal days work for all laborers, me-