The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-09

the great trusts whose interests lie IN
the annexation of Cuba have been ut
terly discredited, and many of their
/ representatives now before the public
| under criminal Indictment viii also
/ work to our advantage Ali these
| weapons can be used with telling eff
| feet when backed by the tireless and
| concentrated energies of those who do
/ not propose to be despoiled in their
/ own homes. If the spirit of the people
| of this Territory is in accord with a
| determined protest and d fight all
| along the line, then it remains simply
| to decide whether that fight can best
| be handled. and with most effect, with
| in the Democratic or Republican col
| umn. II you believe that the Territory
| should still go Republican and ally it
self with the Republican party. the
election should be awarded to Kuhio
my respected opponent On the other
| hand, if you believe that a decided
| Democratic victory in Hawaii would in
| itself constitute a protest, the most
| vital and significant within our reach
| and grasp, and if you believe further
| that the fight against Cuban annexa-
! ton can be carried on more naturally,
| more freely and more efficaciouSly,
| shoulder to shoulder. with the party
| that already has committed itself
| against the measure and done valiant
| service already to avert the threatened
| evil then logically and justly Hawaii
| should place itself under the Demo
cratic banner and fraternize unreserv-
| edly with those whose fortunes are one
with ours. 1 concede at once that Ku-
| hio will know his duty to his people
quite well enough to protest and work
| against Cuban annexation, in season
and out of season, but l submit that
for him to appear in the Democratic
fold in a Republican uniform, thus ad-
VertiSing that the Territory of Hawaii
| is acting with the Democrats grudg-
/ ingly and only to save her own skin,
| will lack that element of good will
and unreserved co-opera ton that would
surely mark the advent in Congress of
one of their own number.
The Democrats do not claim bad faith
on the part of President Roosevelt in
the matter of intervention; we simply
take him at his word that if the Cubans
do not improve another and last chance
to be given them their destiny will be
taken out of their hands. Intervention
once accomplished, the rest is likely to
be precipitated whether the admins
tration likes it or not Whether an
nexation comes swiftly or slowly, we
cali get 10 WpFh 100 QUICKLY Ut lOO
earnestly l advocate fellowship be-
tween Hawaii and the agricultural
states whose interest are practically
identical with those of Hawaii the
surest. safest, most efficacious and en-
during alliance that we can possibly
make. You are not to choose, as it
seems to me, either to occupy flag end
position in the Republican program.
that sooner or later, unless checked,
will precipitate annexation, or to join
hands with those who will gladly and
unreservedly welcome you and recog-
nize you as one who is in the same boat
with themselves and to be protected
and defended in common with them
selves and on an equal footing.
In meeting this question of a choice
between Democrat and a Republican
to represent Hawaii in Congress, the
argument of the Republicans will prob
ably be that it would be foolhardy for
Hawaii to at this time change her poll
tics in national matters, for the rea-
son that if the Republicans in Congress
are to be the advocates of Cuban an
nexation, then the wise course viii be
to send a Republican from Hawaii to
convert them; that is, u Republican
can accomplish more with Republican
Congressman on this question than can
a Democrat. My answer to the argu-
nlent is this: The work that will tell
against Cuban annexation is not that
which is directed against the men in
Congress who are to vote on the ques-
zion, but that which is directed to-
wards moldng an intelligent, impartial
public opinion among the people of the
United States. Once public opinion be
ton of Congress will take care of it
self, for the people will see TO it that
they are represented in Congress by
men who will voice and vote their wish.
So if my Republican friends hope by
sending a Republican to Congress to
change the views or influence the votes
of Republican Congressman on the
question of Cuban annexation, they
will wake up to find that their hope
can not be realized. The time to work
is now and the object to be accom-
plished is for Hawaii to SO act as to
assist in creating in the United States
an influence or sentiment that shall
counterfeit that which will be advanced
by the advocates of Cuban annexa-
ton. We need not fear immediate an
neXation, solely for the reason that the
PEOPLE of the United States have not
been brought to the point where the
wisdom of annexation is to them APP
parent This is recognized by the an
rexatiOnist. and his every effort from
now on will be directed to the work of
demonstra ting the wisdom and propri-
ETY. of annexation
, The opponents of annexation should
move heaven and earth to counteract
this effort, and the thing is to be done
thrnuph tEh. of
United States. and not through work
among Republican Congressman. If
upon the issue of Cuban annexation
Hawaii elects Democrat for Congress
she gives notice TO the people of the
irnla nd To- lux