The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-04-08
CORRESPONDENCE.
Vote For A. Dreier, the Peoples
Candidate, With Success to Our
Delegates Bills.

Editor The Independent;-We no
tice our morning contemporaries
snedrs at the efforts of .6un Delegate.
II. w, Wilcox in trying to benefit the
country which has placed him where
he is by such an overwhelming major
ity at the last election, by introducing
bills at Washington of benefit to the
community at large he does not suit
the rule or ruin Missionary Sugar
he never will The gang in opposition
to him are in a hopeless minority and
are likely to be for many year, at
least we all hope SO, and that ere long
we shall have municipal government
that will be thoroughly representative
"of Government of the People, by the
People" When this occurs few of our
present dictators will be in Office, hav-
ing been relegated to the Limbo which
such 1tactics So justly erititle themnto
occupy. 20 p. =! ~ it9i
Take the bill in the last legislature
authorizing the Hawaiian Tramways
Company to use electricity for work
ing their cars, by cajolery and all sorts
of chicanery and political tricks, fakes,
lodges and subterfuges they so man.
aged to clog the wheels of the legisla-
ture that the business of the House
was so kept back that nothing was
done and it dissolved when this partic.
ular bill had only reached it's second
reading. This thing if passed would
have been of immense benefit to the
working classes by providing quick
and ready means of reaching the out
skirts of the city by the most popular
thoroughfares; but no, gang of their
pets the President OF whom owns the
morning Liar, had q company operat-
ing in some of the parallel back streets
by electricity, so the company which
had been accommodating us must be
kept working by Mules. Why you ask
in establishment simply because If they
ran by electricity In the most popular
streets, no one would take the cars OF
the pets in the back ones. This Is the
practice, dear people, of the. oligarchy
w..ch has made millions for themsel-
yes whilst they haye troaden you UNI
der foot and hope 10 continue doing
so, though there is undoubtedly day
of reckoning coming therefore, here's
success to Wilcox's efforts in getting
us electricity for the cars of the Ha-
waiian Iramways Company. May the
powers come along by the next mail
and the system be at once put up.
This brings us to our bye election
where we have as candidates boy
clerk in the Office of Levers & Cooke
and a staid old gentleman of many
years residence who began as one OF
the working classes and by his untir-
ing perseverance, ability and honesty
Of purpose has now become compare
lively wealthy, has married nand
brought up his family and settled down
amongst us.
Here you have the rule or ruin poll
cy exemplifed before your eyes, they
are willing to ruin you by putting up a
green, unfedged youth, under their
own domination and control rather
than allow the election unopposed Of
one whose counsels will have the saga
city of mellowed age, tempered by q
more than usual amount of good sound
common sense and one who has beer
in the Legislature before.
Let every voter vote for August
Dreier the peoples candidate, ant
wish success to the bills of Dele
gate at Washington, and work for the
day when we are to govern ourselves.
A SUBJECT.
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