Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-28
CATHCART' SOVATION
At PUNAH0U RALLY
County.Atty. Makes Hit;
Jack Springs Lists
On Link

Chairman Jack Atkinson sprung
something new last night at the Re-
publican rally a. the corner of Will
der avenue and Funahou street when
he produced a long list. of tho lule-
anas and leasehulds of Link McCand-
less, gathered from the public rec
oi'ds, which showed that the major
ity of them had been secured by Nc
Candless by mortgages. Jack stated
That these puzzle documents made
up the record OF the Democratic nom
inee for Delegate to Congress, a man
who while publicly announcing it as
his policy to divide the public lands
up into small tracts for homes, was
at the same time acquiring all the
lands of these people and turning
them TO his own use.
Jack then referred to what had
been done at Washington by the Re-
publican Delegate to Congress. how
he had secured various appropria-
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value to the whole Territory and
give employment to thousands of the
working people of the Islands. Jack
said that $4,000 year with which
experts from all over the world
could be brought here would be of
more value to the people at the Set
Element than anything else that has
been done for them. This has been
brought about through the work of
Kuhio.
/ Jack then stated that he would pay
for every wireless message sent to
Maui or Hawaii that McCandress will
dispatch denying the story that he
has promised the people there to see
that they would get 100 acres of
land. lie told the people who had
kuleanas that It would he safer for
them to get hammer and nail down
all their loose kuleanas before Link
gobbled them up.
Cathcart Receives Big Ovation
John w. Cdthcart received the
hearty applause of every one present
when he stepped to the platform. The
gVeting was spontaneous, coming
from all rs one. and the candidate
for reelection for County Attorney
fseemed to be IN great favor. Cath
carts reception did not come from
the few, as stated in the morning pa
per, hut 1t was the quick burst of en-
thusiasm rising from the general
crowd when he, accompanied by Chair
man Brown, mounted the platform.
Mr.. Cathcart's speech was short and
to the point. lie didn't, bubble; he
met the issues and conquered them. lie
was interrupted by applause frequent
ly during his speech. He said:
Ladies and Fellow Citizens: -
am not going to detain you more
than few moments, and | am sorry
that 1t is my Painful duty to have
to refer to myself the greater part
OF the time, while, as u matter of
fact, | would rather give the reasons
why ! think the Republican party is
the best for the country. 1t is dis
tasteful to me to have to refer to
myself, but each morning when you
pick up the Advertiser you see col
umn after column devoted to abuse
OF me. Now as to these abusive
charges. A committee composed of
the Hon, W..O. Smith. j. p. Cooke,
and A. f. Judd Investigated them,
and then, after seeing the line of at
tack pursued BY the morning paper,
advised me to remain on the ticket
and make the fight" (Applause.)
II don't think that | need to draw
any comparison between these three
gentlemen and Lorrin Thurston and
Smith of the Al, ertiser, for there is
in reality no comparison. Surely no
one can say that the civic ideals of
Thurston and Smith are higher than
those of the Republican committee
which eXOnerated me; surely no one
can say that Thurston and Smith are
more honest than j. p. Cooke, w. o.
Smith, and Albert f. Judd.
IF man, dying, had to leave his
property In. trust for his wife and
little children, he would surely
choose one of those three rather than
either Smith or Thurston. / think
| can safely say that my record as a
prosecutor speaks for itself, and
when this committee of reputable cit
liens has eXonerated me, think that
the charges cali Hell be ignored.