The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-10-07
CARTER As
AN ISSUE
W. A. Kinney Tells Why
Democrats Go
For Him.
Honolulu. +. H.. October 9Th. 1904

EulIuT huNCTIlstT iii your ISSUE Oh
yesterday morning you closed an edi-
torial entitled "The Democratic Pro-
gram" with these words:
Governor Carter is not and cannot
be made an issue of the campaign, and
the attempt to import him into it is a
futile effort which will react upon those
making it,"
As chairman of the Democratic Cen
trail Committee, | should like to say in
reply, that the Democrats did not seek
to make Governor Carter an issue of
this election, but that issue was forced
upon them. For instance, the campaign
had not been opened when it was found
that Democratic office-holders and en-
ployees of the Government, were unable,
with safety to sign rolls of the Demo-
cratic club where they resided. Labor
ers at work on the roads and other pub
lie works who were known to be Demo-
Gratis declined for the same reason to
sign the roll claiming that they were
given work on the understanding that
they vote the straight Republican ticket,
and that they would be dropped off the
rolls as soon as it was apparent that
they were affiiating with the Democrats
These laborers are employed under a
dNPdi NlloSC lCdu Ids HlCu dl
undated resignation with the Governor,
such action being justified on the specific
ground that the Governor is responsible
for the acts of his subordinate and
therefore, should control his tenure of
Office The Democrats called rati6ca-
ton meeting of their nominees in this
city, and found that orders had been
given out to all the laborers preventing
thor attendance nj tho mo- fl,ic hv
men who hold office at the will and
pleasure of the Governor. The Demo-
Gratis have seen an immense block of
money out of the Loan Fund held back
in the Treasury, when times were hard,
and finally on the eve of the elections
being spent with a lavish hand on all of
the islands, on class of work in which
the floating vote can be employed in
large numbers. 1t is given out on every
hand that these men are expected to vote
the Republican ticket. They are seen at
work on the roads during the day time
and at night are seen attending Republ-
can meetings in BODY with their unas,
including men who are known to have
no sympathy with the Republican party,
and have affiliated with and are Demo-
Gratis or Home Rulers. If these large
jbodies of men can be voted solid for the
J straight Republican ticket, the Demo-
Gratis know what the result will be. There
will hardly be any use of holding an
election, for there are clearly enough
straight Republican votes. coupled with
the votes of the office-holders and these
labor votes, to defeat any other party at
this, or for that matter, at any future
election. Moreover, it is conceded that
in the last County election, the Republic
can machine counted out the Home
Rulers largely through manipulation in
the Fifth Precinct, which was followed
by no prosecution or punishment what
soever, although the Governor has made
himself personally responsible for every
thing done in the Executive Depart
ment, by his policy of centralzing all
authority in himself
Under these circumstances, what else
can the Democrats do than confront the
issue that meets them every day in the
conduct of their campaign multiplying and
setting aside legitimate party efforts for
party success. When laborers are kept
away from our meetings against their
own wish and desire by men directly I'M
der the orders of the Governor, what
would you do if you were in our place
Are we to say nothing about it? If so,
we might as well go out of business.
The whole Republican campaign
shows evidences of having been deliber-
ately planned and outlined months ago,
and is founded upon coercion and in
timidation, and upon the corrupt use of
official patronage, and unless that can
be met and checked, it is idle to talk
much about what the Democrats are 60
ing to do when they get into the Legis-
lature, for they will never get there.
We would like in Mr.. Hutchins' be-
half to get the vote of Independent Re
publicans, but that vote cannot elect Mr..
Hutchins unless we are able also to call
out and vote substantially our full Dem
ocratic strength in his behalf As nat
ter OF fact the Democrats have in their
platform outlined a number of business
propositions which they will present in
the LEGISLATURE, ii elected They pro- |
pose still to do this, but without abating
one jot or uItt4e OF their right 10 insist |
that there shall be an untrammeled vote |
and fair count and 10 call men TO ac-
count for preventing such elections. YOU |
inyeigh against Legislative enquiry into
the methods used by the Executive. IL
Is the only way that the citizens Of the |
Territory have 10 express their senti-
menis M regard 20 the conduct OF the |
Executive. We cannot remove him
this can be done by the President alone
An investigation Is all we have but ihp
b better than nothing for, II fairly and
thoroughly conducted, i may lead "a
ihe condemnation Of such methods and |
abandonment Of their use by any party
lu ile future
We contend further lhal the Demo
cratic parry Is doing q great seryIce 90
ihr lrfuiofy in raising ihf Issue in u /
lsniiiuais snd 0pen s.ay here, within |
ouf uRn borders II Ma afr silent on
ille .uhlni the ulaitff Nili NOT down /
\ he situation n understood and tle rYll /
enrcls ~ u nill make lhemtrlles iri
laifr a n0l noN againsi lhf good name
sad standing ~ ihf Territory
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