Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18
HAWAIIAN POLITICS
Pot is Boiling Now in the
Islands.
WILCOX AS AN ORATOR
CALLS NAMES AND BRAG5 OF
EFFORTS TO RESTORE CROWN.
The Home Buffers Seem to Be Losing
Strength as the Fight
Progresses.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

6EO8TeSSeS.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HONOLULU. T. H. September 2s.-The
campaign for votes is now on all over Ha-
wall. with the home rulers and the repub-
licans pitted against one another with little
Interference from the democrats The fu-
sion attempted between the democrats and
the home rulers has proved a failure. and
tho state Of affairs predicted some time ago.
in which the whites of both the democratic
and republican parties. together with the
more intelligent natives. are combined
against the home rule party to defeat Will
cox for reelection to Congress. has devel-
oped.
Delegate Wilcox is touring the islands
with great diligence. and Prince Cupid Ka-
lanianaole, the republican nominee, is do
ing the same. It is a campaign of queer Is
sues as It appears to an American. The
Wilcox party thunder largely has to do
with the hated missionaries and the over
throw Of the monarchy. Wilcox tells his
hearers that Prince Cupid has sold out to
the missionaries and that ex-Queen Lili-
uOkalani Is very wroth with the prince for
having Joined forces with the republican
party. In denying this latter statement at
meeting on the Island OF Hawaii Prince
Cupid told q political story Of much inter-
est which had not come out before.
The Ex-Queen Interested.
Before 1 accepted the nomination OF the
republicans" said the prince, II consulted
with the queen about the matter. I told
her my opinions as to what was best for
the country and my desire to become a re-
publican. If you think 1t Is for the good
Of the country she said to me. go In and
join the republicans and run for Con-
gress.'
This Is In harmony with other accounts
that have leaked out. giving the attitude
OF the former queen in the present cam
paign. There is no doubt that she has ex-
pressed her dissatisfaction with Wilcox.
and that II she exerts her influence against
him it will be potent
Hawaiian Campaigning.
Campaign touring in Hawaii is difficult
and involves much hardship. Prince Cupid
and party have been spending the past two
weeks on the Island of Hawaii. 1t has an
area Of 1910 square miles. nearly two
thirds of the territory, but there is only one
town of any size. At Hilo the campaigners
were able to put up comfortably. but after
leaving HilO they had a constant succession
of long drives much Of the time over noun
tain roads, with small settlements here and
there which all must be visited. 1t was q
steady succession Of meetings, all through
the day and until late at night. The candi-
date for delegate was accompanied by the
Hawaiian senatorial candidates, J. D.
Paris, up for reelection, and the Rev. 8. L.
Desha q native, and Judge Mahaulu. O can
dfdate for the house.
Wilcox Losing Strength.
Campaign signs are always misleading.
and especially in Hawaii. where the native
is a very changeable element. but there Is
no doubt that the prince found many evil
dences Of loss Of strength by Wilcox. VII
cox is coming for another tour Of the ISL
and. and will doubtless gain again by his
native eloquence, but Cupid proposes to
turn for another flying trip, recognizing the
extreme Importance with the Hawaiian, Of
the last word At some points along the
road Cupid has found natives waiting for
him, with leis to decorate him, and they
have taken solemn oaths to support him to
the end.
Delegate Wilcox continues to make
speeches along much the same lines as his
former efforts. In one address he referred
to Governor Dole as a white bea rded goat"
and his remarks are full of hits at those
who overthrow the monarchy, with claims
that he was one Of those who fought to re-
store the queen. Here is a translation Of
speech by Wilcox on the Island Of Maui:
How the Delegate Was "Honored."
ST went to the United States Congress, as
has been explained by my secretary as
your delegate. I was the only one of the
$50 members of that august body that came
from beyond the seas This body repre-
sents 100000 Of people, so that you can
see the most exalted position in which your
delegate was placed and the great honors
conferred upon him. When I was thus
honored you were also honored.
My enemies have been raising the cry
that Wilcox Is a failure and have been try
ing in every possible way to injure me-
They tool Of
me and the most envious position I occupy
through you. They hate not only Wilcox.
but they hate you, for to hate Wilcox is to
hate you. They sent delegates of their
own to Congress to hinder and obstruct and
in every possible way to injure me, but the
results have been in very instance they
came home as failures. weeping before your
delegate. They think so much Of them
selves they place US little above cattle
Sharp Talk and Hard Names
What do we want money for? Did not
the United States give US $50. 900, 900 during
the twenty years Of the reciprocity treaty?
And what were the natural effects Of that
treaty? Why. the country was so prosper
GUS that the poor Hawaiians mortgaged
and sold their lands and were pushed to
the wall and are now rendered homeless.
Plantation people were enriched and YOU
were impoverished.
Tho same people were connected in the
overthrow OF the constitution in 1887 and
likewise in the overthrow of the monarchy
in 1898. These so-called republicans are re-
spor sibie for 1t. They are republicans; they
are snakes. they are our enemies. Do not
be ensnared by them. There Is really no
republican party here. In the United States
the democrats and republicans are home
rulers. Home rule in the political sense
means a government Of the country by the
people. Hawaii wants county government,
and we want to elect our own officials and
not to be governed by that long-bearded
goat OF Dole, who hates US Hawaiians.
Pie and Missionaries.
Il want to carry out the intent of the
United States laws. These people want to
eat pie and want US only to look on The
United States does not favor that They
want you to share the benefits and spoils
In your own land. and not allow only car
pet baggers to enjoy that. We must stand
together until we rule Hawaii. These
snakes are now rich, but rich and poor are
alike in the United States. You are all
Americans now and you should glory as
such.
There are two classes of missionaries.
II A.