Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-15

hearers to vote the straight Demo- 1
cratic ticket.
Speaking is not my long suit"
confessed Charles Girdler, "a candi-
date for Representative. but | want
to impress on you the fact that the
Democratic party here Is happy
family and is growing every year.
Compare it with the Republican par
ty, which is fighting like so many
Kilkenny cats, knitting one another,
saying bad things about one another.
You don't find ttut In the Democratic
party. We have no apologies to
make for any man on OUR ticket, and !
! hope that you will vote 1t straight |,
from top to bottom. am the only |
haole running on the Democratic !
Representative ticket from the
Fourth District; we wanted to give
the Hawaiians a chance. There are
five haoles on the Republican ticket.
and that shows that the Republican
haoles are trying to hog 1t all.
Therefore vote the straight Demo-
cratic ticket"
Duke Kahanamoku, candidate for
Representative, also called attention
to the fact that the Democrats had
nothing to apologize for. Their plat
form was clear-cut and would be car
,ried out One of its planks especial
ly favored the poor man, namely the
one providing Tor the payment of a
minimum wage of $3.50 per eight
hour working day. This plank would
place all the leboring men in the
Islands on an equal footing, while at
present the labcrers on the other
Islands get less than those on Oahu.
Horace Crabbe. a Superyisorial can
didate, asked his hearers to try the
Democratic party. as the Republic
cans, on being tried, had broken their
] promises. A trial of the Democrats
with Joe Fern at the head OF the City
and County Government would give
better results.
II X. II. Trent. the candidate for
Treasurer, related an anecdote of a
INcpupiitdh pciHb uohcu IL Fhc "uo
going to vote for Trent for Treasur-
Ter. II did not know who Trent was
four years ago." he said, but my
wife told me to vote for Trent. So
u voted for Trent the first time be-
cause my wife asked me to do 1t. The
second time | voted for him because
he saved the laborers from discount
on their dollar. This time l am GO
ing to vote for him again..
so you see that have something
to be. thankful to the ladies' for"
said the Deacon, "and II the men
don't vote right we will have a law
passed to have the ladies vote. So.
men, you who have the votes. II you
want to make your wives and chill
dren happy. vote the straight Demo-
cratic ticket. There are some good
men on all the tickets. but the DEM
ocratic ticket Is uniformly good"
Willie Hall, an aspirant for the
House, promised his hearers that II
they supported him and he were
elected he would not promise that
they would shovel gold from the
streets, nor could they expect the
Moiliili roads to be covered with pre-
cious metals, but he would do what
was right and live up to his plat
form pledges.
Joe Fern. the candidate for Mayor.
said that Moiliili had sent delegates
to the convention. as had the rest OF
the precincts, at which he had been
Nominated Mayor by unanimous
vote. Now the delegates had done
their duty and II was up to the peo-
pie to support their choice. There
were three candidates. The voters
must select the first Mayor amongst
them. Fern had nothing to say
against his rivals, but In behalf OF
the Democratic party and himself he
asked for the vote OF his hearers. The
other two parties had abused the
Democratic candidates. The Demo-
Gratis declined to use such methods.
but would stick to the platform and
work for the best interests OF the
people from Hawaii to Niihau. They
wanted equal rights, and II Fern
were elected, he would carry out this
principle and would treat everybody
alike, and would carry out his duties
to the best OF his ability. He and
Harvey. as Supervisors, had tried to
give the people what they asked for
but they had occasionally been snow
ed under because they were only two
against Ave, and therefore the peo
pie should vote the straight ticket
so that the Democrats could carr!
out the wishes OF the people.
Other speakers were VIM. Jarrett
Chas. Rose, A. V. Peters, Frank Har
vey, r. Pahau, and Albert Kauai,
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