Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-05
VICTORY FOR SQUARE deal.

Popular majorities seldom go wrong
when they have the opportunity to
pass upon clear-cut, definite issues.
That was the situation in the Ma
noa precinct and the majority of the
Republican voters who went to the
primary polls on Saturday registered
their position as was to be expected.
The square deal won.
The issue was straightforward pol
tics against political tricks, free pop
ular expression against bossism and
purchased management.
The Manoa result set the pace for
the whole Republican party
II was splendid victory for honest
methods, fair dealing, and right action
in the science of government, Though
tic machine politicians made the con-
d.llons as nasty and disagreeable rs
possible in order TO disgust the rep
utable people who would sooner let
the whole business alona than stoop
to fight such carrion, the civic pride of
the average citizen responded as II
should on every such occasion and the
contest went forward to the result
that is inevitable when the people are
aroused and right is pitted against
evil.
The Manoa contest established, by
a magnificent majority of Republican
voters, the pleasant fact that the Re-
publican party is still a medium for
the expression of the progressive SEN
Gment Of the. people and It is still
representative, Embossed, and power
full organization, despite the effortE
that have been made to use 1t for pri-
vate purposes of political barter and
trade.
In other precincts of this island tho
contests were all incidental to the is
sues that were being fought in Manua,
where the struggle for representative
and reputable government was ep-
itomiZed.
In the Kaimuki precinct there was
a suggestion of bossed and manipulate.
ed politics showing its head but 1t
was squelched early In the game, and
the final balloting was largely per-
sonal contest after each and all of
the candidates had declared their OPP
position to the would-be political
bosses and dictated party control.
In the Fifth District the result of
the war on Achi is ridiculously anus
ing. Achi, according to the morning
paper, was defeated by the no.
torious gambler Keae and the organ
of self-assertiye purity of politics
finds great hope for the party through
the downfall of Achi at the hands of
, Kaea, The hypocrisy Of the Adver-
tiser in this matter is characteristic.
The Blu letin has never been an
enthusiastic supporter of Mr.. Achi,
As matter of fact that gentleman
has almost invariably been lined up
with the morning paper supporters of
bossed politics, In order to defeat
him they found that they had to call
for the support and cooperation of
gamblers, Democrats and representa-
tives Of the forces that prey And
they got in line with that support and
cooperated with It as naturally as a
duck takes to water.
Every delegate possessing a fair
amount of common sense should be
able TO read the signs of the prlm-
aries. The people refuse To be dom
mated by dictators or gratters, or
sohemers for personal gain,
That means that they demand fair
minded, representative and square
dealing men 10 represent thom on the
ticket that goes before tho voters In
the Fail election
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