The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-04

Editor Advertiser: Do we not al
agree that the Territorial baby is
sickiy thing just now? Fits and whoop
! ing cough. and hard teething sorel,
!, distress him. The political doctors
more or less learned, and general!
less learned, in the treatment of new
diseases. surround him and dose hin
with all the favorite drugs which the
/ Allopathy of democracy, the Christian
Science of false patriotism, the Kahu
inaism of Polynesian nonsense, have or
| hand. Bottles labeled "Paine's Elk
tract of Boodle;" Walls of Extra SEES
sion Soothing Syrup; jugs of newly i'm
ported American Invigorator;" boxes
of Notes Vegetable and Meat Bills;
"Antf-Dole Rough on Rats compound
powders:'' ''Sewalrs Sublime Elixir OF
Earnest Patriotism 'Medicated Mis-
sionary Ointment" for allaying the
cutaneous eruptions caused by contact
with unfriendly strangers, fill the
shelves of the political drug stores.
Still the emaciated infant gasps and
means, and the Kahunas seem to have
the best of it in the matter of dosing.
A foreign consulting physician would
not be far wrong if he pronounced it a
case of extraordinary complication"
due to the very mixed heredity of the
little patient
1 hardly expect, Mr.. Editor, that you
will approve of the views which 1 adj
vance. / advance them, however, as
tentative rather than settled opinions.
Our local political affairs are in an un-
satisfactory if not serious condition,
but perhaps we can find some relief in
new cure.
Congress has, under what it believes
to be the sacred traditions of democ-
racy, done here what it did thirty-siX
years ago, with the negro in the South
ern States, when ii sowed with d prod
igal hand the seeds of democracy in
the black soil of ignorance, and is now
reaping a crop of misrule. The wis
dom of it's action need not be discussed
here. We must accept it but not with
out some hope tfat the growing wis
dom of the Federal government will in
due time make some beneficial changes.
The political situation here is singular,
and unprecedented in the history of
American communities, and for this rea-
son ii is quite necessary to look closely
into it; to get if possible a just diagnosis
OF it, to make the very best of it
and score the least number of blunders
though blunders will be sad and frequent T,
as they are in all political evolution.
The active men of Anglo-Saxon race !
who are trying to shape our political |
course here are generally loyal and hon |
est, but are divided among themselves, !
and are suspicious of each other. The !
social and political differences are more |
pronounced in a small community ike :
ours.
These men, earnest intelligent and
patriotic, are trying to run our local
political affairs as they are run on the ,
that is, by means of the great
political parties. No one questions for
moment the need, even the supreme need,
IF these parties. They have their i'm
oortant part to play in the evolution of
But the thinking men, in
-hese later days. are disposed to limit
heir sphere of action. and confine it
more strictly to National issues, and ex-
,lude them from any interference in local
ssues. The mass of voters, however. /
ire by no mems agreed this subject
[ has been the political habit from time
to believe that a mans 10y
tlty to party of much more impor-
ance than his capacity to discharge the
iuties of office. If the democrats We're
n power it was seriously believed that
IN, Incompetent dog-catcher. loyal to the
democratic faith that ''all men are free
md equal should be preferred to a
more competent republican dog chaser
Who believed in the protection of Amer
can manufactures There have been
ecently, however. some remarkable adj
-ances made in this new doctrine in the
conduct of municipal affairs.
If there Is any place within the Fed
raj jurisdiction where this new doctrine !
nd distinction should have the utmost
orce. IL is in this Territory. The differ
nee between the body polite here and
N the mainland is great and eXtraor-
inary. Here are few Anglo sXons :
acing much more numerous body of ,
borigincs and a rapidly increas sing num-
er of native born Portuguese and Ash
tics. who viii soon. aside from the abor-
sines. outnumber the Teutonic race al
he ballot box 7
The serious question arises. and it is
ne which must he boldly faced. wheth- q
= there is nor better way Of working ,
ut our political salvation than that of $
doping the machinery of the great Ma
ional parties; whether or not the crea- :
ion of new party, more comprehensive
nj suitable TO our peculiar conditions.
lay not be the most Intelligent thing we
an DO IL
l know. as any man knows who has {
tudied political history that novel move I
lents are usually impracticable, and Z
trike against the settled habits OF men; I
hat only intolerable government viii @
auSe them to abandon the old ways of :
linking and acting in political matters i
'ossibly We are near the intolerable con .
ition which welcomes a new departure (
ossibly need prolonged period OF
conditions before IL will be l.
and can unite in the heller
lace in our Territorial affairs r
President Roosevelt Of whom some I
billions of Americans are daily talking 9
ecause his finger is on the executive =
luton belongs to the new and rapidly u
lcreasing class Of later day men who {
1arpiy divide the duties Of the citizen ?
! political affairs. They believe and in Y
st upon the value Of party government +
National concerns. but in local CON r
arns they hold that partisansh.p is =
holly ont OF place: that an enthusiastic II
..rHT. Il