The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-07-15

days of old. will rave against those
who made him believe that his pedes-
tai rested on the love of the people,
temporarily blinded by his hazzle-
dazzle, but by no means totally de:
prived of right and other senses,-in-
stead of on the sand of popular tickle
ness, always looking for new idols TO
place on pedestal destined to be hew-
ed down in their turn.
If Mr.. Wilcox again can usurp the
leadership of the Hawaiians and make
the Home Rulers the domiant party,
the Republicans and Democrats have
no one to blame but themselves. If
they will not give up the political dis
| tinction on American party lines the
Home Rulers will be triumphant. We
have often said, and we repeat 1T,
| that the use of the name of the poll
! tical parties in 4he States in this Ter
ritory is yet offensive to the voters,
| who accept the words in very diff
| ferent sense than that for which the
| terms stand. Say it is foolish call 1t
wrong, smile contemplate at the ma
tive ignorance, but you don't gain
your point or the election To the
Hawaiians the word Republican
stands for the party which robbed
| Hawaii of her independence, and the
word Democrat stands for the presi-
| dent who failed to restore the Queen.
That is the long and the short of it,
and if you want to win an election
you must submit to the voters and de-
pend upon your personality and not
on an offensive party name tagged on
to your individuality.
Were there any questions under con-
sideration in the last Legislature
where votes were cast strictly accor-
ding to party lines? We think not, be-
cause the measures before the Legis-
lature had nothing to do with national
party lines. In many instances ques-
tions were voted on according to the
old lines of missionary and anti-mis-
sionary, and alleged Democrats, Re-
publicans and Home Rulers voted
without the slightest regard to their
professed party lines.
What is then the most plausible
plan for the next campaign? We un-
hesitatingly say, that the best Legis-
lature will be obtained if each voting
district elects down the man whom
the majority thinks can best advance
the interests of the district he repre-
sents, as well as the interests of the
Territory at large. If common plat
form is considered desirable, let the
party division be Dole and anti-Dole.
Those words used for party purposes
will have a much broader meaning
than simply that of being for or
against the individual Dole. The use
of the words will be comprehensive
enough, and by their use the mission
airy party will receive it's final political
death-blow, and fair and popular leg.
islation will be secured. Let Mr.. Dole
use his power of veto. The Legislature
would be anti-Dole in such a strength
that his veto would be of no conse-
quence. There is an anti-Dole faction
in the Republican ranks which would
be gladly welcomed and recognized
substantially If joined to the combined
Democratic-Home Rule party. The
progressive wing of the Republicans
is just as opposed to the Dole gang,
as are the dominant Hawaiian party
and there is no possible reason why
the anti-Dole republicans should tame
ly submit TO the missionary wing OF
their party. Let us give Dole a repeti
tion of the National Reform avalanche
which in 1890 and 1892 buried the mis-
sionary party, and for that purpose let
our politicians cease to talk Repub
lican, Democrat or Home Rule, but
simply find means to snow under at
the ballot box the last vestige of the
obnoxious missionary clique. which
, has had its day, and now should be
, relegated to the top shelves in the
musty political archives of Hawaii
, We hope that Mr. Wilcox will lend
1 l.. To. Ngft Ion