Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-23
WATSON ATTACKS
GOVERNOR FREAR
Deacon Trent Gives Many
Reasons Why He
Should Stay

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Quoted last night by the Democratic
party on Kalihi road makai of King
street. 1t was very orderly. The
music was cool and the audience at
tentive. VIM. Kaai presided.
X. II. Trent, candidate for County
Treasurer to succeed himself. made
an able speech in support of the
Democratic ticket. He said:
II am candidate for reelection to
the Office of City and County Treas
urer. The Republican party has put
up against me one of its strongest
men, who accepted the nomination
at an avowed personal sacrifice, but
who was willing to make the sacri-
flee in order to save the country
Mr.. Won Holt Is gentleman of whom
his party has right to be proud,
and If ! am to be defeated l would
much prefer to be defeated by a gen.
tleman of his quality than by some
political scalawag who is in politics
for what there is in it.
But, gentlemen. is there any good
reason why ! should be ousted from
the position of County Treasurer? In
what way have | failed to perform
the duties of the Office or to serve
the public interests? Have / been
narrowly partisan, or have | catered
to any party or sect or faction to the
prejudice of any other? On the con-
trary, | think all who know how the
Office has been conducted will bear
witness that all good citizens look
alike to the Democratic County
Treasurer, and that all having bust
ness with his Office are treated with
the same courtesy and consideration
by him and his helpers, without any
question as to the color of ones eyes
or the shade of his political opinions.
II have heard of only two reasons
advanced by Mr.. Won Holt as to why
| should be removed from Office and
he installed in my place. He has
never said, so far as ! know. that he
needs the Office or that he wants IT.;
but on the contrary, he has repeated
ly declared that he is running at n
great sacrifice to himself. What are
the reasons, then, that he urges for
a change? In addressing the Hawai-
ians he charges me with being a ma
lihini, that seeming to appeal to him
as the easiest way to arouse their
prejudice against me. Without crit
icising the gentleman in any way, it
seems to me that such a charge Is
very close akin to the cry OF Mana
| ka Ill that has been so severely
and justly condemned already in this
campaign. At any rate. the effect
sought to be produced is the same In
both cases.
"In addressing himself to English
speaking audiences, the Republican
candidate urges that l ought to be
defeated because l have already held
the Office of County Treasurer for
two terms. ! cannot believe that
such plea will appeal to sensible
people. Not bank nor a store nor
an Office nor n shop in this city dis
charges its employees for no other rea-
son than that they have held their
positions for two or three or four OF
a dozen years. On the other hand
they encourage long-continued serv'
ice. In my own Office try to treat
my associates and helpers so well
that they will never leave me. Mr.
Won Holt has for many years been q
faithful and highly valued employs
of the railroad company. Suppose
he should defeat me for County Trea:
urer on the plea that | have already
held the Office for four years, ant
that ! should then go to Mr.. billing
ham and say: "Mr. Dillingham;, Mr.
Won Holt has worked for you for tel
years; it will be a great persona
sacrifice to mo. Mr.. Dillingham;, t.
take his place. but / think he hai
held it long enough, and that yo,
ought to turn him out and put M
lin What Mr. Dillingham; wOul(