The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-08-05
THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATE.


Hawaii has been Territory for FIVE years has obtained
nothing Congress through the Territorial Delegate The ST.
FIRE claims appropriation secured by Hawaiian CONNER
ca bodies working through private from here The
Territorial Delegate has no consequently
pss nyng depends his individual force and intel
gene He can be labeled Republican, Democrat monde
script Home Ruler and while other things being equal Re
publican will be the likely results in Republican
Congress and from Republican administration vet if the Delegate
is strong he will accomplish little nothing.
1t be assumed by all three parties in Hawaii that the
only consideration selecting candidate his ability
regardless OF his capacity fill the Office after he is elected
For example appears be treated oregon conclusion
that Kuo be the Republican candidate and laukea the nomi
by the Home Rulers
Is there practical this Territory, who he had bust
Washington would select OF the three named
charge it? If he did such would he have
his bad judgment thank when the inevitable happened and
the work was not accomplished?
Why that the Electric Light and Gas Franchise bills
got through the last Congress- and that the Rapid Transit o
time when Wilcox delegate while the public ncud
ing all appropriations for local improvements by the board
1t because there able backing the private
bills and working day and night action them while the
men supporting the public not of that class
1t assumed that of the Kufo- Motley type
be nominated in order to catch the native They nominated
because OF their and because OF their ability In other
words political leaders calculate that native will for
native though he weak and incompetent and will not
for white though he is strong and able
1t is admitted that much has happened support this view
but there is much evidence an opposite
vote the overwhelming majority every Terri
and the majority OF the last Senate white Bald
win and Dcev are continuously returned from Maui Paris and
Greenw elected from Kona and the Woxs from Kauai
DR. Ru.,el elected Hio Robertson Chlingworth and
Andrade from Honolulu and Kndn from Kauai 1t took native
votes elect every of these
The office OF Delegate pre-eminently business Office The
business OF the Delegate largely appropriations for local
necessities The Federal appropriations made for
Hawaii will be largely for laboring and with
the citizen labor clause connection with public this
means. 40 great extent, the native
Times hard There many native who feel
the pinch Let them understand that
them opportunity good and the
JUDGE bugaboo will disappear the background and OF
them will for the man they given the opportunity
But says faint heart if Kuho opposed it will disrupt the
party! He will join the Democrats and be elected anyway
Well suppose this does happen and admit that entire
ly within the possibilities; then what?
AS between the three kuo is undoubtedly the best but
practical business results concerned the probabilities
that elected he would accomplish little either OF the
others.
What needed is to pay party
the public interests less selecting
puler lines and attention eectng who
will be of practical value after he is elected
We Delegate who speak and write good English;
when Hawais stake who has command of
figures and statistics who will be looked and trusted
and consulted by the leaders in Washington when they to
what should be done in for Hawaii.
Do candidates named up this standard They
most certainly do not, and everybody knows it.
Motley will figure but little in the coming election The Home
Rulers dead, only they don't know
between kuho Iaukea will unouestionably
elected but If the Republicans kuo and Demo
put all round whom business men
would be willing send Washington their private
aashe will good chance of being elected Many dyed
nhe-woo Republicans will for him. Ii the Republicans will
this stamp he will stand little better chance
of election
In either event. better spend money
elect will something he elected and
a and try again than it keep year after year ctng
men who are but figure heads when elected
TURNING AWAY FARMERS chance use it, and behind them