The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-31

One of the strongest and most pa
triotic speeches on Republicanism given
at the big mass meeting at the orpheum
on Saturday night was that of Hon.
R. w. Breckons. United States District
Attorney. Mr.. Breckons is a clear and
forceful speaker. whose former expert
ence in mainland politics has given him
deep insight into the true inwardness
of Republicanism. He pitched into
Kinney's latest Democratic utterances.
crumbling them with his clear cut
analysis of their shortcomings and abb
surd charges against Governor Carter.
Mr. Breekons said, in part:
1.-The very few ideas have to express
on the issues of this campaign have al
ready been mentioned by the two
speakers who preceded me, and We're
handled more e1oquently and more rea-
sonably than am able to do. If I were
in the place of many of you who have
lived here for years, and you were in
my place, a malihini. 1 would probably
say. / have, however, been asked to
respond briefly to the subject, The Is
sues of the Campaign
This is a strange campaign. The
chairman of the Democratic committee
says it is a splendid thing that the
citizens of the Territory should be
divided into the two great parties The
Democrats still cling to the issue or
free trade, but Mr.. Kinney wipes that
out of the way. Democracy, he says,
won't do you any harm. 1t is a death
bed repentance. for it is true Gaugh-
ter.)
Mr.. Breckons then told the old story
of the man in Lincoln's time, who was
on his deathbed and desired to forgive
all his enemies. His worst enemy was
called in and the man said he forgave
him, but as the well man was walking
out the sick man said that if he got
well the harmony proposition was all
Off
What does it mean to the Terri
tory?" Mr.. Breckons asked. 1T is true
you cannot cast a vote for the Presi-
dent of the United States. 1t is true
that you cannot send delegate to Con-
gress who has power to vote, but sup
pose a bill comes up in Congress for a
revision of the tariff, and you have sent
a Democratic delegate there, viii your
renaons strances be listened to? The re-
ply will be, You people down in the
islands on November 8. 1904, had an
election and a Democrat, standing on
Democratic platform calling for a re-
vision of the tariff, was elected and
sent to Washington That would mean
a loss of millions to you in time. Mr..
Kinney tried to relegate that free trade
issue to the rear.
mfr Andrews mentioned the bills
which Delegate Kuhio succeeded in
passing at Washington for the benefit
of the Territory. a month ago there
was laid on the desk of a Federal Off
ciai in the city of Honolulu bill with
a communication from the Secretary of
the Treasury. asking that official to Sc
cure the necessary estimates in order
that public building could be erected
in Honolulu That bill bore on it In
troduceA by Delegate Kuhio,' and it
was introduced during his first session,
to procure a large Federal appropria-
tion, a difficult proceeding, particularly
at the time when Congressman are fix
ing up their political fences for re-
election. That was a marked victory
for a new man from a territory.
(Applause.)
1.-The local Democratic party has
wined out all national issues and has
said that local issues only should pref