The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-08
KNITTING IS
HENCE TABO
The Republicans of Hilo
Receive Some Plain
instruction.
(staff Correspondence

HILO, Feb. 5.-Hilo is getting a les
son in politics from the visit of Gov
ernor Carter and Secretary Atkinson.
Since reaching here the Territorial Of
ficiaIs have been deluged with COM
plants and kicks from the Republicans,
or so-called Republicans, of HiIo. IN
variably they have been informed that
it will be the policy of the administra-
ton in the future to recognize as Re
publicans only men who are Republi-
cans all the time, and where the whole
ticket is concerned. Some of the kick
ers have been told that the scratching
of the ticket through personal feeling is
an unpardona BILE sin from Republican
standpoint, and that for the good of
the party, the Republicans of the Hilo
district must get together and stay to-
gether Hilo went Home Rule last
election and the chances are that the
next election may result the same way
unless the Republicans here bury their
differences and forget the past. Homo
lulu had troubles enough politically two
years ago, and enough factions to ruin
the strongest political party in the
United States, but Hilo seems a hun
dred times worse. Then men who knit
ed and openly fought Sheriff Andrews
after he had been nominated by the
Republican convention in which they
all participated, are severely censured,
while the Andrews faction who are
charged with fighting some of the re-
mainder of the Republican ticket, come
in for like criticism. Willfong, the as
SCISSOR who took the nomination from
both parties, the Home Rulers first,
and then fought his Republican col
leagues on the ticket, is also being
roundly scored. These are but in
stances of the last campaign, it appear
ed as if every East Hawaii candidate
had a grudge against some other can
didate on the same ticket.
The administration is apparently
willing to let bygones be bygones, but
at the same time it is intended that in
the future only straight out and our
Republicans shall be recognized in the
appointments made by Republican
Governor and Republican officials.
Some of the party leaders have been
given to understand the position of the
administration pretty clearly and I'M
less a party organization is formed
strong enough to stand up with Re
publicans only, the Hilo Republicans
will be left out in the cold in the mat
ter of appointments. There is no OBJ
lection to differences in the convention,
or in fights by opposing factions to con-
troll the primaries, but what is insisted
upon is that after a convention has
been held, and a ticket nominated, it
is the duty of Republicans to bury the
Ratchet and support the candidates
whether they like them personally or
not. Any deviation from this course,
it is deemed, weakens the Republican
party and the Governor is very anxious
to have the organization made as strong
as possible. Prominent Republicans
say that the defeat in the county cleo
lions was not due to a falling off in the |
vote of the Hawaiians, but in the eff !
forts of the white Republicans to de- |
feat certain of their enemies, who had /
defeated them in the convention. Mem
bers of the party organization are in |
Guided in this charge, and if the admin |
istration can prevent it there will be no |
such political conduct in the future on |
the part of Hilo Republicans. What |
the party leaders insist upon is Repub !
licans who will be Republicans whether
they are successful in the convention |
or not.
WHAT ATKINSON WANTS.
Secretary Atkinson has told promi-
nent Hiloites that what they need for |
the success of their town is Mer- !
chants Association and a daily news
paper. The former he believes would
unite the material interests of the COM
munity SO that they would get together
on any proposition for the progress of
the city. The lack of a daily news
paper, he believes, keeps the commune
ty apart and he hopes to see a news
paper established which will bring
about a better feeling. And first of all |
he wants the people to bury their diff
ferences and work together for the ma
terial and political prosperity of the
l. M