The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-03
DOG IN THE mANeER POLITICS.

In a letter to a friend in this city
Senator Warren of Wyoming says
Il note also from the press dis
patches the many squabbles incident
10 Hawaiian legislation and the COM
mencement OF your Territorial gov
eminent In time. all OF these matters
will adjust themselves and the new
Territory viii proceed as smoothly
with its internal afIairs as any OF the
older established ones"
The Republican believes with Sen
ator Warren that In time all Of these
matters viii adjust themselves but it
viii only be after a time has arrived
when a few sef-constituted leaders
have learned to defer 10 the majority
OF their party, as expressed in the
party primaries, and have learned that
successful politics are not accomplish
ed by Always trying to put your OPP
ponents in a hole
The session of the legislature, now
fast drawing to close. has shown as
poor politics on the part of the Re
publican members as any men in a
Legislative body were ever guilty Of
The laundering began on the first day
OF the regular session in February
last. when, instead of the Republican
members of the respective houses eau
cusing and deciding upon plan of
action. they started in every one for
himself and devil take the hindmost
Achi. Brown ant Carter, without any
caucus 20 determine the matter, set
themselves up as self-constituted lead
ers and they have done nothing but
blunder in that leadership ever since
the opening of the regular session.
Il is customary for the minority
party in legislature to compliment
party workers with their vote for the
various positions in the two houses.
There are occasional exceptions to
this in the reelection of some popular
employee of legislative booy blu. il is
the general rule to compliment the
effective party workers with the vote
OF the party men. Certain members
of the Republican party In both the
Senate and House. and members OF
the Territorial Committee, wanted this
done last February but Senators Achi,
brown and Carter were going to play
cute They were going to spring the
names OF Home Rule candidates and
break the ranks of the Home Rulers.
something they had as much chance
OF doing as they had of flying to San
Francisco. The result OF their effort
should have taught them that IL they
hoped to accomplish something a
definite plan OF action must be de-
cided upon by the republicans not only
in the Senate but in the House.
Seeing that the Home Rule members
were for the most part inexperienced
legislation and awkward in their
work on the floor Of the legislature
these A. B. Cs OF parliamentary lore
conceived what they believed to be
a very brilliant bit OF work. They
would so ohstruct legislation and al
attempts AZ work by the independents
that they would prevent any lesisla-
ton from being accomplished and Their
on this showing they would make
great capital for the Republican part,
and would induce Congress to tax.
the franchise away from all O
the Hawaiians who could not read and
write in English. No matter how
much the Territory suffered or the in.
terests Of the people OF Hawaii saf
Tered II they could make what the,
believed 70 Be political capital al
would Be ven Tor them. Political cap
ital such As they have made wsll bur
the Republican party far more thar
Il viii hurt the Home Rulers.
or course the Republicans in ID.
House were such = small minority tina
il made little difference what they did
but IN the Senate the Republican forcs
was Sufficiently large 10 prevent an,
anwsse legislation. The interests O
the people and Of the Territory de
nanded thar every member DO hi.
umost for the general welfare regard