The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-04
THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATE.


Hawaii has been Territory years obtained
nothing Congress through Territorial Delegate The ST.
claims appropriation secured by aaan CONNER
Territorial Delegate vote; consequently whether he accom-
gence He be labeled Republican Democrat or that monde
script Ruler and while other things being equal Re-
publican likely results IN Republican
Congress and from Republican yer Il the
is strong he will accomplish little or nothing.
only consideration in selecting ability get
regardless capacity fill the Office after he is elected
appears be treated foregone conclusion
that Republican candidate and Iaukea the nomi
Charles Motley has already been nominated
practical this Territory who he had bust
Washington would select OF the three named
charge it? If he did such would he have
judgment thank when the inevitable happened and
the work accomplished?
Why that the Electric Light and Gas Franchise bills
through Congress- and that the Rapid Transit o
Railroad and Railroad franchises all passed during the
all appropriations for local improvements went by the bord
bills working day night action upon them while the
supporting the public not OF that class
assumed that OF the Motley must
be nominated They nominated
because of their ability In other
words political that native will for
though weak and incompetent and will vote
for white though he is strong and able
admitted that much has happened support this view
there much evidence OF opposite character The native
the Overwhelming majority district in the Terri
yet majority OF the last Senate white Bald
Dickey continuously returned from Maui Paris and
Greene elected from Kona and the Wcoxes from Kauai
DR. Russell elected from Ho Robertson Chngworth and
Honolulu and Knudsen from Kauai 1t took native
votes elect every OF these
Office of Delegates peeninenty business Office The
of the Delegate largely appropriations for local
necessities The Federal appropriations made for
Hawaii will be largely spent aborng and with
labor public
0 great extent, the native
There many who feel
ing pinch that strong can
them opportunity good and the pre-
bugboo will disappear into the background and OF
will for the strong manf they given the opportunity
But says faint heart, Kuhio opposed will disrupt the
party! He will the Democrats and be elected anyway!
Well suppose happen, admit that is entire
y within the possibilities; then what?
AS the three Kuo undoubtedly the best but
far practical business results concerned the probabilities
that elected he would accomplish little either of the
others
pay party and
public selecting
voepuller
will be of practical value after he is elected.
We Delegate who speak and good English
speak neigntly the floor of Congress
will
and consulted by the leaders in Washington when they
know what should be done in for Hawaii
Do the three candidates named this tandard They
certainly do and everybody knows it.
Motley will figure but little the coming election The Home
Rulers dead, only they don't know
AS between kuho and Iaukea the will unquestonably
be elected but the Republicans Kuio
all round strong whom
be willing Washington private
affairs-he will good chance
n-thewool Republicans will for him Republicans
nominate OF this stamp he will stand little better chance
of election.
event spend time and money in trying
fall and than keep year year ecn
men who are but figure heads when elected.
heart-rending from