The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-23

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L. L. McCandless, Democratic candi-
date for Delegate, made reply to Gov
ernor Frear S Orpheum speech at both
the Democratic meetings lass night. His
first speech was at the Punehbowl meet
ing, which was well attended
"Governor Frear in his Orpheum
speech accused me of indulging in bun
combe,' said McCandless SIN SO far
as he used that term in pleasantly or
for mere effect, I do not care. But
when he goes on to misrepresent me and
my position, AMI my speeches in this
campaign, I do object. I expect better
things of the Governor of the Territory.
He says that according to reports /
am relying principally on the promise
that if [ am elected / will see that 'ev-
cry elector gets 160 acres of the public
lands for $40, or practically nothing
From whom does he get such reportsg
Certainly not from anyone who has
heard me say any such thing, for have
never said it. | have made many
speeches on the land question in the
past two years and particularly within
the past few months. Hundreds and
thousands of people have heard me. Has
anyone who has heard me told Gov
ernor Frear that / said any such thingf
Il challenge him to produce anyone who
has ever heard me say that or anything
like it. With his supposed judicial
training, in keeping with the dignity
of the Office he holds, wouldn It it have
been at least fair-play and common
honesty for him to have at least made
some inquiries as to whether / ever said
any such thing before he charged me
with saying it and based his whole
argument on the assertion? And espe
cially would it not have been decent
and fair to do so when SO many have
heard my speeches and know that l
never said any such thing3 / know
that he says according to reports L
have said these things, but further on
in his speech he does not qualify it
that way but makes the assertion that
he has heard of the questions that
and embarrassed me at the
where I was asked if the 160
acres I was promising were to be out /
in the black a-a flows or Whereg
Governor Trear never heard from |
any source in which he has any con-
nor does he believe that I ever said !
any such thing.
"But tnat is not the only thing in |
Governor Frear's Orpheum speech that |
is not fair and honest. Quoting the |
platform which declares for |
The extension of the principle of the
Federal land law to Hawaii, he says /
at least, he is quoted as saying it in
he report of his speech in the Adver-
.iser-'If the principle does not mean
he law itself, I do not know what it
loes mean IF he did say that I don t
Wonder that Immediately after such an
INSULT to the intelligence of his hearers
le should apologize to them by adding,
but I will not split hairs about that.
Fhe principle of law is the purpose
t is intended to carry out, and the
of the Federal land law is to
ret the public lands into productive
lse by the people in order that the
community and the state may be built
%. That is what the Democratic party
this Territory means when it de-
lares in its platform for the extension .
ere of the principle of the Federal
and law. That is what Governor Frear
it to mean when in imita-
ion of it, and in an effort to secure
or his own administration and the Re- II
ublican party the benefit of the deep
nd wide sentiment in favor of it, he
,rote in the Republican platform few
avs after the Democratic platform was
it is currently reported, c
nd so far as I have heard not denied
nat Governor Frear did write much
{ the Republican platform and this
art of it in PARTICULAR say he I'M
erstood perfectly the meaning of the +
to extend the principle of
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