The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-10-23
VERDICT GIVEN
BY THE CIVIC
FEDERATION
(From Mondays Advertiser)

Since the completion OF the list OF
nominees for election to public office
the Executive Committee OF the Civic
Federation has carefully looked UP the
records and qualifications of the men
| whose names appear upon the various
| tickets In the field. Inasmuch as the
| Federation is In no sense a political
party, its duty is not to submit list
of candidates OF its own. Only I'm the
extreme case where no party has
named a nominee worthy of the fran
chises of the people is such an or
ganization as the Federation justified in
proposing an alternative independent
candidate for office. AS its name i'm
| plies, the Federation is a purely civic
| organization; its aim is to advance the
| interests of civic righteousness. Law
enforcement, public health, educational
advance. better civic conditions, the
city beautiful, improved public service
and higher grade of public servants,
reforms in criminal administration,
parks, peoples Fairgrounds, legislation
demanded by the public conscience-all
of these are within it's sphere. During
it's short existence the Honolulu Civic
Federation has given careful attention
to questions involving all of these in
terests, and the results justify it's Or
ganization.
Just preceding elections there Is a
large public demand for a careful, i'm
partial investigation of all candidates
for office, which shall clearly point out
to the voters the men whose private
and public records are such as fairly
to warrant that If they be elected they
will be faithful to the interests of the
people in the conduct of the public
business. All over the United States
the hope of good government in a
democracy like ours is seen to rest
more and more with the Independent
voter who will cast his ballot only for
candidates who will be true to the
common veal. Inasmuch as it is prac-
tically impossible for the average citi-
zen to choose out of several tickets the
men who fill this requirement, because
of necessity he is personally unac-
uuainted with a large number of the
nominees, the demand is imperative for
a strictly non-partisan Municipal
League or Civic Federation which can
command the sources of information
and will give the time required for
such investigation. The American
mainland knows many such organiza-
tions and their efficient services on
behalf of good government have been
registered in the widespread overthrow
of political bosses and of machine mis-
rule.
The Civic Federation of Honolulu has
not shirked it's duty IN this regard
and as a result of its careful investl-
CATION it has divided into three classes
the candidates for county and district
offices in Oahu to be voted upon at the
election of November g.
The first class includes those nomi-
nees whose ascertainable private ana
public records seem to justify the ex-
of faithful public service ana
whom accordingly the Federation en-
dorses. on this approved list In sew
eral instances two candidates are en-
dorsed for the same office. This Is be-
cause either of the two nominees Is
deemed worthy of the franchises of his
fellow citizens. In number or cases
the endorsement of the Federation Is
given to a man. who, though of ques-
tionable promise as an efficient public
servant, is relatively good; that Is, he
is so much better than those running
against him that it seems wiser to ap-
prove his candidacy than by making
an independent nomination to run the
chance of his opponents election.
ENDORSED BY THE
CIVIC FEDERATION.
For the Territorial Senate-D. ka-
lauokalani, c. j. Mccarthy, w. o.
Smith.
For Representatives - Fourth Dis
trict: A. d. Castro. John A. Hughes
Ed. Ingham, f. A. c. Long, Il. w.
Quinn. w. T. Rawlins. Fifth District:
S. p. Correa, II. w. Leleiwi, Ed. L.
Like. ]. L. Paoo, ]. NJ. Poepoe.
For Sheriff-C. p. Iaukea.
For County Attorney-W, w. Thayer'
For County Treasurer-R. II. Trent.
For County Clerk-D. Kalauokalani'
Jr.
For County Auditor-James Bicknell'
For Supervisor at Large-W. w. Har-
ris. f. r. Harvey.
For County Supervisors - 5, C.
Dwight. ]. ]. Fern, c. Hustace. Jr''
Honolulu; j. Paele. Koolau: Andrew
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