The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-08-14

Bryan Is visit to Honolulu when the |
visitor stopped and shook hands with
a policeman on the street. "If he
had been Republican, said the
speaker, "he would have had a tall
hat AMI a swallow tailed coat aud so
big that he could look over the Young
hotel. He would never have had time
to see a Hawaiian policeman.
FERN QUOTED THE CoMMoNER.
Supervisor Fern read extracts from
the Commoner in his speech and also
told concerning Bryans popularity
among the labor and union men of the
mainland. He seconded Harvey's re-
marks on the color line policy, advising
the Hawaiians to go in for clean
contest of platforms and policies with.
out consideration of the color of the
candidates.
He reminded his hearers of the neces.
sity of registering in order to be on
the voters list and made a hit when
he brought up the question of the
qualifications of voters on the municipal
lists. He expressed himself as of the
opinion that this question of qualiflca-
ton ought to be taken to the Supreme
Court at once for settlement, rather
than wait until after the election, when
the whole act might be thrown out and
the election declared void.
ALLAN HERBERT ON LAND.
Allan Herbert, who objected to be.
ing introduced as an old man, told some
of the secrets of the trip of the dele.
cation, stating that neither Colonel
Sam Parker nor Billy Cornwell had
proved themselves such favorites with
the ladies of California as some of the
Hawaiian delegates proved to be with
the ladies of Denver.
ST came to Hawaii many years ago"
continued Mr.. Herbert, ''and / have
lived here with you under three kings
and a queen. / want nothing for my.
self, neither Office nor lands, but what
1 do want to see is a plan adopted
that will give homes to you homeless
ones and land to you landless ones You
have the power to bring the govern
ment back to the people again by vot.
ing the Democratic ticket. I believe
that the majority of the Republicans
and the Home Rulers are honest men,
but mistaken. The Republicans have
been running this country the best they
could, but here we have forty or fifty
thousand people corralled up in this
city and outside are thousands of acres
of land controlled by the monopolists
and lying idle.
"You must do something for your
selves and there is no use hoopilipili-
ing with Achi and the Home Rule par
ty. You must be either a Democrat or
Republican and you should begin to
know it,
WATSON PROMISES GOOD TICKET.
E. NJ. Watson paid particular atten.
tioD to the adoption of the Hawaiian
land plank in the party national plat
form in his address, stating that the
election of Bryan would mean the open,
ing up of the government land in Ha,
wall for settlers, changing the order of
things from the present system, when
only the sugar plantations and the men
of wealth could secure any. He re.
, ferred to the fact that the land aban.
doned by the Molokans on Kauai had
, been turned over to plantation in
, stead of being offered on the same
terms to the Hawaiian and Portuguese
, applicants. He said that the Demo
, Gratis of the mainland had recognized
Hawaii, while the Republicans had not
and had not even seated all the dele.
gates sent, while the Home Rulers were
: a hybrid party and not recognized on
the mainland.
The tariff planks of the parties were
compared, the speaker stating that the
| election of the Republicans meant fire,
, Philippine and Cuba sugar and the
; wiping out of main Industry of the Is
lands, when the Advertiser small farmer
policy might come into ect. He favored
r diversified industries and small farms
but not at the sacrifice altogether of
! the main industry. Regarding the land
policy of the Republicans, he said they
} had done nothing until the Democrats
forced the issue and now the Governor
: had named a commission to investigate.
> He thought it too much to expect that
/ the investigation would lead to any
t thing or that the Republicans would
, do anything to make matters better if
Q it did.
/ He promised that the Democrats
would have a good, clean ticket in the
/. field a ticket that would be fair tc
. Hawaiians, Portuguese and others. The
(. ticket would be first in the field anC
Q he challenged the Republicans to mattel
/. it with men as worthy of support.
!. OTHER SPEAKERS.
? Rev. Rekipi, of Maui. spoke in Ha
Z waiian, keeping the crowd in laughte
9 with his stories, while Ioela Kiakahl
o local orator, made whirlwnd speech
o Chairman Waller apologized for tn
Q absence of Judge Quarles and of Jane
n L. Coke, who found it impossible to b,
? present. Judge Quarles had written
n stating his regret Some portions o
his letter were:
BRYAN'S CHANCES.
"To a man, like myself, who ha
been a Democrat all his life. who