The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-22

publican meeting at the Orpheum last
night, giving an able exposition of the
land policy of the government. In
conclusion he supposed that some
would expect him to say something
about the straight ticket and the yell
low dog He did not want to dis
appoint them, although seeing little
occasion to refer to the subjects. He
still held that country came first and
party second. Country should not be
sacrificed for party, nor country and
party sacrificed for personal interest.
Yet parties were necessary and team
play desirable, the Governor adding:
I'VE have a candidate for Delegate
to Congress, three candidates for cleo
ton to the Senate and twelve candi-
dates on the ticket for the House. So
far as | know no one has been able to
distinguish a yellow tinge about them
and l appeal to you, without desiring
in any way to decry the candidates of
the other parties, | appeal to you as
Republican if you wish business
like and effective administration-ef-
fective because businesslike and haf-
monious-to vote for the Republican
candidate for Delegate and for the Re-
publican candidates for the Senate and
for the House"
William H. Hogs presided and on
the platform were seated Messrs. Hen
riques and Hughes, candidates for the
Senate, and Kamanoulu, Cohen, Maize
lua, Douthitt, Kaleiopu, Single, Cas-
tro, Kama, Kinney and Mikalemi, can
| didates for the House.
Kaai's orchestra was stationed in
the box next the entrance and mingled
campaign songs with its fine music.
There was not a large attendance
| but the audience contained a strong
representation of the business men of
Honolulu. The meeting had not been
| advertised properly until within less
than five hours of its opening, when
the evening papers gave it prominence,
which was altogether too short time
| in which to expect other engagements
to be changed. Moreover, there was
one of the scheduled Republican raj
lies a few blocks away attended by
more voters than would have jammed
the theatre to the doors.
Mr.. Hoogs in his opening speech
advocated the straight ticket in no I'M
certain terms.
Governor Frear, referring to the
eschewing of booze, beer and bum
combe by the Republicans and Home
Rulers in this campaign, was not
aware that similar declaration was
made by the Democratic party, but he
had a sufficiently high opinion of some
members of that party to believe that
they were opposed to those things.
Yet what he heard on the other ISL
ands convinced him that the DemoCra-
| tic candidate for Delegate to Congress
had been relying on buncombe pure
and simple.
| According to the reports, the can
didate of the Democratic party is max
ing land his issue and is relying prin-
cipally on tine promise that if he is
elected he will see that every elector
gets one hundred and sixty acres of
the public lands for $40, or practically
nothing. But he knows, just as well
as you and l know, that he could not
fulfill such a condition under any Cir
| cumstances, for even if he were elected
and passed laws as he promises there
is not enough public land in the whole
of the Territory to go around at the
rate. There is only total of 1861
acres of public lands in all, and 3,147
registered voters
The Governor called such talk bun
combe-a gross insult not only to the
intelligence but to the honesty of the
| voters of this Territory.
81 have had ample evidence" Gov
ernor Frear continued, that the Ha-
waiians are not duped by the ridi-
culous promises held out to them. l
have seen the aftermath of McCand-
less speeches. l have heard of the
questions that stumped and embarrass-
ed him at his meetings, where he was
asked if the 100 acres he was promis-
ing were to be out on the black "a
flows or where.
Il appeal to you people tonight for
a campaign of careful, earnest and hon
est debate upon the questions of inter
est to the Territory, l appeal to you
that you insist that we shall have
businesslike Legislature, composed OF
men who will study all questions on a
careful, businesslike and scientific basis
and will work out the problems Of gov
eminent on this basis"
Showing the the absurdity OF the
Democratic claim that it is the prin-
ciple of the Federal land law and not
the law itself which they want extend
ed to Hawaii, the Governor went on
to say: