The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-14
REPUBLICANS
At hAlA
PARK
Vida Attacks Kinney
on Royalist
Grounds.

The growing interest in the present
campaign was evidenced by the big
crowd gathered last night at Aala
park for the Republican rally. at which
the feature was the attack made
upon w. A. Kinney by Henry Vida.
This was sandwiched in between the
speeches of A. ". Gear and w. T.
Rawiins, both of whom were urgent in
their appeals that the people forget
the differences of the past and stand
shoulder to shoulder now in their sup
port of the Republican ticket and
good government" Vida's speech
was an attempt to stir up the preju-
dices of the past and direct them to
the support of himself and his running
mates.
The same plea was made by one of
the Hawaiian speakers, who contrast
ed the leaders of the two parties, the
Democrats. led by McClanahan, the
prosecutor of the Hawaiian loyaltsts,
and the Republicans, led by Kuhio, the
representative of the old aliis, while
another orator warned his hearers
against voting for McClanahan, the
haole
At least a couple of thousand people
were gathered before the stand when
Chairman S. Kanepuu introduced the
first speaker, explaining first that by
arrangements with the Home Rulers
they had been able to hold the rally.
The Home Rule rally would be held on
Saturday next.
John Hughes urged the voters to
show their loyalty to the party by
voting the straight ticket. He analyz-
ed the records of the three parties to
show that the prosperity Of the coun-
try was due to the Republican admin
istration and referred to Roosevelt,
Judge Dole and Governor Carter as
examples of the men composing the
party. He urged the support of the
Republicans that the side door cafes
might be abolished
J. H. 6. Kaleo asked the people to
stand together and continue the good
work that had been launched by the
Republicans, referring especially to
that plank in the platform promising
to work for an appropriation from
Congress for Queen I.iliuokalani So
far the crowd had given an attentive
hearing, but an unenthusiastic one.
George Davis declared that if the
Republicans are returned to power that
they would close every low grogshop
in Honolulu. This was no idle threat.
That these shops were running openly
was not the fault of the police, but
the fault of the law that allowed them
to be- The speaker then drew atten-
ton to the various candidates on the
Republican ticket.
For w. Q. Smith he had no particu-
lar love. but he was a man that was
known to be honest and to have the
courage of his convictions. Rawlins
had his spurs to- win and could be de-
pended upon to work for the right with
all the enthusiasm of youth Quinn
was a good man, although plumber.
E. A. Long was a studious young man,
honest and trustworthy and above the
influence of d bride. John W. Cath
cart had the talent to act as County
Attorney with credit to himself and to
the bar.
The Democrats Home Rulers and
Civic Feds, which he Jumped together,
had no leader. Surely the leader
would not be Kinney. Rev. Doremus
Scudder was a Republican and would
= not do, and Kinney wouldn't let Motley
lead 1t would be regular Donny-
brook Fair if these parties won the
election He did not believe there was
a newspaper in Honolulu that would
advocate putting the government in
such hands.
Referring again to the srogshop mat
ter the speaker said he did not believe
that Honolulu was as bad as it was
PAINTED. 1t is a dirty bird that fouls
its own nest, he added as conclusion.
Sam M Dwight was we'll received,
especially in view OF the general
apathy of the meeting. He spoke SEN
siblv of the question of increasing the
pay of Iaborers on public works. The
condition of the treasury is such that
this cannot be done. he said
A " Gear, after expressing his con-
fidence in his own election, said that
he was in favor of increasing the police
force from 20 to 30 per cent With a
small. unpaid force, how could We ex-
pect to catch thieves from Palama to
Waianae? How could We expect to
have roads with a small, underpaid
force of road workers? How have
lights in the outskirts when there was
not money to put them in? To accom-
plish these reforms we would have to
have the money collected in fines, for
licenses and by way of sewerage re
ceipts This was the only place where
license money was taken from the
counties and given 10 the state. AS for
the open brothels, there was no law
which prevented women from frequent
ing saloons if they wanted to.
There was considerable confusion
aoonp the hearers toward the end of
Mfr Gears address and this rose TO it's
height when Henry Vida was called
,,non. Seated at one side of the plat
form was an aged Hawaiian women,