The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-18
REPUBLICANS
AND EMPLOYMENT

Editor Advertiser: The calculation
OF the principles OF the Republican Party
IN isolated territory of the Union should
rebound to the ultimate extension OF
! numerical adherents of the party.
| We consent that Kepub1icanisin stands
for the highest and broadcast form of
politics in the United States. We do
not have to wait TO see how, where. or
III what manner democracy is going to
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, single standard for the
measurement OF all values, a reciprocity
IN dealing with all foreign nations, the
fullest liberty to all competent to use the
voting franchise, and a freedom from
being bound by precedents which were
wise IN 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,
III order to wean their inhabitants to
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 J
victorious party, to the victors belong
the spo1lS was correct, and TO turn the |
rascals OUT was the proper procedure |
OF the conquerors:
In Hawaii there floats an idea, both |
amongst the natives and fore gneFs who /
have been assimilated, that the Hawaiian |
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 TO
those who had carried gum and this
was right. After the absorption of Ha- {
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
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 l
future success Of the party.
| am credibly informed that certain
officers who have the giving of 1ife-sup-
porting work to laborers are acting i'll
very narrow minded, unrepublican
manner and refusing to employ Hawai-
ans whom they are informed neither be-
ong TO the local militia nor are repub-
leans. In our hearts we despise a man +
Who Joins a church, or order, or a party Il
or the benefits he may derive from it.
f the principles of the church, or order, ;
II party are not such as his conscience :
approves he is truly dirty dog and UNI y
worthy of assistance from the members
II either, as soon as his conduct is dis
overed =
My belief is that all Hawaiians are
epublicans, i. E., believers in the princi !
les of the republican party AT the =
anne time | know that the inbred love
+ the feudal system under which they
we're nurtured has as yet not been
minated, and may not be for a gener
ton. To wean them from. such inher-
ed aloha generous treatment will t
ave more effect than a narrow minded f
system of denying living,
) the people of the land 1t any orders I,
ave been given to treat natives in the Z
lanner described they should be rescind- $
as such policy is not in accord with 81
he real republicans of the Territory.
he word republican" stands for ali -
lat is broad, liberal, and is used in con- =, -
adistinction to democrat, republicans =,
cling the true democrats of the United -.
tates. and are the successors of the old =,
emocratic party, which the present -
emocrats are not Let us try the ~
loney'' and remember who are the peo .,
e of the land and respect their rights h,
JAS. w GIRVIN =,