Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-12


,ernor Frear, as take it that he has
had to do the best he could while in
Ignorance of what the next day will
bring forth. Former Governor Geo.
K. Carter.
Chairman George r. Carter OF the
EProgressives' provisional committee
here, the man who said few months
Eago that the reappointment of Govern
ior Frear would be a tactical mis-
take" this morning expressed sympa-
thy for Hawaii's executive in his pres
tent posl..on.
Mr.. Carter sees in the fact That Gov
ternor Frear has not yet been either
reappointed or not reappointed an evil
Edence that President Taft is not sery-
ling the best interests Of Hawaii .1
Chairman Carter was asked this
morning to explain what the Progress
lives mean in the resolutions of rati-
fication passed last Saturday by the
following:
I'VE ask and court a comparison of
the record of President Roosevelt to-
ward Hawaii with that of President
Taft and Hawaii ..
| In reply, Mr.. Carter took the pres
ent gubernatorial situation as an il
Illustration. ...... sz
1T was the duty of the President"
he said, Ito appoint a Governor on the
eighteenth Of last December. ny
sympathy goes out toward Governor
Frear, as take it that he has had to
do the best he could while in ignor-
ance of what the next day. will bring
forth. - ... "....,.. .s..
"One of the reasons that he has had
difficulty in getting men to serve is
due to the uncertainty of the future.
"A gentleman told me the other day.
that IL he wanted to do any business
with the Department of Public Works
that he had to telephone to the Homo
lulu Iron Works. He couldn't find the
Superintendent of Public Works at his
department office. This is common
tary on the situas ion. Who's to blame?
take it, nobody but the man in the
White House." ~5..s >~ - :
Referring to Mr.. Roosevelt's record,
the Ex-Governor said: H.. ~ ~.
:" Roosevelt came in right after Nc
Kinley. He found Governor Dole in
difficulties with the Hawaiians or the
/ Hawaiians in difficulties with Dole.
Mckinley had been. bounded by all
sorts of petitions and kicks, and they
We're transferred ,toaiR Roosevelt. He
took the stand, that Hawaii must be
developed along American lines, and
the impression was that he took this
stand at the sacrifice Of the work that
had been done to build up Hawaii
through sugar, and for a time it look
ed as if his administration were going
to insist upon the cutting off of all
labor, and that to carry. out such a
plan it might be necessary to go
through economic reorganization, to
build up some other industry along
different lines. But after he had
studied the situation further, he be-
came convinced that the men here
were honestly working along lines he
had laid down as essential, traditional
American lines. When he found this
out, he gave it out that he had no idea
of tearing down to build up, and would
back us up. From that time on he
left US alone and used his best en-
deayors to help US with appointments
and financial matters, and we recog-
nized the efforts being made by him
wherever he could. 1915.
More progress was made in the di-
rection of building up middle class
in Roosevelt's tenure of office than
during the last four years. During
this last four years the feeling has
seemed to prevail that We are pretty
well off as we are There is more
apathy now. IS r. ~-,. vi
During Rooseyelt's administration
there was in Hawaii an increase in the
employment of citizens in skilled la
Dor positions, which is not now being
pushed as it was under Roosevelt.
In supporting a presidential can
didate and voting for him, people
mustn't forget the platform and the
party with all its traditions behind the
platform. Cleveland illustrates this
point, a splendid, strong man but I'M
able to accomplish much, hampered
and controlled by the leaders of his
party, and his greatest claim for adj
miration is the fight he made against
these very interests.
Hawaii has nothing to fear from
four years more OF Roosevelt in the
White HouSo. that ia If We ran iudpe