Evening star., 1902-03-10
HENRY
EVANS,
022 and 024 F St. N. w.
And 1929 Conn. Ave. N. w.
The FIGHT AGAINST GOV. DOLE.
Why His Removal Would Injure
Hawaii.

From the Hartford Courant.
The agitation for the removal Of Gov
ernor Dole OF Hawaii began, In sense,
before he was appointed; 1T has been going
on ever since, without pause or stay. Why?
That's an easy question to answer. There
Isn't worthless scamp In the islands,
native or imported, white, black or brown,
who doesn't hate Sanford B. Dole first. for
what he is; second, for what he has done.
and. third, for what he has prevented and
Is now preventing. The son Of New Eng
land missionaries, educated at Oahu and
Williams College. upright lawyer and just
Judge. conspicuous In the successful defense
Of American civilization in the islands
against kalakaua and Kalakaua's success
sor; head of the provisional government
and president OF the republic. he has been
a large part OF recent Hawaiian history
But for him and his friends Hawaii would
not have been today an American territory
They stand for what there is OF decency
and stability. of intelligence and political
conservatism, in those islands Arrayed
against them are all the forces Of vice. dis
order and greed-the semi-heathen kanakas
who haven't taken the trouble to learn Eng
Nsh. and who would rest ore the monarchy
ana the witch doctors tomorrow II they
couid: the native politician. who fiatters and
Defools these grown-up children for his own
Troht the white carpet-bagger, who hur-
Iled 70 honolulu. after the annexation,
aO.
and who finds Sanford B. Dole in his way.
Pressure was brought to bear upon William
MCKINNEY, unsuccessfully, to restrain him
from appointing Mr.. Dole to the territorial
governorship. Pressure Is being applied to
William Mckinley's successor to bring
about Mr.. Dole's removal. and there are
some indications that 1t will be successful
The carpet-bag malcontents have friends in
Congress and in the republican national
committee. or course. Mr.. Dole's resigna-
ton Is perfectly at the Presidents service.
He is hfty-eight a sick and tired man: the
burdens OF office have been heavy for him :
he has borne them from a sense Of public
duty. and not because Of ambition But
Sam Parkers inauguration day-if 1t is to
come to that-will be very serious day
Tor the reputable Americans OF Hawaii
The politicians Of the home rule" party.
native and imported, have q weIl-deyeloped
munger for place and salary The setting
up OF county and municipal governments I'm
the Islands would mean. for one thing,
places and salaries by the hundred bill
for that purpose was passed by the terri
torial legislature at its recent ridiculous
session. Governor Dole quietly disposed OF
IL with pocket veto. Another bill on the
same lines now turns up at Washington
It's passage would signify something much
more serious than the multiplying of petty
ofhces and emoluments 1T means" re-
marks the leading Honolulu newspaper,
the delivery of the public and to large
extent the private interests Of 1900 white
voters and of perhaps LOCO native and half
native voters Of intelligence and capacity.
constituting the owners Of the property and
or the business of the Hawaiian Islands.
into the hands Of the degraded and ire
spons.ble section OF our Polynesian race
Wnom congress 80 prematureIy enfran-
chlsed. Unfortunately, the needless poll
tlc:ans at Washington who committed that
hrst stupid and wicked blunder are Quit e
capable Of committing another