Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-11-04
DEMOCRATIC APPEALS AN EXCUSE.

Nearly all the last words have been said in the political
campaign.
All that can be digned under the name Of policies has
been fully set forth before the people for them to pass as
calm Judgment as possible in the enthusiasm OF cam
paign agitation.
The mel result is that the Democratic partsans have been
put upon the defensive all along the line. Starting out to
attack the Republicans, the Democrats, boSsed and finally
disorganzed and fighting among themselves, find them
selves distressed and willing to save what little they may
could not be otherwise as the Democrats, led driven
by Boss have fit to center their attack the very
vtas Of Hawais prosperity and to THREATEN IHE M1EG-
This is the plan Of the opposition party it that party has
any PLAN And it has none then the party is SO weak
and vascatng as to be ndeserWng the trust and con-
dence Of the people, party that cannot govern itself is
no organization on which to place the responsibility OF repre-
Senting the people,
Apparently unable to say enough that was mean on the
stump the official campaign literature issued by the Demo-
Gratis has been in tone and in word repetition of the sen
mentS issued by the Japanese strike leaders of year and
more ago. It has out-Makinoed Maxine.
Vt the people OF this Territory and particularly the people
OF the city OF Honolulu should 90 on record as supporting the
political organization that is responsible for the uterances
OF the official Democratic campaign literature, the friends
and well wishers Of the mainland would be indeed satisfied
that the citizens Of these islands in state of mind to
beitrsted with the responsibilities Of self government
There is no middle ground on the issues that have been
created by the reckless erances of the Democracy in this
campaign.
is impossible under the present conditions to pick out
Individual men on the Democratic ticket and say "He is all
right That Individual must lack of the essential char
acteriscs of honorable and trustworthy citizenship = the
courage to declare his opposition to the vicious and damas
ing declarations made by his party His silence has given
consent if nothing He is either for against the
uteranceS of the Democratic campaign literature that
brand our leaders of industry as the drivers of paid
slaves and the rest he community an aggregation of
SyCophanS.
There is no manhood in the man who listens to an insult
launched upan whole community and says to his friends
on the quiet "You know don't believe in that" What sort
Ola THING is he he remains associate and active
supporter Of the mangha talk, and paying to Circu
late throughout the community. 'w
Among the intelligent of Honolulu the only claim that
Individual Democratic candidates are making to preerment
is IAN excuse for the PLATFORM excuse for the other men
on tn ecke and an excuse for the general attack that is
being made in the name Of the Democracy on the future
prosperity of these islands.
Under such circumstances the intelligent voter has
GOOD excuse for failure to vote the straight Republican
ticket
The Republican candidates and the Republican party as
whole have no apologies to make. They appeal to the patr
otto voter on the record Of Republican achievement pro-
gressve, achievement.
III progressive achievement is what you want for the city
Of Honolulu and the Territory Of Hawaii you must vote your
Republican ticket straight.