The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-10-25
NOT REPUBLICAN PARTY.


We do not believe that the executive
machine now dominating this Territory
can properly call itself the Republican
party. The local Republican party as
such is in no way responsible for the
present government of this Territory.
1t has neither part nor lot in it, nor
any control over it. The Governor is
not following the guidance of the Re-
publican party and Republican press,
but he is requiring of them to follow
him and his personal fortunes, and to
stand for his personal acts for which he
in turn claims he is responsible only to
the President. We contend that the
Republican party is not in the field
but merely an administration clique
and push under the personal, and for
all practical purposes irresponsible,
guidance of the Governor. The Repub-
lican party can not stand for executive
domination of the judiciary any more
than can the Democratic party. 1t
does not and will not stand for execu-
tive interference with the nominating
conventions of the people, and it does
not and will not stand for the conten-
ton that the executive is not RESPONSE
BILE to the people of this Territory to
the extent that they are justified in ex-
pressing confidence or want of con-
fidence in him. 1t. may be that the
Governor backed with the vote of
Office holders and the floating vote of
laborers in government employ, and by
the votes of those who figure that they
have too much to lose not to stand in
with the powers that be- may prevail at
the coming elections, but we believe
that the executive has lost the moral
support of this community, and if so,
its defeat and rejection, though it may
be postponed, cannot be deferred.
The Democrats opened their cam
paign two weeks ago tonight and what
answer has been made to their con-
tentions then presented. What is the
situation tonight? We have been met
in reply with torrent of side issues
mostly personal, some scurrilous. When
a whale spouts blood its vitals have
surely been reached, and not less GER
tain is it that when a political party
begins to spout mud it has received
vital blow.
The truth is that even the friends
and personal well-wishers of the gov
eminent cannot approve of what the
Governor is doing. Republicans prefer
that the Governor should leave the
magistrates alone; they do not like it
that the Attorney General should have
gone into that Republican nominating
convention with Office holders and run
it; they do not like it that the Attor-
ney General is personally running the
campaign, when he is expected to en-
fnr hn 1nx
and corruptions in an impartial and
nor-partisan way. They do not like il
that the heads of these great depart
ments of the Territory have been re-
duced to mere automatons; they do not
like the manifest manipulation of the
floating vote of this Territory on gov
eminent work; they do not like it that
the Governor should feel impelled to
exact pledges from legislative nomi-
nees. They are thoroughly Disguised
with the announcement by the Attor-
ney General that the personnel and
quality of the legislative nominees
makes no difference because they are
pledged to support administration
measures any how; in short they I'M
doubtedly feel that the Republican
party is not in this campaign or q part
of 1t; and you could not, think, to-
day, call the Republican party together
and get them to endorse the Governor.
DEMOCRATIC POSITION.
AS for the Democratic party, il
stands as a party first, last and all the
l time against these encroachments, and
/ believes that the will of Congress as
/ expressed in the Organic Act should
| have its way, and that the heads of
| departments should be Independent of
each other and independent of the
Governor. 1t believes that the magis-
trates should be amenable to the JUS
| tees of the Supreme Court as provided
| by law and not TO the Governor. It be-
lieves that the employment of laborers
/ with government work as at present
conducted, in return for their vote, is
| bribery under existing statutes, and
/ that the representatives of the people
/ selected for the Legislature should en-
i ter that Legislature absolutely untram-
meled except by the pledges given 10
| their constituents and free to approve
| or condemn the work of the executive
| branch of the government on its merits.
/ 1t believes il imperative that the DEM
l ocratic party should take a firm and
abiding stand in the politics of this