The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-10-06
CARTER MUST
Be ATTACKED
CHAIRMAN KINNEY OF THE DE
MOCRATIC COMMITTEE ACCUSE
GOVERNOR OF COERCION.

Chairman w. A. Kinney of the De-
mocratic Central Committee has is
sued a public reply to the charge that
in the present political campaign Gov
ernor Carter is not an issue. He
claims that as an issue Governor Carter
has been forced upon the Democrats.
In letter published in the Advertiser
he says. For instanC the campaign
had not been opened when it was found
that Democratic ofTice-holders and en-
ployees of the government, were unable
with safety to sign rolls of the Demo-
cratic club where they resided. Labor
ers at work on the roads and other pub
lie works who We're known to be Demo-
Gratis declined for the same reason to
sign the roll, claiming that they were
I given work on the understanding that
they vote the straight Republican ticket
and th8t thew would be dropped off the
rolls as soon as it was apparent that
they were afiliating with the Democrats
These laborers are employed under a
department whose head has filed an
undated resignation with the Governor
such action being justified on the speci-
tic ground that the governor is response
BILE for the acts Cf his subordinate and
therefore, should control his tenure of
office. The Democrats called a ratifica-
ton meeting of their nominees i'm this
city. and found that orders had been
given out to all the laborers preventing
their attendance at the meeting; this by
men who hold office at the will and
pleasure of the Governor. The Demo-
Gratis have seen an immense b ock of
money Tut of the Loan Fund held back
in the treasury, when times were hard,
and finally on the eve of the elections
being spent with a lavish hand on all of
the islands, on a class of work i'm which
the floating vote can be employed in
large numbers. 1t is given out on every
hand that these men are expected to
vote the Republican ticket They are
seen at work i'm the roads during the
day time and at night are seen attend
ing Republican meetings in a body with
their lunas, including men who are
known to have no sympathy with the
Republican party, and have affiliated
with and are Democrats or Home
Rulers. If these large bodies of men
NtiH Ne NOltNl Sbllu lOi the SlIdlSnl re
publican ticket, the Democrats know
what the result will be. There will
hardly be any use of holding an election
for there are clearly enough straight
Republican votes, coupled with the
votes of the office-holders and these Ia
Dor votes, to defeat any other party at
this, or for that matter at any future
election. Moreover, T. is conceded that
i'm the last County election, the Repub-
lican machine counted out the Home
Rulers largely through manipulation in
the Fifth Precinct, which was followed
by no prosecution or punishment what.
soever, although the Governor has made
himself personally ponsible for every,
thing zone in the Executive Depart
ment by his policy of centralizing al
authority N himself" ."
Continuing the Democratic leader in
sists that the Republican campaign
of coercion, intimidation and the cor
rupt use of patronage had been planned
long ago I'd is now bein0 carried on il
its entirety He concludes by express
ing the belief that If the Democrats arr
silent now the evil effects will max
themselves felt later against the gooC
name and standing of the Territory.