The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-28
THE GRAFTERS IN DANGER.

: the conceded restraints OF the Consti-
8 tuition, which exist mainly for the pro-
= lection of minorities in their funda-
mental rights In each State. the
elective franchise is a prerogative OF
= every adult male citizen, and, in some
states. the use of the ballot is accorded
to women. who are also citizens.
But Territories, so far as the ballot
is concerned, are in condition Of tute-
Iage, and Congress has the unques-
/ tionable power 10 grant or restrict the
elective franchise. The exercise OF
sovereignty. either in States or Terri
tories. does not mean the control Of
public affairs by ignorance, vice, lazi-
ness or insular prejudice. In Terri
tories. especially. the remedy for any
evil resulting from these causes. is
plainly and effectively confided to the
national legislature.
Citizens and. for that matter. nom
citizens, in the Hawaiian Islands, who
arrogate to themselves the title of
Home Rulers" and who, under that
cover, are seeking to treat the Federal
and Territorial governments as Jersey
cows, to be MIXED without Limitation,
are pursuing a policy, which may tenn
porarily maintain the obesity and idle
ness OF the lower class of politicians,
but which is most injurious to the
public. 1t has been evident for
| long time to the Advertiser, which |
though Republican in sentiment and in |
full sympathy with the Administration, |
is nevertheless free from afiliation
with corrupt or imbecile factions, |
whether Republican or otherwise, that |
the scent OF this class of voters is linn I
tied by the ends of their own noses,
and warning after warning has heen
given of possible and drastic Congress
sionaI action in the line of American
izing the Territory, which would have
the effect of securing final predomi-
nance to American education and to
American patriotism.
All these warnings have been met by
the tax-eaters with insolence and bra
vado. Now it seems that the main
land is stirred exactly as the Adver-
tiser predicted. The great dailies are
papers of marked influence are mani
Testing a strong reaction against our
native citizens, who, for a heightened
period after annexation, were treated
with obvious delicacy and liberality.
Some of the comments are so bitter
|
injustice, for all the natives are by
no means Home Rulers" in the OBJ
noxious sense. For example, in Pub
lie Opinion, of New York, which gath
ers up the prevailing sentiment on
vital topics in the press of the United
States. under date of August 9Th, 1903.
a vigorous article. dealing with the adj (
journed legislature of this Territory,
was published, under the conspicuous
headings:
Native Ascendancy in Hawaii.
What Happens when a Colored Race
Gets the Upper Hand of the Whites.
Hawaii for the Hawaiians."
The text of the article is fully up to
the title. 1t opens: $50 completely
have race considerations dominated
islature, just closed, that a decided
reaction against the natives is OBJ ,
served in many quarters 1t adds
that, at the beginning of our territor-
ial autonomy, sentiment was practi- I
cally unanimous in favor of equal fran
to be u success" 1t alludes to the OPP
position to the appointment of a trav-
cling agent for the territory. until it 1
was conferred upon the Treasurer,
who is a native Hawaiian" to the
of salaries and appropria- T
tons, so as constantly to discriminate '
in favor of the natives; and to the
effort to slaughter one official who
was not a native. which was only }
stopped by reviving sense in the Sen d
ate. /
The Minneapolis Times answers the S
to remedy this narrow
minded and selfish policy. by a fine
cartoon in allusion to the cable, in
which Uncle Sam is represented as
his hands over the Hawaiian
Islands and saying: Indeed we have
a string on our Pacific possessions"
The San Francisco Wasp, which is
read by many intelligent people, under
date of August 18th, 1903, has an edi-
torial under the head of Hawaiian
Grafters." in which it says: 1.-THE sec
ton of the Hawaiian Home Rule party
that is clamoring for the independence
Of the Islands is, according to a cred
liable and unbiased informant, COM
posed OF a lot of irreconcilable agita-
tors who are working the independ-
ence graft as basis for getting money
from their more enlightened country
men without expanding any more phys