The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-28


brought about And to combat this
will be the work of the Hawaiian dele
gate.
"The time will soon come when the
people of the mainland will be called
upon to vote upon this question and
upon this vote will rest the fate of
Hawaii The result of the vote will
be the crystallized opinion of the peo-
pie of the mainland upon the subject
and it is our work to so crystalline this
popular opinion that the vote will be
in opposition to the annexation of Cuba.
II Hawaii waits to act until the peo-
pie are called upon to vote it will be
too late Now is the time to act, now
is the time to show the country what
Hawaii wants.
"Some are asking what the delegate
to Congress has to do with this ques-
tion. How can Hawaii act9 If you
look over the field you can see the stu
alton. The forces opposed to the
Cuban annexation are among the Demo-
Gratis on the mainland and if anneXa-
tion is to be defeated it must be done
through the Democratic party. Twice
the people of the United States have
declared against the question through
the Democrats and it is the Democratic
party which mnst force the colonial
policy of the country further along
this line. The public sentiment, how
ever, belongs to no party and as long
as public sentiment stands as it does
today there will be no Cuban annexa-
tiOn.
"Now if the public sentiment is GO
ing to Ee worked upon to change it,
our plan is to work through the Demo
cratic party against such a change. If
you viii for moment forget that you
are a Republican, Home Ruler or a
Democrat and remember only the in
terest Of yourself and your country, /
will tell you of something you can do
to help. But you must forget your
politics or you will be blinded to my
argument.
Hawaii can not do this alone. 1t
must have the support of the public
sentiment of the mainland. Public
opinion knows: first that the annexa-
tion must be brought about by the Re-
publican party; second, that the Demo
crats are opposed to it, and third, that
the interests of Hawaii are bound up
in her sugar interests. The public of
the United States also knows that the
people of Hawaii viii this November
vote on the Cuban question. for this is
the question that | am forcing upon
my opponents Now, suppose we should
send as delegate as n result of that
voting a man who stands as a sup
porter of the party which stands on
the mainland as in favor of annexa-
ton. The mainland voter viii say:
Why, I thought that Hawaii was in
terested in this question. | thought
that the Cuban annexation would drive
Hawaii out of the sugar business, but
] md that in an election in which this
question was an issue that they have
elected man belonging to the an
nexation party / guess I was mistaken
about Hawaii and / will now look at
the matter from the standpoint of the
Cuban planter. I viii forget Hawaii,
ror she has FORGOTTEN herself
This. I say, will be what the think
ing man will say when he hears of the
result of the election of a Repub lean
Delegate from Hawaii. If, on the other
hand. the Hawaiians, voting on tbs
question reverse their former course
It will be serving notice in unmistak-
able terms that this is a quest on which
US very deeD'y and tn we
respond instantly to the touch. 1t may
be that little thing that will turn the
scale against Cuban annexation. That
little thing may be a great thing. L
may be exaggerating. but l may not
be exaggerating. Can we afford TO
take any chances with the ques ion?
The question which threatens to strike
us down commercially, ruin our indus
tres. our homes and happiness?
ITO the party man 1 say he has no
business putting politics into this ques-
ton. 1t is not politics in Hawaii-it is
the very commercial fife of our coun-
trv that is at stake. 1t is not ques-
ton of Republican. Home Rule or
Democrat here. but a question OF the
best interest of the country. The Re
publican party in this campaign is say