The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-08
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TAN FRANCISCO. May frank
lin Austin. the former editor oi
~ the Paradise OF the Pacific and
Austin's Weekly. and once the leader
OF the Francis Murphy temperance
movement in Hawaii. is here. He an
nounces that he has started "a cam
paign OF education on the mainland
IN the interests OF the Home Rule party
Of Hawaii and against the oligarchicai
Dole party" He arrived to find that
| President Roosevelt had endorsed the
Dole administration. whereas. Austin
says. he had confidently expected
Roosevelt TO await his coming and his
advice on these important matters.
This queer action OF Roosevelt as
Austin expresses II. viii necessitate his
changing his whole campaign. where
as he had hoped to- deal directly with
the President and Congress. he says
he will now achieve his purpose-the
driving into eternal and innocuous
desuetude OF the Dole people-thTough
the powerful agents OF press and ros-
trum.
Austin will take his pen in hand,
mount the stump. and write and talk
FOR his beloved Hawaii He called on
me a few days ago To offer me the po-
si;iOn OF Campaign Manager and Spe-
Ciai Secretary to Franklin Austin"
He said: Il represent the Home Rule
party. and are sent on a special mis-
sion by Senator David Kalauokalani.
This venerable native will shortly ar
rive here at my instigation, to tour
Q
auce will arouse sympathy for The
cause he leads. l want you To take
charge of this tour. see that the news
Papers get fun accounts OF our speeches
and aid In the work.
l thanked him but expressed my fear
that the necessity or working for a
living would prevent me from accept
ing.
We have plenty OF money behind
u.s." said Austin. Even since I have
arrived here. l have been offered all
the funds needful for our purpose
Despite his solicitation / refused the
tempting offer but told him that the
people of Hawaii would like a message
from him concerning his mission.
The Advertiser won't print it," he
said
II feel sure IL Will" said l.
Turning To- my stenographer. Austin
lighted one OF "A series OF brown paper
cigarettes. and dictated the following.
which he said he would Ike to have
printed In the san Francisco Chron-
icle:
MIR. Franklin Austin. OF Honolulu. !
has been In town about a week and is /
suspected OF having more To- do than
he cares To- say concerning the politi- |
cal fight OF the Hawaiian people lie
has been communicative and would /
not give any Information FOR publication
until today. but consented TO give the
Chronicle an interview concerning his
mission 10 this country as the repre-
sentative 81 the leaders OF the Hawai-
tan people.
Mr.. Austin Is known to have been
in sympathy with the Hawaiian cause
FOR many years. In the days of the
besides holding other im-i
portant positions under the government
NJ his majesty. Kalakaua. he held from
1850 - 1857 the confidential position Of
special private secretary to his maj
esty. during which time he was en-
trusted with two important foreign
missions. He was largely instrumental
n forcing coup a etat i'm the for
.uitous revolution 81 1887 that attempt
II the dethronemcnt OF the King and
ne establishment of a dictatorship at
hat time. under the insurgent leader.
Lorrin a ThurstOn. Mr.. Austin. att
hat time. declared himself at criti-
al moment Tor the King. risking life
md fortune % prevent the slaughter
y the Hawaiian people. Before Kala-
,aua died. Mr.. Austin promised the
King that ne would never forsake the
nuse 81 his people. and since annexa- ,
Ion has been suspected OF guiding
hem fh.gv |
rty from present conditions Of class !
ui.. ,
Mr. Austin states that he Is here rs :
70" authorized agent Of the Home Rule ,
Iri%. which controls the majority vote Q
Z the Territory OF Hawaii. for the 81
purpose 81 arranging a campaign OF {
iu'et'.n Boo the United States with the ,
urpos" az euiieht-nlng the people OF q
T"r.'a rs G" th- sentiment that ami
'Fi-S tEr people ~ the Hawaiian race E.
.h..r present attitude against Gov g.
-ror D''H's administration q
FranNiin Austin is a brother of Ter
i1ri1' Auditor Austin. and son Of a
l" late judge = l.. Austin. who went e..
Hawaii i1 1855. ear. Austin was born
ii.'H iHrty-fpur years ago. SomeI s.
"~ beers ~ Nis family have been prom s.
20 'r 90" Government judicial SER -
.s snr hfty years.
f'r.uEI1 Austin arrlf-u- th.. DllaI
rr-r~~.su- Iu s.Etf.rG terms u- he .
..f W f.- Home f:u'- party. and saws .
fr H.r" n0 what many 90 ms mis-
.uarr friends consider very H.ri~- ..
. 'uf"~f rise. that ~ bringing ~
"ri r people rr On realizing -
rE" rfr f.r- being done tho r...
t"- ''"rrI.-u rrr. and an ..-.r
M i"..- r..-.s.. views in th.
H"r "' f.HF... We wu"t 1s-r.
sing fe.. .- ans campaign a-. ..
. Dole government. .hrJ 5r 10 hes
THROUGH political sfirlrsr.