The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-10-12
TOWN TALK.
By THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

ABOUT TOWN.
tives are often cured nowadays, and it
has long been observed by doctors at
autopsies that the subjects had at some
time or other in life had consumption.
Some of these cured persons have
lungs permanently impaired They
are cured" yet Of course the disease
is liable to return
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To return to Wallach, of whom the
public is having far too much, l think
he is vastly overrating his influence
with the Hawaiians Talk of his run
ming for mayor is the worst possible
rot. He couldn't be elected pound
master today The Hawaiians will
stir themselves on the all-absorbing
subject of leprosy, but the minute MIR.
Wallach is seen seeking political Of
flee on the strength of his claims, they
will turn from him. They will see
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Honolulu is half baseball crazy most
of the time, and it is a good thing. As
events are shaping themselves we shall
have to develop some more Barney
Joys and keep them at home. Japan
is reaching after us on the one hand
and the Pacific Coast League on the
other and it won't do for us to sit here
in the middle of the Pacific and let
them beat us. very much fear that
the Mainland team which is coming
here will do things" to our aggrega-
ton, but we ought to take some Of it
out on the Japanese, and I hope we
shall
The laying out of new parks and
starting of new baseball leagues means
more and more competition and better
baseball here. Perhaps we shall be
able yet to get together an aggregation
that will defeat visitors from the
United States. Such a team would be
the best Promotion proposition we
could have. America is baseball
crazy too and she would send teams
here after us all the time if we started
to lick them. So it is good to see the
boys, large and small, keeping at it.
There are signs that the fatal error
has been committed and can never be
corrected Wallach is in our politics
to stay. Alas, for the lack of foresight
which that means! When the next
campaign comes we shall have the
three political parties arguing over
which was the strongest supporter Of
Wallach. Already they are at it,
trying to show that if they had their
way, he would be given a free hand,
1t is a nice vote-catching game, but
not very complimentary to the cleo
torate. The subject of it all will prob
ably be gone from the islands long be-
fore the day for voting comes, but he
will be discussed ad nauseam, and
there is no help for it.
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There are signs of good cheer in a
political way, for the Republicans.
Governor Frear is giving an admins
tration that is likely to win back a
lot of the partys lost strength. There
is no doubt that he has given general
popular satisfaction so far and if ii
keeps up the Republicans will easily
elect a legislature to back him. Local
ly, they will not have as easy a time
while present party conditions last.
don't think there is a Republican in
town who could beat Iaukea for sheriff
today.
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Writing of politics, reminds me OF
the remarks related to me by a friend
as coming from a member of the last
legislature a Republican. Discussing
party matters this lawmaker made the
declaration that it didn't matter in the
least to the public which party won
"There is not the slightest difference
between Republicans being elected anC
Democrats being elected" said this
Republican, except that in one case
one crowd gets the fat things and IN
the other case another crowd gets
prosperous. That is all there is to it.