Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-20
PARTY RULES AND the
BUSINESS MbN.

Tho only point In the report OF tho
subcommittee on revision oil the Re
publican rules that meets with opposi
ton is that which CnforCCs civil ser.
vice methods ON employees OF the Terri
tory and bars them from political nom
mating conventions. This is not q sur.
prise. Whether other opinions Of tha
subcommittee met with favor or not II
wa reasonably certain that the Gov.
CTpmcnt cmploye question would he
made an issue.
This question was brought up dur.
ing the preliminary work of the last
campaign. At that time, active bust
ness men Of Honolulu expressed them
selves very fOrcibly against the politi
cal activity of voters paid by the tax
payers to perform service for the Ter
Titory. These objectIng business lead.
,rs were at that time very effectively
and properly Quoted by the argument
that the eve OF an electoral contest
was no time Ia fight out an issue which
was detail in party management.
Now the issue Is raised again at q
period when there Is nothing to compll.
cate the discussion or arouse undue
fear OF what the common enemy might
do.
Where DO these business men stand2
DO they consider the domination OF
party conventions by Territorial EN-.
ployes Of sufficient Importance to stir
their active interest and work? Or do
they intend TO let II go, and wait till
the next primaries or the next election
before raising a protest which at such
a late day they must know will be in
effective? Or are these gentlemen
afraid to call their souls their own and
therefore expect others to do the work
while they look wise?
The Bulletin Is pleased that the Re.
publican Territorial Committee has
raised the issue. Ii the gentlemen who
are alive TO this issue at the time OF
an election cannot now show enough
interest to give II their attention, then
II must indeed be true that the affairs
Of party management are safer in the
hands OF anyone who will take the
trouble TO work, whether Government
employees or not, than left to high.
minded men who won't do anything.
Party methods have been put to the
test In Hawaii long enough for intellt
gent men to decide what they want. II
they have not the courage of convic.
uon now they never will have. II they
prefer TO let primary management and
party methods drift, II 10 n very short
time before they will be ring ruled In
the latest style. Then they will cry
out and lay the blame on anyone else
than themselves.
On the general question of primary
methods and party nominations ex.
Governor Hoard OF Wisconsin has writ. |
ten a short statement for Golfers that !
IL timely. He says:
The central idea OF a republican |
form OF government is resistance to |
all forms Of tyranny and abuse of pow. |
er. Just as long as the American peo- |
pie keep alive this sentiment they will !
continue to maintain republican |
form OF government The ever up |
springing evil that confronts us Is the |
INSCRIPTIONS and corrupt politician, !
the man who selzes upon the machin.
cry OF politics TO defeat the will of the |
people. Two steps are necessary to .
carrying out republican form of gov. |
eminent: |, to nominate an official; |
2. to elect him. The corrupt politician |
found our system of ballot box election |
so crude and easily convertible to his |
use that he was able by gross frauds to |
defeat the public will. To meet this ,
evil the Australian system OF voting |
was adopted. But only half of the |
work of reSCuing the upOnlp from tha |