The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-05

dispensable interests, the true advance
ment of the country may be lost or
wrecked, or at the best hindered What
all Hawaiians, whether by birth or
adoption desire, is the advancement of
the Territory. They want to see the
people of the Territory increasing in
wealth, increasing in the comforting
attributes of life, increasing in material
and intellectual prosperity.
There are those who tell us that in
tellectual superiority comes from pow
erty. Sometimes, many times, genius
leaps the bar of intellectual culture,
art comes from rigid training. All
that is valuable in the business world
comes from far more rigid training.
All that is valuable in every branch
of life comes from the same rigid
though surmountable work.
Work is the watch word of mankind
1t is the misfortune of mankind that
a large almost an incalculable ma
jority regard work as the evil of man
kind. That is because mankind is ut
terly oblivious of it's advantages ut
terly oblivious of it's own real happi-
ness. Work is the true happiness of the
world. 1t is work which braces the
muscles of the, laborer, and it is work
which makes the brain cells do far
more thinking than they would do If
conditions were changed. Work is a
blessed thing to humanity, even If it
is sordd. In work and mechanical
skill is always the chance of moving
upward.
But the conditions are plain as far
the Territory of Hawaii is concerned.
There can be no doubt as to what
every Hawaiian Senator and Legisla-
tor is asked to do. The advancement
of the Territory in the Union is what
everyone is interested, be he Independ-
ent, Democrat or Republican. Had
the Territory gone Republican, it would
nave, under the circumstances,
undoubtedly been to it's advantage.
It's voters did not consider that such a
proposition was a good one, and the
majority voted a Home Rule ticket,
With this no one can find fault, though
many can and do find reason for criti-
cism.
But being as we are, what is the
good of keeping up the antagonism of
election. That feeling was strong for
the time but should be got rid of very
shortly after the polls are closed
What is it that parties are fighting for?
1t should certainly be for principle. A
large number of people may be apt to
say for place. If this be so the sooner
parties disintegrate the better. If this
is what the leaders are aiming after,
the sooner their efforts are wrecked the
better.
One has higher appreciation of our
political parties than this. One still
believes that, in spite of evidences at
times to the contrary that fairness and
honor rule in the minds of the bulk of
men. The Independent party, though
opposed in toto to the politics of The
Star, still commands and acquires its
respect by the fairness of it's proce-
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whole Territory is going to be united
upon any one government project But
it would be equally absurd for the
Territory not to know what it wanted
from Congress and by course of coun-
tervailing suggestions, lose what
should have been gained.
Robert Wilcox is our delegate in
Congress. We are gaining nothing by
Idiscrediting Wilcox The average
Fastener imagines here thousands of
Wilcoxes, and other gentlemen SINH
larly gifted. 1t is no use repudiating
| Wilcox. ."i
What you have to deal with, you have
to meet. If it is not palatable it can
be swallowed. The good of the Terri
tory is what we are after, and factious
opposition is not going to take us to
our goal.