The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-08
POLITICAL DRIFT WOOD.
The Leavings of Some of Our Iromi-
nent Countrymen.
By AHUGMAIA.


with the supervisors for the Fourth
District. Joe Gilman is an island
| boy joker, who is claimed to have
entered the race towards the end.
He may bs running only for the sake
OF his brother-in-law, the High Sher-
iff, in case he and him are both
elected, which l very much doubt
from the present outlook of things
They may have to use a lot OF mouey
TO do it, both not being as "holy" az
they make 'em in the immaculate
"family compact" and still it is
doubtful. No one claims that Joe
is holy, yet he knows how to play
poker, cribbage, seven-up, pedro,
whist, euchre, ETC., and he's no tyro,
either. He knows good game OF
baseball, boat race, horse race,
and so forth. A yarn ia not yet for
gotten OF how certain bag disap
peared suddenly, during business
hours, from the safe OF q certain con-
Germ and the blame was laid to aG-
other, by dismissal, who since turn
ed out to be defaulter. 1t was then
even hinted that Joe knew more
about that bag and he pools he had
made on many events than any one
else, the other being only made the
scapegost.
Brewery Hooking is his running
mate end nice team they make
When he looks sskance OF one, he
seems to be pleading for votes, as if
asking: "Vote for me and for cheap
beer" This ex-senator of the P. g.
oligarchy is said to be NJ aking per-
sonal canvass for himself alone, not
even mindiug his mate, yelling that
natives would get all the work il he
got elected. Yet he forgets natives
in his brewery by employing Orient
ais instead Still he is one OF those
who are in love (O with the native.
Bah He is known by hia past rec
ord on Maui and in the P. G.. legisla.
turs and Rawaiians do not forget
things so easily as he and others OF
his ilk would like it to appear.
Democrat MCCARTHY | know to be
q staunch friend Of tho native. He
was with them through thick aud
thin. At the end OF the memorable
long Legislature OF 1892, followed by
the overthrow early in 1898, he was
in charge Of the Government build
ing and remained there on duty
night and day during those troublous
times. Being true to his principles
aud the cause of the native which he
had espoused against his own inter
est, be entered a plantation career,
tending mules. He finally became q
popular p. e.. soldier and officer,
climbing the ranks to colonel, and
resigned it in order to become q
Democratic candidate in 1900. To.
day he is still fighting the cause OF
the people against his own personal
interest.
OF the Home Rule candidates,
David Motley aud Sam Kamakaia,
the latter former cornetist in the
Government Band, nothing much
further need be said OF them, for
both are unknown quantities. Both
were formerly Republicans, but their
worth was weighed and they were
found lacking the needed stamina OF
good and true man.
Aud now, let US turn to those of
the Fifth District. Frank Pahia has
always been stauuch Republican
from the beginning OF politics on
American party lines He is deemed
an Arthur Brown henchman, as be
is holding Office under him, When
Kaulukou was Sheriff OF Hawaii,
Pahia was his deputy; and the same
thing happened when his chief be-
came Marshal But his profession
| ia that of n surVavOr Ha shonld