The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-04
The Party Orators
Spoke Last
Night.
Enthusiastic Rallies at
Thomas Square and
at MoiIiiIiI
DEPUBLIcANs held forth last

l XA hlSnt IN InOmaS square Co
| espouse the cause and advance
i the interests of w. w. Harris. the Re-
publican candidate for election TO the
| legislature from the Fourth District
| The speakers turned out In force
despite the inclement weather, and
| several addresses were made. urging
| the Republicans to turn out Wednes-
day next at the polls. and for those
! who werc of other political faiths to
renounce them and join in with the
Republicans.
The meeting was scheduled to begin
at 7:30. but heavy downpour OF rain
, precluded any possibility of IL taking
place ct that time. and wait OF half
an hour occurred. AT 8 o'clock the
first speaker mounted the steps to the
band stand and facing about. address,
ed the audience. which flied the
benches to overfiowing Chalmers
Graham was chairman of the meeting.
and upon the platform and In the
crowd were Lorrin Andrews, Repre-
sentative A. G. M. Robertson. J. 6.
Pratt. c. b. Wilson and VIII 70. Fish
ar.
J. G. Pratt was the first speaker. He
said he was a lifelong Republican,
and ne was a Republican largely from
principle. The Republican party had
always appealed to him as a party of
progress and construction. He had OBJ
served in hi, business and political ca
reer that the community which pros-
pered and went ahead was built up
largely through the medium and fos-
tering care OF the Republican party.
The principle of protection had assist
ed IN this to large extent
All here were citizens Interested In
the upbuilding of the city ana the
group. Mr.. Pratt preferred to dissuss
principles rather than persons.
AS to the Republican candidate, the
speaker said that Mr.. Harris appealed
TO him as a candidate well worth the
suffrages of the people. He appealed
to him as man who has had oppor-
tunities and has profited by them, and
as being well informed In business
matters. he felt that the candidate, il
elected, would give a good report of
himself in a public capacity. As
young man, Mr.. Harris had never be-
fore been called upon to participate in
political affairs, but the people were
well acquainted with him and knew
his capabilities.
The speaker then drifted into q dis
oussion of municipal government He
believed it desirable for Hopolulu to
have local self-government in its Mp-.
nicfpal affairs for he believed the ends
and aims OF the people would be better
He did not like Capitalization
OF power and thought it was not In
line with the principles OF American
ism.
He stated that it was his belief that
Mr.. Harris was better qualified for
election and to hold legislative ONCE
han the Home Rule candidate. He
lid not desire to decry Mr.. Dreier In
my way, and he thought the Home
Rule party had shown better judg-
nent this time in the selection of its
.andidate than at the first Territorial
lection.
He then spoke of the Are claims
Of which he was a mem
,er, and said he hoped the commission
would soon finish it's work There had
zen about 5000 out of $500 claims con-
idered, although the judgments were
ct yet all entered. He gave 1t az his
pinion that the claims would amount
n all to about s3,200,000. He hoped
hat the awards could be made at an
arly date as the stringency OF the
money market demanded that hs
mount of circulating medium be In
reased
The matter of the franchise to the
Hawaiian people had been wisely CON
idered and while it might be SAID
nat some want to have the franchise
-ithdrawn. the people now holdipg 1t
ere bound to exercise it, and they
eeded to be taught how to use 1t In
wise. conservative and satisfactory
ay. and he thought they would do It,
The Republican party having con-