The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-03


conditions; it does not even propose
to try and stop It. Its leaders are sll-
ting by helpless while the fundamental
rights of q free ballot and the right
of open public criticism and comment
are slipping away from their constitu-
ents and already are nearly out or
sight. 1t is conceded that the Home
Rule party was counted out the last
County election, and then it was found
that no provision had been made
whereby the election could be tested
before the courts. Whose fault was
this? sManifestly that of the Homo
Rule leaders who ought to have known
in taking part in the drawing of tine
County Act that they could not ex-
pect the election under that act to be
fairly conducted by the Republican
leaders where no provision had been
made to contest the same. The Ha-
waiian people themselves now realize
this and unquestionably have lost con-
fidence in the ability of the Home Rule
party to protect their rights or other
wise to hold their own against the
aggressions of the Republican Exc
cutfve.
WHAT DEMOCRACY STANDS FOR-i
Now what does the Democratic party
propose TO do; what does it stand for2
In the first place it stands for no A.
bridgement of the franchise and no set
ting aside OF the Hawaiian and is
against any legislation looking TOP that
end. Tt stands for a free, untrammeied
vote and fair count in the elections.
first. last and all the time. 1t proposes
at all times. to resist intimidation ard
coercion of citizens and office holders.
1t proposes to resist domination by the
Executive of the Judiciary or any
branch of IT. and it demands search-
ing Legislative inquiry, this coming
session of tile Legislature, into flle
methods and means used by the pres
ent Executive of this Territory whereby
men, against their conviction and bet-
ter Judgment, are led and forced TO
support it; and having thus recovered
the ground lost to the citizens OF this
Territory by Home Rule incompetence.
the Democratic party proposes to pro-
mote and support Legislative measures
in keeping with and in promotion of the.
principles of the Democratic party.
Much of the ineficiency of the Home
Rule party and its inability 70 stand
against the aggression of the Republic
no recognition or support on the main
land This is not true of the DelMo-
cratic party. Hawaii is represented in
the National Committee of the Demo-
cratic party. It's off1cicial represenfa-
tives in this Territory have the ear of
the Democratic leaders or the main
land, and the Democrats of this Terri
tory propose to use this righI of fellow
-1.s.a
land, in Congress and out of it, to resist
and combat any attempt TO infringe
upon the fundamental rights of the
people of this Territory. What has
been done to the Home Rule party with
in1punity cannot be done to the Demo-
cratic party of this Territory. Already
The open stand of the Democratic party
against the Republican Executive has
lone much to clear the political atmos-.
ohere. Open criticism of the Republi-
,an Executive was about smothered
when the Democratic party took the
ieId and openly declared against it.
The Democratic party proposes to
;riticise the Executive with perfect
reedom whenever and wherever they
.hink the public interests require it.
md the Territory is better off for that
act.
Individual criticism or resistance to
Machine politics counts for nothing; it
s always beaten down or swept aside
" the push of the machine; but when
properly organized party takes a
tand it presents a different issue and
here is hope that something can be
one. The Executive of this Territory
as gone to astounding lengths, and
his without the public being consulted
nd without any public demands there
or.
UNDATED RESERVATIONS.
The demand of undated designations
rom every District Magistrate before
Governor has no precedent in the his
Dry of Hawaii. IDteliigens citizens of
II parties have been loath to believe
nat this is true, bit that fact is now
Established beyond ali question by a.
ersonaI inspection of some of the let
ars from the Executive to these Magis-
-ates calling for these undated resig-
ations The Supreme Court has ample
over to investigate the conduct Of
aese Magistrates and to remove for
in any particular. The
Governor need not concern himself
bout that. BY putting the power OF
in the Supreme Court and not
the Executive the Legisiat ture ind1-
ated clearly its intention to remove
lese Magistrates from Executive con-
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