The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-14

MIR. Ashford spoke for about forty
five minutes against time While he was
waiting the arrival of Col Mccarthy.
He announced that he did not intend
to take UP and discuss the candidates
individually, and then followed it up
by taking them, horse, foot and
dragoon, from the top to the bottom.
The relay not arriving at 1915 p. m.
Mr. Ashford withdrew. and Fred Weed
took up the subject and talked until
the arrival of Iaukea and Harvey few
minutes later.
Music for the meeting was furnished
by quintet club
DEMOCRATS AT HARVEY's.
Democrats of the Fifth District as
semled on the lawn of the premises of
Frank Harvey, Democratic candidate
for Supervisor-at-Large. and listened
to that gentleman, as well as to Cur
tbs P. Iaukea, candidate for Sheriff,
and others on the ticket. 1t was a
gathering of people more like an as
sombling of friends. and political ora
tory was not INDUCED in. 1t was
heart-to-heart talk
ElF. Harvey Te1eTFeu 10 some Oh lfle
Republican Zoo speeches. and especial
ly to the one made by Lawyer Davis.
He said that Davis let the machine
cat out of the bag when he proposed
that the police be put under civil ser
vice rules. During the course of his
speech one of the people on the plat
form was heard to whisper to Davis
not to bring that subject up because
it might operate against the success
of the candidates.
Harvey said that he and Iaukea had
just returned from two very successful
meetings at Waipahu and Eva, where
large and enthusiastic crowds greeted
them. The people there had shown
strong Democratic sympathies.
Harvey referred to the first county
election, when he was elected a Super
visor, and Iaukea as Tax Assessor,
but owing to the county law being set
aside by the Supreme Court they were
then unable TO fulfill the promises
they gave to the people at that time.
He hoped, however, that the same
confidence showed in them at that time
would be shown now, and that they
would be elected the coming election
as they We're in the past.
If elected he could assure the people
they would have an economical govern
ment and one which would do away
with every vestige of graft and mis-
management that now prevails in the
police department.
Curtis Iaukea spoke first to the Por-
tuguese in English and then to the
Hawaiians in their own language.
Speaking to the Portuguese, he said
they had taken up lands and hoped to
take up more for homes and for Guilt
walton. If there was ever time whep
the Portuguese should assert their
rights as citizens it was right now.
How long are you going to be used
as the tail to the Republican kite?'
he asked. why should you continue
putting the Republicans in power?
What returns do you get for support
ing the Republicans? You are white
men, men that ought to appreciate
what your rights are. The land law
needs changing so that when citizen
wants a home or piece of land TO
cultivate he can get it Say what they
will, there is land enough here for
those who are on the ground. The
trouble is that it has been the policy
of the administration not TO carry out
the real provisions of the land laws.
Only a few months ago a Russian col
der conditions that have never been
offered to the Portuguese before or
since. If lands were offered to the
or any other element here
for home building or cultivation they
would be taken up readily.
II want to remind you that the Dem |
ocratic party has pledged itself to do |
what it can to bring about a change |
in the policy of the administration or |
the land laws.
Il spoke to a gathering of Portuguese
on Punchbowl the other day. They |
had been Republicans in the last three
elections and had been faithful to the |
party, but when the Portuguese want
ed a man to represent them in the
Legislature the machine turned them
Down. The result has been that the
have awakened to the fact
that they have been fooled by the Re
oublicans. The Republican club or
ganized by them a short time ago has
already been disbanded. Today. 1 be-
ieve the majority Of the Portuguese
are in sympathy with the Democratic
party.
What is the issue today? It is not
that the Democratic party should gain
the power but an issue has been raised
~ cr,ph vital ir1Dortanca to yOur inGi- |