Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-22
VOTE FOR HAWAII


Personalities cut small figure in the presen
campaign beside the overwhelming issues in
yolped
The voters of Hawaii must choose, practical
III, between Delegate Kalanianaoe and L. I
McCandless for delegate, because, although 9th
or candidates are in the field, they have no in
fluential backing, DO chance Of election and III
particular right to demand the vote of the peo
pie.
The STAR BULLETIN believes that in view O
the tremendous importance to this territory o
standing firm to its principles of support for it
chief industries the Republican candidate, Mr.
Kalanianaole, should be returned to Congress
This paper holds no brief FIR Kalanianaole
AT a time when Mr.. j. NJ. Dowsett consented Il
run for the delegateship, the STAR-BTILETs
came cordially to his support Later he with
drew from the race and the race now is between
a Republican and Democrat
We have had occasion several times in tn,
past few months TO refer to Knhio's courage, his
sincerity In the controversy he entered agains
the governor, and to his ability to get thing,
done in Congress That controversy is now hap
PLY ended, and ended with some credit to tn,
delegate, with some promise of laudable prog
nss for all the territory, with exoneratien of thu
governor 1t has ended very fortunately.
Mr.. McCandless has the force of intense per
sonal ambition, pertinacity, considerable poIiti
cal sagacity and Hntiring industry But so faI
as Hawaii is concerned, 50 far as the prosperity
df these islands Is concerned, McC andless is ut
ierfy and hopelessly on The wrong side.
To elect Met sandless is simply to serve notice
on Congress that Hawaii is willing to accept
Democratic principles, and in spite-of soap-bes
orators and hypocrjtical platforms maaufac
tured nv the Democrats here, Democracy nov
means the removal Of the tariff on sugar.
The Democratic house forced through free
sugar bill, and as q result Of that action. the
Democrats are campaigning for reelection Elec
ton of Democratic house and possibly a senate
this fall is unqualified Endorsement OF the
houses tariff record in the Congress just closed
and that tariff record is for the removal of the
duty on sugar. There is no answer to this state
ment- there can be none.
Ii is needless to dwell on the disaster that
faces Hawaii il our sugar loses its protection
No picture of the ruin of business here need be
painted, for every person in the islands knows
what will happen.
The Democrats argue that if a Democrat is
sent to Congress, he will he in a position to OPP
pose the removal OF tariff on sugar This is
short-sighfed indeed If Democratic house is
elected, it will he forced to carry forward the
free-sugar legislation begun under Underwood
during the last Congress, and the delegate from
Hawaii will have to sit and take program from
his party leaders. 49,
Kalanianaele would hold his seat until next
March, hut the force of Republican delegate
from Hawaii-eyidence of standing by protect
i've tariff principles-woul be irretrieyabls lost
On the other hand, a. Democratic victory is
less easy to prophesy today than at any time
Z since Woodrow Wilson was nominated at Balti
more. Rooseveltsm will gain with tremendous
strides from the shooting at Milwaukee. Taft
is picking up. Wilson is tagging. His own par
fy papers are criticising the management of his
campaign =~s-~s--s-~~~s~~ .-a.. .
From this angle, then, the folly of hazardine
Hawaii's strategic political position. on guess
at the next presidency can be plainly seen,
Principles, far outweigh personalities now
Hawaii is not eleeting alone on the record of a
man in the past, but on where he will stand in
the future.
Mr. Kalanianaole has done good work for Ha
vail, and he knows the ropes" He will better
carry ont Hawaii's ideas and ideals than Mr.
McCandless cant possibly do.
The AR-BuLIETIN knows that there are
many influential and prominent Republicans
who hesitate to return Kuhio to Washington, but
this naper believes sincerely that the tine has
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