The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-25
THE PRIMARIES,

make nominations for delegates TO the
convention, and on August THE second
the delegates will be elected, The Re
publican party starts out wen this
election. The issues are more plain
than they were two years ago. 1t is
the prosperity of the country which
is at stake. Another legislature such
as the last, would infallibly bring ruin
and disaster upon us, which we should
not be able to recover from for many
years. AS things stand now we have
a chance of recovery, but we cannot
go backing and filling indefinitely. We
may have a wonderfully fertile coun-
try and we have exceptional advan-
tage, but we can throw them away
through a series of worthless and ig-
nOrant Legislatures, just as the re-
sources of many Of the Central and
South American Republics have been
frittered away.
The Republican party, IL its counsels
are listened to, can lead the Legisla-
ture and save the gross mistakes of
the last Legislature, but other parties
must work for the same object. That
we should have a Republican or some
one endorsed by the Republicans as
our Delegate in Washington is thor
oughly appreciated now by all parties
who have the material interests and
progress of the Territory at heart. In
the House and the Senate we want
Of oil t, hut
we want good men, who go into the
Legislature, not for what they can get
out of it, nor for What places they can
get for their relations or their hangers
on, but for the good they can do fol
the whole Territory; men who win look
to economy and get who will see that
proper funds are voted; men who will
not thwart for the sake of personal
spite, but men who Will consider the
advancement of the Territory as the
first and last object of consideration.
TO obtain such men, the voters
should choose the clearest- minded, and
most active of political workers 10 rep
resent them at the convention, and
when once the nominations are made,
the voters should stand by their colors
loyalty and vote the straight ticket at
the election. That there should be diff
ferent opinions among the voters is but
natural, but let those differences of
opinion be settled now, and not be
nursed into election times. The Re
publican voters have "a serious respon-
sibility on their hands. With them
rests the future welfare not only of
the party in the Territory, but the
welfare and well-being of the Territory
itself.
The right of the franchise is no silly
toy for a child. 1t is a serious duty
given to men, to be used with thought
and care. AS the franchise is used, so
the people who exercise 1T are guaged
If they misuse their franchise they sim
ply give their enemies an opportunity
of misrepresenting them. The fran
chise was very much misused at the
last election. 1t is to be hoped that it
will be better used now.
The Republican voters and all vot-
know what they have before them. A
united front and perfect honesty to the
party will bring about a very different
result from what we had in 1900 If
we only put forward as candidates
able and honest, mep, we shall gain
support from other parties beside our
own We are making our first steps in
most important campaign. 1t is the
first step that Should receive our ut
most care. Lay good foundation and
the superstructure is bound to be solid
Lay poor foundation and the super
structure will come. topping into the
dust as the Campanile in Venice did
the other day.
We understand our responsibilities
and our methods very much better to-
day, than we understood them two
years ago, when interest in election
matters was not nearly as great and as
discriminating as it is now Many of
our foremost men did not consider that
a strong effort had to be made. There
were some even whoreXpected the pear
VI eIecllVe success would fall into their
mouths, while they sat on their easy
chairs waiting for it.
This is all changed There is the
most active of work being done by the
younger politicians, and the sinews of
war are being properly and well APP
piled. This is going to tell It tells in
the rousing up of the voters to their
duties, True the election day seems a
long way off, but we are not going to
win our election if we put off the period
OF preparation. Each district on the
Islands knows it's good party men, and
each district must work to get those
men, For defeat it must not be
thought Of In the vocabulary of the
republican party as now organized,
there can be no such word as fail.
If the Republican party puts up good