The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-23
PARTY FEALTY ILLUSTRATED.


The Bulletins tests of party fealt.
are peculiar. So far they can b.
Judged by review of that papers
course during the Iast few years they
require a Republican to bolt his party
- President and Governor and support
use every embezzler, renegade, scalawae
or ignoramus who gets small nom
III ination from the local Republican
ba machine To abuse and malign VIII
liam McKinley's choice for Governor
of Hawaii and for Justices of the SD
xne preme Bench was the Bulletins daily
program for a long time, but that
ice Daper gave an unfaltering support to
es wm. H Wright and half a dozen 9TH
-. ers of that stripe and boasted- of 1t as
eliii an exhibition of party loyalty. AS
tr15 further illustration of this idiosyn-
Paii TO- .ne - aannatgn aga,nst
Rppl the Republican Attorney General and
=: On the other it gave an enthusiastic
support to Home Ruler Kumalae and
|ure his Solid Thirteen.
Elsewhere, boiling the national adj
ADMINISTRATION, is regarded as a serious
Tn party offence; here it seems to be
&. looked upon as a minor transaction,
nos to be compared in gravity to the
off bo,ti,.g Of ward heeler whose knav-
iua cry ieaas MN % seeN q po,ne - sa.-
o ance makes him think that the duties
Of legislator are confined to salary
and graft.
Re Just where the Bulletin stands on
mel the higher planes of party fealty may
be judged from the following editorial
nj which We take entire from its issue of
April p, 1902:
when Grover Cleveland attempted to
III restore Queen Liliuoka1ani to the
throne of Hawaii he was charged by
III the Republican party and members of
Ibis own party with pursuing a, course
- antagonistic TO American principles
and destructive of American progress
IN the then Independent nation of Ha-
waii.
4 Theodore Roosevelt as President of
#A the United States and head of the Re-
pubiican party has, by his unqualified
endorsement of Governor Dole's policy
In the Hawaiian Territory, put him
n self on record as supporting adj
administrative course as foreign to we'll
recognized American principle and
Republican principle in an American
Territory as was the action of Cleve-
land from the American standpoint
toward former independent govern
y t1nent.
Theodore Roosevelt has by his action
as President, in this Hawaiian matter,
bux made good every imperialis tic accusa-
aion ever brought against the Repub-
he lican party. He has endorsed and
pledged his respect and hearty sup
nos port to oligarchical principles of adj
ALI ninlstration, as opposed to the guild
ing sentiment which has hitherto CON-
Pm trolled the destinies of the American
|s,t republic since the Civil War. He has
repudiated in no uncertain terms his
mes declaration made in his first message
TO Congress when he said the national
aim in Hawaii should be to develop
.tIv the Territory on traditional American
lines" ,9S
Theodore Roosevelt has endorsed fac
tionalism; he has repudiated political
|hys peace; he has endorsed dictatorial rule
EV Of the people by officials; he has repu-
u dated steadfast recognition of popular
rights as taught and upheld in every
~ American State and Territory as we'll,
except it be the new possessions
- Theodore Roosevelt has exercised his
unquestioned official prerogative. 1t
remains to be seen whether his party
81 or the people will endorse such a COM
r. p1ete overthrow of American teachings
which came down TO the citizens of the
HN present day bathed in the blood of
III 5 men who fought not for power, not for
"A 3 Office, but for principle, for liberty and
liberal principles of government.
How is that for a Republican edit
oria!? If Mr.. Roosevelt had only been
- Republican local nominee with DEM
ocratic prejudiees and Home Rule
fT principles especially one who had al
ready been caught with his hand in
| n the public till-the Bulletin would
never have printed a reputation of
ssf him. Its fealty to the worst elements
Of the party leaves nothing to be dis
covered.