The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-26
HAWAIIAN oAzrrrEl FRIDAY ArRh ac pol.-srMtwEEKLy

no trouble ln getting clients. and was
ln demand fUf jury ttaif ~ course
he Wns nu orator un great occasions.
and inn uuIiFrrimluHtnu crowd uf
guld hynttrs delighted tl hans on hls
pluquDHt Ipa No one ruuii Say s1
ti.a uf Tom. aud when hn waved th.
flag uId made The eagle scream after
The fashion uf The professional Earnest
Patriots ~ that day and thin. the boys
ull said ho would have 60 60 to the
United states senate from California
and revive the traditions ~ Webster
and clay Tom never went but the
lguus fatuus tempted him 10 lifelong
pursuit The senate is stIll his goal
aud he viii die trying 10 rcacn A.
While Tom Fitch occasionally weigh
ed law ana politics by drains h. never
weighed them by sCruplcs. aud the
time came when even san Francisco
could not stand his ways and he con-
Cluded TO remove To Nevada, where the
tomstuCk excitement was on. Tom
arrived on the lode when the Famous
Senatorial fight between Sharon and
Sutro was under way. ana at once
called for Rollin NJ. Daggett, editor OF
| the Virginia city Chronicle, and ar
I tcrwards United States Minister TO Ha-
wall. What happened, Daggett tells
as follows:
for him to represent the people of any
state in the hallowed halls or the
! Senate.
Il have finished with politics." said
Mr. Fitch positively, yet lingeringly. ~
intend to devote myself to the practice
of law in Honolulu for the rest of my
days. have come here to cast my
lot among the people here forever, but
no more politics for me. no. sir.
Il came to Honolulu because my
wife's health demands a climate that
is free from cold, not that it needs a
hot nl "a to a plt
cold and Honolulu having no winters
must be an ideal spot for my wife.
For myself, l have concluded to en-
gage in the practice of law. My old
partner in Arizona, Judge Campbell,
came here a few weeks ago and Will
join me. 1 was practicing law in Utah.
but during the campaign of last year
l devoted myself mainly to politics.
Il was interested in helping TO car
ry Utah for Mckinley, FOR l have al
ways been a Republican and always
will be. The election of Tom Kearns
for Senator from Utah was surprise
to me and to every one. Kearns
bought the place much to the disgust
of all the rest of us.
Yes, L was a candidate for the SEN
atorship. Therewere about half dozen
of us who wanted the election, but
Kearns, who is a millionaire mine own
er, and very ambitious bought the
place from the authorities of the Nor
mon church. That, of course, shut us
all out. Kearns and his friends were
very anxious to secure the construc-
tion of railroad direct from Salt Lake
to Los Angeles, and the company that
has been organized for that purpose,
headed by Senator Clark, of Montana,
put up plenty of money. Kearns bought
largely into the company, and became
one of the directors The Mormon
church is the owner of about thirty
miles of railroad running to Saltair,
a lake resort, which was drug on
their hands. The deal was made by
which this road was to be taken off
their hands. amounting to about $780,
600, and the Senatorship was decided
feS Kearns. Nobody blamed Kearns
particularly, but he had the money and
more back of him, and therefore the
Senatorshp was literally bought, and
it is no wonder l was beaten In the
race. Had Kearns not been elected
think I stood pretty good show for
the Senatorship. l canvassed Utah |
and made a strong fight, !
but there was too much money in the |
field against me.
"Thereupon, as my wife wanted a
warmer climate in which to live, l |
decided to turn my face westward, and |
came to Honolulu, and here l am. l /
can assure you l have huge disgust
for politics just now. This is a Ter !
ritory and will remain so during my /
lifetime. You might have had State |
here if you had bargained for it when |
you were admitted. 1 don't intend to |
NEEDLE with politics of your Territory, |
except to vote the Republican ticket.
l shall devote myself entirely to the
practice of law.
I'm looking around Honolulu today
for a house in which to make my |
home, 1 was struck by the thought
that you were making great mistake
in the way houses are built. They
are too close together and certainly
not suited to the climate. l came to
Honolulu expecting to find a more
tropical looking city as far as the resi-
1ences went. 1 am, however, perfectly
delighted with the wealth and beauty
Of the flowers. 1 have an orange
grove in Southern California, and am
accustomed to richness in flowers, but
you have here more than we often see
down there.
1.-The beet sugar industry is going to
be the salvation of these Islands. The i
Senators of the western States will
insist on a tariff on sugar generally,
n order to protect the beet sugar rails
ng, now so popular in the west, and !
believe 1t will extend to these Islands.
There is no danger Of over-production.
That can never happen"