The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-13
POLITICAL DRIFT WOOD.
The Leavings of Some of Our tromi-
nent Countrymen.
BIZ AHUIMAIA,

Having given me much space in
your columns to air my views upon
the various candidates of this coun-
ty, I will now attempt TO go outside
OF my local sphere and give sketch
es, as know them, OF the different
candidates on the other islands. Be-
ginning with Maui, the hog in the
recent legislative pot-pie, | hope l
will do justice in entertaining your
readers, Mr. Editor, providing I have
done so in the past few days.
The Republicans have put up
some good men for supervisors, but
they are more or less weak in certain
instances. There's Pogue, the son
Of missionary, who married half
white wife; he represented his clique
in former Legislatures either under
the P g or the Republic, was man
ager Of Kihei, and through some
weakness in his Uranium, he was re-
places by another. He knows the
smell OF good whiskey and okolehao,
and don't you forget it. Baldwin,
the one-srmed chief of the island,
places dependence in him, allowing
him full sway to general the Lost
campaign as we'll as the present one.
But other than these, he is like the
rest Of his fellows, j. o, too narrow
for the good OF the native mass, I'M
mindful OF the fact that he is rails
ing o large family Of cross kauakas.
Theodor Meyer, a son OF the late
r W Meyer Of Kslae, Molokai, is yet
q young man unused to the business
OF the world, although he is the
agent of the Bishop Estats on his
island home. His education, like the
rest OF his family, was very much
neglected, but he knows sufficiently
the difference between right and
wrong. He may likely prove good
man after he has gained au expert
ence, but in the institution OF the
new order OF things, he is nit.
Billy King, half.brother OF Re
publican Sam Parker, is q carpenter
by trade. Was formerly police Of
ficer and has a large family OF girls
l consiaer him the weakest man oil
the lot and lacks the stamina in the
makeup OF good man. He is not
over bright, but is dull aud slow
and will be mere tool in the hands
} OF such men az Baldwin, Pogue ct al
/ think il Kepoikai was there, he'll
use him too. Who garrett
Parson Ioseps, who, since he goI
into politics, has daubed his cloth
in the mirs OF iniquity, is an unprin
cipled being, yet a sturdy P g pat
riot and Republican, and who lost
his place as District Magistrate OIL
Hama az the outcome OF Grim. con
case against him for infslicity by
tampering with the property of an
other. He it WAS who once loudly
said that be would fire the frs,
bullet in the Queens hoad il she wa
restored to the throne, l think al
Indian is his peer in everything ant
. in every way, his face being as dsrl
8 as they make'em anywhere else
( under the sun. 1t was an ill-omeneC
day when he married his wife,
9 half white woman too good for thu
D likes OF him, from whom he ha
many children, some OF whom ar,
already following in his wake, Anc
= "King" Baldwin countenances hin
t and put him forward as an example
But the man hes some underlying
merit, yet it 10 latent. His moralit.
is OF that low order which, at time
dormant, has been tho undoiuI
u OF many weak men. And | think b
ought TO be undone by his party.
And Alfred Haysslden, a nephey
OF Democrat Hayselden, is bounC