Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-17
BOSS BUSY At
AALA Meeting
MCCandIess Principal Speaker
At Opening of Local
Bourbon Campaign.

sand people, assembled in Aala Park
last Saturday night, Link McCandless
and his lieutenants opened the Demo.
cratic campaign. McCandless was the
principal speaker and Kaniho, the
Cannon Ball of Kohala" spoke to the
audience Tor about two hours, before
the crowd faded away to return to
their homes.
NJ. c. Pacheco, the supervisorial
candidate addressed the audience In
English. His speech was antagonis.
tic to the planters and TO the prosper.
ity of Hawaii mel. generally. He at
tackled the immigration policy, as be
ing detrimental to the workmen, who
are already in the country. Pacheco :
cue was evidently taken from Nc
Candless.
McCandless' speech was delivered
In Hawaiian. II Is so peculiar In Its
misrepresentation, and so typical OF
the kind of campaign the Democratic
Boss Is making all over the Territory
that II is published below by the b IL !.
| . u bih'AiNulis lull.
Among the utterly absurd things
that McCandless charged was that the
death rate among Hawaiians has been
due to lack of food because they could
not get employment, that the planters
brought the Russians here to keen
Hawaiian laborers out of work. and
he followed this by appealing for
his own election so that he could put
an end to these conditions. He also
made bitter attack on the mission.
aries"
During his address. McCandlcss was
suddenly assailed by one of the audi.
ence. who made McCandless admit
that the Boss had voted for lmmigra.
ton himself in a previous election.
Mccandless Speech.
McCandless said:
Ladies' and gentlemen, fellow citi,
gems.
Every two years. we are obliged
tn vote for Senators and Representa-.
tives to administer our governmental
affairs. We are working for our liv.
ing. which Is our duty.
"The Republican and the Democrn.
| tic parties are likewise fighting for
our living. It is up to you. gentlemen.
to vote for the party that you think
will benefit you most. In 1908, the
Republican party formulated land
law, which is not beneficial to the
people. They told you at that time
that II they were elected they would
do what's right for you all; but, much
to our surprise they did not fulfil
their promises.
"Their land laws are not good for
YOU, the people" shouted Link again
81 would now ask you to be watchful
or else you'll be misled by them. II
they try to mislead you, watch, he
| fore you do anything at all. VIM
Jennings Bryan, in his speech. said
that If man makes a promise to q
voter with a view OF getting his vote
and fails to fulfill It, then he Is guilty
of the 'embezzlement of civic rights.
I'VE are not here to tell you thai
II elected, on the election day, ther
we would treat you rightly and equit
ably. We want to do what's right
as much as we can.
As to immigration.
"The Republican party wants I,
perpetuate the immigration PROPOSE
tiOn, while the Democrats are opposed
to It, The Republicans want the doo
open on immigration. while the Demo
Gratis are opposed to 1t.
you, each and every one OF yO'
are responsible for your action OF
November s. the election day. III
proceeded. III you want some NOR
immigrants brought to this country
then vote for the Republican party
but II you want to oppose the mea
sure then vote for the Democrats, VIII
are prepared to carry on the teno
of their platform.
"The importation of more imm
grants to Hawaii nei Is detrimen
to the people here, generally. II 20
want to support the Republican part!
that is your privilege; but II yo
think the Democratic party Is the PAL
ty of the people, then It is your dut
to support 1t. Whatever you do, 20
are responsible for your action.
in order to show you that ther
are enough hands In the country I
do the. plantation work" said Linl
"about 1000 workmen turned out I
work during the recent strike at Wa