The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-11-15
Former Representative
Declares That the
Bosses Rule.
Best Element in Both
Parties Should
Getin Line.
(From Monday,s Advertiser.l

amount among the voters, from the sub
sidizing of newspapers, to the giving of
luaus, was to swing about two thousand I
votes. -
This was one of the statements made
in his address on good citizenship by
Hon. John Hughes at the Palama Set
Element meeting last night, in which
he roasted the two political parties of
Hawaii for encouraging system OF
political corruption. He stated that the
Republican party had twice gone back
on its pledge 20 enact a direct primary
law. He stated that no man, no matter
how he may be otherwise looked up to,
can be nominated for Office in Honolulu
unless he ''stands inn with the ma
chine He characterized the recent
political activity of the police as
"criminal'' and announced that what
Honolulu wanted more than anything
else was 'real municipal govern
ment.D
Mr.. Hughes address was listened to
with careful attention by an audience
of about a hundred. The beginning
OI HIS TeuldIhS uNdll hlbh SOON
work being done by j. A. Rath, the
settlement superintendent, work that
knew neither creed color nor national
ity. He referred then to the early strug-
giles of mankind for political freedom,
tracing the rise of the common people
through the times of the early Greeks
and Romans to the present day.
Continuing, he said:
A Good Citizen.
'eIn defining the principal character.
istics of the good citizen, L will state
that he is not the man who occupies
the front pew in church, prays loudest,
teaches Sunday school, and is consld-
cred a pillar of the church
"Nor is he the man who presldes IN
club and lodge; is successful in accumu,
lating money and perhaps uses some OF
it to build churches and Libraries. MOE
again is he the man who is good
husband and father, faithful to all bust
ness and moral obligations, kind and
charitable to all.
''Those things in thems, IS are good
and most of them are absolutely essen
tial to good citizenship and the we'll
being of the community, but they, do
not 90 far enough, they are not sur
ficient.
"The good citizen, along with what
7 have stated. takes an active, intelli-
gent and patriotic part in the civic and
political life of the land; his voice is
ever raised against boss rule, machine
politics. graft and corruption IN hlgh
places as well as low.
ellis vote is held as sacred trust;
is unpurchasable and only cast for his
country's good and for men who are
tried and true.
Be in Politics.
"Every good citizen in this country
should be an active politician; not for
Office. wealth or power, but for his
country's good. He should enter her
service with clean hands, and leave
with clean hands and an unblemished
name.
81 will place. before you this even
ing the names of two men who conform
in full measure to the standards OF
good citizenship. They are men of
clearly lives, honesty of purpose, IN
domitable of will, fearless in the cause
of right and justice; men of lofty ideals
and sterling worth, and whose lives are
worthy of emulation by all Americans
81 speak of William Jennings Bryan
and Theodore Roosevelt, and claim they
lean manhood. Bryan, because of his
honorable life, unqualified integrity and
strict adherence to principle, has been
the standard bearer of great party in
three historic campaigns. His policies,
like his character, have stood the test
of time; for many of them are now the
law of the land.
Roosevelt is the Bayard of modern
times. without fear and without re-
proach. His voice rings clear and true
above the uproar of political strife.
The teeminq millions Of our land, who
earn their bread by the sweat of their
brow. look TO him as the man of the
hour and of the square deal; the Moses
who will life them from political and
trust-ridden bondage, and free the land
from pilfering politicians, graft, dis
honesty and spoils. On his word not
only the millions Of our own land lean
but the other millions across the seas
take motto and listen.
"Bryan, kindly apostle of righteous
ness. peace and good Will.
Roosevelt, knight Grant OF every
good man and causei the feted or en-
perors and kings; both of these good
American citizens, and better than any
emperor or king
oThe martyred Lineoin, greatest mar
Of his race or time, devoted his energies
and sacrificed his life 30 bequeaih q
ms government Of the people, by the
people aud for the people, ihe heritage
Of a FREQ people that should never
perish.
THAT the lahors and saeidees Of th'
founders ana perpetrators OF our grfal
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