Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-11-01

party in which they hold n large pro-
portion of the votes that must be cast
at the elections.
Thurston and Dole's efforts to elimi-
nate the Hawaiian from the voting
population of the Territory gives
strength to the conclusion that the IL
legally constructed committee is one
Of which they approve for the particu-
lar reason that 1t has no Hawaiin rep
resentation. Whether the conclusion
is correct or not. no power on earth is
capable of overcoming the impression,
If not conviction, that exists. and
while II exists as 1t must continue to
do until the mistake is rectified. har-
mony that makes for confidence in the
honorable intentions Of the Republican
party in Hawaii is impossible.
The action of the Republican Terri
torial committee that added two mem.
bers arbitrarily to the executive COM
mittee's membership was not legal nor
justified by the conditions presented
for the committees consideration. II
makes no difference who proposed the
plan. 1t was wrong. II assumes that
the Territorial committee is law unto
Itself, which 1t Is not by right nor was
II ever intended to be. II committee
can add to its membership II can also
rule members off the committee. and
can override the laws laid down by the
Territorial convention whenever 1t so
chaos and only chaos. There is not a
single detail in such course that
serves to produce harmony. enlist sup.
port or instill any degree of confidence
In party operations.
But as before pointed out in this
paper. the Territorial committee went
further in its destruction of party har-
mony. In selecting these two addition
al members 1t set aside all considera-
ton of the District committees. placing
all the voting power in the hands Of
the Fourth District and leaving tho
Fifth with but one representative on
the executive committee.
Finally, a Hawaiian-American was
thrown ruthlessly down and the Re-
publican Executive committee of today
exists without single representative
Hawaiian among its members from the
island OF Oahu,
while such 4 condition obtains in
any party organization in this Terri
tory harmony is impossible. There Ia
no reason why harmony should be
possible under this state of affairs be-
cause II is unjust. II Is wrong and the
party cannot possibly succeed while
carrying such an incubus OF rank in
Justice.
IL is a matter of notable record in
these Islands, especially well known
to Hawaiians, that Lorrin A. Thurston
pleads for harmony when he has ac-
complished his ends and not till then,
and when that plea for harmony Is
made the public Is asked to overlook
the gross irregularities he may have
found necessary to use in carrying out
ton presented to the Republicans OF
Oahu. They are asked to overlook the
reputation Of the Territorial conven-
ton, the Reputation Of the Fifth Dis
trict and the reputation OF the Hawa-
iian Republicans. They will not do II.
Make no mistake, they will not do It.
And men who have any broad gagged
regard for the advancement of Republi-
can principles in these Islands will
not attempt to thrust such a PROPOSE
ton down their threats.
The present Territorial Republican
committee is making presidents for
future committees. II is fully within
the range OF possibilities that Hawa-
iian Republicans may gain control OF
the Republican committee at future
primaries and conventions. BY the
precedent established by this commit
tee 1t will be within the power of the
Hawaiians to create an executive CON-
mittee with but one representative
from the Fourth District and no rep
resentative OF the so-called foreign ele-
ment. Does Mr. Thurston seek to
make the people believe he would
plead for harmony under such condi-
lions? He would not He knows It and
the people know it.
The position taken by the Territor-
ial committee at the present time is
that OF boiling the rules and regula-
lions laid down by the Republican Ter
ritorial convention. The rank and file
of the Republican party will not en-.
dorse or quiescently accent such ac.