The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-21
POLITICAL DnlgE WOOD.
The Leaving of Some of Our Promi-
nent Countrymen.
By AHUIMAIA,

by tho bye, Mr Editor, | am given
to understand that the Home Rulers
OF Maui are sure to win out, il not
the whole ticket, nine or ten OF them
out OF the bunch OF twelve. 1t
would be pity il they can't win the
whole business, but the biggest part
OF q loaf is better than the small
part, and the small part better than
none at all.
1t is well-known fact that the
ticket is headed by none other than
the old war horse Billy White, bet-
ter known as Oily Bill. His political
record is 30 well-known that l need
not dilste much upon it. For de.
viltry, he is q peer, aud will not take
back water for ANYBODY un)es he is
caught and bested. AS to fitness, he
has had police experience. heretofore
on Hawaii, both in Kobala aud Hilo,
end made the reputation OF being
good officer. He received his educa-
ton in the English Mission school,
terminating with the late Venerable
Archdeacon George Mason, aud
among his school mates was Col Q P
Iaukea and many others. am'of
the opinion that he is perfectly
qualified for the position and is
bound to make good officer, pro-
viding he leaves como of his freaks
at home.
But the candidate for clerk is
none other than the recently flop
over Republican David 81 Kahaule
lilo, man CT many parts and OF
no ability, but Char!e Achi used to
put faith 10 him aud compares his
competency to Mr. Tesla, and l am
at loss TO make out that he is a
patch alongside of him. Was for
merly a school teacher on Hawaii aud
| lost his place through weaknesP,s since
which time he had never been able
to retrieve his lost ground, for the
simple reason they can't trust him
with ;he education OF mixed pupils,
his animal instincts getting the best
OF him evsry time. am sure be
will not make as good man as his
opponent, David Merton, much
superior man in every way, and
moreover. q Hawaiian, This same
Kshsulelio represented Maui during
the days OF our oligarchical rule,
aud since then he has never been
able to gain preference. In my
opinion, his name should be stamp
cd as "mud." Hs was one OF the
main Republican graiters during
the lsst Legislature, aided and abet.
ted by Aehi aud Kumslae, and was
one OF those who thought that hi
services were worth more than what
WAS being paid and accepted BY
more competent men. But such il
the way of the world, where shady
ones gain the advantage over better
men, and such is politics, anyway.
, Col John Richardson, a Demo
crat, is the candidate for attorney
The Home Rulers could not have
made better choice, for he has tbt
theoretical as we'll as the practice
, experience. Some twenty odd year
ago, he was clerk to the sheriff o.
Maui, his uncle. Went ss one OF The
special commissioners OF the Hawai-
an people to Washington to oppos,
e annexation, and was, without I
= doubt, the most intelligent OF th'
, quartette, because be speaks periec
English. | believe he can write En-
glish better than he can Hawaiian
: which is to his credit, and further
Y he is man fairly we'll advanced il
years and has largo family. He i
a saloon keeper, as was Billy Whit
once. But wherein he il great, hi
brains are always fertile in gettinl
: up schemes, and good plausible ones
too, but when personally applied t,
: him aud tested, he comes out at th