The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-24
SHALL CONSTRUCTION
Or OBSTRUCTION RULE?
issues of Campaign as Presented at Republican
Meeting by Mr.. Towse---Democratic Chal-
lenge on Men Taken Up.

Following is the larger portion of the
address of Ed. Towse. of the Fourth
District Republican Committee, deliv-
cred at the party mass meeting at the
corner of Bethel and Hotel streets on
Saturday evening last:
Mr. Chairman and Ladies and Gem
tlemen: A gathering of this sort is in
several particulars an argument at
hand for a number of principles upon
which the Republican party is found
ed and for which it's antecendents from
the days of Washington to the time
of Roosevelt have gone before the peo-
pie. The right of free speech, the boon
of a free press, the right of petition,
the privilege of assembling to discuss
affairs of the common veal are the re-
alization of the dreams of those who
erected republic to become an asy-
lum for the prosecuted and down-trod-
den of the whole earth. ca voice
Louder) I regret I have not the vocal
endowments of my friends Billy Mon
sarrat of Jas. F. Morgan. but I will
do my best in that direction.
''The issues of this campaign are
clear cut, notwithstanding the efforts
of a number of clever writer's and in
genious special pleaders to make them
otherwise. These men cannot beclouu
the truth, evade facts or escape the
natural consequences of their peculiar
tactics. their specious utterances. their
absurd intentions, their fiimsy prom
ises, their whining criticism, their vitu-
peration and their pandering to preju-
dice and bias. It is plain that they
seek to disorganize the state, to crea,c
condition little short Of chaos and
anarchy.
KINNEY AND ANARCHY
1.-The Democratic platform and the
Kinney manifesto are documents that
cannot survive analysis by right-think-l
ing people. Each is a hodge-podge of
and half-truths con-
for vote-getting purposes only.
They propose amongst other queer
things to increase the taxes of the rich. |
Now, all of you know well that there |
can be no class legislation in this or
any other portion of the United States
But principally these Democratic word
bombs say that they will investigate !
and further that they will withdraw
from the executive department of the
government its most important func- /
tions and place them in the hands of
whom? Why, themselves. L do not I
believe that we want this change. The
Organic Act is the fundamental law
of this Territory and its letter and more
especially its spirit must be carried out
if we are to have things done decently /
and in order. Just what there may be-
to investigate is indicated neither by
the Democratic platform nor Mr. Kim
ney's revised edition of the same. There !
are not even rumors upon which to i
base the wall for investigation and the
Democratic organs and oracles know 1t
and are compelled to admit it:
KUHIO'S GOOD RECORD.
Gentlemen, it is enduring principles
and not the uncertainty of human life
upon which the Republican party and the
American nation as a government are
based. But if they wish To discuss
men instead OF measures We can GER
Eainly accommodate them. The stand
ard bearer of the Republican party in
this campaign is Delegate KuhIo, up
for reelection. The facts about him
are that he did more work and better
work during his single term than any
3ther member OF the House at Wash
ngton. likewise upon his first term.
This is the record. This is the truth.
He has made powerful friends there and
las acquired an influence more valuable
% this Territory than any other asset