The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-08-28
THE GRAFTERS IN DANGER.

ONAt ILNS lin II.
All Americans are necessarily Home
Rulers, in the only sense in which that
phrase has any genuine significance.
The form of their government rests
upon the sovereignty of man, within
the conceded restraints of the Consti-
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 a condition of tute-
lage, and Congress has the unques-
tionable power to 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
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 a
- 1T y,
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
tied by the ends of their own noses,
and warning after warning has heen
given of possible and drastic Congress
sional action in the line of American
izinG the Territory. which would hav,
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
agitating the subject Other news
papers of marked influence are mani
Testing a strong reaction against our
native citizens, who for n heightened
period after annexation, We're treated
with obvious delcacy and liberality.
Some of the comments are so bitter
that they reveal a certain element of
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. 1908,
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: 80 completely
have race considerations dominated
the second session of the Hawaiian leg
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-
cally unanimous in favor Of equal fran
chise rights, but this has not proved
to be n success" 1t alludas to the OPP
position to the appointment of a trav-
cling agent for the territory, until It
was conferred upon the Treasurer,
"who is native Hawaiian" to the
regulation of salaries and appropria-
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
ate.
The Minneapolis Times answers the
question OF the power OF the Federal
Government to remedy this narrow
minded and selfish policy, by a fine
cartoon in allusion TO the cable, in
which Uncle Sam is represented as