The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-04-04

gan by calling upon all loyal Hawai-
ians to come out and array themselves
on the side Of the party which stood
| for advancement. He called attention
| to the fact that Wilcox, after being in
| Washington, came back and had the
| Home Rulers tack the name Republi-
can on to their backs, for the purpose
of getting into line with the dominant
party in national politics, He said if
| this was wise the better thing would
| be to come out and be Republican
wholly. lie said the first duty was to
| put in power men upon whom the peo-
pie could depend, for in case this was
not done the people would suffer.
Paulo said he knew Dreier well, and
| that he could tell the people that he
, was a humhug. He said that he knew
| that the Home Rule candidate could
neither read nor write, and that the
people would stultify themselves If they
voted for such a candidate. The only
good bills in the last legislature were
those brought in by Republicans, but
Home Rulers killed all these and pre-
vented any good legislation.
SPEECHES AT WAIKIKI
W. w. Harris made his maiden
| speech in the Republican campaign in
! the vacant premises opposite the Mo
ana Hotel at Waikiki, and indicated
the lines along which he would con-
dUct his quest for votes. \ platform
was erected through the courtesy of
| Manager Allen of the hotel, in the
| glare of cluster of electric lights The
| attendance was not large, and the an
/ nouncement was made that another
meeting would be held later in tn,
1 week j. NJ. Kaneakua was chairman
and in introducing the candidate, tolt
why the election was being held ant
urged all to vote for Harris. The lat
ter said that in appearing before tht
audience as the Fourth District candi
date he stood as the candidate of {
party which was for good government
, and in asking for their votes, he wal
asking for votes from every good citi
zen who wanted good government II
: the Islands The platform of the Re
, publican party was broad and ther
? was one plank in it which appealed T.
, cverybody-that plank being for IN
, equality of all men. He did not belieN
:. that the suffrage as allowed by tn
4, Territorial Act, should be interfere
= with. At the last session of the legis
: Iature a loan bill should have bee
q passed, and the failure to do so tied II
I the Territory financially
d He was followed by ID. Kekaha, VIII
VI made lengthy speech on lhe primer
d pies of Republicanism, calling specit
4 attention to the failure of the Hon
n Rule party i'm the last legislature I
.a pass anything in the shape of bill
n which were of much benefit to the Tel
: Iitory. f.. Towse also spoke.
- Senator w, G, Achi thanked III
~ people for voting for him last time an
- said he hoped they would stay in I'll
: ranks He said the motto Of the Hon
Rulers was Hawaii for the Hawaiian
n but in this case while the voice wa
Ir that of Jacob, the hands We're those {
ot Esau. The Republican candidate wa
Id the Hawaiian while the Home Rul,
he was a foreigner He said the Repubi
I'd cans had introduced bill TO graz
a statehood to the Island but the Hon
u Rulers killed II. He explained tn;
=, statehood would mean that the peop
~ would elect their governor and 9th
20 officers, and would know who was
VI rule them.
'd Representative Kumulae talked
the good bills the Home Rulers kill,
er in the legislature and OF their gener
l. incompetence to carry on Iegislatio
ty He asked every one to vote for the r
e. publican candidates for the success