Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-05
cHILD'S PLAY OR POLITICAL
SENSE?

Citizens movement to turn out in
force at the primaries-commendable,
mandatory.
Citizens movement for Independent
county ticket-childish folly.
Republicans or alleged Republicans
who are talking citizens party for the
Oahu county elections are in much the
same position as a small boy with
gun inspired with an irresponsible de-
sire to do damage OF course he can
do It, and thereby bring disaster to
himself and his associates.
Reason a little on the attitude the
few citizens party spielers are taking
The primaries have not been held. The
Republican Committee has issued the
call for primaries to be held according
to the rules and regulations laid down
by the Republican convention. Inn
mediately a large cry supported by
small numbers is raised that the county
conventions have gone to pot, the pros
pective candidates to be selected are
from the Sons of Satan.
How do they know this will be the
result? How can they draw such a
conclusion honestly? They claim the
Home Rulers will control the prim-
aries. The Republican party carried
the last elections. Have Republicans
become so weak that they can't carry
their own primaries?
! II is admitted that the material for a
possible Independent citizens move
ment will come principally from those
who voted the Republican ticket at the
last election. II this element with the
honest men who support Republican
regularity cant WELD majority power
in the Republican primaries, where
will the band of independent martyrs
get off with their little ticket in the
county election when the battle will be
between n solid Home Rule phalanS
and divided Republican ranks? The
result is so certainly Home Rule vic.
tory. the folly of talking party bolt
before the makeup Of the county con
ventions is known or reasonably fore
Swallowed is so clear that II cadno
and does no. appeal to men of sober
sense whose purpose in politics Is sole
ly to secure honest representatives, II
public Office. Home Rulers will eXtenC
the glad hand to an independent Re
publican citizens movement in tn,
elections just as they did TO Curtis Iau
kea. laukea took the bit in his teetl
and went directly into the Home Rule
camp. Republican boilers will ac'
complish the same purpose though they
may give a different name to theii
clan.
Had the Home Rulers captured the
Republican primaries, the situation
from an Independent Republican stand
point might be a proper subject fol
serious consideration among unbiased
broad guage men. But the primaries
have not been captured nor will the!
be by elements outside the Republican
party To charge that such will be thu
outcome Is to accuse loyal members
| OF the party with utter neglect of or
binary duties OF citizenship, TO plac'
upon them the responsibility for civil
Indifference SO reprehensible that an!
e Independent ticket they might offe
d would not enlist corporal's guard q
aggressive workers.
This is no shotgun campaign cit
p iZons of the counties are approaching
= Il is contest in which votes tell tn
8 story and work wins Second Advent
L lists who some years ago made prepare
tions for the second coming of tn
$ Messiah were possessed Of more com
mon sense than those now calling 70
citizens ticket movement that wi
defeat the Republican party.