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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-10-29
WEDNESDAY. OCT. 20, 1902.
THE MAUI NEWS MAN.

'Just a word with you, Brother TeB-
ia. The writer of this is an old eX-
rebel from way down South, and was
in Cleveland's time, Cleveland gold
bug anti-annexation, restore-the-queen
Democrat. But annexation became
fixed and unalterable fact, and the
editor of the News, became Hawaiian
citizen by choice, just as you became
one by compulsion. This fall, The
News is supporting the Republican
ticket. Why? Because the mission
aries, whom you delight to score
gave to your race a splendid civiliza-
tion, and have gone to their last long
home, so that any charges preferred
against them will be tried by a higher
tribunal than man can erect. why
else? Because their descendants and
other foreign haoles have developed a
magnificent industrial success here,
the destruction of which would bring
universal calamity to the Islands. Why
else? Because the intelligent Hawaii
ans themselves realize that the future
of the Islands depends on the success
of conservative Republican control, in
share. Why else? Because Wilcox
made miserable failure in Congress
and promises to do worse, notably with
his leper bill, if elected again. Why
else? Because the Home Rule Legis.
lature proved itself utterly incompe-
tent, and would do SO again, while the
Republican legislative ticket, compos.
ed of a majority of Hawaiians, are an
able and capable body of men. Now,
Brother Testa, which should you do,
stand with the intelligent Hawaiians
for progressive government, or hang
on to the skirts of a demagogue like
Wilcox, who boasts of his fatal power
of dominating the ignorant element Of
Hawaiians? Answer honestly and
without prejudice"
We clip the foregoing from the latest
issue of the Maui News and we will at
tempt to answer the personal ques
tions aimed at our Mr.. Testa by Bro,
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"Tomi-tomi" is the favorite cam.
paign hula song OF the Republicans
this time. 1t is, the word "tomi-tomi,"
native slang and the song itself is
smutty, and it means pressing" But
nevertheless it is really popular, the
music being good for a two-step, waltz
or the rhythmic swaying of the body in
peculiar twist" And with beer and
wine added the feeling will then be su-
perannuated to such pitch that the
result will be "tomi-tomi" Sure, and
yet these are being tolerated by our
goody-goody class.
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be found satisfactory" ris a lesson
you should heed" and five have fail
ed, we can TRY, try again.

And finally, pard, "all is not gold
that glittres," nor is "all dross that
glosses." We have future to look for
ward to, and as unwilling Americans,
brought about by your friends, we
mean to take every advantage and to
enjoy all the privileges and benefits
to be derived therefrom. And further
"the ignorant element of Hawaiians'
mean to get it this time for certain.
and don't you forget it.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-10-29

AS these are days of sundry reports
and rumors, we have another ON tap
today. 1t is that the Republican par
ty will have printed tickets similar in
size and color to those to be used Off
cially on election day, and that voters
will be furnished with them. If such
be the case Democratic ami Home Rule
watchers should keep their eyes open
for any infraction and violation of our
election laws. They'll resort to any
means or device in order to win, whe-
ther fair or foul. Watch them closely
and don't relax vigilance.
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and you'll see how quickly they will
flop over to the majority. 1t was the
likes of them who became annexation.
lists and deserters from their people,
whose advice is not much sought for.
To be bricf, they are a misguided lot
and the people care not for them with
few exceptions. "The success of
conservative republican control here
would result in the Hawaiians being
utterly ignored and ostracized, except
probably to those of their ilk willing
tools of an obdurate and impecunious
compact, whose sole aim is to worship
the Almighty dollar, never mind the
rest 1t is themselves first, next, last
and all the time. And these intelligent
ones does not sufficiently show the
intelligence nor are they the leaders
of our people.
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Another rumor says that Secretary
Cooper will be appointed Superinteud-
ent of Public Works and then the
work of cleaning out that department
and the bureaux under it of Hawaiian
employees will begin. The sooner it is
begun now, the better. for wen enjoy
it all the more.
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Intimidations and threats were para
mount at that Achi meeting of Poolas
last night. Both the ex-Senators, Car.
ter and Achi, told the wharfingers last
night that if they want to continue
working on the docks, they should vote
the Republican ticket, otherwise they
would not get employment. We hope
the Poolas took all what they said in
and think twice before casting their
votes for party of innuendoes and
subterfuges.
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That Republican treachery of which
we spoke about some ten days ago Ia
cropping out more and more. In con-
nection with it, we shall no doubt soon
see who is at the bottom of it all. We
hold Governor Dole as being respon-
sible for 1t all who is playing into the
hands of Secretary Cooper. 1t may be
Republican politics, but Democrats
and Home Rulers will avail much
from such action and conduct.
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Bear in mind, Hawaiians, the treat
ment accorded to one Hawaiian on The
eve of a general election will be the
same that will be given to all Hawaii
ans if the Republican party should
gain the control of affairs here. Mark
ye well, fellow-citizens, what we now
say to you and don't forget it.
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of the session.

