The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-13
M'KINLEY MADE A
POLITICAL ERROR
WHEN HE APPOINTED COVER
NOR DOLE, SAYS HOME RULE
MEMORIALISTs TO ROOSEVELT.

The Senate Commissions report on
Hawaii to- the cordial support of the
people who adopt and sign resolutions
and memorials in the name of the In
dependent Home Rule party. While
the Chamber of Commerce was adopt
ing memorials against some Of the re-
communications of Senator Mitchell and
his cOnfreres the active memorial
spirits of the Independent Home Rule
party were around getting signatures,
it is said, to the following resolutions
and memorials which were sent by the
steamship China to President Roosevelt
Secretary of the Interior Ethan A.
Hitchcock Senators Foraker and Nit
chell, Congressman w. S. Knox and
Delegate Wilcox. 1t is said that there
We're 7S5 names signed to the memorial.
Whereas, the subcommittee of the
United States Senate on Pacific islands
and Porto Rico which visited Hawaii
in the year 1902 to investigate into the
conditions existing in the territory of
Hawaii, and
Whereas, that Senator John H. Nit
chell of the state of Oregon United
States has introduced a bill reorganiz-
ing the Territory of Hawaii making
| the municipal clause of the organic act
mandatory and amending the clause re-
| lating to the executive so as to permit
| the appointment of a governor from
| the mainland and
Whereas, a report has been made Of
such immediate radical changes of con-
ditiOns existing here and
Whereas, the powers that is vested
| in the governor of the Territory of Ha-
| wall by the present organic act, are of
an extraordinary and centralized, and
Whereas, such powers are being eX-
ercised for personal ambitions and sell
fish motives for the protection of gov
ernOr DOle's personal friends and sugar
land grabbing corporations and trusts,
contrary and in defiance of popular
government, and
Whereas, the selection of Sanford b.
Dole as Governor of the Territory of
Hawaii upon the annexation of these
islands to the United States was a pO-
litical error for the reason that he
participated in the overthrow of the
monarchy and
Whereas, the appointment of a Gov
ernor that participated in the over
throw of our constitutional government
or even was in sympathy of such a
move would never bring the ties of
mutual friendship and love of being
subservient to the government of the
United States, and
Whereas, the appointment of a Gov
ernOr from a resident of these islands
who participated in the overthrow
WOuIu never COnSulnllldJe the elnlCS Ol
political harmony and prosperity, be it
Resolved, that the Hawaiian people
through the Independent Home Rule
party of the Territory of Hawaii do
earnestly appeal to the moral and poll
teal support of President Roosevelt
and Congress of the United States, the
adoption of said recommendation above,
and be it further
Resolved that we do earnestly appeal
to the high sense of honor, that upon
the selection of a new Governor for
the Territory of Hawaii, that person
thoroughly Americanized and imbued
of American principles and of Amer
lean institutions, broad in his political
views, thoroughly in touch with popu-
lar government and the people, and a
person that is wealthy and rich that
takes the Office for its honor, and not
for its salary, and be it further
Resolved that upon the facts above
set forth, We the Hawaiian people. and
citizens of the Territory Of Hawaii will
eliminate and bring about the cordial
relations to a focus that we may enjoy
the peace and happiness of anneXa-
ton.
Honolulu, January %, 1908.
Territory of Hawaii