The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-06-30

Zablan, Eugene Buffandeau, and othel
GOVERNOR FREAR's HIGHER
POLITICS.
Governor Frear placed the meeting
on a high plane in his opening words,
handing out a line of political doctrine
that silenced the huge crowd with its
utter novelty as coming from the Aala
park platform at political rally. He
scored the yellow dog" politics of
the Territory and denounced as trail
tor the man who placed party consid-
eratfons before the needs of the coun-
try. From the time the Governor ut
tered the words that he said might
be regarded as ''heretical," until he be-
gan TO eulogize Delegate Kalanianaole
he was listened to in startled silence,
although by the time he had concluded
and the force of his first sentences had
had time to sink in, the people had
awakened again and cheered him
heartily, while a reference to him in
Secretary Garfield's speech brought out
more cheers. The Governor said:
II understand that although this is
a public meeting it is also Republican
rally Now 1 have neither talked nor
acted politics since 1 have been ap-
pointed to public life, nor do 1 intend
to act politics during the remainder of
my term of office, be that long or short,
but l think that 1 will be pardoned if
/ speak tonight on the duties of citi-
zenship in general and in a brief way
on politics.
Every citizen has a duty to per-
form in at least one capacity. Many
have duties to perform in two capa-
cities 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 saying
that the Governor of this Territory in
his official capacity so far as the eXecu-
ton of the laws and the administration
of his office are concerned in dealing
with the people must be neither Re-
publican, Democrat nor Home Rule.
What 1 wish to say is that the rela-
tions between ones duty as citizen
and his duty as a public man should
never come into conflict.
"The duty to the party must always
come second to the duty to the coun-
try and the duty as a citizen. This
ought to go without saying; it ought
to be a self-evident truth. 1t is said
by some party leaders that loyalty
to ones party requires one to vote for
a yellow dog if he is put on the ticket.
But this is not so. Ones duty first is
to the country and loyalty to party
when 1t comes into conflict with ones
duty to ones country is treason and
should be thought of as treason. This
may seem heretical, but it should not |
seem So There are some who preach |
the straight ticket, without reference
to who may be upon that ticket, but |
if any party has only the straight |
ticket to commend it, that party should |
go down to defeat This may seem |
dangerous doctrine for me to preach as
a Republican but take it that if it is
not the doctrine of the bosses it is
nevertheless the doctrine of the true
leaders-of men like Roosevelt" The
Governor followed this thought through |
much of his speech, described the |
Democracy as a party of retrogression
and stagnation. The Delegate was
complimented in the peroration.
SECRETARY GARFIELD ON MA.
TIONAL ISSUES.
Contrary to expectation the secretary |
of the Interior did not touch on any
of the local issues except as they affect
ed the general national political situa-
ton. He urged the claims of the Re-
publican party as a party of progress
and action, advising the Home Rulers
of Hawaii to climb in with that party
as the one that would give them a
home to rule. He paid high tribute
to the memory of President Cleveland
and also paid a tribute to the worth
of the Territorial officials with whom
he had come IN contact, praising and
commencing particularly the head of
the government, Governor Frear. He
said in full:
Mr. Chairman, Governor, my Fell
low-Citizens: 1 am very pleased to
have this opportunity of speaking pub
licly to a large number of citizens of
Honolulu, in order to express to them
my keen appreciation of the many
courtesies that have been extended to
me during the days 1 have been upon
your isles. AS your Chairman said,
/ came to obtain information, and
have never been in community where
the people We're so willing to afford me
the opportunity of getting information
and getting it accurately, getting it in
detail and getting it quickly. You have
given me here the chance of finding
out at first hand about those matters
which have been brought to Washing
ton in the form of reports, and many
of YOU know how dead report is; 1t
means little or nothing but figures or