When you call the majority party as
an Ignorant element" you. offend us
sorely. But you will not find us on the
side of your Intelligent class of Ha-
waiians. We will stay by the majority
and with the masses, for we are OF
them and they are of ourselves. Those
who are intelligent in the estimation
of our Maui brother, we care not, for
they are deserters from the people, and
should be treated as being outside of
them and not in with them, although
their lot may seem common, but their
cause Is apart and different. These
Hawaians, we consider, are not true
to themselves nor to the interest of
their country and the cause of their fell
lows, for they are only after power and
pelf, to be led by others for others
uses.
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Are "the intelligent Hayaiians" IN.
ly to be found on the Republican side?
Many others in the other parties are
just as intelligent as they are and even
better. Your class of intelligent Ha.
waiians are mainly office holders and
seekers after office. Turn them loose
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Democrats, vote for Prince Cupid
is like one thrown away, because it
clearly goes towards an endorsement
of the Dole administration of this Ter.
ritory. Good Democrats should stay
by their party's nominations and Ell,
dorsement.
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TOPICS OF THE LAY.

And Governor Dole did not hesitate
to wait till after the elections to de-
mand Superintendent 3oyd's resigna-
tion. He did it yesterday afternoon
about the time this paper was being
issued.
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Who is running the Executive nov?
Mr.. Cooper. Sure kela, it's all the bet
ter, for the powers that be are play.
ing right into the hands of Democrats
and Home Rulers alike. Keep right
on doing it, gentlemen; it's your bus
mess and not ours.
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of our people.

Wilcox's miserable failure in
Congress" sickened ex-senator
George R. Carter in the Sena-
torial Apportionment Bill, wherein he
sought to equalize the holdovers. He
ignominiously failed in the attempt,
who could not get his measure intro
duced without the approval of the self
same Wilcox, the peoples delegate to
Congress. About his Leper Bill, we
have already answered that in former
issues, as we are opposed to it, but we
decry its being made political issue
and war cry during this campaign.
Enough of these.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-10-29

1t has been reported to us that one
of the Republican candidates for the
"Fatima," was the means of sending a
non-leprous child to the Leper Settle
ment, and also attempted to send a
mans wife there for the same cause.
And yet this same "Fatima" is crying
his eyes out with crocodile tears for
the love he bears towards our leper
wards. Bah! hele pela-lapuwale!
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And now to the incompetency of the
last Home Rule Legislature Conced-
ing that it was largely composed of in
competents, they did tolerably well for
incompetents. Did former legislative
bodies of the oligarchy do as well?
Have similar bodies on the Mainland
done as well? We don't think SO. Most
of those in the last Legislature were
new to the law making business, al
though they were inexperienced, they
developed better during the latter days
of the session.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-10-29

Do ye remember how this same
crowd treated the late Walter Murray
Gibson? They did anything and ey-
erything against him and that's just
exactly what they are doing to Jas. H..
Boyd. Anything to down competent
and efficient Hawaiian official
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-10-29

A vote cast for the Republican lead
ing candidate is surely an endorsement
of the Dole oligarchy. And so will
those cast for any on the respective
Republican tickets. Do away with
them is the only safe and surest rem.
edy for Hawaiian voters to do.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-10-29

One of the best points known in Re
publican Isenberg, once Democrat
is his singing of native songs at some
of the meetings being held by him and
his fellows. He is succeeding we'll in
captivating the Home Rulers who at
tend those meetings, particularly the
gentler sex, for Paul is a topAesyy
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-10-29

peach" You bet you, sure kela, "ua
like no a like" me "kuu home ma Wal.
alae."
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"A most serious condition is con.
fronting the country today" so said
ex-senator Carter last night. And.
pray, was he not party to 1t in the
last Legislature and who was mainly
a Republican obstructionist. But he
blames Home Rulers for it all and not
Ire as well as other good Republicans.
Go to, thou distorter of facts.
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the world.

