Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-21

can party by the nose, like the Chi
Lese did the water buffaloes in the
rice fields. Mr.. Chillingworth gave
his hearers the motto OF kanehame'
la to follow, it's translation being
Forward, ye brethren, until ye drink
of the bitter waters" Kuhio's back
ers intended to put only good men
in office who would truly represent
end serve the people.
George A. Davis was called up after
he had privately declined to speak
and, after saying it was time some o:
the younger men assumed the burden
lie and other old campaigners had
long borne. asked the audience to ex.
cuse him and retired.
The Delegates Speech.
Prince Kuhio began in modulated
tones that he maintained to the end
pacing from side to side of the front
as he spoke.
IF you expect to listen to a dis.
Cussion by me of what has been pub
lished in the newspapers, you will be
disappointed, the Delegate began.
We are here to ratify the nomina.
lions made in Chicago"
The Delegate then announced him.
self as a candidate for reelection to
Congress, asking for a square deal
as he had given the party. From the
same platform. when called back TO
his duties in Washington, he had left
his interests in their hands, they we'll
knew with what results.
81 stand now" said the Delegate,
to fight for a policy in this Territory
which Is American and nothing else.
For the first time in ten years !
have been represented as unworthy
and corrupt. Some of our citizens
have considered it necessary to put
Up another candidate for Delegate, SO
that now have not only to fight for
the Republican 4arty but for myself
as well.
81 tell you that the conditions in
this Territory are such that a man
does not own his own soul. We have
been told that the Hawaiians should
be eliminated from the political life
of this Territory. The Advertiser has
said that we should look ahead or
we will be given government by com.
mission.
"But / tell you that government by
commission will not come on account
of government by the'people. | have
never seen any corruption here.
There is more corruption in any
State of the Union than you can
find here. Why, there are constitu.
onaioo IN in1o hod that 70
You placed their corruption out there
a hundred yards away, you would all
run away from the smell of it.
IF commission government comes
it will be because the Territory is not
being administered along American
lines. Since annexation not a single
American family from the mainland
has been settled on a homestead in
these islands. Our Portuguese fellow,
unable to obtain homesteads. We
have been bringing. in thousands of
Japanese laborers and, although
have not one word to say against the
Japanese, the people over there on
the mainland do not like it. The
homestead laws Of. Hawaii are a
farce, but they have not been made
farce by. you or me. l am in favor
of policy of bringing people into the
country who are qualified to become
American citizens.
Although my good friend, Mr.. Dow.
sett, has withdrawn as a candidate
the fight is still on. Go to the pri,
maries and elect good men. If you
nominate me, I'll then have much
more to say"
Prince Kuhio then spoke in Ha.
waiian to practically the same effect
Hawaii and Protection.
Mr. Cottrill, in the course of his
address, expressed amazement that
anybody in Hawaii should support the
Democratic policy of tariff for reve
nue., which meant free trade. He ex
patiated on the prosperity of these
islands, bound up as it was with pro
tection to sugar. In referring to the
charge that the Taft nomination
was stolen, he said the contests