The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-19
REPUBLICANS
AND OYMENT

Editor Advertiser, The calculation
of the principles of the Republican Party
in isolated territory of the Union should
rebound to the ultimate extension oil
numerical adherents of the party.
We consent that kepublicanism stands
for the highest and broadcast form OF
politics in the United States. We dc
not have to wait to see how. where, or
in what manier democracy is going 10
make its customary erroneous break
before declaring the platform on which
the Republican Party stands, nor the line
of procedure we intend TO follow That
our principles are, protection to home
industries, a single standard for the
measurement of all values, reciprocity
in dealing with all foreign nations the
fullest liberty TO all competent to use the
voting franchise, and freedom from
being bound by presidents which were
wise i'll those days but are inapplicable TO
the present.
In our great country, which has pur-
chased Porto Rico and the Philippines,
and has absorbed Hawaii, we know that
whilst the extension of the principles
OF the party must follow, that we are
compelled by the exigencies OF the case,
in order to wean their inhabitants to a
love of those principles, to act in a
somewhat different manner to what we
do on the mainland. There we have
always assumed that the slogan OF either
victorious party, TO the victors belong
the spols" was correct, and ito turn the
rascals out" was the proper procedure
OF the conquerors.
In Hawaii there floats an idea, both
amongst the natives and foreigners who
have been assimilated, that the Hawaiian
without regard to the ticket which he
may have voted should be given en-
ployment in all government work in
preference to those from foreign lands.
After the overthrow OF monarchy it
was the rule to give employment ito
those who had carried a gun" and this
was right After the absorption OF lIa
wall by the United States the reason for
the rule no longer existed. 1t is not
material as to which of the dominant
parties is in the ascendency the idea that
Hawaians should be given employment
still maintains.
We know that "honey catches more
flies than vinegar and TO follow the
policy OF employing Hawaiian laborers
on government work without question
ing them as to whether they carried a
gun" or voted the Republican ticket is
a good one and can be adopted by our
local republicans with benefit to the
future success of the party.
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officers who have the giving of lifesup
porting work to laborers are acting in
a very narrow minded, unrepublcan
manner and refusing to employ Hawai-
ians whom they are informed neither be-
long to the local militia nor are repub
Leans. In our hearts we despise man
who joins a church, or order, or a party
for the benefits he may derive from it.
If the principles of the church, or order,
or party are not such as his conscience
approves he is truly dirty dog and I'M
worthy of assistance from the members
of either, as soon as his conduct IS dis
covered.
My belief is that all Hawaians are
republicans. l. G., believers in the prnci-
pies OF the republican party. AT the
same time know that the inbred love
of the feudal system under which they
were nurtured has as yet not been
eliminated, and may not be for gener
alton. To wean them from such inner
tied aloha generous treatment will
have more effect than a narrow minded
unrcpublican system Of denying living
to the people Of the land. If any orders
have been given to treat natives in the
manner described thew should be rcscind-
ed as such policy is not in accord with
the real republicans of the Territory
The word republican" stands for all
that is broad, liberal, and is used in con-
tradistinction to democrat, republicans
being the true democrats of the United
States, and are the successors of the old
democratic party which the present
democrats are not. Let us try the
"honey" and remember who are the peo-
pie of the land and respect their rights
JAS w. GIRVIN.