The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-13
THE MIDDLE IN
MAUI POLITICS
Criticism of H. p. BaIdWin's
Friends in a Local
Newspaper.

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/ always sought to do everything posi-
BILE for the betterment of the com
munity in which he has lived for so
many years should suffer as a result of
the wrongdoing and ill-advice of his
friends, but this is just what a very
large number of the best citizens of
Maui believe to be the position of Hon.
| Il. 2. Baldwin at the present time.
That Nh. Balwin should exert a very
great influence in social, political and
financial Affairs is natural.
There are very few people of stand
| ing in the community who believe Mr.
Baldwin has any other than good mo-
tives in political affairs, but there are
great many who are convinced that
he listens too much to those who do
not possess the character he believes
them to.
stage, at which an amicaLle adjustment
of differences is imperative.
CAMPAIGN OF MITIGATION.
In the same column, under the cap
ton GA Political MIDDLE" this edi-
torial appears:
The conditions that have been allow
ed to develop locally bid fair to be the
most serious political middle that has
yet confronted the leaders of the Re
publican party.
After years of hard work by the
united efforts of the better element the
Republicans have succeeded in getting
and holding the control of practically
every office in the county, both Terri
torial, county and district.
With the election of good clean men
to Office who are competent and cour-
teous as any officials that can be found
on the mainland, one would naturally
expect harmony and the universal sup
port that their records merit. This
would seem all the more so since all
of the officials are of one political
faith and elected on the same ticket.
Unfortunately, that has not been the
case A few persons who have moth
ing to gain by their course have car
ried on campaign of vilifcation. They
have let no opportunity escape them to
down the objects of their displeasure,
and have frequently added open insult
to injury until the conditions existing
are unbearable.
It would seem that it has not in
any way been race issue, but num-
Der of our best citizens of each race
here have been objects for the targets
of those who are out in the field to do |
harm to any and all whom they do not |
like.
As a result of this course on the
part of these people County Attorney
d. II. Case has resigned and a serious
eonfronts the party. IF this
act of his were all, it would not be so
bad, but those who know assert that
is but beginning of the difficulties
that have been brought on by the cam
paign of destruction of the character
of many of our best citizens. There
has never been the slightest suspicion
of wrongdoing on the part of anyone
of our county officials but one, and all
have done their duty well and should
have the support of all.
Those who are responsible for the
evil conditions that now exist are but
few in number, but make their work
Objectionable by at least
claiming to represent the highest lead
ers of the party.
1t is time that this condition be called
to halt and one and all be brought to
a realization that it is in the interest
of the entire community that we all
work for the interests of the commun-
itv instead of working for personal
spite and the crushing of those against
whom certain individuals have a
grudge.
CASE DEFERS WITHDRAWAL.
AT the earnest solicitation of the