The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-10-15
I'm The POLITICAL FORUM !
DEMOCRATS HOLD
SATURDAY NEE TINGS
AND OTHERS
LIHI SATURDAY EVENING.

LIHI SATURDAY EVENING.
Two meetings Of Democrats were
held Saturday night. one was in a |
yard at Paulo Ka-e's place at Waikiki
and the other at Frank Harvey's place
in Kalihi. The attendance at the meet |
ings was fair, quite number of wo-
men being present. Albert Kauwe pre-
sided at Waikiki. Music was furnish
ed by native singing boys.
Supervisor H. T. Moore was the first
speaker He called attention to the
fact that men who had trades were
forced to work as day laborers on the
roads because certain contractors had
used Japanese and other Oriental la
borers to crowd out the citizens from
working.
Joe Fern said that the present Dem
ocratic ticket was the best that had
been offered since 1900 He made a
special appeal to the women and assur-
ed his hearers that they would have
good government for two years if they
would elect the Democratic candidates.
Moses Palau dwelt upon leprosy.
Thomas Gandall talked on the labor
question and said that if elected SUI
pervisor, he would do his utmost to
have the wages of the road and police
departments increased. Charles Rose
urged that the Democratic ticket be
supported for it was aiding the young
Hawaiians.
Ioela Kiakahi who is one of the most
fluent and vigorous of the native talk
err, spoke at some length. During his
remarks he assailed the police admin
istration for permitting gambling and
the operation of disreputable drinking
joints.
c. w. Ashford called attention to the
color line. He said that the Repub-
licans had nominated only one Hawaii
an on their ticket while the Democrats
had put forward all natives with two
exceptions Ashford discussed the va
rious candidates, speaking for the
greater part of an hour. Fred Weed,
who is a candidate for the Legislature,
spoke briefly. c. P. Taukea and Frank
Harvey were the l=st speakers of the
meeting.
Frank Harvey was the first speaker
at the Fifth District meeting, held on
the front lawn of his premises. He
said that he and Iaukea had returned
I from a very successful meetings at
Waipahu and Eva He criticized the
speech made by George A. Davis at
| the Zoo in which Davis has favored
putting the police under civil service.
c. P. Iaukea made special appeal
to the Portuguese and later spoke to
the natives in Hawaiian. He dealt at
length upon the necessity for a revision
of the land laws and urged the Portu-
guese to no longer remain the tail of
| the Republican kite
| In speaking to the Hawaiian he said:
what is the issue today? 1t is not
that the Democratic party should gain
the power, but an issue has been raised
of such vital Importance to your indi-
vdual liberty as a citizen which ought
to bring us together, and that is the
political machine of the Republicans
We must get together and break VI
this machine that has taken root ir
Hawaii. We don't want to have a pc.
litical machine here.
What do We see? Take the police
department. We have the Governor
statement, published in the papers
that he bellows the head of the polio,
department to be a political boss. We
don't want and we don't need a politi
cal boss in office. Who controlled the
Republican convention? This machine
What show have the people under thi
system? That is the issue before you
1--WE ask you to assist the Democra
tic candidate, which happens to be my
SELF into office to do away with al
vestiges of graft and the political ma
chine I don't say the police are graft
ers, but there is something rotten il
that police department which the re
spectacle people OF the Republican
party will not stand for. TIL Respect
able people are opposed to Brown"