The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-21
THE CASE OF CATHCART ONCE MORE.

simply this Against the advice OF The
Star, which urged stronger voeger the kepuDncah convention
nominated John w. Cahcar county attorney well knowing that
be attacked opposed by the Advertiser The Republican
County Central Committee sustained him. in the lace OF somewhat
charges There choices of policy by citizens Reub
lcan principle and the time not satisfied with Oaca one
might either regard the principles OF the whole party the success OF
the whole ticket paramount ISSUE he might consider that
Catcas dsputabe matters the supreme con-
sideaon Of the campaign In the eyes OF the Advertiser was
more important question whether Cacar could be successfully
Knocked than whether the Territory of Hawaii should elect Repub
delegate Congress The Star felt that Mr. Cahcarts excel
lent county attorney warranted the party supporting him.
warranted Republicans accepting their pars ticket That opinion
has changed Cathcart should have been made the
campaign The office for which he is running
is of important but he has held 1t and he
has held we'll He has the highest ability and in the lace
his character he has today the support of the
bar The wild campaign entered beat him cannot by any
b be reasonably claimed be public interest The Advertiser
campaign processes itself quite much opposed to
Edngs, be elected if Caca is not Even granting
the Advertisers sincerity saying Long be electedan adm
compatible with its reputation for intelligence nothing would
be gained by the defeat of Cacart Nothing for the good the
venon therefore, The Star took the that the situation called for
support of the Republican ckeeNcepng kaea who many
times convicted lawbreaer simply absurd as awnaker The
Advertiser the other In its opinion important
defeat Cahart than elect wise legislatures mpor
down the who made Brown deputy attorney than
send Republican delegate Washington better that Gov
Fear should hostile legislature hamper his admnstra
ton better that should all the nation that Hawaii
absolutely dependent she for prosperity Republican natoa
poCieshad gone Democratic than that the small office of county
attorney of Oahu bound every hand from corruption by
watchf and kinds of grand uries should man
whom the Advertiser opposed Better wreck the whole admnstra
uo defeat the whole KePuDca ticket even make the national ad
Cathcart county attorney!
The proposition is of absurd The Republican central
miee this spoke for campaign of This the
proper campaign 1t the right view of the situation 1t the
American vew of the greatest good for the greatest number 1t
proceed campaign for the general good of the
community
Taking Advertiser welding power its
position inevitably gives it, has possibly done its work Never before
the Democratic party ublant McCandess is quoted
offering bet $4,000 that he would beat McCanahan Of
Judge Edg already casting about for his depu
Some of the best members of the Republican
Legislative ticket threaten withdraw The Republican county
The
ens because Catca opposed for county attorney by way Of
electng Edngs!
From arge-mindd point of simply pful
1t eXaggeraon of the brown campaign, which The Star
called more or less absurd The public eyes directed upon CATH
carts possible difficulties with clients and these supposed
to be platforms Well the issue has been made
ably and enegeay and its effect preference Of
Edngs for Cathc be written island history responsible
for Democratic delegate Congress and Democratic legislature
1908 Truly achievement will be- 1t of impossible
that such attacks the Advertiser making Catca should
not have strong effect. :..
But there is something warped the judgment which
them made because of Sense of public duty when the
to substitute Edngs for Catca and to place the whole Republican
Territorial and county administration in jeopardy