The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-27
that represented this police machine at
the last Republican convention.
WHAT ABOUT PUBLIC?

that represented this police machlne a.
the last Republican convention.
WHAT ABOUT PUBLIC?
81 believe it to be true that they also
held proxies among the police. Now
with the police department controlling
that number of votes, coupled with the
road department, WHERE IS THE
PUBLIC REPRESENTED IN THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY?
/ Are you going to stand as good Re
rublicans and see machine politics and
| bosses rule? I don't believe that even
the Home Rulers would stand for that.
THAT is the issue. Don't permit
yourselves to be befuddled by the ma
chine candidates. Don't allow them
to drag a red herring across the scent
by bringing up other issues. This is
the one great question before you-the
control of the police department by the
machine.
"Mr. Brown is a man whom I have
admired in the past and I believe to
be honest, but yet under the influence
of those he has put there, he seems to
be powerless as,the head of the depart
ment. I believe him to be honest and
at the same time he has these mill
stones around his neck. He has to
carry these others with him and they
will carry him down to defeat.
BROWNS SOLEMN OATH.
when Brown was elected to Office
he held up his right hand and took
oath and said, I will keep the law and
enforce the law Has he done that?
("Not much" from the audience.)
DO you mean to tell me that the
police department can not interfere
with certain saloons which admit after
legal hours women and girls and men
too? OF course it can if it wants to.
do you mean to tell me that the
police department can not stop the open
che-fa games and other games played
in the open?
WELL, IF MIR. BROWN IS NOT
STRONG ENOUGH, MR.. IAUKEA
WILL STOP THEMi'
At this juncture the crowd applauded
and cheered the speaker for some time.
They say to you continued Mr..
Iaukea, that am not strong
enough a man for the office. Well.
then, if Brown is strong. why does he
not stop this open gambling and other
forms of corruption? Why can not he
stop it if he is strong enough
L call upon you as honest citizens,
not as Democrats or Republicans. or
Home Rulers, but as honest citizens.
not to give your votes to maintain
the present party in power. Your con-
science will tell you you are wrong to
abuse your privilege as a voter by vot-
ing for such a party.
L want to remind You before you |
go to the polls to consider what you |
are doing, because if you people decree |
that the machine shall control in Ha-
wall. then / am afraid, fellow-citizens, |
We will never be able to shake the in |
cubus off for the next ten years.
mo sooner are they in Office than |
the wires are laid for the next elec-
;fon. Men are picked here and there !
who are strong in precincts, and. |
through official patronage. they back
the machine and before the next con-
comes, the control Of that con
ventfon is again in the hands of the
machine
GRATING AND DISHONESTY. J
II have spo fight with the Republi-
cans exce8 as to political differences,
but as to a machine, 1 have a fight
against it because of its grating and
dishonesty in office. 1 mean to fight
AGAINST if to the end.
81 want to add that it is very i'm
portant that there should be elected to
office a County Attorney of the same
political affiliation as myself. He must
be a Democrat. If the other side elects
their candidate there will be all man
1er of obstructions thrown in my way.
I want a clean field to show what I
IAN do in the police department. and I
therefore ask your support for the
Democratic candidate for County At
.orney. Mr.. Thayer.
81 want to say the same for the
Deputy Sheriff. I want a Democrat
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