Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-08
For Representative Fourth District
w. w. HARRIS
TO LOYAL REPUBLICANS.

No loyal Republican will allow his
vote to be influenced against the party
by the effort made this morning by the
Advertiser to complicate and embarrass
the party and Candidate Harris
through the Inauguration of faction
al war.
The contest to be settled tomorrow Is
not factional in any sense Of the word.
The candidate is not fractional candi-
date. The platform to which the candi-
date has subscribed. and which clearly
outlines the honest purpose of the Re-
publican party is not factional II is
q straightforward appeal to the com
mon sense and business judgment OF
voters of the Fourth District in gen.
eral and Republicans in particular. 1t
is not Dole or anti-Dole. II is progress
sive American Republicanism and as
such commands the support of every
faction or clique.
Expressions from leaders and the
party rank and file prove beyond the
question of doubt that the factionaI
thrust finds no support in any section
of the party. Voters are called upon
to stand by the party principles and the
party candidate, nothing more or less.
With this single aim in view II is man
datory that every Republican voter
should be on hand at the polls tomor-
row to cast his ballot for w. w. Harris.
Throw factionalism to the winds and
demonstrate to the people of the
Fourth District as well as the voters
of the Territory that the Republican
party can rise above the contentious
and strife which jealous or malicious
minds may endeayor TO force upon it
seeking thereby to embarrass its hon
est struggle to maintain those princl-
pies and elect such men to office as
shall insure honest government and
thoughtful legislative action.
The integrity of the Republican par
ty Is at stake. No honest voter will al
low petty differences or attempts at
misrepresentation of honest endeavor
to cause him TO waver in the slightest
degree from the steadfast support
which he has hitherto given. Certain
voters who opposed the special cleo
tfon have said they would not go to the
polls; others angered by the unwar,
ranted attacks upon their integrity
have made the same threat Calm de
liberation must convince these mel
that their decision is wrong.
No Republican has the right to sacri
fee the party or the candidate for NJ
other purpose than the satisfaction o
a passing opinion or prejudice. Thu
voter who refuses to exercise the RICH
OF franchise on election day is in thu
same category as the man who, unde
the protection OF the Australian ballot
covertly knifes the party with whicI
he claims to be allied. Honest citl
zens will not adopt either course.
The Republican organization an
Candidate Harris have taken an I'm
equivocal position on the leading issue
now before the people Of the Fourt
District The candidate and the part
workers have gone into the campaig
on sound principles which cannot b
impeached. Factionalism has bee
placed entirely in the back grounC
and all that is required TO assure part
victory is the solid Republican vot
the vote of workingmen and the vol
OF business men. There has not bee
a single utterance by Mr.. Harris {
party workers which warrants disaffet
ton in the ranks of any section or fat
tion. Party managers and Mr.. Harr
have entered the contest on broa
grounds and their work has gone To-
ward in a spirit that cannot be attacl
ed in any other manner than by credl
ing them with motives which have nj
entered their minds.
The ruling sentiment of every r,
publican voter tomorrow should be I
vote the straight Republican ticket
there was ever an honest campaigl
honestly conducted and free from ia,
tionalism, the struggle now in progrei
is an example. The duty Of the vot,