The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-29

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is still paying off the debts he ran
during that tour -
Mr.. Single went on to say that it
was the duty of voters to send Mr.,
Cohen to the legislature, as well as
each man on the House ticket.
A Good Legislature.
As to the Democratic and Laborula
assertion that the Republicans "never
do anything in the legislature, Mr..
Shingle read some figures quite to the
contrary. In the first or Home Rule,
legislature of 1901, the legislature pass
ed only twenty-seven bills in 116 days
at cost of $4,000. The legislature
of 1908, passed 100 bills in 119 days
at cost of 1000. That of 1905 pass.
ed 103 bills in 103 days at a cost of
1000, and that of 1907, Republican,
passed 140 bills in so days, without a
cent S cost to the Territory, and that
was because Delegate Kuhio had Sc
cured an appropriation from Congress
for the expenses.
AS to the two opposing parties the
speaker said the Democrats on the
soapbox claim that the Laborulas are
of no use and the Laborulas say the
Democrats are of no use, and he had
reached the conclusion that both were
right. The Republican party was of
much use. 1t gives the United States
its prosperity and its protection to
the sugar industry, of vital Importance
to the Hawaiian Islands. Mr.. Single
spoke of the stream of gold coming
to the islands through appropriations
secured by Delegate Kuhio and asked
that support be given the delegate to
return him to Congress.
Financial Legislation.
A. D. Castro gave an exceptionally
interesting talk on some of the mat
tiers which the next legislature must
tackle, and particularly the financial
question At the opening of the legls-
lature the financial condition of the
Territory viii confront the members.
1t is estimated by the governor and
treasurer that there will be only $780,,
900 to be expended by the legislature.
This will be sufficient provided the
work is done in sixty days. If the leg
islature fails to carry out the work
in that time the $4,000 which is given
to the legislature by Congress will be
withheld, for the reason that the APP
preparation carries with it rider TO
the effect that the work must be finish
ed in sixty days.
If the Republicans form the legis-
lature there will be no trouble, about
this and the legislative work will be
easily completed in the specified time.
By satisfying the Federal government
the people of the islands are inviting
further appropriations for future uses.
As it is today the compensation of the
members of the legislature is very small
and that fact is recognized abroad, and
it was his understanding that Congress
will have under consideration a meas
ure to increase the pay. There must
be financial ability in the legislature
and he believed the Republican legis-
lative ticket could supply the men with
the right kind of ability.
Mr.. Castro concluded his address IN
Portuguese, speaking with reference to
homes and home building among the
Portuguese and that their best friends
were in the Republican party.
''Sharp and Inscriptions.
E'Jack" Atkinson made another talk
in favor of the return of Delegate
Kuhio to Congress, and whaeked Link
McCandless several times. Once he
performed this act with a copy of the
Hawaiian Supreme Court decisions. He
referred to the well-known case of an
old and ignorant Hawaiian woman
resident of Eva district, and opened
the volume to show the case where Me
Candless and James Armstrong, as he
said, had duped the old woman, Sc
cured her land and home and dispossess-
ed her. In the Supreme Court deci-
sion, so Jack read, it was Shown that
the woman had piece of land on
which she erected home. In some
manner or another McCandless and
Armstrong got her TO sign an agree
ment with them, her understanding be-
ing that she was to be taken care of,
but after the land was surveyed Nc.
Candless and Armstrong had the house
and improvements and the best of the
property and she had only a piece
worth about 800. Judge De Bolt
characterized this matter as unjust