The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-05-31
Slight Party
Allegiance


+''''""'""rS cal faith which would upset the
balance of party representation on
ties are held here and the absolute obscnss that prevails
prophecies when change political allegiance made
the states would be received incredibly many
OF giving the leading political parties representation
election The object merely fair
inspire there will be both fair election and
fair that the thought making appoint
men that there danger that this nice adjustment OF representa-
ton liable to be seriously and wdey upset by lightning changes
and numerous changes, party allegiance unhcard Of only
when Hawaii that such thing becomes practical
ter and the Whoe legal arrangement Tor tne appointment and con
hmaton OF important officers, the officers election side
stepped whether goes
Republican viii get up the morning as Home Ruler or Demo
cra and where the strictly betting odds that Democrat
Home Ruler is likely be something else before the day
especially he gets office or doesn't get
Men change their party affiliations in the states 1t is good and
wholesome thing that this is done sometimes But would
rink that such change would upset the political adjustments III Oh
fees required be divided between the leading parties The
is very plain Public sentiment such there that who has
been appointed administrative Office the representative OF
party changes his party he has perfect right to do he expected
Of bt 70 have cIaCn Pixie sentiment is So strong
changes political affiliations dscd by chang
mo his nar ALLEGIANCE provided there is nothing to suggest that he
motives and expected OF that
when change he shall do all things relieve him
self Of any just suspicion motives The first
thing him is resign any office he may have held by reason
OF his former political allegiance.
In Hawaii only public sentiment but
that party allegiance simply indication OF where
self lies Is there any other the United States
would possible find the Speaker OF House OF Rep
the President of Senate who started seeking
political party, the election thereafter
opposing party Or where the representative
belonged different parties and dckeed with
fourth and whose being contested by
who a all three the political parties the Ter
rory?
Could happen where but in Hawaii as has happened
here OF of the parties could not get
quorum together because OF them had %
ed parties either the committee OF
party their might be filed to attend
the meetings there might be a quorum?
actually happened Hawaii that the president precinct club
having changed political faith refused resign the presidency and
challenged the validity OF meeting held in pursuance OF call by
the vCe-president
expected when change allegiance the re-
openly change their party
allegiance that they appointed to office when IN
hitch the negotiations after supposed
completed matter public notoety that
represented party National Convention and
affecting vitality presidential campaign was
holding agreement change his party allegiance until he
he the appointment he was after:
steps toward securing conditions that will make pos
be upward forward good government the
alton of public which will look party allegiance as an
index OF ptca merely weahercoc indication OF
where present political lie And part this sentiment must
be that when changes his political allegiance he must as guar
ant of good faith the party and political honors and adj
vanages that had member the party he leaves
This not high political duty but is one to which la
wall has not yet attained