Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-11-05

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gar. and with It restoring prosperity
TO every man In this land. tApplauscD
Lest we forget. lest we forget. Not
in the time of Jefferson, but we our.
selves have been fed. clothed and re.
ceived benefits untold from that same
Democratic party. tApplause.)
The Democrats demanded for sup.
port the Teller Resolution. They vot.
cd in single hour fifty million dol
lars away without n dissenting voice,
hut this is what they got for II, this
Is what Cuba got for 1t. this Is what
Hawaii got for II: THE United States
hereby disclaims any disposition or
Intention to exercise sovereign juris.
diction or control over said Island ex-
cept for the pacification thereof and
asserts its determination. when that IL
accomplished. to leave the government
and control of the island to the peo.
pie. lApplause.) The Democrats re.
ceivcd that as their condition and
ask you to send Democrat to Con.
gross to demand the enforcement "
that pledge from the Republican par.
~.
My friend Douihitt says we cant
stop gambling and Illicit sale of liquor.
True. II IL with us. II always will be
with US. but II can be kept down
whore II won't naunt its face In the
Iublic eye and won't be thrust upon
persons in the public street. Where
there's will there's way and
prophcsy that even with that bad law
the prosecuting attorney from the
Democratic party will make better
Roadway than Brother Douthitt In sc.
curing convictions and that withou.
any reflections upon Brother Douthitt,
Tor | don't question his good faith. but
simply because the Democrat known
more than the Republican.
~ was going to answer the machine
argument. thinking 1t would come
ahead of me. but they towed II behind,
: and Bother Lewis is going to speak
after me. so I can't answer his argu.
mcnt. What true distinction is there
between machine politics and party
organization? Party organization IL
right and just but there is no good
machine What are primary laws for?
II Is the idea of organization far
greater than the conduct Of primaries
Of ordinary citizens: II kills the ma.
chine. which shows you the difference
between organization and machine pol
tiles which don't have In mind the
good OF the voter in any respect.
Gentlemen. tonight II the platform
of the Republican party said I'VE IA.
vor the annexation of Cuba" and the
Democrats said I'VE oppose It," what
man In this room. bearing In mind not
only his selfish interests. would not
feel justiefd In voting now on the
Democratic ticket?
The last speech Of the evening was
made by A. Lewis. Jr. who dwclt
strongly on the machine part OF the
argument. He said
1T has been said that the Rcpubll.
can party is dominated by machine
! wish TO say that II Is confusing of the
term Of party organization and ma
chine. This organization may be start
ed In n precinct club then through the
convention and ending in county com,
mittcc. This machine talk means that
the nominees that have come from the
precinct clubs and from the county
convention, the organization which Is
recognized everywhere.
You talk about n machine. We have
u Civic Federation, do they have pre-.
cinct club? DO they send delegates to
q county convention In order that they
may get the popular vote on them? No.
the first thing that We know about the
Civic Federation is from n very respect
able gentleman who announced the
Nominations.
in regard to the land laws fault may
be found with the system in any coun.
try. Each class of people has different
Ideas as TO what the land laws should
be. President Roosevelt in 1903 heard
many complaints about the land laws
Of the United States and appointed
commission, In rendering their partial
report, each member had tried and seen
the conditions. This commission was
compelled TO say that they were at q
loss to understand and to recommend