The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-07-06
CRABBE GIVES
ADVICE TO
NATIVES
(From Wednesdays Adevertiser)

tFrom Wednesdays Adevertiser)
'Be like the haoles. FELLOW Eawai-
ians, When you make political prom
Use, stick to II. DO not be swayed by
every friend who comes to you. II you
are on one side of the fence. stay on
that side. II you are on the other side.
stay on that side. Do not sit on top
swaye1 from side to side by every wind
that blows"
Clarence Crabbe said that, and some
more things, at meeting held last
night at the residence of Charlie Achi
on King street, Palama, the meeting
which was called by small band that
went about town all day yesterday in
a covered wagon with a legend on 1t
TO the effect that there was to be
gathering of the Republican Labor
Party" in the evening.
The gathering. in chairs on the Achi
lawn. which was illuminated by faring
torches, vas small IN the beginning.
and was somewhat disturbed at that
by a husSy brother In the middle row,
who sanE native hymn, first, in IL
thick voice suggestive of square gin,
and varied the performance little
later with an old time hula. The husky
brother suddenly stopped. however,
when dapper young man stepped on
the inn rnviSed platform in fr.nt Of the
Achi residence ind said thu, 1t was mis-
pleasure 10 introduced Clarence Crabbe
Mr.. Crabbe. for whom Achi acted as
Interpreter spoke in English and be-
gan with the announcement that he
was n Republican, first, last and ali the
time advising his hearers to be the
same The crowd by this time, had
grown 10 pretty fair size. Mr.. Crabbe
said that he was a candidate for Sher-
III, but tbat If he was beaten in the
Republican county convention, he pro-
posed to vote for the man who was
nominated And then he urged the
Hawaiiano to be like the haoles, and
stand by their promises when they had
made them.
'It is very bad" he said, for the
Hawaiians to allow themselves to be
influenced in that way against wha'
they have pledged themselves to do
The haole will not so fool you. If HI
says he win do a thing in politics, III
does IT. And men do not go to hiii
seeking TO get him to change Not
all. The Hawaiians should be IN
same way"
What else Mr.. Crabbe said was no
of particular significance. All men VIII
make political speeches talk in mucI
the same strain. The crowd was no
cold, AMI yet 1t was not particular
warm.
The next speaker, Mr.. Charles Brcac
who is relied upon to beat the note
Mr.. Charles Clarke in that gentleman
own precinct, warmed his hearers up
bit, speaking In native and APPARENT
devoting his remarks for the most pan
40 Charlie Achl, whose name seemed
bring round of applause every tint
What It was that Achi was a cand
date for was not very clear. Mr. Broa
himself, It Is said, wants to go to tn
legislature.
Deplty Sheriff Jack Kalakiela wa
the next speaker, and received almo'
an ovation, 1t is said that Jack ha
kicked over the traces of the machlh
and his appearance at the Achi meeth
would indicate that possibly he ha
but It is very clear that he has a vci
large number of friends among II
masses
Altogether, Mr.. Achrs Labor Repu
lican meeting was an interesting deNe
opment of the campaign. 1t Is tr'
that 1t did not open auspiciously, b
the crowd increased steadily as u
h meeting progressed, and 1t was go'
natured, orderly crowd, not wildly e.
q thusias;ic. but with an evident frien
illness to the orators. A crowd like th1
at this stage of free for all campaig
viii bear watching by the mathi
men It may indicate that while I
organization is being perff ted In b.
rooms and places where the hoi poll
does not penetrate, the crowd on &
outside is in some danger of getul
loose.
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