Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-03
HAWAIIAN REPUBLICANS
AND. THE ADVERTISER

Editor Evening Bulletin:-I, as a
member of the Republican party,would
like to call the attention Of all Republic
cans to the attitude of the Advertiser
In the campaign that is now before us.
The editorials during the past three
days speak for themselves and show a
studied effort on the part of the Ad-
vertiser to discourage the efforts now
being made by the Republican party 10
elect w. w. Harris to the Legislature
in place of Archibald +. Gilhllan, de-
ceased.
It is no secret that the Republic
can party is doing its best to secure
the support OF the natives who, being
in the majority so far as votes are
concerned, have much to say with ref
erence to the future government OF the
Territory.
We have succeeded in enlisting in
the ranks of the Republican party a
large number OF Hawaiians who from
sheer force of argument see the su-
perior foundation principles of the par
" over all others. we wish to keep
this following and add other Hawa-
iians TO the list.
How is this to be done? Certainly
not by blackguardism and cowardly at.
tacks. The Hawaiian mind Is a pecu-
liar one and is susceptible to influences
which the Advertiser has no conception
Of.
To come to the point, | wish to mako
reference to the cartoons. one of which
appeared in the mud-slinging Adver-
tiser this morning. To all who know
Hawaiians and who have had occasion
to follow the trend of their thoughts, |
wish to ask rs IL justice and is 1t
conducive to the best interests Of the
Territory to put such cartoons before
the public?"
Fun is fun and there are none moro
ready to laugh than the pleasure low
ing Hawaiians but attach couched
and malicious sting to speech or pic
ture and there are none quicker to re-
sent than these same Hawaiians.
We presume. as Hawaiians. and from
the protestations of the fence-roosting
Advertiser that that paper is Republic
can and out for whatsoever Is of bene-
fit Of the Republican party but really
one can hardly tell nowadays whether
its object is to kill the party or other
wise.
II 1t is trying to gain Hawaiian votes
for the Republican party, It is certainly
about 1t the wrong way and 1t cannot
be supposed that the man who bosses
its columns is ignorant OF this fact,
when taking into consideration the
length Of time he has lived in the coun-
try and his missionary training re-
specting right and wrong.
There Is no doubt whatever in my
mind that Wilcox won a large number
of votes which sent him to Washing
ton through the cartoons in the Ad-
vertiser. He was sharp enough to take
advantage of them and played his cards
accordingly. The most malicious ones
were pasted on piece Of white cloth
and by means of a bright light, they
were exhibited to the natives. II was
pointed out by Wilcox that the car
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with respect to the native Hawaiians.
This naturally had its effect and hun
dreds of natives who had about espous-
ed the Republican cause were turned
the other way.
The Advertiser is pursuing the same
course during the present campaign
and the reason for its attitude is hard
to understand. Suffice 1t to say. Ha-
waiians will certainly be influenced
away from the party and those who
might join will be forever lost.
neutrality-suspicious..
April 2. 'O2.