The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-28
GOVERNOR DOLE.

II Is doubtful whether these Islands
would or could have been added to our
national domain had It rot been for
the efforts Of Sanford B Dole When.
by q bloodless revolution. the mon
archy was subverted and the Hawaiian
Republic created. the conditions were
peculiar. The great and growing in
dustry of sugar planting was depend
ent for its development and prosperity
upon free access 10 the American mar
ket- Admission to such market through
a reciprocity treaty did not afford that
assurance Of permanence necessary to
induce large investments of capital in
any direction The Asiatics were not
voters. and the natives did not con-
slider the material advantages of an
nexation as sufficient compensation for
the loss Of their nationality All the
property interests favored annexation.
but a great majority of the unenlight
ened voters were against it The con-
ditions demanded wise. courageous
leader. who should adopt for his rule
Of action the Latin motto. SALIVA re-
publica Supreme lex" 1t was. so to
speak. a military peoessity that those
who opposed annexation should be
temporarily disfranchised. and the
task of doing this was. filleo with diff
fculty and not free from danger For
/ its performance it needed a lawyer
who should disregard the laws, and
REPUBLICAN who would act as a dicta
tor. The man for the occasion was
found in Sanford B. Dole He created
the republic, launched it, manned it,
dominated it with his strong and fear
less personality, and finally sailed it
into port with the stars and stripes at
its masthead.
If the public career of Mr.. Dole
could have ended with annexation, or
if he could have adapted himself to the
new conditions. he would have been
held in grateful remembrance by the
people of the Territory of Hawaii
But, as has often been the case with
other rulers, he has insisted upon con-
tinuing as Governor of the Territory
of Hawaii those policies and methods
of rule which were necessary to main
tain the existence of the Island repub
4 tic. but which are not only necessary
but absolutely detrimental to the
peace and prosperity of the commu-
nifty. The natives constitute a ma
jority of the voters, and they have
II been misled into an attitude of hos
tility to the two great parties of the
country. Great men gain doubly
when they make friends of foes" and
it is the part of wise craftsmanship
10 lead the followers of Wilcox, in
Guiding Wilcox himself. into utilization
ana amalgamatiol with the great Re
publican party, whose policy of pro-
lection will make of these Islands a
hive of industry and wealth. But Gov
ernor Dole seems unable to forget or
TO rise above these antagonisms of the
past, which were inevitable and prob
ably necessary in the past, but which
are utterly out of place in the present.
He seems to think that denial of local
self-government, that hostility to home
rule, that Acknowledgement and drastic
domination should be continued in the
Territory of Hawaii. He is making a
mistake, and mistake which unless
rectifed by his resignation. removal
or change Of policy will retard the
prosperity and Chez the growth of
Honolulu. We beg of him to call a
halt with himself. and to accept wiser
counsel that that rendered by few
self-seekers. who have his ear. and who
care nothing for what may happen TO
J the community so long as it shall not
happen to them to be separated from
the emoluments and dignities of Office.
We beg OF him TO retrace his steps and
yield to the Legislature the continu-
ance of session that they ask. Under
such continuation he can limit the leg
islative life. and with the veto power
can prevent the passage of unwise
laws. II he refuse to do this and If
he call special session he may find
that he win be unable under the Or
ganic Act to limit legislative action to
the consideration of appropriation
bills, and that there viii be engendered
and precipitated upon this community
la food of confusion and litigation