Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-12
LET THE MAJORITY SPEAK

On the basis of lsIst nights Republican pre-
cinct club meetings, the county committees res
ignation has not been called for by any maiorit,
OF voters or any majority of clubs.
!. Not more than half of the clubs, If that many
appear To have held meetings XII of the meet
ings. were thinly attended; lack of interest wa
painfully apparent; sentiment did not crystal
lie. In only two of the meetings, so far as couI,
be learned today, did the members generally APP
prove the idea that there should be change ii
the organizationof the county committee, and il
only one meeting did a formal vote of those pres
ent indorse the idea of change
The Star Bulletin believes that if any genera
sentiment exists among the Republican voters
that the county committee should resign, thu
plain duty of the committee is to resign at once
But we do not believe that such a sentiment wa,
shown last night. BY no possible construction
can the meetings be said to have resulted in
general demand for designations. Many of tn,
precinct clubs, without any expression, as to thu
Reorganization of the committee itself, Endorsed
the work of their particular committeeman and
urged their continuance in office.
IL is not 10 be denied that the dissatisfaction
with Republican political conditions is consider
ably deeper, considerably more widespread, thar
was shown in the precinct club meetings. But
we have yet to learn of anything like unanimity
Of sentiment on any plan of reorganization.
The county committee asked all precinct
clubs to meet last night and discuss matters fol
the good of the party The response to the call
was ridiculously faint The truth is that the
majority of voters on Oahu are not particularly
Interested i'm politics just now--nor are they par
ticularly interested in anything except the prob
able passage of the sugar tariff bill. This is an
off-time in local politics. Thevoters are mainly
occupied in keeping cool of body and preparing
for the possibility of hard times.
To ascribe the lack of interest last night t.
the management or nlismanagement Of the coun
~ committee is absurd, just as it is absurd t.
say that the action,of a few voters in one or two
precincts is to be taken as the sentiment of the
majority of the voters ~
Two things stand out clearly from political
developments since the last cslmpaign, and par
ticularly since the last legislature The first is
that the campaigns,of the future'm must be run on
more modest and decent scale of.money expend
iture; the second is that what the voters want
how Is II tt6dfcuJ 1uett Oh lne rev primary INV
There can be no opposition to any move that
will end the spending of approximately $4,000
in county campaign. 1t is foolish from the
Standpoint of policy, and experience last fall
showed ii foolish frem the standpoint of results
We believe that the Republican leaders, by adj
Dressing themselves earnestly to the conduct Of
party affairs on a different basis, will go far tc
meet general approval
A campaiga of education on the primary law
was asked last night by number of precincts
and should be undertaken by the county commit
bee at once.
Meanwhile, members of the committee ought
to stick TO their posts until it is clearly proved
that the majority Of their party associates be
lieye the interests of harmony demand general
resignation. If such should prove to be the case
il will then be the duty of the committee either
TO reorganize its internal administration or to
resign altogether. Good men may be sacrificed
but their sacrifice will be for the greater good
of the party and of progressive government.
ONE D0INT