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

can party by the nose. like the Chi
Lese did the Wa.er buffaloes in the
rice fields. Mr.. ChiIingworth gave
his hearers the motto of Kamehame.
ha to follow, its translation being
Forward, We brethren, until ye drink
OF the bitter waters" Kuhios 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
lac had privately declined TO speak.
and, after saying ii 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-
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 well
knew with what results.
cTn nj
to fight for 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 party 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 OF
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-
encies on the mainland so bad that if
You placed their corruption out there
q 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 Oh a homestead in
these islands. Our Portuguese fellow
citizens, born and bred farmers, are
unable to obtain homesteads. We
have been bringing in thousands of
Japanese laborers and, although l
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
a 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-
lection to sugar. In referring to the
charge that the Taft nomination
was stolen, he said the contests