The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-22
POLITICS OF
HAWAII hEL
TRANSACTIONS From
VernaCuIar
Press.
WANT HAWAII FOR
THE HAWAIlANS
Interesting GIimpses of Home Rule
Sentiment on Questions
of the Day.

The Home Rulers are taking up the
calamity howl. and like their mainland
prototypes OF the days gone by. the
Populists, are declaring that the coun-
I try is going 10 the bad The following
is taken from the Kuokoa Home Rula
| OF Saturday last:
The Lahui perhaps still remembers
that previous to our being annexed 10
America, the great cry made by the
Republican annexationists was that by
annexation the people will be greatly
benefited by the low cost of living, such
as the cost Of -four fish, beef. sugar
paaiai. clothing and the like
OF those promises made then, what
have we seen with our own eyes; have
they been realized? The only answer
Is no, no; not at all; for the reason
that we know and hear the cry of pow
erty and hard times experienced by the
natives of the soil from every nook and
corner OF the land.
These were the promises made by the
Republicans, also by the senators, rep
resentatives and their followers and
hireIings, and also the preachings of
the newspapers Lahui Hawaii and the
Kuokoa, which party these papers have
work OF deceiving the Lahui It was
also stated by them that the people will
never see hard times again here in Ha-
wall nei, Tor there win be plenty Of
work for all, good wages and money
in plenty, but what do we see2 Any
Republican can see, by strolling along
the waterfront and the docks, that the
work is now being done by Japanese for
lesser rate of pay per day for the
same class Of work, which was done by
Hawaiians during the time Of the mon
archy- you VIII see the same in thel
draying business; japanese are employ
ed as helpers. and this is also the case
in all mechanical lines and other classes
OF work, where il is TO be done by la
bOrers. Where comes the truth Of their
vaporings Of gas and wind before You
Of the good times promised? What
liars
Therefore. they VIII come again be-
fore you. these people, 10 blow their
bellows fun Of gas and wind with the
hope 10 capture the votes of the Lahui.
for the coming fan election. We arel
placing these facts before you of the
Lahui IN order that you viii know and
be able TO judge what IS right, and not
- accept l-es.
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RULED BY HAWAII
Information has been received from
Washington that the question OF gov
ernor for Hawaii had not been taken
up for consideration since the 2sth day
Of February, and nothing had been
done up 20 the present time. for the
reason that the heads Of the govern
ment in Washington are taken up in
the reception and entertaining OF the
German Prince Henry. and no settle
ment viii be made b. the authorities
there until they have been relieved Of
the duty OF entertaining the Prince. aft
~ which Hawaii VIII De taken up at
Cnce one thing - certain. that the
position q governor VIII be occupied
by one who viii carry out the policy SO
long sought for by the people. OF local
self Eovernment-that Hawaii shall
regulate the affairs OF Hawaii
THE DEMOCRATS CANDIDATE.
During the first week Of March the
leaders Of the Democratic party met at
their han over the Offices now occupied
oy the Kapiolani Estate on Kaahuma-l
M street, Honolulu 10 consider the
question OF nominating a candidate for
The seat made vacant by the death OF
Archie GuflIan. representative from the,
Fourth District.
The meeting was called 20 order by .
col. Mccarthy. the wee president OF
he Democratic party. There was
great deal OF discussion. which was
.aused by those who mad Joined or
,olted the Home Rule party when the
-eTnark was made that il was useless
or them 20 undertake 20 maintain the
,arty as an organization here. for the
-eason that the true Republican party
Z America wiz b. successful and !
gain be al the head OF the administra !
ion there. but not so here, with the
Missionary Republicans Of
laval nei.
The meeting concluded before il ad- =
burned 20 nominate a candidate for $
he vacancy, as IL would not look well
nd tina; IL would be q disgrace 10 that
,arty and TO those who are now work !
ne hard in supporting and maintaining I
. in its now dying state. I
The candidate chosen was Chas. T. v
Wider. q son Of William c Wilder, de- s
eased. a member OF the commission e
Who went TO Washington with the i
reaty OF annexation I
After the provisional government OF z
Dole was established. this young white 5
kin was appointed and sent 70 san i
francisco as a consul there. When we Y
ecame a Territory. the Office Of consul u
or Hawaii nei was abolished. There e
ore. the L.ahui viii now see that he j U
member Of the annexation party y
ormed b. the Thurst0n faction :
Can the LahUi believe for one mo- r
aent that this young man is with US. Il
he nativ. sons Of the soil. FOR the ben q
NJ q The L.ahul? no, never. His Z
hole body and soul are with those OF b
~ annexationists. Those members % n
..icht. - the Democratic party, We're z