Evening bulletin., 1910-09-26
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AhNHNiuNfh Aihth NV 49,
vast majority of the Democrats all
over the Islands wanted The party 20
oppose immigration Abuu, tarec
months agO we sent letters from the
Democratic headquarters In llonolu-
Ia. asking the various precinct clubs
all over the Islands TO send MS sug-
gestions for the platform. and almost
every one OF thesc precincts suggest
ed an anti-immigration plank. ! ann
given to understand that the Demo-
Gratis here in NIB were very strongly
Tor such plank Under these circum-
stances we were but following the Will
Of the majority of the party when we
inserted the anti-immigration plank
In the platform.
Links Valuable Asset.
II feel very sure that this plank
will be q valuable asset TO the party
IN this campaign II is the first time
the party has had real issue. and
we will have a good thing to fight for.
mo, the land issue OF last year was
not such u clear-cut issue, for after
we had taken up the advocacy of
changes to the land laws, the Repub-
licans followed in our tracks, and
promised that tlny would do the same
thing themselves. In that way they
stole our thunder to great degree.
ION the immigration issue. however,
each party has taken a direct stand.
and there can be no middle ground II
is clear-cut issue.
while the anti-immigration issue
will be one of our main issues this
year, II will not be the only one" con-
tinued McCandless. Eve are still
fighting on the land law matter. First
there Is the matter of the administra-
tion of the new land law. We con-
tend that II is plain that Marston
Campbell as land commissioner is do
ing all he can from preventing the
law being carried into effect instead
of carrying out it's intentions. The
lands which they are now offering to
the prospective homcstcaders are only
the culls of the public lands. and so
many conditions have been imposed
that II Is impossible In most cases for
the homestcader 10 comply with them
and make living.
Wants Another Land Law, Too.
1--WE are fighting also for another
land law. and we still contend that
the Gambler bill was the one which
should have been passed by Congress.
I'VE wfote some time ago asking
Gambler to come here ts assist in the
campaign. and If he comes we will be
hitting the high spots. We have not
az yet received an-answer"
A prominent local Democrat. who Is
one of the candidates. asked McCand-
less whether he thought II really a
good move to import Gambler, He
feared that the Hayhiians might OBJ
ject to have n malihini take the
stump.
well" answered McCandless. "The
main idea Is to have n member of
Congress put the people here right in
regard TO n number of misunderstand-
lngs which they may have. They have
had II drummed into them campaign
after campaign that the Democrats
could do nothing at Washington, and
that II would be useless to send a
Democratic Delegate there. Gambler
will be able to show them that the
Democrats can get things in Con-
gress, He can tell them what the
Democrats have got, and he will. for
instance, be able to point out that the
amendments to the land law which
really amounted to anything were in
serted into the bill by Democrats, such
as Gambler, Judge Houston and Lloyd.
The clause which provides that the
government must open land on the
petition of twenty-five citizens. which
is the most important feature of the
whole bill, was placed there by Dem
Ocratic members of Congress"