The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-12
DEMOCRATIC RALLY
At AALA PARK

III uIGu NUN
| There was a good attendance at the
! Democratic rally at Aala Park on Sat-
urday evening, which lasted from 1880
till after midnight. Edward Ingham,
candidate for Supervisor, called the
meeting to order and it was opened
with prayer by Rev. Kuikahi
/ Mr.. Ingham made an opening adj
dress in which he predicted success for
the Democratic ticket, implying as he
represented a rebuke to the Republ-
cans for their administration of Ter
ritorial affairs since annexation. He
offered a justification for the accep-
lance of L. L. McCandless as head of
the Democratic ticket, saying that al
! though the candidate for Delegate had
changed his politics he had not chang
ed his principles. At the conclusion
| of his speech he introduced Senator
/ c. J. Mccarthy as chairman of the
evening.
Senator Mccarthy said he would pre-
sent the various speakers, who would
discuss issues and avoid personalities.
Their candidates were all there facing
the people, none Of them hiding be-
hind the building.
| H. r. Moore e. NJ. Watson, L. L.
& McCandless and Joseph ]. Fern made
the principal speeches. Judges Edings
and Quarles pleaded lack of time to
say all they wished and promised to
address the voters at length another
time.
other speakers were Charles Grid
Ter, w. A. Hail, D. Kaeka, d. Kahana-
mollu, Ed. Hanapi, Aqua Kehau, Dan
Kamahu, L. Keawepooole e. Like H.
N Crabbe, A. V. Peters, w. H. Nc
Clellan, Joseph Kuhea, NJ. A. Silva,
R. H. Trent, w. p. Jarrett, Charles
Rose, J. c. Anderson, George K. Low,
Sam Kaloa, e. K. Rathburn and Frank
Harvey.
Mr. jarrett was well received and
spoke in both English and Hawaiian.
Mr.. Anderson used the English, Ha-
waiian andTChinese languages, and
Mr. Low the English, Hawaiian and
Spanish-Portuguese.
Mr.. Moore announced a fiscal policy
for the liquidation of the Territorial
debt, denouncing the Republicans for
their inadequate provision in that re-
gard.
Mr.. Watson informed the people that
if the Government did not give them
land the Japanese would be the voters
twenty years hence. He praised the
Democratic ticket as one that caused
no shame to the party on account of
any of the candidates. Referring to
the Republican boasts of having
brought about county government and
the starting of the College of Agri-
culture, he claimed for the former a
share of credit as due the Democrats
and said the college would prove
gold brick unless the people had land
to cultivate. The Democratic pledges
of amendment of the land laws and
to provide for the redemption of lands
sold under foreclosure and under exc
cution for taxes were urged as reasons
for electing the Democratic ticket. 1t
was the Democrats, the speaker claim
ed. who had driven booze, beer and
buncombe out of politics, and put a
stop to the chain of ballots system.
Mr.. McCandless, in his Hawaiian re-
marks, urged the natives to vote for
his land policy so as to prevent Anne
rican settlers from coming in here and
swapping the Hawaiian vote. In Eng
fish he argued that the United States
had given the Philippines a land law
which was better than the land law OF
Hawaii. 1t was not his policy, how
ever to introduce the American land
law as it stood but only in it's prrn,
ciple.
Mr.. Fern promised if elected Mayor
to administer municipal affairs in
: clean and honest manner. He did not
consider his inferior knowledge OF
English bar to his successful ad-
ministration, feeling that a man could
do a thing in Hawaiian just as well as
he could in English.