The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-03
Democrats And
The JObChaSerS

when the Democratic ticket mercey slaughtered the
polls the party has experienced many periods when could find
Democrats enough fill its committees There long period
when the Democratic Territorial Central Committee could hold
valid meeting because it could find enough willing be
known as Democrats to make up quorum
But things different The party partly by accident and
partly by happy combination of circumstances partial victory
the polls and Immediately the woods full of Democrats They
spring on every hand Some of them enthusiastic and in
ssten in their clas-epeciay oce-hat wayfarng
might suspect them OF being the original Democrats.
Among the candidates Supervisor being urged
behalf OF the Democrats Charles Broad John Martin John
Wilson and Paul Jarrett Broad Republican of the
last legislature He was member OF the last Republican convention
and candidate before for nomination Failing get
ton he became Democrat, nominated
cratic ticket and defeated He being urged who has
always posed as Republican.
OF all the Democrats part of the heat and bur
cen OF the party struggle during the its wandering
the wilderness OF defeat of them suspected John
Martini Paul Jarrett John Wilson Democrats They NAV
have been OF but they kept the secret WELL that the an
ouncement now that they with the surprise
discovery During all the party was in need
men not only to fill the membership of its skeleton organization
out to keep 1t IN counenance the breadth suspicion
Indeed has been said behalf of hem but whether
atoed by them or not is not known that their
IONS or employment was such that it would have impruden
them to have openly proclaimed political convictions and afa
NO party was ever built up by giving office such prudent
business men and employees these.
But still this only the experience that unexpected victory brings
to parties everywhere
The Democratic party because of the unexnectednes and the
at least partially accidental character victory has an especially
~cut task before it. 1t bound by every both of principle
and policy to strive good administration is bound also
by every motive OF selnees and hope the future to seek to
puld up strong party and strong organization the public
e outPoenneSs and stability and party build itself
up vi It's organization by appointing the important posi-
ons IN It's g men who have been identified with party before
the day OF victory, who have party aaton means
nothing them but means of getting job no difference
what the capabilities for the job may be- the public ALWAYS little
suspicious OF the zeal and enthusiasm aerecon convert
On the whole it important the Democratic party
to give good administration than to oentatiouv to
build up party organization and party machine In no dena
en OF the County government the Democrats afford
fall down than in the road department Sam Johnson set standard
that the public will want maintained great deal wiser
for the Democrats to consent to the reapponment Sam Johnson
and thus make certain efficient administration road
r1nnt han To ric Of oG1c;o 4I
cratic party machine AS matter Of fact the public will not always
stand for the road department being used incidentally as