The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-09-27
CAMPAIGN
is OPENED
Republicans Fire Their
First Gun Last
Evening.
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With the raisinc OF its banner TO the
accompaniment of orMory music and
fireworks. the Fourth District Rcpuhi-
can committee last night had It's first
rally OF the campaign
The banner bore across its face in big
black letters the following legend.
Fourth District Republican lIcadquar-
tcrs." The banncr-rlising incident was
followed by specch-making IN which
Chairman A. g. NJ. Robertson OF the
Central committee; Lorrin Andrews,
chairman OF the Fourth District COM
mttec. Delegate Kuhio, John Lane, d.
Kalauokalani, Jr., Carlos Long w. W.
Harris, f. w Quinn, +. X. Lllikaani, J.
a. Hughes, T. A. Douthitt and Frank
Andrade participated.
The speeches were delivered from the
new platform erected in the open space
between the Electric company's build
ing and the Occidental hotel. The
place was lighted with electric arc
lamps and benches provided seats for
hundreds. Lorrin Andrews presided
over the meeting and his speeches OF in
PRODUCTION served to outline what each
OF them had accomplished or was cx-
pected to accomplish in the Legislature,
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Chairman Robertson made rousing
speech tingling with Republicanism.
He urged the voters to vote the straight
Republican ticket.
j. A. Hughes said the Republican
party should win because upon its vic
tory depended the future of the Terri
tory. 1t was not case of voting for
Mr.. Brown, or Mr.. Smith, or Mr.. Jones
in this election 1t was a case of voting
for the ticket of the Republican party.
The voters should cast their ballots for
the Republican party and in that way
uphold the hands OF Theodore Roose-
welt, "the brightest star that ever shone
in the political firmament of America"
John Lane asked for support not only
for himself but for the entire ticket. He
then directed his remarks to Cecil
Brown and upbraidcd him for breaking
his pledge not only to the convention
but to those who had supported him in
that convention. In substance, Mr.. Lane
said that if Brown was capable of
breaking his pledge to his convention
supporters then he could be depended
upon to break his pledge in other mat
tiers of as vital interest TO the people OF
the Territory.
Cecil Brown is running as an indie
pendent candidate for the same office as
myself" said he. There are a great
many rumors on the street that he IS
competent for the place, which | do not
question. But not being loyal to the
party after pledginp to his friends that
If he was defeated in securing nom
inaton he would abide by the decision,
he has gone beyond candid support. He
has broken this pledge, and if he has
broken one, he will probably break
others and probably the platform as
we'll" (Applause.)
w. w. HARRIS TALKS.
w. w. Harris, who was introduced as
young man who had done good work
in the legislature and man TO be de-
pended upon for Jealous party labor,
said the Republican party had no mis-
givings in asking the people OF the Ter
ritory for their support. Two years ago
the party placed a platform before the
people and every pledge ii made was
carried out. In 1901 we had a Legisla-
ture, which, knowing the financial con-
dition of the Territory and knowing
that the government wanted to pass a
loan bill, the result of which would give
the people money through public works.
failed to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity to make remedial law. The
Republican party took the oppor-
tunity to put the bill through. That
bill gave the people work and the work
gave them money. II it had not been
for the money spent from the loan bill
we would have had harder times than
exist. Mr. Harris appealed TO the vot-
crs to vote the straight ticket. \ divided
House would accomplish nothing. If a
Republican Legislature was elected
every pledge of its platform would be
carried out. 1t was useless for voter
to say, Il will vote for this man on this |
ticket and that man on that ticket and |
so on. In the Legislature party lines |
were drawn as tight as IN campaigns, !
and success in the Legislature would |
only come through a complete Republi-
can majority. He asked for the support |
OF the electorate in sending kuhio back
10 Congress.
'The condition of the Territory to-
day." said Mr.. Harris, demands that
the next session of the Legislature shall
be short and businesslike one, for
such is the only way the people of
the Territory will be benefited. We
insist and demand that the eNpendi-
lures of the Territory shall not exceed
the revenue. 1t is not justitiable 10
burden the people with taxation, simply
because a legislature makes extrava-
giant appropriations. The basis of tax
alton should be as low as possible, suiii-
cient TO carry on the government in
satisfactory and economical manner"
CHAIRMAN ANDREWS.
Chairman Andrews referred to work
accomplished by Delegate kuhio at
Washington citing instances where
money had been appropriated for army
ana navy buildings In the Territory
which would iu lime, amount 10 millions
OF dollars Through his efforts, for he
was the accredited Delegate, We now
have a Federal quarantine service and a
Federal building II coming upproprla-
tions for fortlhcatious had been made;
,lighthouses had been taken over hy the
Federal government and the Territory
no longer had 10 keep them going, II
was Kuhio Who introduced the bin pro-
viding that the Portuguese should have
the right % acquire their lenseholds 90
fee simple on the puuehhoWl slopes