The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-12-10
TREASON IN THE CAMP.

The existence of conspiracy to
crush the Republican party in the next
Territorial elections is proven by eX-
tracts from the two daily journals
which use a Republican disguise for
their Home Rule politics The Inde-
pendent Home Rule party, it should be
said, in preface, occasionally tacks on
the name Republican TO its other titles.
but il is In all respects anti-American
and anti Republican. Its choice of a
Republican domino was naively or
knavely explained when its leader said
that the Home Rulers merely called
themselves by the title of the party-in-
power for the sake OF helping Delegate
Wilcox get appropriations. They were
to be Home Rule and anti-Repubican
here. but ostensibly Republican at
Washington. Their object was to crush,
If possible, the Americans who over
threw their monarchy. secure the re-
moval of Mr.. Dole and get the entire
control of this group for the friends of
the discarded throne,
Two daily journals which claim 70
represent the Republican organization
are playing into the hands of these
buccaneers at every stage Of the game.
For instance. the Home Rulers pro-
posed, II possible, to get the white
workingmen to join them, anu the Ad-
vertiser at once pointed out that be-
tween the lazy. venal and fatuous
Home Ruler and the progressive and
honest American workingman is no
point OF political or industrial contact.
Nor Is there. The two classes are as
wide apart as are the outer lines Of the
zones they come from. Nevertheless the
| Home Rulers themselves are not trying
harder to bring about this ineXcusable
union than are the two journals which
pretend to stand for the party which
the union is designed to overcome at
the polls. AS witness:
! Workngmen of Honolulu are an intel
lgent and sensible class OF men and they
have "A memory long enough TO recall the
nice things the Advertiser had to say OF
them because they signed the petitions
supporting Judge Humphreys when he
was so malic!ously attacked by Thurs
| toms bar association. AS the working
mems opinion Of Judge Humphreys CO.
inclded with that OF President Roosevelt
and Attorney General Knox, there is lit
tie prospect that they will be Influenced
by the threats or suggestions of the Off
cial organ in It's support of retroSressive
Territorial policies and one man power
Bulletin.
1t would be necessary TO apologize "a
our readers for reprinting so vealy a
paragraph, save for the desire 1t eX-
presses that the workingmen shall no,
be influenced enough to keep out of the
ranks of the Home Rule party by the
suggestions or threats" of this cor.
gan" And yet the paper in question
pretends TO be Republican.
The other paper, the Republican. so
called. proves its lack of right to beal
the name by publishing the following:
As very large percentage OF ths
members OF the labor unions of this
city are Hawaiians or part Hawaiians. /,
is hardly TO be presumed that these mer
will refuse to cooperate with a polti.
cal party whose membership is largely
composed of Hawaiians.
There are good many workingmen II
Honolulu who were here in 1889 wher
Iorrln A. Thurston was swept into pow
er and office by the reform party. IN,
main strength of the reform party wa,