The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-04-12

man of the two. The campaign after
that / may tackle the winner.'
"Let us have straight answer
said Achi. care you going to work
for Link7'
"It is this way said Makekau. get
ting ready to explain all over again. -
"I'll bet you $40 that you work for
Link this campaign,' persisted Achi,
fishing out the coin from his purse.
"Ewaliko will hold the stakes. Will
you betf"
sit is this way" began Makekau
again, but he did not take the bet.
"You ought to be elected to stay
at home,' said Achi scornfully.
emo. I'll be elected for the senate
all right" answered Makekau. "The
people know that / will work for their
benefit, he added, virtuously.
Yes, it is always the damphools who
get elected, " retorted Achi. "The peo-
pie don t want good men,
They chewed on that for while.
"The talk in Honolulu is all about
the Senator's said Achi. "They don t
talk about the delegate, they don It talk
about the prohibition question, but
they do talk about the senators. And
district this time wants all three SEN
ators from Oahu. All the men who
have been suggested or have come for
ward are from the fourth; there is not
one from the fifth. Now it is an un-
written law in the Republican party
that one time the fourth gets two SEN
ators and the fifth one, and the next
year the fourth gets one and the fifth
two. This year the fourth should have
only one, and still they want all three
senators. | tell you there is going to
| be trouble
| They drifted on to Hawaii affairs.
| "The Island of Hawaii should do
one thing this year, said Achi. "It
should get bin passed providing for
the election of the tax assessors and
their deputies, or, at least for their APP
pointment by the board of supervisors
| There is more sugar, more cattle, more
sheep, more everything on this island
and still Oahu pays many times more
taxes than does Hawaii. The assess.
ments should be raised here, and, if the
assessors were elected, they would
raise the assessments to get revenue
for the county. That is what am ad-
Nloihb tnt DtuIlt IldWulls
Achi was informed that the present
system was credited with being not
only good, but exceptionally well ad-
ministered.
"Well, don u care, it's nothing TO
me, +" answered Achi. ''I am not go.
ing TO work for II for Oahu, for there
we are all right, and it is up to the
Hawaii legislators to look after their
own island affairs. What do you think
Of II, senatori"
But Makekau didn't think. Ho LET
forth an eloquent burst Of silence.
Then the twelve o'clock bell tolled
and the county employees seurried of
| to lunch.
william r. Rawllns il another IIo'
Holuiu politician who graeed lilo with
bis presence last week, although he
did not attend the above mentioned
conference.
+" AN not having much 10 do with
politics az present" said Rawlina
when asked hos political affairs we're
shaping themselves Ia tbs capital ~
haye baen approached, the proposition
being that should run Tor county ~.
iaTHfy GA the Republican Ticket, bui I
hRge sala RelhlnE snd am not giving
oul ny position % lhe matter fof The
pIesenl
Rasllns sas afkea shsiheI nsiLsari
you'd saek the nomination aFain
ngeg bsl be all, answered Han
Has.