The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-19
.SOlP-BOX ORATORS ON
SHRIEVALTY QUESTION

The soap-box orators were in great
form on Saturday, and Wise, Jarrett
and Iaukea, the three nominees for the
sheriffship, came in for a great share
of the attention, although there were
some Cathcart admirers among the
Home Rule stumpers. The monday
meeting was one of the best attended
and most interesting from general
standpoint of any of the campaign,
partly because the speakers spoke in
English and partly because the spielers
of the different parties followed each
other in rotation and gave the SEM
blanee of a debate to the discussions.
Manuel, the man who became famous
because John Wise, candidate for Sher-
if on the Republican ticket, gave him
drubbing at recent PauOa meeting,
appeared on the stump to explain to
the voters why he got licked and why
John Wise was emo gentleman. He
explained that he had been a consistent
runners had been bothering him to
support Wise. 1t was his explanation
why he would not support Wise that
led to the trouble.
Manuel then reviewed Wise s polit-
zeal career, related the many switches
he had made aud dwelt long upon the
fact that Wise came back from a DEM
oeratic national convention without
having found out what sixteen to one
meant. Then he told what kind of
neighbor Wise was, a fellow who
wouldn't speak to a poor Hawaiian if
anyone was looking. "He is no good, +"
detained the speaker. "What is he
doing now4 After dark he is going
around asking the Home Rulers to sup
port him, but when daylight comes you
find him with the heightened people on
the other side of Fort street.
'tWise heard me refusing to support
him and heard me giving the reasons
That vas why he was boiling inside
and that was why he struck me. If he
only caught hold of me, how Lgot that
scratch" He turned the other cheek
to the crowd and there was a scratch
all right, fully quarter of an inch
long. elbow / got that scrateh2n he
again demanded and echo answered,
Howl
William Olepau followed, explaining
that Manuel got that scratch because
he was always looking for trouble. He
was a neighbor of Manuel and knew
all about him. Wise was the only can
didate who had the education to fit him
for Sheriff. If Iaukea be elected, de-
elared Olepau, this town would not be
fit for a young man to live in, because
all the detectives would be Sunday
school scholars and all the policemen
would be missionaries. If Jarrett is
elected, he is such a kind hearted man
that he wouldn't serve any warrants
and nobody will be punished
81 am a neighbor Of Manuel. Now,
suppose I go to his home and steal his
wife, " said the orator, by way of ex-
ample, land Manuel goes and gets a
warrant. What will kind-hearted Jar
rett do? He viii say, ooh, let Olepau
CO. That is the way Jarrett will
do"
Manuel. in the meanwhile, was sniff
fling at the orators statements, and
in retOrt, when OIepau stated that
Wise had been abroad for his educa-
tion, he shouted: eyes, and came back
and abused the missionaries who sent
him abroad
Stephen Umauma, who is a Home
Ruler this election, was the orator who
boosted Cathcart, stating that now that
the Republicans had begun to throw
the County Attorney down it was time
for the Achilles and the Home Rulers
to take him up and put him in office.