The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-10-22
The Civic
Endorsements

tone Of the report despite the very surprising attitude taken one
Of the candidates, will go lar toward gamng ioI the &
its own little cocre which year and hall ago by action t
@ + advised and misunderstood BY the OF its
purposes and the regarding candidates consistent with
this statement done to correct the impression very
widely and very honestly very excellent people that the Fed
Grafton itself political party exclusive in its composition and auto
cratic in its methods The report seeks to make GEAR naV '
mary purpose the Federation regard to candidates IS to u
the individual information regarding the public and private
records candidates. from which reasonable judgment
OF their fitness for office can be formed which the individual o
generally speaking, is not in position to secure
But while there much to commend in the report there IS no
doubt that its attitude in number OF particulars VIII exert an
ence by directly 1t will benefit the candidates
endorsed in directions and hurt them IN r' t
excellent people too as wen as among the eelS %
it the effort Of the Federation to oppose he
these diverse influences hard to Judge especially
Federation WILL the whole and generally, be beneficial
OF instances very clear to those who are informed
regard the politics and public affairs OF the territory and county
past acquainted with personalities either that the ede
ton very badly informed that its standard OF Judging Is
peculiar Still this is to be considered that IN the Judgment OF men,
supreme effort made to free the mind from bias op-
Responsibility has had undue influence and that some men
endorsed simply because OF this rather than because OF any
searching inquiry into either character reputation
But the feature OF the report which will rob OF the most mu
severely negative its eXcelences its treatment OF
lent public servant It says his Legislature good
he have been retained there 1t gives him the best char
assigns statements OF fact which and which
negaved the records and knowledge 1t looks
though Federation had had sudden and attack of
tr ~ one d The , hest candidates on the ticket THINKING il
thereby striking the machine In refusing to endorse Water
Federation abandoned its declared principles of action
In this w report if declares that a result of its careful nvestiga-
classes The
includes those nominees whose aceranabe private and public
ord justify the expectation of faithful and whom
corngly the Federation endorses finds Mr. Warehouses;
ord to have been all that could be desired and refuses endorse
him. nominated County Treasurer instead of being
1enOmnated for the Legislature and this action attributes to the
machine in the convention Yet for weeks before the primaries Mr.
Waerhouse announced that he would not accept denomination for
the Legislature, but did desire nomination for County
and this time when he could be for
Legislature without question: might be able
nation for Treasurer
1t looks though from Quxotic wim if there sins-
influence back the action Federation refused
endorsement whose private party political and public record
is beyond criticism and is admitted This action will farther
than anything else weaken the influence report whole
with good Ctiznes.