Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-25

elect nm. he has the energy TO get around
he has the vigor to keep on getting around
He will work in cooperation with the civic or
CARNATIONS, the industrial and business organi,
cations Of Hawaii. He will win respect and
hold respect among the national lawmakers
He has shown courage and independence in
coming ont in opposition to Kuhio. He is a
lifelong member of the party whose stand for
the protective tariff is Hawaii s best guarantee
of prosperity.
The Star Bulletin recognizes the force, en-
thusiasm and campaigning ability with which
Former Governor George r. Carter, Progress
sive candidate, has gone into the race for dele
gate. The objections against Mr.. Carter are
not so much objections to him as arguments
in favor of Rice's candidacy.
Casting a vote for Mr. Carter at the primary
election is for all practical purposes casting a
vote for the reelection of Kuhio. The full
strength of the large vote in the territory that
is becoming more and more independent, in
this case should be cast for Senator Rice. He
is the man on who the voters should concen-
trate if they hope to defeat Kuhio and to down
the unfair issues that Kuhioism has raised.
As to the Democratic candidates one of them
is Immediately out of consideration. L. L. Me-
Candless is campaigning with all his might,
but it is on a platform that evades the sugar
tariff issue so weakly that he is not entitled to
support. He has not the courage to endorse
the president, the head of his own party. The
only other distinctive feature of the Democratic
territorial platform is plank of abuse of Gov
ernor Pinkham, plank inspired by spite, die
tated by disappointed greed and put forth by
petty malice. 1t is part of the fight against
Mr. Pinkham waged by those whose favor he
refused to buy with favors, promises or jobs.
Palmer p Woods, the other Democratic can
didate, is campaigning on sugar protection
platform and shows far more interest in the
dominant industry, the lifeblood of Hawaii,
than Mr.. McCandless. Democrats who are
able-even as President Wilson is-to see fur
ther than petty personalities and party plat
forms can very properly support Mr.. Woods.
There is no reason why Democracy in Hawaii
should feel itself bound to support free sugar
merely because the majority of Democratic con-
gressmen supported it. President Wilson broke
national platform pledge when he insisted on
the repeal of the Panama canal tolls act, and
yet public opinion upholds him. So will pub
lie opinion uphold those Democrats who have
enough backbone to refuse to stand for disaster
to the sugar industry.
The last candidates for the delegateship are
ID. K. Kahaulelio and G. X. Motley. Kahaule-
lio' S unopposed candidacy on the Lahui ticket
is nothing but an illustration of the issue of
prejudice raised by the Knhio campaign. He
is on the ticket, it is frankly admitted, SO that
if by any chance both Kuhio and Woods are
defeated at the primary, there will still be a
Hawaiian running for delegate; and in that
event he expects the Hawaiians of both the Re-
publican and Democratic parties to desert
these parties, break faith and vote for him.
The GOODNESS with which this plan is proposed is
audacious and unscrupulous, but Kahaulelio's
candidacy will end about where it has started.
Notieyis candidate because being candidate
on the Home Rule ticket has become chronic
with him. He has the habit He will always
poll few votes but politically he is neg
ligible quantity except on Hawaii.
There seems no reason why Governor Pink
ham shonld not designate Saturday Sentem-