Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-28
Democrats Scored
BY Harris
In MaSterful Speech

Following is the speech delivered at
Emma Square last night by Hon w.
w. Harris, candidate on the Republi.
can ticket for Representative from the
Fourth District:
Mr. Chairman, Fellow Citizens and
Ladies' and Gentlemen:-After the
party of jefferson had been duly con-
vened. the convention OF the unterri.
fed awaited in GREATNESS suspense
the report Of its platform committee.
Democratic Platform Faults.
In the silence Of that moment the
convention listened to the reading Of
a document, that. for Its lack of issues.
for its pledge Of hearty support to
mainland principles adopted by the st.
Louis convention and which would
ruin the prosperity of Hawaii. for its
condemnation of the appointive power
OF the Governor of the Territory of Ha.
wall granted by the Congress of the
United States. in the Organic Act. for
its cry to high heaven against the
right of the executive to remove from
Office men who are incapacitated by
their inability or otherwise to hold of.
fee. and whose capacity or incapacity
to make or mar the administration
which the people hold responsible. for
Its wall of anguish because the execu.
tive believes that the welfare of the
Territory Is best conserved by the 90.
operation. and the working together of
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ments in the enactment Of such meas.
nres by the legislative department as
will insure an economical and efficient
administration. for its advocacy of In.
creased expenditures In salaries. at
the expense of the taxpayers. Tor its
declaration that thrift and ability In
the wage Garner and merchant shall be
taxed to the utmost to sustain these
Increased salaries. by increase OF rev.
enue through the income tax. for its
absolutely false representation that
the Republican Delegate to Congress
urged private measures In advance of
public matters of importance. for its
really humorous pledge of its Delegate
to Congress to disseminate correct In.
formation among the members of Con.
gress and in the departments at Wash.
lngton relative TO local affairs, when
as a matter of fact such candidate for
Delegate to Congress has been so un.
certain In his own mind as to the true
condition Of affairs locally that he has
stood upon and supported the platform
Of three political parties In the last
year, for its stolen plank on local self.
government, for its distress at the pas.
sage by the last Republican Iegisla.
ture OF the Loan Bill and the floating
OF said loan by a Republican Admins.
tration In the money markets of the
world at par. for its endorsement Of
the Republican party's action In ap.
propriating the funds obtained from
the sale Of Territorial bonds for pro-
dnctive works only. for its endorse.
ment OF the Republican party's pledge
to revise the tax laws, for its support
of the Republican party's plank to pen.
sion Liliuokalani, for its approval of
the action Of the last Republican Leg.
islature In passing the labor law for
the protection of the working man. for
Its approval OF the action of a Repub
lican administration In the matter Of
fishing rights, for Its favorable men
ton and endorsement of the sound
and wise policy OF the Republican Ad.
ministration and Legislature in its lib.
eral appropriations for our public
school system. as a platform II will go
down In the history of politics In this
Territory, as the strangest combina.
ton OF endorsement and denunciation,
contradiction and incompetence, that
up to this time has been produced. To
enlarge on this Platforms inconsist.
encies, and Its inability to appeal to
the electorate of this Territory, I will
ask the attention of this audience.
Democrats Attack Industry.
First, its pledge Of hearty support to
the platform of principles adopted by
the st. Louis convention, which among
other things advocates revision OF
the tariff. Sugar, our main export to
the United States, Is subject to duty
of a cent per hundred pounds, or $50
o ton. Suppose this duty was removed
which Is the only protection We have
against the cheap labor productions OF
Cuba and Europe. and what would be-
come OF our main industry? Even SUI
gar at &c. per pound Is not paying
the plantations here more than per
cent per annum on the invested cap
ltal. Any revision OF the tariff affects
the prosperity of Hawaii vitality, and
when that revision OF the tariff as an.