The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-10-04
Democratic MANIFESTO
SPOKEN BY v. A. KINNEY
Draws a Parable Between KaIakaua and Carter.
independence Of Masistracy in PeriI...Cecil
Browns Declaration Of independence.

, Rule leaders who ought to have known
in taking part in the drawing OF the
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
1 this and unquestionably have lost coh-
| 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
cutive.
WHAT DEMOCRACY STANDS FOR.
Now what does the Democratic party
propose to do; what does 1t stand for?
In the first place 1t stands for no a
bridgement Of the franchise and no set
ting aside of the Hawaiian and Is
against any legislation looking to that
end. 1t stands for a free, untrammeled
vote and fair count in the elections,
first, last and all the time. 1t proposes
at all times, to resist intimidation and
coercion of citizens and Office holders.
1t proposes to resist domination by the
Executive of the Judiciary or any
branch of 1t, and it demands a search
ing Legislative inquiry, this coming
session of the Legislature, into the
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 II; and having thus recovered
the ground lost to the citizens of this
rrit Nv ptila Taf oil
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 to stand
against the aggression of the Republic
can party is due to the fact that 1t has
no recognition or support on the main
land. This is not true of the Demo-
cratic party. Hawaii Is represented in
the National Committee of the Demo-
cratic party. Its officcial representa-
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 righr of fellow
ship with the Democrats on the main
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
| impunity cannot be done to the Demo-
cratic party of this Territory Already
the open stand of the Democratic party
| against the Republican Executive has
done much to clear the political atmos-
phere. open criticism of the Republic
can Executive was about smothered
when the Democratic party took the
! field and openly declared against il.
The Democratic party proposes to
critcise the Executive with perfect
freedom whenever and wherever they
think the public interests require it,
and the Territory is better off for that
fact.
Individual criticism or resistance to
machine politics counts for nothing; it
is always beaten down or swept aside
by the push of the machine; but when
| n properly organized party takes
stand 1t presents a different issue and
there is hope that something can be
done. The Executive of this Territory
has gone to astounding lengths, and
this without the public being consulted
and without any public demands there