But to be more specific we have moth
ing but the highest of respect for the
missionary fathers, who has claimed
all the credit for the evangelization of
these Islands to Christianity, al.
though the success of their mission
was due to few educated Hawaiians
who came out with the first batch of
them. And cursed be the day when
they first arrived, for since their COM
ing sundry ills have come upon our
people. And yet. we respect many of
them, although fed and cared for from
home, they did their duty by their God
and charges. Yes, they taught our peo.
pie to look to heaven for salvation and
not to garner riches on this earth,
where moth and rust doth destroy.
May their ashes rest in peace for all
time and may the all-wise Judge give
them what is due to each and every
one of them, that glorious crown of life
and of glory eternal and everlasting.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-10-29

Our place is with the Ignorant" of
our people, to teach and to instruct
them in the ways that they should go
md whom they should follow. Even
as they are poor, so are we, and we'll
stay by them whether we rise or fall.
To desert them is to play them false
and treacherous, yea, treacherous to
ourselves and to our country.
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But for our Brother Robertson, it is
better for him to stay by his Republi-
can friends, as it pays hi mbetter to
be so. Most of his support is from
that source, and without which his
News would be nil and of no influence
whatever. We are strongly "for pro-
gressiye government" which is local
self government as continuously
preached by him, and which can only
be gained by and through City and
County laws. Now you see we have
tried to answer yon honestly and
without prejudice, AMI we hope il will
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But of their descendants (only Few
followed in the sacred calling of their
fathers), while the natives listened TO
their fathers advice, whom the sim
pie old natives fed and gave them the
best of what they had, these same de.
scendants were of mercenary turn OF
mind, who bought everything in sight
through mortgages and otherwise foI
a mere song and at bedrock and dirt
cheap prices. This was after the ia.
theirs had advised their Hing and chiefs
to divide the landed aterests of the
country into freeholdings, feeling
sure that the people were too simple
and full of pleasure to know the value
of lands, and well did they succeed in
such project and scheme. Right near
you, oh Maui man, is fine example,
that of Kihei, which was bought for
few thousands and sold to sugar cor-
poration organized for the purpose of
million and half. How's that, pard?
And yet there are many of them who
are yet friendly to us as people, but
are diametrically opposed to us in pol
itics. Their busineE success in this
country is due to their own untiring
energy and persistency, with centur-
les of experience behind them, and
mainly through the assistance of ouf
chiefs and people, who made laws fav-
orable to them. But In the long run,
the worm turned and bit the hand that
had nursed it. And still, many of them
are personally friendly to us, but we
are politically quite apart and estran-
ged from them all.
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The Stars Home in 1853.

Pennsylvania avenue. The press work was
done by Buell. & Blanchard in another
building. and the forms were carried back
and forth by hand. TIL counting room of
The Evening Star durir his period was in
Pennsylvania avenue -lear 9th street. Ad
vertisements, copy # all kinds that found
it's way to the business office, had to be
carried by messenger to the editorial or
composing rooms. This was long before
pneumatic tube service was even thought of.
The management of The Evening Star
seemed to appreciate the Importance of
being in the center of business activity of
the city. In May of that year The Evening
Star changed its abode to the second floor
of two-story building in d street near
18th street northwest, the present site of
the Franklin fire engine house. This build
ing was erected by Everett & Bro, and was
used as a blacksmith shop and a coach fac
tory. A writer who was contemporary with
the time observed that it was a quaint
building for newspaper office. but quite
suitable for making coaches Entrance
to the ground floor of this building that was
the home of The Evening Star for more
than year was by two large doors, wide
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THE STARS HOME FROM 1881 TO 1899

