The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04
AMERlCANlSM or THE MAJORITY.

We learn. among other surprising
things from inspired judicial interviews
in the Eastern press that the Dole party
Is SO "un- American" that it is opposed
and condemned" by the majority of the
voters of Hawaii. AS the Washington
correspondents may learn from any
political almanac. the majority party
here is aboriginal: and if they stop to
think in the course of their Hawaiian
criticisms. they will doubtless feel a
sense OF establishment that American
ism should have so utterly departed
from the men who risked life and prop
erty to get Hawaii annexed to the
Union and become the special and pecu-
liar endowment OF those who, under the
banner of the native monarchy, fought
1t to the last ditch.
Happily there are some concrete Illus
trations of the kind Of Americanism
which the success of the majority here
| in getting full control of the Territory,
would NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which the
people at Washington should read,
mark and inwardly digest" They are
made quotable by the Independent, a
daily journal printed in Honolulu and
'ilt pihN oISdI VI lIlt ntllNt ,
aside from the one surrcptitiously CON
Quoted by Judge Humphreys, which is
printed in English. Speaking Of the
proposal to erect monument here to
the late President. Tuesdays Independ =
ent said:
Hawaii mourned the tragic manner in
/ witch McKinlcy's early career was cut
short, Hawaii extended her sincere sym
/ patty to the widow. the relations and
! the friends of thr murdered president
The Iiawaiians laid aside their feelings
aroused in 1893 against Mckinley and
, shared IN the grief of the nation of which
We unwillingly form a part. But to ask
the Hawaiians to financially assist I'm the
erection of "a monument for the late pres
| idcnt, who robbed Hawaii of her indie
pendence. her nationality and her flag.
is a proposition which only could ema-
nate from Mr.. McCandless Of nowhere.
'Unwillingly form Il part is Il phrase
which quite correctly describes the at
titude Of the party led by AGulnaldo's
friend Wilcox. towards the American
nation; yet this same party is the only
one which gives the anti-Dole move
ment the ghost of show. But here is
another quotation from yesterdays In.
dependent
When Mr.. McCandless was hoisted gu,
of his high office as minister to Dole, he
must have realized that he Is not repre-
senting the sentiments of the voters. Had
he the welfare of the Territory at heart
he would stop his cheap play to the gal.
lcry and endeavor to make the Hawaii
ans forget, If not forgive the wrongs
done to them. 1t is natural for him and
his clique to consider the loss of a coun-
try small matter, but the Hawaiians
are not built on the well-boring plan. We
Will encourage any movement which will
honor the murdered president, but every
true Hawaiian would be stultifying him
self by assisting in or tolerating the erec-
ton of monument in the yard of the
home of monarchs. so ruthlessly de-
stroyed.
| This is the sort of "Amercanism'
which, II is proposed, To put in the place
of the kind which stood by the annexa-
tion guns in Hawaii for five long and
periious years. 1t is an American
ism" manned by monarchists most OF
whom can neither speak nor read the
English language; and its chief spokes-
men are few white carpet baggers, of
the corrupt Humphreys type, who hope,
with native assistance, to get into a
position where they can exploit the
country.