Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-02
Westerners, Carpet Baggers,
and Municipal Government
Shaken Up Together
Inthe Same Bag.


in her contribution to the discussion of
incorporation in last Sun.
days Bulletin, and an editorial squib
with Speaking of politi.
cal harmony" in last Fridays Adver.
tiser-which might well be taken as .
a reply from the element represented /
by that paper.
Mrs. Eames. after dilating on ,ne
virtues of the "Westerner as plo. |
neer of his civilization-ready to rs-.
for what he loves-asks us Just three
questions.
Are we ready for the Westerner and
his estimates? Are we uoing anything
to make ready for him? DO we want
him? To which the Advertiser coo.
rial above referred to may be quoted
as a reply from Our" standpoint. II
reads as follows:
Speaking of political harmony rere
It may be said that, as soon as Mayor
Low, Judge Jerome. Dr. Parkhurst and
the other New York reformers find
basis OF harmony with Tammany Hall
which will suit President Roosevelt.
the party committed to the cause of
good government in Hawaii will look
about and see how near 1t can reach
a state OF political affinity with the
carpet-baggcrs and other spoils.seek.
ing Adventures in these parts"
There you have an answer to Mrs.
Eames and. mark you, this is from
one who speaks for the party com.
mitted to the cause OF good govern.
ment in Hawaii" As she preached the
question in the interests of that LEGAL
political nunentity. the "Westerner".
she wrote Of this Westerner whom she
champions: Little he minds anathe.
mas of 'carpet-bagger,' newcomer and
the like he is an Anglo Saxon"-with
the "AnglO-SaXon" put in such large
print that one instinctively Grasps the
idea that she thinks there are none
other Of that breed in this Territory.
Thanks to the Advertiser editorial.
she probably knows before this that
there are others"
The next time she writes she will
not undertake to make the statement.
THE Westerner Is, not as the deni.
zens of the Far East" without qualify
ing how far East" she refers to. mas.
much as those not "Westerners" in
this tight little Territory come all the
way from East" even Far East
some of us so far east that Il was cas-.
Ter to reach here by travelling east
than il Is for these Landed Westerners
to come west. Given two years more
OF rule under The Best Republic on
Earth" and we would have made the
influx Of this arrogant Western carpet
bag element moral impossibility: but
the Organic Act put temporary uuie
tus on our activity lwe're expecting tc
come soon at the rate OF 5000 year
don't you know. In the meantime
here they are and they let us know il
by their efforts to capture all the 5000
jobs. Fighting for principle" Mrs
Eamcs calls II, but she cant guy" III
along these lines one little bit. View,
been twanging that same tune lonl
before "Westerners" knew there wal
such place as Hawaii. We are Cntt
our job. We're the party committed
to the cause of good government" IL
this Territory and natural increase ha
already created a condition in on
ranks where all the available revenue
will hardly suffice to go round. VIII,
should we under such circumstance
consider the interests of the Western
I err? Self-preservation being InCog
nizei rs the first law OF nature; W
!. are looking out for number one an
i his job.
70 Civil bride" harmony" peace a
! any price" ideal city" municipal NJ
u building and kindred terms an
I phrases are but bats thrown out I
y lure the good government" elemen
{ from the path OF duty. Nay, Mrs
> Eames, verify, verify, nay; we recoi
J. ni2e your worth as a woman of stron
u convictions, but either your constitr
~ ton or bank account will sooner or ID
= ter suffer il you persist in publicly II
y citing the virtues of the "Westerner,
!" To be lorewarned Is to be forearm
> ed. \ word to the wise is sufficient
ana suggest that in future you max
your contributions to local journals
" conform to the matter treated OF in tn
last paragraph OF your communicate
ol last Sunday. Paris gowns and thei
description are matters more or les
" familiar to all females and of interes
~ 10 them-leayo the more onerous tas
!" Of civic regeneration and inauguratio
y 81 municipal government to those {
the sterner soy who can better bea
~ the burden OF criticism.
= We want municipal government
'" whenever it gets here. It comes nc
y at our soIicita ion nor with our al
-, sistance, but should it perchance b