The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-19

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While they were about it the non
descript party leaders made up their
minds that they might as well have
a Governor too. so the Legislature VIII
be asked to pass a resolution request
ing President Mckinley to remove MI
Dole and appoint ID. Is. kalauokalam
in his place. The Home Rulers under
their new name have no doubt that the
President will jump at the chance.
An effort is being made by the rem
nants of the Sewall faction to induce
the Home Rulers to simply call them
selves Republicans and join the party
on a plan of division of the spoils. Will
cox Is in favor of this, of course. He
says the words prefiXed to Republican
in the title of his party mean nothing
they can be dropped at any time AS
for himself he will go back to Wash
ington as n straight Republican ana
nothing else. He wants fusion before
he leaves and the Sewall remnant are
quite ready for 1t. Anything to down
the missionaries
Senator VIM. White refuses to go into
this game. He points out that the ma
tives, as Home Rulers can have their
own way here and compel, by their
numbers, both the old parties to treat
with them If they become Republic
cans they will have to submit to Ma
tional Committeeman Sewall, the man
who raised the Stars and Stripes on
Annexation day and who, as United
States Minister, always worked for an
nexation. In that case the HaWallans
will have to take what he gives them
and that will only be the crumbs from
the Republican table. White says that
the Home Rulers We're all right as they
were. They commanded the situation.
AS Republicans they must submit to the
party organization: and If the National
Committee orders them to support Dole
or turn down the Queen or do anything
like that they must obey or lose their
standing and influence at Washington.
White thinks it would be suicide to go
with Wilcox, who has so often led MS
people over the Pail.
Another Home Ruler puts the matter
this way: eff we go into the Repub-
lican party and join hands with Sewall
what becomes of us when he makes
his campaign for money among the
planters Last year he went to them
for $50 900 to help e-elect Mckinley and
he got the money, but only on condi-
tions. One proviso was that the Repub-
iicans should not nominate A. V. Gear
for the Territorial Senate. Sewall
agreed to this and Gear was turned
down. There was also the understand
ing that the Sewall Republicans should
not fight Dole in the Legislature, and
you see the result. Now IL we come
into the organization Of which Sewall
IS head he will have to make another
bargain for money when the time
comes. Then the planters will say:
You turn down the natives and we
will help you Then Sewall will turn
us down and get all the cocoanuts on
the tree. We can't handle any money
or control any offices in the Republican
party but we can do both in the Home
Rule party"
Under the head of Political Suicide,
Mr.. Testa's paper, the Independent. has
the following:
Delegate Wilcox succeeded last night
in persuading a number or Hawaiian
leaders to call themselves in the future
the "Tndependent Home Rule Republi-
can Party" Does Mr.. Wilcox believe
for moment that the Harbor and
River Commission, which sent him
here will he satisfied with this very
doubtful surrender of the Hawai'ans
to the Republican party in the states?
Ho knows better. and he must under
stand that the Republicans here Will
send n delegate to the next national
convention, and utterly ignore the new
party with the many names OF Mr.
Wilcox
As nm indanendent party the Hawaii
ans will receive recognition in Wash
irCton and hold the balance Of power
here. AZ an Independent Home Rule
Renuhlican marty they will simply
make fools of themselves.
The representatives of the peonIe
who were induced bv wilcox tn ac-
cent tho new name for their political
organization will soon find ont that
thew will meet scorn here and laugh
ter frorr tho Mainland.
Mr.. wiIcov has atteropted m com
nit nol'tical suicide apair. ard It Is
nitv that the distinguished Hawoi-
ans ~ last riPhts meetlng didn't
give him chance IN carrv out his
obvious Intentions NJ oh'iteratinC HIM
self from the "r,ilkv wav." which
ratrs tic bright substance FROM Judge
Tur,nhrovs No he wanted tn talk.
Mr. wiloov has henr nhle heretn-
fore 10 crawl ont NJ anv hole IN wh'ch
he fall 1rrire his chackarad nolit'na'
career hut we thirk that ne ms tried
the parne once too often, md tN"'
20 no went before tho rassas tnmOr-
row With his "Penrhlicar" tag he
would no ralerated 20 the c'oss NJ
"bos-hnars" II the meantime. we
hone no VIII r,ata 81 tho douph ne
can frnr, "Co'oro' MaZuma," who Is
now in Washington.
Senator Kanuha and Representatives
Fmmeluth and Makekau were inter
viewed last night upon the subject OF
the Home Rule pnrtv's new name. They
are nj variance in their oninions. sena,
tor Ksnuha has faith in the promoter Of
the MAN. and hence In the n'an Itself
Representative Makekau is doubtful and
has no faith in the leaders Of the party