Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-06-27
Tells OF HaWali's Place
In National
Politics
WORK OF DELEGATE IS
PRAISED BY GOVERNOR
Kuhio Expresses Regret That Gar
field Has Not Met the Common
People More

II have been twice in Washington
recently and have had an opportunity
to confer with Delegate Klanianaole
and his fellow.members Of the House.
I am glad to say that found that he
was held in the highest respect, and
was recognized as a man Of ability,
courtesy, tact, and discretion, and
that the greatest confidence was ex-
pressed in him. Governor Frear.
If the people of Hawaii were ever
brought to realize the fact that the
local Republican organization is n
unit of and part of the great Re-
publican party Of the United States,
this was done last evening at the
great mass meeting at Aala Park, at
which Secretary Garfield of the Inte-
rior Department addressed the assem-
bled multitude, numbering over s.
900, in a stirring address.
Garneld's speech was of the nature
which is often heard In Washington,
but seldom here. With the polished
finish of the parliamentary speaker
he set forth his ideas clearly and in
an attractive form. without detract-
ing from the worth Of the men of
other parties, he called attention to
the benefits which the Nation had de-
rived from the Republican admins
tration, and his parting tribute paid
to Grover Cleveland, the great Demo-
cratic President, was very graceful
touch. His speech brought home to
his hearers the fact that Hawaii Is no
division by herself, but an integral
portion of the great country. 1t was
noticed that the Secretary did not
dwell on local issues, more especially
the land-law question, In his views
on which the audience was naturally
interested, but It is evident that the
| Secretary desires to give this matter
considerable more study than he has
so far been able to devote thereto,
before he could commit himself in
the matter. Although plans were
made for an interpreter they were
changed because the Secretary being
unaccustomed to speaking in this
manner, rather preferred to talk
without interruption; also the time
was very limited.
Frear on Party Duty
| II. Il. Cooper, who acted as chair
man, introduced Governor Frear as
the first speaker with few timely
references to this occasion being a
ratification of Taft's nomination. The
Governor said in part:
Every citizen has duty to per-
form in at least one capacity. Many
have duties to perform in two capaci-
ties and some have duties in three
capacities. The mere citizen has his
duties as citizen to his country; the
party man has his duties as well to
his party. and the public man has his
special duties. 1t goes without say.
ing that the Governor of this Terri
tory In his official capacity so far as
the execution of the laws and the ad.
ministration of his Office are concern.
ed in dealing with the people, must
be neither Republican, Democrat, MOI
Home Rule. What ! wish to say IL
that the relations between one'sduty
as a citizen and his duty as a public
man should never come into conflict
"The duty to the party must al
ways come second to the duty to the
country and the duty as a citizen
This ought to go without saying; II
ought ito be a self-evident truth. Il
is said by some party leaders tha
loyalty to ones party requires one t.
vote for a yellow dog II he is put or
the ticket. But this is not so. Ones
duty first Is to the country and 10y
atty to party when 1t comes into con
fiict with ones duty to ones country
is treason and should be thought o
as treason. This may seem heretical
but II should not seem so. There arr
some who preach the straight>ticket
without reference to who may be up
on that ticket, but II any party hal
only the straight ticket to commend
1t, that party should go down to de
feat. This may seem dangerous doc
trine for me to preach as Republi
can, but take 1t that II 1t is not thu
doctrine of the bosses II iSneverthe
less the doctrine of the true leaders
of men like Roosevelt"
The Governor then paid his trib
ute to the Delegate as quoted above
Secretary Garfield, when introduc
ed, was greeted with storm of ap
pause.
Garfield Paragraphs.
am very pleased to have this op
portunity Of, speaking publicly to /
large number of citizens Of Honolulu
In order to express to them my keer
appreciation OF the many courtesiel
that have been extended to me dur
ing the days ] have been upon YOU
Isles. As your chairman said | came
to obtain information, and have