The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-28

wonderful strength since the last
election, which tine outsiders have not
been able to perceive: At the last cleo
ton the party was hopelessly in the
minority. At that time there were
Democrats who supposed that the Ter
ritory would go Democratic But vher
the test of votes came the Democrats
were nowhere, At thai time the Dem
Ccrats thought that they could use the
Home Rulers and run in upon their
votes But the Home Rulers had no
such intention, and insisted upon such
humiliating terms, that 1he Democratic
candidates could not accept assistance
from them, ard many Democratic vot-
ers who saw the .hopelessness. of the
struggle deserted the party and voted
the Republican ticket. l:...
The Democratic party has not sensi-
bly, grown since $500. The issues upon
which the Democratic campaign has to
be based here are in the main the is
sues upon which"the Republican party !
has to tase its campaign, The aims
Of the two parties in the Territory arn
necessarily Identical. Both Republicans
and Democrats are DESTROYS of run
ming upon American dimes, and desire
to bring about the thorough American
izatiOn of the Territory. Both parties
take a pride in the Islands being an
integral portion Cf the United States.
ON the Mainland their plans may
DE opposing and :there may be-
bitter party feeling but, here the is
sues are at one .lf the Democratic
party or the Islands is wise it will
affiliate with the Republican party. If
i. is unwise it viii make a three cor
nereG issue and weaken Americanism
on the Islands, which. as a party. it
certainly does no. desire to do.
The Star has every respect for the
Democratic party, but the opportunity
of that party has not come yet. As
was shown in these columns a few days
ago the hope that the fall elections
will bring an overwhelming majority
of Democrats into Congress, is utterly
fallaciOus. If the Democrats gain ev-
they will still be in minority in Con-
Gress. They may gain some strength,
but they will not gain strength enough
to carry that element of uncertainty.
the waverers into their ranks
The Democratic party of Hawaii does
not want to make any campaign of
personality, at least as a body, though
there are individual members who can
not eliminate the personal from their
political actions. But the best of the
Democrats have one aim, which is not
personal. They want the common
good Of the whole Territory" To reach
that common good is not in their pow
er, standing alone, but to reach it by
standing shoulder to shoulder with tn
Republican party is possible. And so
thoroughly is this understood by many
Democrats who rise above party preju-
dice that they voted with the Repub-
iicans at the by election, and unless .
there is an assurance of strength in .
their own party, they will vote with
the Republicans again. %.
1t is plain that there can be no Goa
lition between Democrats and Home
Rulers. If such a course is attempted
it will wreck the party and probably
throw it out of politics for years to
come. The Star, does NOT believe that
the Home Rulers, will have the ascend
ency in the Legislature which they had
last time. But should they have, the
Democratic members, if any were elect
ed, would have TO oppose them and
join the ranks of ,the Republicans in
order to defeat or block the sort of
Legislation which Home Rulers would
thrust upon the country to its detri-
ment and ruin. Sooner or later this CO.
alition must come about; and 1t may
as well come sooner as later.
The issues of this campaign de-
pend upon American naturalization.
They do not turn upon the Ter
sonality Of this or of that official
they turn upon whether we shall
bring ourselves into line with the
American people, and TIE American
administration, or whether we shall
remain a fractional eddy in the clear
stream Of progress, and be left whirl-
ing around without making any pro-
gress. We have not covered ourselves
with glory as a Territory That is be-
cause personal politics have been fore
ed to the front Let the two great ma
tional parties unite on common ground,
and they will be able to force national
instead of personal issues.
There is a great and wonderful force
in common sense. If we want to make
a success of the Territory, as a Terri
tory, and not keep it as a hot bed of
factional strife, TO be. pointed at with
scorn, we shall let common sense be
our guide, and all work hard for the
common good of the Territory and its