The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-08
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ton is to be of real weight in this
community If Mr.. Booth has dis
graced himself in some way, and that
is the reason for withholding an en-
dorsement of him, let us say so. and
make an issue of the matter. If MS
moral character is bad if he is unht
mentally, let us say so and use that
as a plank in our platform. L don't
believe in making sweeping charges
against man, without specifying"
Theodore Richards arose in reply and
said he did not believe the suggestions
made by Judge Humphreys were prac-
teal. He saw no reason why the Fed
the absolute details of proof He
said that perhaps fifty opinions might
be attached to the acknowledgements OF
the men and some of them might be
libellous. The facts We're that a body
of men had brought in a report
which is most charitable and it is
most practical. To say such and such
man was unfit would be possible
without going into Details or without
the absolute details of proof" He
went on to say that the bringing in of
details into a report would not be
brooked by this body" He did not
consider Judge Humphreys remarks
had any practical bearing on the re-
port
J. A. Hughes said there should be no
misunderstanding. He thought the or
ganization should go slow about at
lacking regulations.
Judge Humphreys then arose to re-
ply to Mr. Richards He said that
some of the gentlemen who have been
deemed unworthy of holding public
office are largely identified with prop
erty interests in this community. Most
of them are children of the soil. They
! We're born and reared here. The graves
of their loved ones are here. Their
little children are growing up about
them and are mingling with the chill
port, in the Sabbath and public
schools, and the federation should go
slow. The Organic Act sets forth that
those who are insane or who have COM
| report practically by innuendo says
that these men are not eligible for
office and that left it open to public
opinion that they might come under
the provisions of the act This was a
grave question which could not be
cried down. To have implied or stated
| boldly that such and such a man was
disqualified because of these reasons
would be libel and would drive the
! makers to the reef. If the men had
done wrong against the law or So
and say SO, as men to men. He looked
upon the Federation as being blessed
with the intelligence and wealth of
the community, although the meeting
itself was not large, and probably did
not represent all the wealth and all the
intelligence which its membership lists
could show.
You have called them unworthy
, he said. What is the reason? Be-
cause he is unfit, is the report. If we
adopt that report we are cowardly and
like that.
Mr.. Richards returned to the fray
and asked Judge Humphreys whether
or not when he went to the polls to
vote for a man, he decided the candi-
dates moral character was such that
he could vote conscientiously for him.
1t certainly was difficult thing to say
a man was of 16-calibre or 1910. He
thought it an absurdity. The Fedora
ton was a clearing house to improve
the party tickets. 1t might not be a
very much improved ticket, but they
We're not making attacks on candi-
dates moral characters. He hoped the
Federation would not discuss the
moral or immoral fitness of any of
the candidates
Il. L. w lIulIStOH lnOuSHI II q mover
proposition that when a committee re-
ported to an organization that they
endorsed the candidacy of certain per-
sons (Which was a certificate that the
organization regarded them as possess
ing the political qualifications for Of
fice) that it should be considered a
cowardly attack on others who were
not endorsed. He did not think that
was the character of. the Federation
He had voted with the committee in
favor of withholding the endorsement
of Mr.. Booth.
His reasons We're that Mr.. Booth had
changed his political faith three times
in five years and therefore he did not
consider him reliable. He did not
think he was steadfast. That was a
reason which moved him to withhold
his endorsement. That was no refiec-
ton on a mans moral character. The