The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-14
DEMOCRATIC
RATIFICATION
LARGE CROWD AT AALA PARh
LISTENS TO SPEECHES-CoLOR
LINE POLITICS DENOUNCED.

Considering the menace OF showers
which existed all evening, the atten-
dance at the Democratic rally at Aala
mark last niglA was large. A goouly
number of both white and native Wo-
men were in the audience Proceeu-
inga we're enlivened by the county
band ....,,,on
G. J. Waller, national commltteenan
for Hawaii, presided. In wen ueIl ,.
erred opening address he bespoke 'ie
concentrations of the local democra-
ov to the delegates who had represent
"a Hawaii at Denver. He said the ues-
TIMES of our great nation coulu not
ba confined to safer or worthler nahu'
than those of William Jennings Dry
an and in nominating John WorUh
Llern for Vice President the conVen-
+ion had done itself credit. He peIe'-
cd that Hawaii particularly had occa-
sion for rejoicing at the results Oh Inc
national convention, not only IN INC
selection of the presidential tlcKeC ou'
for the recognition this Territory re-
ceived in the national platform. Il. NJ
Watson's leading hand in this as a
member or the committee on resolu-
tions, was praised by the chairman
with acknowledgment of the loyal ana
generous support of his colleagues
Frank r. Harvey, Charles McGonagle'
Allan Herbert and James l.. Coke. The
chairman left to delegates present the
relation of the story of the convention
and concluded in these words:
81 feel justified in saying that the
coming election looks big with promise
to the Democratic party, both nation
ally and locally; and l call upon the
rank and file in Hawaii mel not only
| to continue, but to double their ener-
gies during the coming campaign, SO
that the work so auspiciously begun
may be crowned with success"
Frank r. Harvey, after some re-
marks on the convention and eulogy
on Bryan, made strong speech
against a drawing of the color line
pronounced symptoms of which among
| the natives were the first things he
noticed on his return from Denver
Cries to vote only for Hawaiians rans
in his ears. That was the most foolish
talk possible and he warned his hear
ers that if they refused to vote for
white man on account of his skin the
Hawaiians would be liable to have the
| franchise taken from them.
r. H. Trent hammered in the poin
against the Republicans that they al
lowed only two delegates from Hawai-
seats in their convention, while thu
Democrats cordially welcomed six del
| egates from here to seats in their con
ventiOn. After he had ridden behinC
Bryan in an automobile, here in Ho
nolulu, he realized that the Democra
! tic candidate for the Presidency wa
bigger man by far even than hi
previous high opinion of him stood
He mentioned an incident of Bryan
stopping to shake hands with a ma
tive policeman on the street, which h
thought Republican in similar cas-
would have been above doing.
]. j. Fern made vigorous address
backing up Mr.. Harvey's denunciatiol
of color line politics. He thought III
registration difficulty created by tn
Honolulu municipal act should be re
ferred to the Supreme Court for set
tlement.
Allen Herbert humorously CAV
away his colleague, Mr. Harvey, TO
the impression he made on the ladie
with the California delegation, whic
the Hawaiian delegates accompanie
in a special train to Denver. He ais
told of the prodigious hookupu @
wines, fruits and eatables carried O.
the train. The women of Denver as
for equal pay for equal work, whethe
it is done by man or woman. Firstly
matter of economic justice and, ser
ondly, in order that the woman ma
have the same freedom and indeper
dence as the man and be under n
temptation to accept, for the sake {
comfortable subsistence, q marriag
that does not appeal to her hear
Having dealt with the ladies the speal
= err referred to the Hawaiian land plan
e in the national platform. He came
4 Hawaii many years ago and had live
= here under three kings and a queel
S He wanted for himself neither offiC
t nor lands, being well provided TO
e but he did want to see houses for I'll
homeless and lands for the handles
They had the power to bring the go
eminent back again to the people /
voting the Democratic ticket. TT
Republicans had been running IL
country for many years, but in Hon,
lulu forty or fifty thousand Peep
were herded while outside were tho
sands of acres of land lying idle. The
} was no use foolihg with Achi and Il
Home Rule party They must be c
, Their Democrat or Republican.
b. M. Watson told of the insertiC
Of the Hawaiian land plank in II
national platform. When, in answ
to a question from an American fro
Minnesota" he had stated that the n
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