The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-10-15
.L|KENs DESHA TO
A USER OF POISON

"The jury sometimes has sympathy
with the murderer who kills his victim
with an axe, but it has no sympathy
with the poisoner,'' says Carl Carlsmith,
in the Hawaii Herald, in commenting on
what he denounces as the ''haole hating
campaign being carried on by Rev.
Stephen Desha. eff the whole body
of citizens will sit in judgment upon
each inciter of race prejudice he con.
tinues, "and consider him a poisoner,
we shall enjoy an everlasting period OF
peace and can turn our attention to
good government"
Mr. Carlsmith and Mr.. Desha have
been whanging each other with vigor
during the few days prior to the com.
ing of the reverend gentleman to Homo.
lulu to boost the Kuhio campaign.
Desha denies that he is a haole-hater,
saying that all that ails Carlsmith is the
fact that the Hawaiians have no use
for him because they know aim 80 well.
Carlsmith is the Republican campaign
manager on the Big Island. Desha was
one of the nominees OF the party, but
withdrew in a gro"ch when he could
not name his running mates. The cam
paign manager. to mollity the native
orator. asked him to speak at one of the
meetings. Desha declined, on the plea
of sore throat, brought about by too
strict attention to pulpit work, but
coupled with his refusal some remarks
that showed that he had sore head
worse than a sore throat.
What Desha Says.
GAS n matter of fact, he told the
Herald, sat the first meeting of the
candidates, am told upon most reli-
able authority, coming from several of
those present, that Mr.. Carlsmith pro-
posed that 1 should be left altogether
out of the campaign, and that he ad-
vised this as that l was a "'haole-
hater" and was continually stirring up
discord and that the sooner they got
rid of me the better.
''When / received Mr.. Carlsmith e
letter, asking me to speak at the meet
ing on Saturday night, l was compelled
to decline, on account of the fact that
have been having trouble with my
throat and if ! was to speak there il
would have meant that could not have
taken up my usual church work on Sun
day. When he says that ! am haole
hater it is not true. He is simply try
ing TO stir up trouble and he has al
WAYS done so. He is himself respon
sible for most of the trouble in the Re
publican party and the Hawaiians have
no use for him, for they know him toe
well.
Not for Straight Ticket.
81 am working for the Prince and for
the Republican party, and l am moi
working for Mr.. carlsmith or for som,
Of the candidates whom he represent,
and who are not, in my opinion, fit e
hold any punlie Office.
What carlsmith Says
When asked for statement of III,
conditions which attend the present
situation IN regard 10 his trouble witt
Desha, Campaign Manager Caflsmitl
gave out the following statements
- am not disposed 10 enter into q
discussion with Mr., Desha relative q
biz party regularity. but I shall be glaa
10 reeite the various matters wliel
have tFanspiFed AZ she meetings Of thi
candidates. From the frat I hay,
urged upon the candidates the neees
atty u maklnR q clean campaign, fFe'
ffnm lieYsoual attacks nnd race l9ana8
A. naa ~ the aarilar meetings ! spahs
with eensl1efahie eaTaeslasas apha ~
1nnleei ~ 80 tseia Aaflue sauDalfa
HhifA ~ neahA has ssFpei "a Ssh