The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-30


Il Hsraii dasea 70 50 Eatruae upoa the rights
and liberties Of the people a. did the oIxzrehg ard
vas az done b the 0ligsrehy ID TIE name Of lib-
srxT Msn who whispered dGuk< of this socalled
Republic being ~she best government On earth were
locked up tncOnnuniezdo not only for days bat
Tor weeks and months Men arrested On snspsesoz
not informed 81 the charges On which they
we're arrested. and we're refused speedy and I'm
partial trial Civil law was suspended and mar
tiai Law Instituted whenever Il seen that no pcs
sIbie conviction could be secured Of suspects By
civil trial
Such thing as q grand Jury vas unknown under
this benehcent Republic Men we're convicted and
to the penitentfary without an Indictment and
worse still convicted and sentenced On verdict
found by nine Of twelve jurors Under the benefcent
and holy and pure government Of the so-caied Re
public OF Hawaii the MARSHAL who BY the very
nature Of MS Office the prosecutor in all crimi-
nal also selected all the ures and naturally
enough he selected gen who would help him to con-
viet In many cases challenges against the panel
were not allowed. and men were sentenced to the
penitentiary on the nimsiest charges and without
the semblanee of fair and impartial trial
Worse STILL after Hawaii was annexed and the
flag vas raised here. and Minister Sewan read the
proclamation of President taking over the SOW
ereignty of Hawaii the Supreme Court of this Ter
rftory held that Amendments " VI VII VIII and
XII and Article III Of Section of the Constitution
did not extend over Hawaii. and that the contract
labor law, which almost copy of the old fugi-
tive slave law OF the States was still in force in
Hawaii. Then in another case it held that an
accused man could not have an indictment presented
by grand jury.
In order to insure its continuance in power, this
family compact of such good Americans restricted
the franchise TO greater extent than it has been
cfad in
adopted constitutional amendments to shut out the
blacks. The total vote cast at the last election
under the Monarchy Chat terribly corrupt and dis
soIute government the truly good missionaries prate
about was 14.2t7. Under the Provisional Govern
ment 1t was it would do to permit all the
people to have voice In the government as they
had done under the constitutional monarchy so
when the vote the constitutional convention was
held in 1894 the franchise was so restricted that
total of but 3,o52 votes were cast But even this
did not sufficiently restrict the vote to suit the
Dayonet Of Dole. Thurston ct al so they
further restricted 1t that at the last election under
the socalled Republic in 1897 the total vote cast
was but 1912. Under the educational qualifications
for the franchise provided by Congress in the Or
ganc Act of the Territory the registration was H.
21S and the total vote cast was 1o,1ss Could any
better evidence of the ogarchcal government car
red on here under the so-eelled Republic be given
than is contained in these figures?
Is ii any wonder that the white Republicans of
this Territory determined if possible to rid Hawaii
Of Doleism when the Territory organized? Is it
any wonder that they supported Harold NJ Sewall
for Governor and tried in every way to impress upon
the President the great injury that would be done
to Hawaii if Mr.. Dole appointed Governor?
ar. Dole had, and has, no idea of American
government and American institutions. He knows
nothing of governments save such as have existed
in Hawaii He has been almost constantly since his
appointment Governor in conflict with the United
States authorities because he cannot get over the
idea that he is not still the head of sovereign gov
eminent. He believes in Capitalization of govern
ment as it has been practiced in Hawaii
The Stars correspondent talks of Americanism
and American government here when the family
compact has perssteny fought any and all attempts
to institute American government here. Under the
Monarchy ali centralized in the head of the
state Did the Provisional Government or the Re
public attempt to remedy this and create cities and
countiess No. On the contrary they fought any
and ali moves in that direction Honolulu is city
OF 10000 people and yet her people have no voice in
the government of the city. all being in the hands
OF the Territorial administration Just it was in
the hands OF the oigarchy under the so-called Re-
public
That the Republican voters of this Territory are
and have been opposed to the Dole regime is shown
by the primaries and conventions OF the party last
year. In the primaries in May. 1900 to elect dele
gates TO the first Territorial convention which was
TO select delegates to the national convention at
Philadelphia l. A. Thurston. who was kicked out
of Washington by Secretary Gresham cor not know
ing how to behave himself a diplomatic repre-
sentative and who is the leader of the Dole faction
was defeated in his district by Iaboring man, as
delegate to the Territorial convention The conven-
ton was in the control OF the antf-Dole anti-Mis-
sionary wing Of the party il selected delegates
to the National Convention at Philadelphia antago-
nistic TO Dole and these delegates elected Harold
N. SewaI National Committeeman from Hawaii In
the fa primaries the Dole faction carried one dis
trict this Island but lost every Of the other
Eve districts in the Territory In the one district
they did carry every candidate upon their ticket
was defeated except one and he was only declared
elected by that it would not do to expose.
The only district in the Territory which the Repub
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