The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-09-27
INDEPENDENCE IN pourlcs.

INDEPENDENCE IN rotlrlcs,
Tho statement aituhnteI 20 81 isad.
lnf altesn that iiauefs Weekly has
not Amounted 70 mdh since the
blaine bolt is taken to mean that in-
dependent Journalism n the United
states ls failure Roth the premise
ana the conclusion nr, contrary to tho
mcts Ths records show that iiaWcrs
weekly today is "a more widely circulat-
cd journal tbau II was previous 90 issi
when 81 bore seml-orgnnlc relation
to the Republican party and the pres
ent critical attitude it holds to both
Presidential nominees indicates that its
owners have no cause to be- dissatisfied
with the financial returns OF indepcnd-
ent journalism.
Tho truth is that the only successful
daily newspapers In the United states
are those which are Independent Of
party dictatIon and whose policies cen-
ter on good government or on some de-
sired reform. The New York Herald
Is purely Independent and Is gold
mine to its proprietor. The sun quad
rennially picks out from either side
what II believes to be the best ticket.
The popular Tribune has been con-
tinually at variance for years with the
Plat machine. Mr. Hearst's widely
circulated newspapers opposed the last
Cleveland administration for TWO years
and are giving cold comfort to Parker
now. Crossing the continent one finds
no successfuls organs anywhere-none
that permit party bosses to dictate to
them. In San Francisco both Repub-
lican papers honored themselves by
making a successful fight against the
party organization headed by Dan
Burns and the Examiner made a great
name by its assault upon the party or
ganization headed by Boss Buckley.
The only organs of any kind which San
Francisco has endured in twenty years
past have had to be kept alive by sub
sides. For lack of one the subservient
Alta died.
What the people want of their press
is AN EYE SINGLE TO GOOD GOV
ERNMENT. That is the first consid-
GRAFTON always.
In "A Territory like this the success of
any mere organization is nothing to the
defence of the people from official
thieves scalawags and ignoramuses.
In States an independent voter must
be more cautious even in dealing with
his local affairs, for his action may
help disrupt a campaign for Governor
or President or the success of cardinal
issues like the tariff or the money
etu M "a pn
Governor or President and whatever
we do-for our Delegate in Congress
has no vote-cannot affect the policies
of the nation. There is but one thing
of any consequence left to us and that
is to WORK AND VOTE FOR GOOD
COVER EFFICIENT LEGIS-
LATION AND LOW TAXES. Those
are the things that come home to us.
To let any machine connive unrebuked
at bad government, graft legislation
and high taxes, is to be traitorous to
honor and duty and to an enlightened
self-interest. The duty every voter
owes himself and his Territory is to
vote for honest and competent men ard
no others. Fortunately there are a
number of them on the Republican
ticket and we hope sincerely that there
will be d goodly array on the Demo-
cratic ticket.
III specific connection with some parts
of the Republican Legislative tickets the
voter may have to make
choice of evils. The worst man named
is better, BECAUSE HE CAN BE
BY GOOD MEN and kept |
in line than any man likely to be run
on the corrupt Home Rule ticket. The |
first duty of the independent voter, as
we see it, is to see that no Home Ruler |
shall be elected. y Home Rule legls- |
lator is intractable and anarchistic
predatory and ignorant, and he cannot
be controlled by honest men. He is an !
lshmaelite whose hand is against every |
honest man and every honest mans |
hand should be against him. Unfortu-
nately he has invaded both the Repub- |
lican and Democratic parties for the
sake of office and it is the duty of the !
viSilant and reputable voter to spot him
in his disguise as well as out of il.