The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-30


the situation on the mainland to show
slim indeed, and that those who wante,
best vote the Republican ticket on Tu'
The program arranged was shot to
speakers advertised did not appear at
The Martyrs Appeal.
John W. Cathcart, the first speaker
climbed up on the martyrs stump and
told the people of the way he was be-
ing abused by the Advertiser. He
said nothing that he has not said be-
fore and the natural curiosity of the
crowd as to why he doesn t pay what
ne owes remains unsatisfed. He apol-
4gized for speaking so much about him
Eelf and brought his speech to a close
Without opening several of the pages
in his biography.
Republican Benefits.
John C. Lane, the coming Mayor,
spoke briefly of the benefits which had
followed the carrying out of the Re-
publican plans to give county govern
ment to the Islands, and predicted fur
ther advantages from the inauguration
of municipal government provided the
affairs of the municipality were placed
in safe Republican hands. He asked |
support for himself as the Republican |
candidate for Mayor.
Goliath Won Holt.
Harry Won Holt, who received the
usual good reception, announced that
he had Just discovered that the bibli-
cal Goliath had been bested because
he had been a Democrat. He, the
speaker, was a Goliath of different
kind and would prove it on November
8. He asked for support as a Repub-
Iican from Republicans. He concluded
IN a witty speech in Hawaiian and
topped off his remarks with a Portu
guese quotation.
Cheers for Kuhio.
Kuhio received three hearty cheers
when he was called upon. He made an
excellent and well-reasOned-out address
both in English and Hawaiian and was
applauded whenever he made a telling
point. He stated that MeCandless was
appealing to the people on an impos-
sible issue, that of the distribution of
land at the rate of $50 acres to each
citizen, making promises on this that
we're not worth hill of beans.
The speaker answered the argument
bf the Democrats that Senator Perkins
was the one to be thanked for the ap
for Hawaii, explaining
ho% hoI narA 1
friend of Hawaii and had done much
originated in the House,
however, before going to the Senate.
Z Now, l have no Senator, you have
no Senator. How do / get those items
passed in the Senate2'' asked Kuhio.
s'I go to Senators Perkins and L go
TO my other friends in the Senate and
the items are passed. That is the way
l work in Washington. I do not get
up and make hot-air speeches like I
do here but I make friends and my
friends help me.'
The Delegate spoke of the efforts he
was making to secure the Portuguese
rights to the lands on Punehbowl. He
said that he had not yet received the
Joint resolution passed last year in the
local Legislature, but when it did an
rive he would present it. He believed
hat the Punehbowl Portuguese were
entitled to the first preference to the
ands and ought to have it. The diff :
ference between what he wanted and :
what the Democrats wanted was that
he wished to be able to amend the .
avs through the local Legislature and
he Democrats wanted to have them
made at Washington, so that man IN
New York and man in Missouri
would have as much right to the
PunehbOwl lands as the men who had
Duilt their homes there.
The speaker urged the election OF
he Republican Senators and Represen-
atives especially. telling those in the
.rowd who might be sOreheads to take
t out by scratching him, although any
-oter who failed to be satisfied with
yhat he had done and who would vote
.gainst him on the record he had made =
Ind not, in his opinion, deserve to have :
vote. ''Knife the Delegate If you'll