The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-10-25
RALLY
IN FIFTH DISTRICT

The Fifth District Republican meet
ing at the corner of Lilha and School
streets was largely attended. John
Lane presided and all the speakers We're
Hawaiians, one of them being from
Maui where he is running on the Re-
publican ticket.
After Lanes opening address, Hue of
Waianae spoke at length. He went
over the qualifications OF all of the Re-
publican candidates. He considered
that II they were elected they would
be the right men in the right place.
Charles Broad followed in somewhat
the same strain. He also elaborated on
the fact that the Republican party was
the one that looked out for the inter-
ests of the people. They were not as
the Democrats who find fault with ev-
erything and yet do not propose any
positive measures for the good of the
people.
Kealakaihonua, the Norman elder,
whose name means the leader on
EARTH" began by saying that he was
there not only to lead in earthly things
but to lead them toward righteousness.
If prosperity is wanted, follow and
support Carter and the way to do that
is to have a Republican Legislature.
The whole thing depends upon how you
act on November Sth.
David Kalawaia said that although
he is young he is not too young to
know right from wrong. There is Re-
publican majority in Congress and it
would be foolish to send a Home Rule
Delegate as he would have no influence.
The speaker then compared Cupid's rec
ord with that of Wilcox, to the de-
cided advantage of the former. He end
ed by urging the audience to vote the
straight Republican ticket.
David Kanuha said that he had been
educated at Kamehameha and had al
ways been an independent. He is now
a Republican as it is the party of the
people. He denied the Home Rule as
sertion that the Republicans were seek
ing to disfranchise the natives.
When Wilcox went to the United
States and found that there was no
Home Rule party he did not know what
to do. 1t was senseless to vote that
ticket when it would receive no backing
in the United States.
Kanuha spoke of what Cupid had
done in the two years he was in Wash
ington and said the natives should not
turn him down. Kuhio is one of the
last of the Alii's and any one with love
of country and people in his heart will
vote. for him. The Home Rulers are
talking against our Prince. Iaukea,
although raised by the Aliis had turn
ed against them and should not be vot-
ed for on that account. The Democrats
claim the work on the water pipes and
roads at the present time is simply for
election purposes and when that is
passed they will kick out the kanakas.
This is not true. 1t takes time to get
the materials here to work with. In
fact the pipe only arrived here short
time ago and work began Immediately
and will go on until finished.
MAUI CANDIDATE SPEAKS.
Billy Coelho made the longest and
perhaps the most interesting speech of
the evening. He said that the only
bit of legislation done by the Home
Rulers when they had the majority in
the Legislature was to pass a tax law
in favor of female dogs. The Loan Act
of the last Legislature was giving work
to the people in all the Islands This
shows that the Republican party was
the one that looks out for the people.
In addition. the Republican party is
the only one that had an educational
plank in its platform. The speaker
dwelt on the good results of education
and urged all parents to have their
children taught some trade or profess
sion to fall back upon If hard times
come. He told how he had been done
up on the Midway at Buffalo and COM
pared the Democrats to the takers,
saying they were simply trying to
cheat the people. In ending he asked
that, If any present had friends on
Maui who were Democrats or Home
Rulers, they should write to them and
persuade them 10 change and vote the
Republican ticket.
Solomon Kaleiopu, the favorite speak
er OF the Fifth, said that IL was only
fifteen days 10 election, The franchise
was "A great privilege. All he asked
was that they should carefully con-
slider the merits Of the several parties.
He felt sure that II this was done they
would vote the straight Republican
ticket.
Cox ana Mahelona practically gave
digest OF what had gone before, ana,
after a couple Of eNtempOraneOus
speeches the meeting adjourned
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