The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-10-27

Mr.. William Hoogs-Friends and
Fellow Citizens, as l said before, this
meeting was called here to give Mr..
Cathcart an opportunity to answer the
charges of the Advertiser. / take
great pleasure in introducing Mr.. Cath
cart.
Mr.. Cathcart-Gentlemen and Ladies':
i want to thank you very much for the
kind greeting that you have given to
me this evening. Under all the cir
eumstances of the case it is peculiarly
gratifying to know that at least
have some few friends in the town of
Honolulu (Applause.) Four years
this month I stood on the platform and
addressed an audience of Republicans.
1t was then a great pleasure to me,
for / could talk the few words that l
did say on the principles and policy of
the Republican party. | expected, Ut
hoped at least, that this year / could
go before the people, could tell them
the reasons of why / am Republican,
could show to them to the best of my
ability the reasons why they should
vote the Republican ticket, but, gem
tlemen, there has been made upon me
by the morning newspaper an attack
a personal attack-which / think /
can Justly characterize as one of the
most outrageous, if not the most out
rageous, in all the late history of news
paperdom.
Two years ago we, most of MS, stood
astounded and aghast at the attack
made upon A. NJ. Brown, but the vi
ciousness of that attack, vicious as 1t
was, compared to the ferocity of the
way that paper pursues me, was mere
persifage. Now, gentlemen, while it
is not n pleasure, while it is humil-
iating to have to get mn before my
fellow citizens and Justify my char
aeter, vet it is due to the people at
whose hands I am asking the suffrage.
due to them, to explain why I still
feel that can come before you and
ask Mt Your hands your vote, and /
welcome the opportunity that has been
afforded me to so explain myself. Gap
plause.)
Not Singular Case.
NY case is not a singular one. Can
didates before me, and suppose after
me, Will be attacked as i have been
attacked, not, perhaps, with the same
sayageness, but still their character,
their integrity, their honesty, will be
called in question. 1t has been so be-
fore, and to compare great things with
small let me recall to your minds the
presidential campaigns of 1880 and
1884. In the first of those campaigns
the Republican party presented to the
people man who had served in the
Union Army with more than credit, a
man who for many years had served
his country with distinguished honor
in the halls of Congress, either as Rep
resentative or as Senator, from the
State of Ohio. That man expected
that he would be able to conduct hii
canvass on the broad lines of politics
of fair and honorable politics, but his
opponents attacked his character, ques
toned his integrity, denied his hon
esty and he was compelled to abandon
the course that he should have pur
sned and to have spent the time thai
should have been devoted 10 discussing
the principles of party politics, in de
Tending his character from the attacks
of these newsnapers. James A. Gar
Geld was assailed and charged will
dishonesty in the "Credit Mobilier'
and through the "Morey Letters, ;
falsehood and perjury: and falsehoo,
and perjury in that ease. while it di,
not defeat him, and while he wa
elected, yet was undoubtedly responsi
tle for the bullet that was sent int
his body by the assassin Giteau.
Four years later the idol Of the Re
publican party, the prince of orators