Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-10
WANTED---A LEADER

Apathy and negligence in politics constitute
more dangerous menace to Hawais progress
today than any attack on Hawaii's industrie
and interests, within or without.
There is today in this Territory, on the ev
of as important political campaign as the Isl
ands ever saw, just one definite program out
lined, and that is the program of Delegate Ku
hiO. His program is one of open and violen
opposition to Governor Frear, and he is going
so far in it that his friends cannot follow him t.
an assault that, successful or unsuccessful, vii
breed dissension and very possibly disaster.
Against this program what is there offered
Against self-announced leader of internal
strife who is there to lead for unity, for har
nony, for progress?
The cold facts the facts that Hawaii now
faces, are that the Delegate is openly and act
lively preparing to capture the Republican or
ganization on platform denouncing the Gov
ernor, repudiating the Administration, with
nothing constructive offered and nothing of vi
tai, lasting benefit to present. Sincere though
his fight may be,-he is mistaken and his silent
partners are mistaken in the lengths to which
they have gone
While the voters are stirring under the vague
and shadowy forerunners of Wilcoxism, while
whispers of racial division are flying magically
through this Territory, the men who should bt
springing to the front in a courageous stand
against such factionalism are apparently con
tent to say that the Delegate may carry forward
his plans.
"Let him 90 ahead ;. He,has cut loose, let hin
60 ahead"
This is no time for such spirit. 1t is a crit
zeal time, demanding anything but apathy and
anything but lethargy.
In any time and in any country the people
NAV be trusted to follow a standard raised fol
righteousness and progress, for their country
and its welfare, though sometimes they are lee
astray for the moment But where no standard
is raised, and no voice is raised for righteous
ness and progress, the people have nothing t
folow
Kuhio knows as every intelligent citizen OF
Hawaii knows who believes in this country and
its welfare that no program based on a faction
al fight is the right program. No matter heW
bitter his fight may be from a personal aspect
and it is extraordinarily bitter. the one safe
sonnd clean and honorable thing to do is t
subordinate personal animosities and persona
ambitions, to unite on clean and honorable meI
for the elective Offices i'm Hawaii, to see that they
are elected and to back them up after they have
. taken their seats as the sworn servants of TIT
whole people
That is the program for Republican voters O
the Territory to bank on.
II can never he brought about while one side
"a tho nresent unfortunate controversy is out Il
null down the house and the other side sits idly
nv and watches the near approach of the crash
ing timbers.
Not idleness now, but action. Not multi
tude of voices saying vengefully or mconcerned
" .1Let him do itr' But the voice of a leader
calling Hawaii's men to work for the love o
Hawaii.
This should be the spirit of true progressive
ness in Hawaii, and the work for true Progress
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