The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-29
RECORD CROWD
IN KAkAAKO
Republican SpeIIbinders and
Moving Pictures Bring
Out the People.

A meeting was held by the Repub-
licans last night in Kakaako at the
junction of South ana Halekauila
streets. 1t was the largest precinct
meeting held this campaign and was
lively from start to finish. The attrae-
tions of moving pictures and music
assisted in drawing a much larger crowd
than usual.
An ovation was rendered Harry Won
Holt as he mounted the rostram and
as he kept the crowd in good humor
by his stories, told in Hawaiian, he was
given salvo as he concluded. His
speech in Hawaiian was long, but as he
is one of the best Notwithstanding
haoles on the ticket, he swung the
crowd As to the treasurership, Mr.
Won Holt said that the office had been
in the hands of the Democrats long
enough and it was the duty of Repub-
licans to at least attempt to get it
back again.
Watkins Straight Talk.
Norman Watkins, who is gaining
as a public speaker in this
his maiden campaign, is showing that
he has splendid knowledge of county
government affairs. He said last night
that the undecided man may wisely
ask himself this question: Which party
is likely best to administer public af-
fairss That is to my mind the most
question in politics today.
3 Look all over our United States, he
said, .'and you will find that it has
been the experience of cities, states and
nations that the best administrative re-
suits have been accomplished under Re
publican control.
can this is not an accident. There |
IS a reason There are honest men in |
Doth parties. Many Democrats are in
lividually successful men of affairs
This has rarely been better illustrated |
han by the ticket presented by the
party this year. Without
aging a word in personal disparage-
nent of the other tickets, yet contrast
he various tickets man for man. And
ii down the line, from the top Of the
ieket to the bottom, there viii be
ound an average Of capacity and ex-
demonstrating that the Re
ublican party is the party of eonserva-
i've, sane progress.
Not Playing TO Galleries.
"Our party makes no pretence of
Altering to the whims and impulses Of
he extremists. 1t does not play to the
alleries. 1t attends strictly to the
cries task of expending a material por-
ion of the income of the people in the
ireetions the great majority desire so
5 to get the most return for the out
".
Until our opponents prove that we
re in error in deciding how and where
ublic money shall be spent, or by more
han idle assertion, show their capa-
ity for spending it more tbriftiiy,
e have the right to expect eontinu-
nee of public support. :
Cohen Is True Blue.
To the thrusts Of the Democrats
gainst Joe Cohen, for allegedly beat
e the Hawaiian band during its last
,ur Of the mainland under Mr., Cohen 5
anagement, Robert Shingle. also
for the House. made an ad
ress in defense Of Mr.. Cohen.
q have heard Democratic orators,
specially Mr. Rathburn. and Laboru-
IS, particularly Mr.. Pahau, say that
[r. Cohen did not do right by the
said Mr.. Shingle Mr..
ohen, when the band was stranded
-ought it home and had to dispose
f his jewelry to keep If on the way
ONE, and I know what he did for
be band because he borrowed $500
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