The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-09-29
INDEPENDENTS
Continued from Page One
First Campaign Meeting.


Charley Achi opened the campaign
last night at a meeting in Kakaako,
where couple of hundred Hawaiians
gathered in the drizzle and listened to
the roasting of the Inter-Island com
pany and the various candidates con-
neeted with that company. The
speakers were Waikalai, Kamoa, ]. NJ.
Poepoe and w. G. Achi, the latter be-
ing the star performer. The best thing
about the meeting was the perambu-
lating stage from which the speakers
talked. This is substantial stage
built upon wagon box, ready to be
taken to any point where Home Rule
Laborers may be meeting
Achi attacked monopolies in general
and the Inter-Island in particular. He
stated that ]. A. Kennedy would be
the real mayor of the city if either
Lane or Fern were elected, while if
Jarrett, Rose and the other ex.company
employees were put in office the COM
pany would run the city as it liked.
eff either of the other candidates
are elected, what will happenfn ques-
toned the orator. Mr. Kennedy will
come to the mayors office and will
tell the clerk: Tell the mayor Mr..
Kennedy wants to see him. He will
be taken right in and anything he asks
for he will get. If he wants to have
men to work on the waterfront for
less wages, the mayor will see that he
gets them. He will be the boss. What
will happen if a poor Hawaiian goes
TO the mayors officef He will be put
out. "
This is sample of the talk that
was cheered last night. Another choice
bit of argument directed against the
Inter Island was: "The company takes
pig on ship at Kona, and the pig
is dirty, but it is taken care of and
put off carefully and the fare to Ho-
nolulu is only one dollar. The com
pany takes Hawaiian on at Kona,
and he keeps himself and the boat
clean. When he gets to Honolulu he
is not helped off the boat carefully,
and his fare is three dollars. Watch
the way they carry white man IS bag
gage down the gangway and make a
Hawaiian carry off his own. That is
the way of the Inter Island"
There was much more in the same
strain, the Republicans being casti-
gated as the party of the sugar plant
ers and the Democrats scorned as a
party which had deserted the princi-
pies of Bryan and Joined the monop-
olists.
Home Rulers Tonight.
The Home Rulers gather in county
convention tonight at Notley's Hall
Among the delegates expected are
about dozen who sat few days age
in the Republican convention. The
Labor party will be well represented
and Achi will be named for mayor
Henry Vida, who has soured on the
Democrats since they turned hin
down, is slated to go on the ticket
with Charley Broad for the Senate
Kalauokalani will be nominated as 6
supervisor, and there may be som,
other party nominations. For most OF
the offices, however, the convention
will endorse candidates from the Re
| publican and Democratic tickets.
vida's Parting Blessing.
The detection of Vida from Democ
racy, the ranks of which he adorne,
long enough to take hint to get out
was expected. He severed his allegi
anee by sending the following lette
TO the secretary OF the Central Com
mittee.
Gentlemen: / hereby resign fron
membership in the Precinct Club o
the Second Precinct, Fourth District
and sever all connection with the Dem
ocratic party.
cit is proper that I should state tn
reasons for my action in the premises
and these reasons are as follows:
"In joining the Democratic party
did so under the belief that the part.
was democratic in fact as well as il
name, and that each individual mem
Der was entitled to voice in all mat
ters and that the action of the part.
was based on the free and voluntar.
act of all of the members of the party
no matter how humble each may be.
find instead that the Democratic part
is controlled, and its action dictated
by a few men who work in secret, an
that the members of the Democrat
party outside of these few men hav
nothing to say as to the actual contrc
and management of the party.