The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-30
THE MUNICIPAL TICKET.

For the people of Oahu there important issue in this
that of the character of the municipal government
o sway the the charter that creates the City and
County Honolulu This embraces the entire island now the Co
ty OF district representation as now in the county
hoard there will be omnibus representation the municipal council
of chairman of the board for moderator there VIII be sal
mayor who devote his whole time to municipal affairs ana
not engage in private therefore emneny desirable
legislative body Of the municipality should be not only com
petent but fairly and fully representative of the constituency The Re
publican platform contains pledge OF honest economical and ece
government for the municipality
It submitted judgment the electorate that taken
whole the field show the Republican
with regard both to competency and representative caPaG con-
both young and old Hawaians besides which four out
of the candidates. including the for Mayor have cred
liable records public servants Mr. Lane aprant Tor the
has done good and honest service in the Senate and Mr. Aet Of
supervsora contingent the the House of Representatives
Mr. Cox has served the county faithfully and well IN the Board OF
Supervisors since naugurated Mr. Kane
has been deputy sheriff of Eva and Waanae and those who know
him best speak of him in highest officer He
and Mr. Aa Kamameha School graduate, whose sensible adj
dresses have been feature of the campaign would most fifty
the younger element of their the municipal council board
AS the three white candidates for the board Mesrs Logan,
Quinn and Watkins alphabetical order they all permanent resi-
many years standing whose entire possesve stakes in
this Territory Mr. Watkins manager of large fertilizer manufac
turing industry here which sells its product the plantations
throughout the islands Having married the daughter of of Ho-
MODULUS settled here life He occupies rcog
ned position the leading business of the city Mr. Quinn
is his in prosperous automobile and carriage transit
business of considerable and partly
of his business enthusiastic of good roadte principal
thing with which the municipal council has deal Mr. Logan
has been strictly practical from his youth having thoroughly learned the
printing all its branches and then rapidly passed through
foenansp and proprietor than trhree
years ago when elsewhere and here he has made specially
held sometimes refused positions that called for the handling
of the disbursement of money and has never failed to win the
of his employers Here in Honolulu majority of his now
family born and living his house his interests
identical with those of the taxpayers at large.
Another thing election Of Republican municipal
government highly important consideration of the desabty of
tending the scope of Honouus selfgovenmen There many
public services which elsewhere held strictly municipal in char
which included the charter about to be put into effect
depends altogether with Republican and legislature in
the the first whether responsible
safely be the municipal body AS of the
prime elements of success harmony of will do
thrust an element opposition into the council The safe
lies in voting the Republican ticket