cases We're arranged near the windows that
the compositors might have plenty of light
for their work, and habitues of that part of
Pennsylvania avenue from 1854 to 1881 will
recall the sight of the little army of men
who We're engaged daily in standing on end
the 'leaden messengers of thought the
impression of which they were to read that
day in the columns of their favorte news
paper. The composing room was heated
by old-time cylinder coal stove that
stood majestically in the center of the
floor, and around it the men gathered on
winter mornings to warm their fingers and
steel sticks before starting in at their daily
toll. In extremely cold weather a wood
fire in the old fireplace on the 18th street
side augmented the warmth of the room.
This old building, around which were sur
rounded many pleasant memories of the
early days of The Evening Star, was per
mitted to stand until the government pur-
chased it as a site for the new Post Office
Department building in 1891.
In Larger Quarters.
1t was during the time that The Evening
Star had it's home here that the present
management came into ownership of the
paper. Again. because of increasing bust.
ness and prosperity, was The Evening StaI
compelled to seek larger quarters. Penn
sylvania avenue and 18th street was an
ideal place for the publishing of a great
daily newspaper. The management cast
about for a new home. Other places We're
considered. but none that seemed to meet
all the requirements. In 1881 the present
site, at the northwest corner of PennSyl-
vania avenue and 18th street, just across
the way from the place that the paper had
had such marvellous growth in business,
was selected.
In the early part of the century there had
been few frame buildings on the site.
Wallace Kirkwood had established there
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on the 18th street side, after having been for
gotten by Washingtonians for two genera
tons more. So solid were they that
they taxed the strength of the workmen in
removing them Mr.. Gautier was one of the
advertisers in the first issue of The Star.
The building on the northwest corner of
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue, which
was demolished in 1899 needs only passing
mention, as its appearance is well remem-
bered by nearly every reader of The Even
ing Star. 1t was in this building that the
paper had its greatest era of prosperity. 1t
was four stories high and the counting
room and business offices occupied the
ground floor The second floor was devoted
to editorial purposes in front, and in the
rear was the news and reportorial force.
The library and file rooms were on the
third floor, while the fourth floor
cupied by the composing room.
The Star had not been in its new home
long before it was found that even more
room would soon be imperatively needed
The composing room too narrow and
congested for effective work, and by the
middle of the decade the necessity for eX-
panSion became so suggestive that The Star
company leased the land Immediately ad-
joining the north on 18th street, occu-
pied by store buildings. No move was i'm
mediately made toward occupying the
ground until 1889, when the old buildings
were RACED and a substantial four-story
brick building was erected as an annex to
The Stars establishment. AT first only
the composing room was sent into the new
quarters. this being accomplished in the
latter part of 1899. When that was done
the top floor of the corner building was
divided between the illustrators. the book
keepers and, later, the advertising writer's.
The Fire of '92.
In April, 1892, fire occurred in the boiler
room and the IL building Of the main
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drug business in 1890, or little before. and
later Charles Gautier conducted confec-
tionery store on the corner. S. Calvert Ford
took the building in the fiftes and ran a
drug store there for some years. Finally
Mr.. Hood purchased the site and erected
the marble front building. which was sub
sequentiy purchased by the present owners
of The Evening Star. and which was used
as the home of the paper until the present
magnificent modern structure supplanted it.
1t is interesting to note that when the
ground prepared for the present Star
building the old-fashioned bake ovens of
the Gautier cook shop were brought to view
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Star. 1t was one of
the busiest corners
of the national CAPT
tai in those days.
Little room was need
ed in which to get
out the five-column
folio that greeted the
people of the city
e very afternoon.
Business office. edi-
torial and composing
rooms and the press
room altogether did
not take up as much
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strides to the front 1t prospered as never
before. The counting room was narrow and
on one side was a long counter that eX-
tended to the rear. where were located the
offices of the owners and the business man
ager The press room still further
back and under the stage the theater.
The second floor of the building, over the
business office and the music store and auc-
ton ROOM were the offices of the editors
and reporters. There entrance
from 18th street with stairways leading to
the second and third floors the latter of
which was used for the composing room.
In the composing room the stands and
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space as half a floor of the present mod
ern home of the paper The founder of The
Evening Star and his small force of en-
ployes labored hard to make The Evening
Star a success and their reward was tangi-
BILE.
For several months in 1858 The Evening
Star ha it's real home in 9Th street below
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During the half century that The Evening
Star has been such an important factor in
the growth. development and welfare of
Washington and the District of Columbia
it has had several homes. A primitive and
modest building at Sth and d streets north
west was the first home of The Evening
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-05-15

The whole world has been amazed
and Mortified at the appalling news
from the Island Of Martinique. st.
Pierre, the principal city Of theisland
was wiped out Of existence, almost.
in the twinkling Of an eve, by one Of
the most violent volcanic eruptions
in modern times. OF the more than.
$4,000 Inhabitants OF the city only
about 30 persons, who had left the
town before the fatal minute, are
counted among the survivors. all
the rest met Instant death in a hur-
.ricane OF fire and flame belched forth
from the volcano OF Pelee, at thefoot
OF which the city was situated. 1t is
estimated that fully 100000 persons
have persisted on this island alone.
From st. Vincent, in the British
West Indies, also come reports Df
more than a thousand lives lost by
the eruption Of another volcano. It
is estimated that at least 10000
people on the Island OF Martinique
have been made homeless and dpsti-
tute by this terrible conyulsion OF
nature