The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-11-04
.DESHA DEFENDS
PREACHERS RIGHTS
Declares Bible Furnishes Plenty
of Examples of Priests Work
ing for Common People,"


the great figures in the Bible Were the
grandest politicians of their day when
they aided in the upbuilding of their
country, said Rev stephen Desha last
night in a speech from the stage Of
the new Savoy Theater where the Re
publicans held big meeting The
meeting was presided over by E. A.
Douthitt and speeches were made by
leading party workers and candidates,
during the course of his defense against
the slurs and insinuations that he as a
preacher had no right to talk politics,
Mr. Desha referring to the Bible for
examples of others who had been both
politician and preacher. He received
tumultuous applause.
The soapboX orators of the Demo.
cratic party, particularly a San Fran.
cisco picture peddler, has daily made
scathing remarks about Rev. Mr.. De-
sha s profession, called him living
hypocrite and heaping upon him every
possible insult he could thing of, and
it was against such senseless mouth
ings that Mr.. Desha called up to mind
the great characters in the Bible to
show that he has not been the only
man to go to the front to fight for his
party or politics and speak to the
"eommon people," as did also the
Master
Mr.. Desha stated that the Democrats
on the soapbox howl at him because he
talks politics, and that because he is a
preacher he should not. Mr.. Desha
called attention to preacher of Wal.
kane, who two years ago was a candi.
date for Office on the Democratic ticket,
and he does not recall that the Demo.
Gratis endeavored to prevent him from
making speeches or running for office.
Jack Lucas made one of his charac.
teristic straight from the-shoulder talks
to the voters, and particularly to the
young voters, to vote the Republican
ticket. He stated that ii kill off immi.
grafton meant to kill off the plantations
'Where, then, you mechanics = and ]
know good many around town -
where will you find work. You will
walk the streets without finding it, and
J you III have to swim to go anywhere
eelse. That's the gospel truth. You
| young Portuguese who have made up
your minds to vote the Democratic
ticket, cut it out, and try to think for
yourselves, and learn for yourselves
| that immigration is the only thing that
will keep you and me and everybody
prosperous Kill the plantations, and
you kill off everything else here and
your work goes to smash.
Tony Marcallino, who was introduce,
~,
industrious and sturdy race which wa
ever brought to the Islands from for
eign country, stated that he was Re
publican and proud to belong to tina
party. He said that some of his peopl
were opposed to further immigration
for fear that it would prevent then
from getting work "What would tn
United States be today without immi
gration7' he asked. immigration tend
ed to develop its natural resources ant
made it the leading power of the world
There is room in Hawaii for many peo
pie, and our salvation depends upon tn
;. people we bring in here who will be
A come citizens
: AS proof of this he pointed to tn
A fact that the japanese would be out
voting all other nationalities here in
!, decade, when that race could elect it
% own mayor and senate and house, bu
a even though they had the right o
American suffrage, he claimed that, q
:. blood is thicker than water, they woul
stand by their motherland should the
= be called upon to take a decisive stan
+ in any crisis that might arise betwee
the two countries, this and Japan.
Eben Low, candidate for supervise
, said he made no promises and n
= pledges, except that if elected he coul
be depended upon to vote right at I'll
, board of supervisors for the benefit {
a the community.
The meeting was held in the Save
/ Theater, which is now in the fnishiT
l stages and will be given grand ope'
= ing tonight by a vaudeville compar
- brought here from the Coast. Betwet
Y speeches last night some of the arts
:, entertained the crowd, Weaver al
n, Archer contributing popular songs al
up-to.date dialogue.
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