The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-21
DEMOCRATS HAVE
GOOD RALLIES
ingham Puts Perkins Letter
Against kuhiO's
Claims.

At the Democratic meeting at Ka-
moiliili last night Edward Ingham, can
dldate for Supervisor, challenged the
claims made for Delegate Kuhio that
he is entitled to the credit FOR tne APP
preparations for Notifications and Pearl
Harbor. Mr.. Ingham called attention
to the letter from Senator Perkins to
the Chamber of Commerce in which the
California Senator claims the credit for
these. He said:
"The Republicans claim credit, = said
Ingham, for everything; even big
crops are paraded by them as evidences
of Republican prosperity 1t is not sur,
prising therefore to find the local spon-
sors of that blatant party trying to
cover themselves with borrowed glory.
We hear them claiming credit for their
Delegate to Congress for all the fcrti-
feations and other Federal works in
Hawaii, for which large appropriations
were made by the last Congress. But
Senator Perkins of California, in a
recent letter to the Honolulu Chamber
of Commerce, published in the Adver.
tiser of Oct. 18th, has dispelled this
bright illusion. Senator Perkins says:
In this connection I would say that,
/ am always ready and willing to do
in my power to advance the
interest of the city of Honolulu and
the people of the Hawaiian Islands. In
doing so / believe / am working for the
best interest of the Pacific Coast States
AS evidence of my good faith in the
matter / have but to cite you the fact
that as chairman of the subcommittee |
IN Fortifcations and Ordnance in the !
United States Senate, my report and |
advocacy of the bill for the improve
nent of Honolulu and Pearl Harbor
secured and made available large APP |
for this purpose at the last
ession of Congress. As ranking mem
Ter of the Committee on Naval Affairs,
worked for liberal appropriations for
he improvement of your Naval Station.
IS a member of the Committee on Com.
nerce, I reported favorably upon and
ecured the passage of bill for an
dditional revenue cutter which viii
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tation one in the Hawaiian Islands.
also favored the appropriation for a
Clubhouse tender and additional light
ouses for two of the ports in the Is.
lnds.
tsYou will readily see how needless
is for the Democrats to challenge
nything that the Republicans say or
o when they are so Industrious in :
each others statements
nd actions. All we need do is to hang
round the fringes of this Republican
;rimmage and grab an occasional
andful of hair from some hapless vic
m s head. AS between Senator Per /,
ms and Kuhio, it is purely question
the credibility of their respective
aims. We pass no sentence, but :
Lerely refer the matter to the Repub
cans for explanation, their reputation
,r adroitness in such matters being a
after of common knowledge. To
uote our eminent citizen, Mr.. w. G.
chi. we ask: What did Kuhio :
one?'n
The meeting was very largely at :
ended and the speakers were listened :
attentively until late hour. The :
Getting was in charge of I'll. A. Juen,
no made a spirited address. =
The first candidate who spoke was :
ebert K. Pahau, candidate for Repre- q
.ntative, Fourth District, who spoke I
1 the platform issues affecting the :
gislative candidates.
He was followed by Charles Girdler,
lother candidate for Representative, :
no said that the Democrats had the
lily clean ticket in the field and call
| on the voters to support it even if
ey left him out. lie said the Re-
lblicans were fighting like Kilkenny
is. Every morning, said he,
some new sensational charge is
rung by the Advertiser on the can
date for County Attorney"
The next candidate was Joseph j.
,rn. candidate for Mayor, who met
til rousing reception. Mr.. Fern
id that since the Cathcart scandal,
e Republicans had been placed in a E
ry uncomfortable position. Having
wen one Objectionable candidate
ON the ticket and now being con-
Onted with the prospect Of losing an
her, they feared lest their ticket b
ght be decimated before election 4.
v if this state of affairs kept up.
Mr.. Fern said that some Of the Re q
blicans were making desperate
reats about buying the Hawaiian N
ties. realizing how much influence
e Democratic cause was gaining
long them. He admonished them
t to sell their birthright for a mess
pottage. but to show that they were