The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-21

out of the business community. and
was taken with that idea myself, but
my judgment is now the other way.
Such candidate would not be known
in other districts, where Iaukea's name
is well known
Il want to say this about Iaukea. In
the midst of newspaper talk a mans
best record is sometimes lost sight of.
While the Advertiser is talking against
Iaukea We may be inclined to lose sight
OF his real standing in the community.
/ want to say this. I believe in utili-
zing a meeting of this kind for bust
ness. I believe that the foreign voters
in this city should vote the Demecra-
tic ticket. 1 would have liked to get
some man from the business commun-
ity, but / am now convinced we are
wrong in that matter.
Mr. Iaukea has occupied positions
of high trust in a financial way as
well as in other ways. He was ColIec-
tor-General of Customs for two years,
and / never heard the first word of
complaint against him. lie handled
millions of money. The business COM
munity are more sensitive to that of
flee than any other public office. He
served faithfully and acceptably. For
seven years ne EQnLrOIIeu the T2c6lDIS
and disbursements of the Grown Lands
where he had to handle hundreds of
thousands of dollars. From first to
last there never has been an intimation
against the financial integrity of c. p.
Iaukea. He has administered trusts in
court-he has accounted for every dol
lar. Not the shadow of a. suspicion
exists against him. If Kuhio runs on
the Republican ticket, Motley on the
Home Rule and Iaukea on the Demo-
cratic, we have pre-eminently the best
man. I don't wish to say anything
against Kuhio. I believe he has done
his level best but he never had the
business. training that Iaukea has.
''It has been said that Iaukea is a
haole-hater. My idea is that that is
one of the least of the charges that can
be brought against a Hawaiian candi-
date. I never feel hostile towards any
Hawaiian when hear one called a ha-
ole-hater. 1T means this: That Ha-
waifans have had to carry grievous
burdens, hulniliating for them There
is not one of US but would have felt
the humiliation TO the core to have
passed through what they have When
a man feels hurt and uses some Ian
guage rejecting upon the domination
remember two of the grandest men
Hawaii ever produced, had that repu-
tation-Pilipo and Jos. Nawahi-but
they were esteemed by all, both Ha-
waiian and haole.
Il say to every foreigner it is the
magnanimous part of the Anglo
Saxon race to pay no attention to it.
c. P. Iaukea was the sole winner in
the county election fight, and it was
the business men who elected him to
the office of assessor.
Who has ever heard of Iaukea anita
gonizing the business interests of this
community? If in periods of anger he
has spoken the bitterness of his heart
1t is nevertheless the manly thing for
US to cast our votes for him, and no
slur from the Republican party should
weigh against him.
If Iaukea is to be our candidate let
us back him in every way possible
reserve.
The Democrats cannot abide a dis
honest candidate. In the following of
the Republican party here are they not
of the pie counter class? If news comes
here by cable in November that Parker
is elected and the pie was swept from
the counter, be sure there will be fall
ing off in Republican attendance. Tau
kea does not belong to that class"