The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-28

numerous ramifications. When the
wrinkles are pressed out of it the sub
stance seems to be merely lineup be-
tween the native and the white man.
Race prejudice is what makes the axle
grind.
After Hawaii had been admitted to
the Union as territory, the demo-
cratic and republican parties prepared
to organize their tickets for the first
election, and the leaders of each looked
forward to batting their platforms and
Turing the native vote. But the WY
native. who is very much in the ma
jority, said: Nay, kind sirs, we will
7 have our own ticket So the Home
ARulers entered the field When the
Race was run you couldn't see the white
tslogan was a winner all along the line
According to the organic act the leg
islature was to consist of a house of
thirty representatives and fifteen SEN
Rulers captured twenty-eight seats in
also elected the delegate to Washing
ton. This delegate was the noted Will
cox, a half-wflite revolutionary leader,
who had been tried for treason on one
occasion, and hauled upon the Goals a
second time for trying to dethrone the
queen. He was a tall gaunt son of a
Connecticut sea captain. who inherited
such a love of fighting that he seemed
not to be having good time unless he
was in trouble. Wilcox was so fond of
scrap that he didn't care which side
he was on so long as It was a conten-
ton and he was in it. He kept every
body in hot water until he died.
THE NATIVE SOM SLOGAN.
He was a wise authority who said
that it takes level head to stand pros
perity The kanaka politicians, compos-
ing the Home Rule party, be, ame flu h
ed with their success and ended by TAX
ing the bit in their teeth and running
away. They served notice on the few
lonesome white men in the legislature
that they might as well sing low be-
cause the native son" contingent pro-
posed to run things to it's own liking.
The inevitable followed and they got to
quarreling among themselves. They
, consumed the entire 120 days of the
session in their wrangiing. They did
$4,000 worth of talking at public ex-
pense. and the whole thing was so ri
diculous that the popularity of the
Home Rule cause began at once to
wane.
They only passed about 90 minor
acts. when at least 100 important
measures should have been decided
upon. One of the humorous features
n TO he
was a lengthy debate as to whether
the license for female dogs should be
fixed at ,s1.O0 or $500 As a result of
this nonsensicaI waste of time it was
dubbed the 'lady-dog Legislature"
The principal issue of this first cam !
paign. as outlined by Wilcox and pro- !
mulgated by his 1ieutenants, was
stirring UP of race hatred. But one OF
the characteristics of the kanaka is
that he is a poor Halter. He can not /
hold a grudge long at a time. Thls
fact together with the loss of prestige |
resulting from Home Rulers in their
failure to accomplish satisfactory legls-
1ation gave the republicans the victory
in the second election
WHITE REPUBLICANS.
However, when count OF noses was
taken it was found that the Republican
majority consisted of converts from the
ranks of the opposition. They mad
merely a lot of white-washed talent
which was Republican in name, put l.
Home Rule at heart Ihe outcome
showed that blood is really thicker
than water, and the old hne-up Oh
racial lines took place. The disguised
uoroa RuIers formed combination
against the whites and there was the
consisted
Rule graft with Republican tag upon
The embryo kanaka statesmen got
the notion that what they said was
law and that they had no one to an
swer to. They refused to show thelr
records and things went from bad 10
worse until the grand jury took act,o"
in the matter and indicted a NUMBER s
of the leaders for conspiracy to de-
fraud the territorial government
If was at this juncture that George
p. Carter entered the game ana began
to spread oil on the water carter -
a native of Hawaii and comes Oh ms
sionary descent. His grandfather, u.
Judd, was central figure in the Poil'i-
cal life of the island for ten or llAIeeIi
years during the forties and hftles. u
Judd was prime minister TO seVeral
kings and was a Conspicuous
the complication of affairs which re-
suited in the English taxing posSesolo
of tho islands for several months al
fer comes well by the diplomacy which
he has shown in Strengthening out the
tangled situation.
Before passing. it viii be well to state
thar this is the same Carter VINO pc
Ionged to the record Yale crew OF %
The day before that famous race "a
ter's father approached him on the SUI
ject of the contest and in order ~
stimulate the husky athlete to MAKE nis
best endeavor offered him huiloreu
dollars for every boat length ms ere"
could put between them and their op
ponents. When the contest was pulieu
off the following day Harvard was give"