Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-07-18
ONE STORY Of HOW It
HAPPENED IN KOnAIA

Editor Evening Bulletin: We see by
your issue of the 9th Of June how
the Republicans Of this district kindly
lent their aid in assisting the Demo-
Gratis to win at the polls on the last
election.
There may be some excuse to the
actions Of these Republicans. For
what can we expect after the Chief
Republican Of the Territory, Gov G. II.
Carter, has given the first lesson Of
the Bible. He worked and fought for
some one he wanted, VIM. Henry, Civic
Fed, therefore this is case of a fox
and the geese. The Kohala Republi-
cans wanted any body that they could
get in over Dr. J. Atcherley. The other
candidate was Supervisor J. f. Woods,
Democrat, and for the Democrats the
Republicans had to work and win II
they can, and they lid to work hard
too. The only Republican that stood
by his party perhaps can be mentioned
that is II. l.. Holstein.
1t Is very comical and the laugh is
very tickling. how hard the fight was
to get the successful candidate to win
and the different schemes used in the
stumping speeches by J. F. Woods and
his followers against Atcherley.
First-That Atcherley was too supe-
rior a physician to loose from the Ko-
halas, that in electing him and should
he be on duty at Hilo, an epidemic
would come into the Kohalas-there
would be no physician to save the Ha-
waiians. This had no effect.
Second-Then. that Atcherley was a
poor man, that 1t should be a rich man
to represent the Kohalas such as J.
+. Woods. This had no effect.
Third-That Atcherley was can
cause his candidateship was no good
he was not citizen, once elected. Gov.
Carter would have the chance of put.
ting his own man In place of Atcher'
ley. This created laugher and made nc
effect.
Fourth-That Atcherley was tbt
plantation managers candidate, thai
Merseberg was overthrow for Atcher'
ley and the reasons that the latter hat
"A white skin similar to those OF thu
rich managers and that Atcherley
would do all he could to benefit thu
rich people and ignore the poor Ha
waiians. This tale touched and It wal
then that the natives feelings wer,
moved. The Hawaiians fear the plan
tatiOn managers of North Kohala
They claim that the road laborers hav'
been only paid at so cents, go cents AM
so cents a day, whereas the Govern
ment allows them $l.0O day by law
The late Road Board have also givel
the work to Porto Ricans, etc, an,
boys under the voting age, giving yer,
few voting men the chance Of gettin
any work.
The Hawaiians saw that DR.. Atch
erley was a man interested in the sue
cess and getting ahead of the Hawai-
ian people. They chose him as candl
date and 1t was the above last lyin
scheme put up by J. +. Woods and hi
followers that turned the voters agains
the doctor. They, in the first, had grea
confidence that the doctor would Sc
that justice was given them in tn
future. and so he should, had he bee
the successful candidate.
There is every reason the voters {
this district should receive their legf
pay for working on the governmeI
roads since the law was passed In 1870
by the Legislature. II no move
made now, a day will come when thes
very road supervisors. should they cor
tinue to hold office, will only pay til
road laborers 20 cents day.
AN HAWAIIAN.
= Kohala, July 10, 1905.