Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-28
FOR PARTY OR FACTION ?

In going over the resolutions pre-
scented to the Republican executive
committee by party workers of the
Fifth District the sentiments expressed
are such as all active Republicans can
willingly subscribe. These resoiu'
tons should be and doubtless will be
taken by organization leaders as an
expression from the ranks bespeaking
a readiness to take up the work Of the
county campaign at an early day and
support the deliberations of the organ
ization with this end in view. There
are very few in this county or any
other OF the Territory who will cues
ton the advisability of early prepare
tion for the important political work
OF the next few months.
If any citizen reads into these reso-
lutions an interlineation of criticism
OF the committee he must admit that II
Is a creature of his own production
born of a spirit that seeks delay-foI
what good purpose it is difficult If no,
well nigh impossible to determine.
The Home Rule convention just
closed, while not having a direct rela-
ton to the county campaign, has an
all.important II indirect bearing upon
the shaping OF sentiment preceding the
contest. The convention proved con-
clusively that the Home Rule party in
tends to retain its identity in Terri
torial and County politics. The talk
or the plans for amalgamating with
the Democrats have come to naught If
It was ever seriously considered.
The Republicans must again meet
the Home Rule party as strongly unit
ed as II ever has been, with the ever
present possibility that 1t has gained
additional strength by facuonal at
tacks upon a large numerical element
in the Republican party. The Home
Rulers have at least shown their abil-
ity to hold their old political align.
ment.
This is sufficient to convince Repub-
licans that they cannot afford to waste
time or energy dallying with purely
fractional issues or resolve themselves
into a close factional corporation. The
vote in the two contests thus far held
in the Territory has been sufficiently
close to convince every thoughtful,
far seeing Republican that the party
cannot afford to indulge in the dissi-
pations Of family war that invariably
wind up in a Katzenjammer of defeat.
No honest citizen will disagree with
the sentiment which protests against
the placing OF political tricksters to
the front as candidates or in the lead
ing counsels Of the party. To succeed
the party must have in the forefront
men who will stand by party declara-
tons voicing the directions of the rank
and file in the primaries, men whose
personal and political honesty Is so
firmly established that they will not
be led astray by a program of trickery
that overthrows every party custom
and every tenet OF recognized political
integrity II such men cannot be OBJ
tanned, the party will go to the COM
plete destruction SO seriously threat
ened by incidents of the opening days
OF the Legislature and fed the dissen-
sion following which marred what
might have been and promised to be a
legislative session replete with bene-
fits for the Territory and unifying les
sons for the party. The mistakes made
are to be regretted. If the Kumalae-
Aylett crowd are charged with the
greatest error they respond that the
first lesson was taught them by seven
associates who traded their votes to
the opposition party and got nothing
in return but the advancement OF OPP
position party men. And there you
are
What the citizen Republican and the