The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-05
LIE WAY TO HARMONY.

Il does not matter so much now how
1 he trouble began in the Republican
/ party OF Hawaii. The facts are we'll
| understood at Washington and better
understood than they were by the East
fern press and because Of this the sup
pOrters Of the Republican Territorial
administration. comprising the majority
OF the white voters and eighty per cent
OF the business interests, have no cause
to reopen past history. A more pres
sing question is how the difficulties may
/ be composed.
The easiest way is for the anti-Dole
Republican faction to cease its attacks
upon the Republican Territorial admin
istration and support II with loyalty
and courage against the old monarchi-
cal party which seeks to revenge itself
upon the men who brought Hawaii into
the Union and to plumber the taxpayers
in the bargain. If that were done the
Republican party would present an IN
broken front and the cause of good gov
eminent would be sustained.
To suggest the retirement Of the Dole
party would be to recommend course
of bad citizenship-an acquiescence in
scheme Of plumber Of which that party,
individually speaking, would suffer only
less than the country as whole. Mr..
Dole stood for annexation from 1898 TO
1898 and he stands for clean govern
ment, economically administered. now.
No scandals attach to his name nor to
that of his party; in fact both in union
are the buttresses that keep scandal
out. It is clear that If they should
retire, the old onarchists-probably
the most ignorant and corrupt electoral
body vested with the American fran
pretty we'll control island
politics. OF the minority Republican
element not a man would get show
which they could deprive him of. The
Hawaiian politicians use white men
who offer their services. but rarely re-
ward them. They laud carpet-baggers
even, laud them to the skies. until there |
is something to divide, and then the
haole Is Ignored. If there were an over |
turn tomorrow the Wilcox party, |
swearing Itself In as Republican for the /
sake of spoils, would draw the color |
inc as plainly as it did at last years
Look at the way the Home
Rulers treated ]. o. Carter who has
fetched and carried for them so long
hat he has forgotten that he is a eau
,asian. See how they turned down
dessrs. Damon and Macfarlane. But
wo men of white extraction, one of
hese married to an Hawaiian, were
hosen to the Legislature on the Home
Rule ticket and both of these are dis
,usted with the treatment they got.
10 what would 1t profit the anti-Dole
linority If the Dole majority should lay .
own its arms and give the President
D understand that Wilcox Is Hawaii?
{ would not be two months before
hese men would be bowling for a white
lan's party and begging the Dole men !
, come into it with their numbers and :
heir cash. S
There can be no party peace while '
lleged Republicans In and out OF office I
o Home Rule politics and attack the '
ppOintees of the President in Terri
,rial Office. Nor, for that matter, can
lere be any gain to those who engage
the assault. The vital truth about
merican politics here and elsewhere is
lat men whose prejudices lead them to .
tack conservative business interests
Il left. Such interests in Hawaii as
the nation at large are paramount
nd so long as they call for recognition
Republican President will grant 1t. 4
My when they surrender or cease to 1
AXE their political wants known will
laos come.