The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-12-17
DECLARA ton
OF WAR BY
KUH|O
Definitely Announces Himself 0p-
posed to the Republican
Administration.
MOTT-SMlTH DOESN'T CARE
Action of Delegate, in View oil
Recent Statements, Comes
as Surprise.
tFrom Thursdays Advertiser.)

VI iOh hhoisuoy <tuNOieioStI
Kuhio has declared that he can not
square his convictions on the land ques-
Republican executive and that he is out
definitely in opposition to that execu-
tive.
Acting Governor Mott-Smith says he
does not care in the least what Kuhio
may say; that he will not attempt to
make any further explanations to Ku-
hio, and that If Kuhio wishes to attack
the executive as a part of his campaign
for the denomination of the Republican
or any other party he is welcome to.
81 am pau with him." says the Acting
Governor.
Kuhio, in a written statement Of his
position, intimates that before long
there will be men in office in the capt.
toll sin close and direct touch with the
Door people in the country who want
their lands.''
What this may mean nobody knows,
The breach in the party's ranks sup
posed to have been puttied up by Ku-
HOS recantation of his Waiohinu de-
nunciations of the Governor, is widened
now practically beyond repair.
The question to be answered Is
whether Kuhio takes with him any con-
siderable portion of the Republican par
ty, or whether his attack upon the Re
publican executive, the Republican land
policy, the action of the Republican
majority in the legislature and the par.
: ty generally-as his statements concern
ing the party can not but be harmful
to twill be taken to mean his retire
ment from the party, which can look
elsewhere for candidate to head its
ticket next year.
An opportunist.
Kuhio's latest manifesto was receiv
ed yesterday with a great deal of sur
prise. After the statement published
in The Advertiser on Tuesday morning
coming from the Acting Governor and
concurred in by the Delegate, the gen
eral opinion was that a disagreeablt
matter had been put at one side for {
while, at least. Many thought that thu
incident was a closed one. Few coult
bring themselves to believe that thu
Delegate could sanction the statement
made unless he had been thoroughly
convinced that he erred seriously il
branding Governor Frear as a liar.
1t was realized, of course, at the time
that Kuhio had gone straight from I
series of caueuses with the Governo
and the party leaders, in which TIN
land laws was the only subject dis
cussed, and accused the Governor o
not acting in a straightforward way Of
the land question and had come bacl
from a campaign actually against tn
Governor to confess his error, but
was not thought that he would go direc
from this confession to another depun
citation.
This was the occasion for the SUI
prise with which Kuhio S latest has bee
received. 1t is not so much the sent
ments expressed as the thrice sudde
change of front he has shown.
1t is supposed that Kuhio found a
antiFrear sentiment on Hawaii an
fell in with it; returned to Honolulu
to find the Acting Ex-Governor laying flo
him and promptly took back what
had said; then had gone out and foun
someone to stiffen his back again, re
sulting in Yesterdays announcement o
policy.
The least that is said concerning tn
Delegate is that he has shown a wor
derful versatility during the past thii
ty days.
The general opinion heard along Me-
chant and Fort street is that Kuhio
proving an opportunist, ready to dro
whatever convictions he may have O
eyn~essed at the various caucuses pr,
a s.nn, 90 t1a 1aSxt ttat
and ready 10 adopt those supposed
be popular with the majority of Hawa
ians.
Kuhio's Statement.
Kuh'o's manifesto and declaration {
principles was published in the Bulleti
yesterday afternoon, said 10 be ear
fully prepared and written statemen
This is;
"The average Republican voter
honolulu does not realize that rev
luton is going on In the minds of II
Hawaiian people on this question Z
the public lands, and not only In n
minds of the Hawaiian people, but all
So the minds NJ the poorer elalses
every nationality among rs, ! had
confront that sentiment last electiO
and though I won out, II was after
very vigorous eampalgn wherein u vi
brought home 10 me eonyineingly ihr
something radical had 10 he done, ~
talked about, by the Republicans pat
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