Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-08
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Altogether, II was satisfactory
trip, and | look for heavy Repub.
lican vote frcm the Big Island"
Especial Bulletin Correspondence
HILO, Oct. IA. l.. c. Atkinson,
the chairman of the Republican Ter.
ritorial central committee, came to
Hllo for. short visit last week, ar
irving In the Wilhelmina Thursday
morning and leaving In the Mauna
Kea the following morning His
main object was TO get view at
first hand Of the way in which the
political situation was shaping here.
On his return he met National Com
mitteeman Holstein at Kohala, and
he also had conference with the
Delegate. who boarded the Mauna
Kea at Kawaihae on his way to
Maui. rt
81 am mu'h pleased at the way in
which things are being organized
here" said Atkinson. But I feel
that we must work to the last for
every possible vote. The business
men Of Honolulu have taken hold
this Year 1t is the first time we
have ever really gotten together
Therefore, to use Hilo parlance,
watchAthe Republican party grow.
Fight Against a Destroyer.
This campaign has developed
Into. not so much fight against
the Democrats-becaus the best
Democratic element has the same
fight on Its hands as we have
as It is fight against the man who
would destroy our development. Tho
business interests seem to feel that
the candidacy OF Mr.. McCandless is
menace to the interests and the
life of Hawaii. II is hardly neces-
sary to go into the details OF this.
Hawali's industries and the protec.
tion which Hawaii receives for all
her industries, including sugar, beef.
lumber, wool, pineapples and many
other things, would be in serious
jeopardy II Mr.. McCandless was in
Washington, supported by a Demo-
cratic House. and the question OF
lowering the tariff on these articles
should come up. The Democrats
we,l-known policy of abolishing, or
perhaps modified policy OF lower
ing, all duties would put some Of
the business interests OF this island
In very bad way. Anyhow, 1t
would stop The development. OF In
hstry. tie up capital and put US in
very serious plight. ,
1T would certainly seem that Ku-
hio should have right to feel that
he had a considerable right to the
support and sympathy OF the cleo
torate, as show OF confidence and
appreciation OF the excellent results
which he has prodused during tho
terms he has served at Washington.
THE business men OF Honolulu
seem to feel SO strongly about the
matter that they are taking an ac-
ticed that when the people of this
country get together on any propo.
sition, they can carry 1t through.
They have gotten together many
times in epidemics. plaques and on
civic questions, and they have always
accomplished that which they start
ed out to do. Personally feel
proud to belong to such commu-
nifty. and have the greatest conf
dence In my fellow men.
Il think that before we get
through with this campaign the i'm.
migration plank will be an asset in
stead of a liability, when It is un.
derstood what we are after. Have
you ever realized what the condition
of this country Is In relation to the
growing number of Asiatics? Do
you. as a thinking man, propose 20
sit tight aud let your family be
swamped by the rising tide Of the
Oriental vote? Do you realize that
there are nearly 10000 japanese In
this country and only 10000 Ha-
waiians? T;:at In the last tensyears
the Japanese have increased By 49,
900 and the Hawaiians have dc !
creased by 5000? That there are
more Japanese children In the
schools than there are Hawaiian
children? There are only 6200 Ha-
waiian and over 1000 japanese chill
dren in the schools today. Do you
realize that the Japanese in Hawaii
have increased since 1900 on an av-
erage OF over hundred per cent.
every two years? Another fact is
that the Secretary's Office has regis
tered as Hawailan-born Japanese in
one year S2O2 male children.
Japanese Vote Menace
Nov let me ask you TO figure 1t
out. How long will It take before
the Japanese voters on this island