The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-07-20
William Isaac Not After
the Scalp OF Sam
Johnson.
irrom Thursday,s Advertlserl

william Isaac. time-keopcr for the
Road Supervisor down kakaako way
is not out after the scalp OF sam
johnson He says himself that he Is
not. and ne should know. Witness the
following letter, which Mr.. Isaac
brought into the Advertiser office him
self last night. This letter, sub-heading
and all is the production Of Mr.. Isaac:
BROWNS POLITICAL SKIM.
The Evening Bulletin had stated yes
terday afternoon that ] am after the
Poad Supervisors job and to get Sam
johnson out who is my present su-
perior. wish to state now that moth
ing of the kind has come to mind
and l deny 1t right here.
II sounds very good to the ears OF
Browns hackers that / am after my
boss's skull.
Brown and his clique knowing fuli
well that / am out for Crabbe for
Sheriff and they had tried two or three
months ago to get me out through
their dirty mean tricks.
They went to the Supervisors on the
Road Committee to give me bounce;
but these gentlemen investigated the
matter and found 1t doesn't hold
water They did not succeed then.
Now they have come out openly In "
paper with such a dirty political skim
that I'm after the Road Supervisorship
to arouse Mr.. Sam Johnson's anger and
tell me to get. They fear Isaac, for he Is
n Crabbe man so they try the axe on
me now for the third time, so that l
may fall.
am out for Clarence Crabbe for
Sheriff and he is going to get the NOM
ination Just as sure as the sun rises In
the morning. WIN. X. ISAAC.
A MATTER OF PROPORTION.
In the meantime, while the spoilsmen
are centering their efforts upon the
county fight, the strange spectacle Is
seen of legislative election, perhaps
the most important in the history OF
this Territory, being made to hinge
upon the result of a fight In the Re-
publican ranks of Oahu for the nomi-
nation for Sheriff 1t is a spectacle
that is giving thoughtful men pause.
Who is Brown, who is Crabbe, that
the decision of the question OF which
of these two shall ride to a fall at the
polls is of so much more moment 'han
the complexion of the next Legislature
of this Territory? Is It more important
to determine who shall appoint police
men to arrest drunken sailors in the
- nf IInnnlnll than 10 tD de-
eide who shall pass laws for the gov
ernment of the Territory?
1t seems to be a case OF the tall
wagging the dog, with a vengeance,
and 1t is a mighty short tail, at thnr.
II Is conceded, by the well informed.
that the county of Hawaii will be car,
ried by the fusonists at the next eiec
tion, and II It is carried by them 1t
will mean a Home Rule-Democratic
delegation from the Big Island in the
Legislature. Kauai will go Republican,
but Maui is shaky. If the opposition
begins to make inroads in Oahu, as 1t
may If the party is not united and II
the very best men are not put upon the
ticket for the Legislature, 1t will be
seen that the situation at once becomes
very serious indeed.
HAWAII Is ON TRIAL.
The Home Rulers are opposed to the
Immigration Act, and 1t is entirely
possible that the Democrats will stand
with them in opposition to this meas
ure. OF course with the holdovers in
the Senate, the repeal of the law is un-
likely, but even legislative attack
upon a measure with which the ad-
ministration at Washington is known
to be in entire sympathy, will hurt the
Territory. A fusion House against a
Republican Senate could do little more
than block legislation, but there Is
coming up at the next session some
work that should not be blocked. The
Territory is now on trial before the
country in more ways than one, and
has need to conduct its concerns cir
cumspectly.
1t behooves the local statesmen
therefore, to get busy and to see that
the politicians and spoilsmen do not
have everything their own way. 1t Is
a time, in fact, for good citizens TO
begin to awaken and take an interest
Also, 1t would seem to be a time to
relegate such matters as the fight for
the shrievalty of this island TO its
proper place. The men who are at
tempting TO run things must be taught
a proper sense Of proportion
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