The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-22

. the mill BY persons connected with the
ownership. He describes mis- visit 70
. this mill as one Of the educational
4. features Of his trip. He never mag
med that such a great mass Of Taachin-
cry vas housed practically under one
roof for the making Of sugar.
On Monday he was one Of the guests
IF the fleet entertainment committee
on the Pearl Harbor TIP given for the
officers Of the Pacific feet.
The United States government Is
making no mistake 10 developing that
sion the Governor could. by exchange,
B turn over every acre OF public lands
belonging 70 the Territory to one man.
i II is criminal IN my judgment 10 al
low such power 10 remain unchecked
+ and uncontrolled in the hands Of one
Official. II Is a power that even the
President Of the United States does not
have The platform Of the Democratic
party declares against such power.
q have been in every part Of this
Territory and everywhere I find the
same state Of affairs. Applications for
public lands receive no attention IN
less they come from plantations or
those already powerful through the
ownership of large areas Of land.
"The land question lies at the bot
tom Of our progress, development and
prosperity. and vet the only effort the
present delegate in Congress has made
to change our land laws is one to give
more power over them to large land
owners. The Wilcox land bill, though
defective in many ways, was at least
an attempt to do something. It pro-
vided for dividing the lands into hold
ings of an invariable size without re-
gard to the quality or character of
the land-giving as much rice land, for
instance as il gave kula land. But it
was an effort at improving an intoler-
able situation. Yet the present dele
gate and the whole Republican party
has been engaged ever since in oppos-
ing anv change for the benefit of the
people"
The Other Speakers.
Other speakers at the Kakaako meet
ing were Treasurer Trent, w 2. Jarrett.
candidate for Sheriff; Charles H. Rose,
candidate for Deputy Sheriff; Judge
Edings, candidate for County Attorney;
Geo. X. Lowe. candidate for County
o
candidates for the senate: Chas. Girdler,
William \ Hall. D. Kaeka. Duke Ka-
hanamoku, Robert Pahau and E. K.
Rathburn, candidates for represen-
tatives from the Fourth District.
George K. Lowe, candidate for -Coun /
~ Clerk, in introducing himself said, /
that he had had experience in govern |
ment service in this Territory for
number Of years. He had been in The /
Tax office which he had left of his own /.
accord. and had been in other positions |
He urged county policy of liberal /
for public works, roads I
and other improvements and the pay /
ment of fair wages to laborers.
He said that while he was on KaT- I
al with L. L. McCandless lately they
had heard that the Republicans we've
snreading the statement that they,
through the Board of Health, were go
ing to allow anyone who thought he
had a cure for leprosy to treat lepers
with it, This, he said. was mere trick
Of the Republicans to get the votes Of 4
They had had opportunity
for years to do something of the kind
but had never done it. Now, that
the Democrats had put in their plat
form a plank promising suitable re-
eeiving hospitals on the different Is
lands for the treatment of leprosy in =,
its incipient stages the Republicans
were trying to fool the voters by max
ing promises of all sorts.
Lowe spoke of Governor Frear's APP
pearance at the Orpheum in behalf of 7
The Republican party. The Governor, +
be said, was appointed as the Governor
IF the whole Territory md his appear
ince in a partisan role was evidence
If the demOraliation into which the l.
party had been thrown by
The exposures of the Advertiser in IL
gard to some of the Republican candi, /
lates
Judge Edings said:
'YOu all know that the Republican
party was only saved from Overwhelm-
ng defeat and disaster ut the polls in
he last election by the fact that their
,arty leaders were men of experience
determined to achieve their ends at
my cost. Today from having been the 1
dominant party for years; it has dwin-
lied into a handful of dissatisfied and
candidates for office, without
organization and bereft of hope.
"While the Democratic party which
vas once weak and insignificant has
ear by year and day by day steari3y
ept on gaining friends and strength
ntil today it blazes forth like the ]
un at noon. +
"My friends the Democratic party ,
$ your party. 1t is the workingman s
arty. 1t is the only party that be
ieves in a government of the people,
or the people 1t is the party of
very honest man who wants good gov ,
rnment and trustworthy officials.
cit is your party because it believes
n helping and protecting the weak,
he lowly and the oppressed.
GAS you know, I am the regular !
Democratic nominee for City and
'ountv Attorney. If elected I shall ..
Gminister the duties of that office :
''thout fear or favoritism-with jus
zee to aIl-and to the poor and dis
ressed I shall temper justice with
lercv.'
George K. Kane was the chairman
t the Kakaako meeting.
A sEARCHLIGHT DISPLAY.
A searehlight drill of all the ships