The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-12
SHOWING THEIR TRUE coLoRs.


Il is quite a coincidence that the
Bourbon sheet Of Honolulu. which
stands as the Official organ Of the
Dole administration and the family
compact, Is in thorough accord and
sympathy with the Bourbon democra-
cy Of the States 1t calls itself re-
publican but in so doing it is. Ike the
wolf, masquerading in Sleeps cloth
ing. Il is no more in sympathy with
the republican party and republican
principles than IL is in sympathy with
the principle OF government Of the
people. for the people, by the people
II favors government by the few for
the many. the few TO say who those
governing ne many shall be-
IN advocating the disfranchisement
of the HawaIians it is in thorough ac-
cord with the reactionary element OF
the democratic party. At the present
time there is in session at Montgomery,
Alabama, a constitutional convention,
the chief object Of which is to dis
franchise the eolored voters and to
do It on the plea OF elevating the suf-
frage by eliminating the ignorant and
corrupt element But while disfran-
chising the ignorant colored man care
will be taken to devise some scheme
by which the ballot can be saved to
every white man, no matter how ig-
norant and corrupt he may be. What
this plan viii be is not yet known.
but 1t viii probably be the notorious
grandfather" clause which originated
in Louisiana and has been adopted in
North Carolina. A constitutional
amendment to the same effect was
proposed in Geogia but was temper
arily defeated. and it may be the
scheme the Alabama convention viii
adopt in that state.
A constitutional convention will as
semble at Richmond. Virginia. tomor
row June 12th) where, as in the Ala
bama convention, the chief object viii
be the Acknowledgement of the colored
voter Should these two states dis
franchise the negro, as they surely
will. there viii then be six States in
the South which disfranchise their
colored voters by constitutional pro
vision. These six States had in 1890
a colored population OF S,S71, S04. and
IL the increase has been at an equal
rate with the rest of the country their
colored populas.on now must be nearly
100000. This would entitle these
States TO twenty-three Representatives
in Congress on the basis of their col
ored population alone. The total num-
Der OF Representatives given them by
the recent apportionment is fify-one.
or twenty eight for the white popula-
ton and twenty-three for the colored
population. But the white Democrats
not only claim the right to disfran
ehise the colored man but also to have
representation for him in Congress
anu ~ NAt ctSNNutdt CtneES-
Just as the Southern whites are de-
handing representatives in Congress
and the electoral college on account
of the negro population the family
compact OF Hawaii is demanding rep
resentation in the Territorial legisla.
ture on the strength Of the Hawaiian
population. According to this blessed
compact Of holy people. and their or
gan, the Hawaiians are sufficient for
counting purposes in making up the
census statistics but they are not q, to
exercise the rights OF franchise, even
when that right is hedged about by
an educational qualification.
It is well that the attitude of the
Dole administration and its supporters
is thus becoming known. when it is
fully understood in the States. as it
soOn win be. there win be a general
demand for an American aaminissra-
ton Of affairs in Hawaii.
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