The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-06
HOME rulers DRAW
FIRST BLOOD IN THE
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
(From Sundays Adverti,cr.)

(From Sunday
Wicked corporations in general and
the STANDARD Oil and the Inter.Island
in particular caught ii from the ora
tors at the Home Rule'Labor rally last
night at Aala Park, at which some six
OF seven hundred listeners howlcd ap.
proval. The meeting throughout was
orderly, and the speakers were well re.
ceived, about the only protests heard
from the crowd being when one or
two of the speakers launched into Eng.
lish The crowd was practically wholly
Hawaiian and demanded speeches in
that language.
All the heavyweights of the party
in the county appeared upon the plat
Charlie Achi, j. NJ. Poepoe, d. Kalau.
okalani, Henry Vida, Waller Davis, J.
M. Kealoha, w. X. Kaleihuia, Stephen
Umauma, Ben Poepoe, J. s. Kahooha.
lehale, j. w. Kahahawai, Abraham Ike.
kai. s. X. Mahoe, Charles Kaulukukui,
Dan Damien and others, while quin.
tet club did yeoman service between
speeches and worked some of the audi
tors up to the hula pitch. A stern po.
liceman prevented ally dancing, how
ever.
Charley Motley 'Snubbed Laborites.
Charles X. Motley, nominee for Del.
egate to Congress, was the first speak.
er called upon by, Chairman Kalaupka.
lani, Motley making lengthy speech
in which he called down the wrath of
the voters upon Republican and Demo.
crat alike. He denounced Kuhio for
playing into the hands of the rich men
and neglecting the poor Hawaiians. He
compared the Democratic candidate to
the statue of Kamehameha, his prom.
Uses making him out to be great and
strong man, but one whom the voters
would find on careful examination to
be hollow and full of wind.
Motley attacked the land policy of
the Democrats because of the loss of
revenue it would be to the Territory,
and condemned the Republican policy
because through it the sugar planters
got the land and the Hawaiians got
nothing. He accused the Republicans
of Hawaii of attempting to defy the
Federal immigration laws and made a
! particular attack upon KuhiO for not
seeing that the Federal law regarding
the payment of Federal jurors was ex.
tended to Hawaii. Gle worked for
the rich men at Washington, but you
see that he did nothing for you," was
the peroration of one portion of the
address.
| Throughout his whole address Motley
did not once make mention Of the
Labor party nor recognize its exist
ence. He called for votes for the
Home Rulers, but made no mention of
any distinctly Home Rule candidates
nor asked support for any of the en-.
dorsed Republicans.
Beckley's Maiden Speech.
! Candidate for Treasurer George c.
/ Beckley was loudly cheered when he
came forward to speak. He read first
a prepared and written speech, both
in English and Hawaiian, then launch.
ed into an impromptu addition, calling
upon Republicans, Domacrats, Home
Rulers, Laborites and poolas to vote
for him. His written speech was:
81 have the honor to appear before
you as an independent candidate for
County Treasurer. / am an indepen.
dent candidate, because it is the people
who rule, and not the parties, and be.
cause, if elected, / do not wish to be
under obligations to any machine or
ring of any kind.
"The gentlemen opposed to me are
capable and honest men, but ! know
that ], too, am honest and have the
capacity to fill this office to the salts
faction of the public.
"If / am honored by your votes, I
will devote my time and attention to
the duties of the office, and will not
run it as n side issue to any other
business, or as feeder to a private en-
terprise. / was born and grew up in
Hawaii-nei, and here l expect to live
and die; / have property interests in
this county, as elsewhere in the Terri
tory, and am concerned in honest and
economical government, just as much
so as any man in the Territory of Ha.
Hawaii. / have for more than forty
years held positions of great response.
bility and trust, have handled thou