Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-28
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Repudiates Republicanism in a
Speech Delivered from
Soapbox Today

w. W. Harris publicly bolted the Re
publican party from the "Soapbox
Corner" rostrum this afternoon. As
Harris was the choice of the party on
one occasion for representative and
on another for county supervisor, and
had been looking for nomination for
sheriff at this election, his desertion
was the sensation of the day. His last
prominent appearance as Republic
an was when he was chairman of the
territorial convention last April, when
six delegates. were elected to the ma
tionals convention in Chicago. . /.
Harris denounced Governor Frear
for never having appointed a Hawaii
an to office, also for his appointment
of IL. X. Bishop as superintendent Of
public works. He characterized Bish-
op, as an outsider, whose selection by
the governor was on the ground of his
proficiency as a read-builder, al
though, as the speaker put it, he knew
that roadn1aking was no longer in the
province of the superintendent OF pub
lie works. II
Harris took the stand after L. l.
icGandless had made a second speech,
having been put up by Barron to talk
in Hawaiian after he had called in
vain for a Republican champion.
Louisiana is going Democratic,
Louisiana is sugar state" Link Nc
CandIess acclaimed from the barrel
OF prosperity this afternoon. West.
Virginia was also going for Wilson,.
and the Middle West besides, accord
ing to the Democratic candidate for
Congress. He laid greatest stress on
Louisiana, because he was attempt
ing to show his audience that the De-
moerats were not in favor Of free su-.
gar. AS clincher to this continuation
he mentioned that the Democrats
here passed a resolution against the
Underwood bill, and 1t was sent to
Congress.
McCandless followed 'Soapboxa
Barron, after the latter had concluded
his usual harangue with an invitation.
to some Republican to step up and
make a monkey of me. as he put 1t,
IF you can" Besides his assurances
that the next president would be Will
son, the congressional aspirant deyot-I
ed ais time to accusations of lying
against the Republicans elected to Of
flee two years ago and those running
for election now. The supervisors had
lied in that they had not given the
county good roads-'sThe Republicans
have been in power for five years, "
ne asserted, "and the roads are worse
today than they were five years ago.
After saying the morning paper to-
day had lied BY reporting that he was
attacking the sugar industry, he warn
ed everybody to look out for lies, as
It was a lie on an election eve that
defeated Blaine, and asked all to make |
up tlleir minds now how they should
vote, so that lies would not .swerye
thain from the right course.
He was about stepping down when
he suddenly remembered the Democrat.
tic promise of woman suffrage. If they !
elected a Democratic legislature 1t |
would give votes to the women Id |
county elections only Congress coll-
Id do so for territorial electors. it's |
the women that are suffering, he
said You men go out to- your work |
and your wives and little babes stay |
home and suffer
Barron sang the same song as be-
fore about Delegate Kuhio's failure to |
introduce bill into Congress requir-
ing that only citizen labor should be |
employed on public works.
Applause was very feeble when 1t !
q taken into account that one Of the
largest crowds vet was assembled Ita
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