The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-12
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and the district committees have met
and organized. This does not mean
that there is no work going on. Far
from it. But it means that there is for
the present no public demonstrations,
though these will come soon enough,
and the roar of the spieler will re-
sound through the land. At present
there is a good deal of work being done
sounding would-be candidates, seeking
out and urging the difndent, and re-
pressing the ver-confdent valuing
the chances of this one and of that one
for election. There is lots of work to
do in a quiet way, which cannot be
done with a flourish, of trumpets.
The Wilcox party is very evidently
unhappy and is letting every one know
of it's unhappiness. The leader and our
present Delegate has not found things
running as smoothly as he expected.
He returned from Washington, before
he ought to have returned, with the
idea that he had only to roar and he
would be assured of his reelection.
But he Las discovered that there is
something more required of him than
ever venomous vituperatioin will not
ever venemous vituperation will not
carry man who has no record back
into Congress to do nothing for two
years more. People want something
tangible for their votes. They do not
want wordy nonsense.
1t would have been better for the
Delegate to have stayed in Washington
for the end Of the session, and to have
given at least ain appearance of being
DESTROYS to fqFther the good of the citi-
zens of the Territory rather than to
show an utter disregard for the peo-
pie and hungering desire for re-elec-
ton. Coming back to resume a cam
paign of vihncation, he has been sur
prised to find himself listened to but
pertunctOrily. and has been more than
surprised at the questions asked as to
what he had accomplished in Washing
ten. To the latter he could make no
reply. OF course he attempted to throw
the blame upon others, but his ques-
TONERS and his hearers very soon
caught on as to who was in fault.
Deprived Of his vilHncation and his
Fttuperauon hoOerL wilcox is leLJ
prAcuCdny weaponIess. he. mas no new
issues 10 orIns Forward. lie can only
curse the DlacN-nearted missionaries,
ADVANCE perlecuy senseless theories
ABOUT leplosy, ana attempt to uraw a
coior Hne' 1lIs campaign speeches are
Weak MS cdnlalsh paper Is weaker
sun anu MS co'"'r"l7n lo"o"Ins IS tne
weakest Oh all 1t can be kept so if
no MISTAKES are mace Dut II mistakes
are Lnaue ne may regain some OF his
1os' ground a pohucaI foe Is not
T1a'eh 'hI me election actually takes
place and 1t VIII ~ OF no use for the
1NePu""'"h parry 10 ignore Wilcox,
eve" 'Ioush he mas Iost tne amount Of
PieS'ise ""Ich ne formerly used to
PoSSeSS'
AAo'Hef Oh WILCOX mistakes has
Deeh ms atutuoe to the Democratic
P"I'S' ne mas squaiely ahenated il.
ne came PACK from Washington i'm
Oue" Win the luea that the Repub-
mean party was going to saIfer over
Lhro" from the democratic party, and
win ms swallow political knowledge
ne immediately desired to come in
win the winners. So he dropped the
name oI hepuplcah which had been
'"oNeu On 10 ms home Rule name, and
was quite prepared TO tack on Demo-
crat instead OF Republican, for which
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