The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-08

Kinley and Roosevelt represent and is
not Republican in Washington and
something entirely different and hybrid
in the Territory Of Hawaii. To mis-
quote Kipling the latter form Of Re
publican is:
A sort of blooming Herumphrodte
Royal and Democrat too.
The fact that Sam Parker carries for
ward the endorsement of the Republi-
cans disposes of a silly story of intrigue
against Governor Dole. During last
week it was currently reported that
Delegate Wilcox and Colonel Parker
had foregathered and buried the
Ratchet. The burial of the Ratchet was
to be signalized by a sacrifice, and the
sacrifice was TO be Governor Dole. In
cidentally the Home Rule party was to
be interested, and the discomfort of that
party with its own actions was to be
used as a lever TO smash the Governor
The brilliant brain which conceived
this scheme, forwith proceeded to dress
it in most alluring colors. The Coptic
was to have taken the first installment
of information to the President. How
ever the Coptic scheme did not connect
For good and sufficient reasons there
was a little pulling out. Then every
thing was going forward by the Mari
posa of today. But instead of Colonel
Parker going forward as candidate for
Governor of the blooming Herumph-
rodites," the many initiated Home Rule
party, he goes forward as the endorser
of Governor Dole, and the strong en-
dorser of the policy which closed down
the legislature after it had visited
sixty days in doing nothing.
There must be weeping and wailing
and gnashing of teeth over the utter
failure of the little intrigue But If
people intend to intrigue they should
thoroughly understand their business.
Now the intriguers of the past fort
night did not understand their business,
and the consequence is that they have
been left in the cold. They intrigued on
a basis that supposed Colonel Parker
would join with them. Though they
had as voters turned down the Colonel,
ernership would swing him to Home
Rule, from Republicanism. But Colonel
Parker did not bite as readily as he was
expected to do. Wilcox was politician
enough to see that no such game, as the
Home Rulers We're aiming at, could be
played, and very promptly declined to-
carry Home Rule dispatches for the
Home Rulers. They will either have to
take them themselves, tor leave them
lying in the caucus chamber. Seeing
the amount Of trouble and heavy night
work which was entailed in getting
these dispatches engrossed, it would
really be sad if they did not reach their
proper destination.
The removal of a Governor is by no
means as easy a task as the Home
Rulers and their haole advisors thought
in their first light heartedness. The re-
moval of a Republican Governor en-
dorsed by the Republican party of the
Territory, at the behest OF a party
which is tooth and nail opposed to Re-
! publicanism in any shape or form, is a
chimerical idea, as ever entered the
heads of any set of men.
During all this intrigue it has been
amusing to watch how different puppets
answered to the pull of the string. OF
course there was a puppet master, there
always, it, but each several puppet
thought that it and it only held the
thread. Well the threads are broken
now When working a show of this
kind there should be some pains taken
to see that matters are arranged
smoothly, and the actors should be cho-
sen more carefully than they We're just
recently In point of fact if you are go
ing to have a live man for puppat, you
want to learn whether he is going to
4 fling his arms and legs at your dicta-
ton. 1t is rather unfortunate when
your live man refuses to act as puppet
never intended to be a puppet, and car
ries the ultimatum of the rival show.
In spite of the Parker rebuff, there
! are Home Rulers who set up someone
else and expect that he will fall into
their trap. But even in this direction
4 they will fail, for a bird in the hand
/ is a great deal better than a bird in
the bush AS a final proverb take Mrs.
; Glass's advice. First catch your hare"
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