Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-22

This new departure admits that the
humblest citizen has rights which are
more sacred than the prerogatiyes of
prince; which admit that the low
Hest of the lowly has certain inalien.
able rights of which no majority can
deprive him without tyranny and in.
Justice -
Under sthe new rule which provides
for the election of committeeman byl
primary vote the citizen who eats
bread by the sweat, of his own brow is
as royal as king and most impor-
tant unit in our system of govern
ment. ".--'..
The last legislature enacted a
makeshift primary law which provides
for the nomination or election of can
didates for elective offices by direct
vote of the people. While this law il
a great stride in The direction, of pop
ular government II is far from salts
factory in some of its provisions; how
ever, the undesirable features of. the
act may be amended by the next leg.
islature. Under the provisions of the
new primary law candidates for cleo.
tive office must go directly to the
voters to secure their nominations. In
the light of recent experience 1 would
urge the rank and file of the Demo
cratic party to be most careful in the
selection, Of the candidates of our par.
ty for the general election to be held
on the Bird day of November of this
year. There should be a general dis
infection, publication and alignment
in our party. In other words l would
strongly urge the true and faithful in
our party who are rot Democrats for
revenue only to divide the goats from
the sheep-and drive the goats over
the PAIL
The political future of our island
territory Is fraught with considerable
uncertainty and 1nxiety. in that our
political opponents, the Republicans,
In their insane desire to again control
governmental affairs at all hazards,
are secretly raising the race issue
among the people to the end that in
the general confusion and fractional
bitterness the small oligarchy that for1
so many years misruled Hawaii may
again assume control of our political
destinies.
Our verdant hills and peaceful val
leys will soon resound with the rau-
cous exhortations of our friends theI
Republicans, denoIncing the Demo
cratic party for bringing financial dis |
aster to Hawaii. While they are rant
ing and raving about the sins of ON.
mission and commission of the Demo. !
cratic party, do not forget to ask them
who Is responsible for the surplus OF
alien panper labor now in our midst? |
Do not forget to ask them why the
Republican delegate to Congress hasl
utterly neglected his duties and re.
sponsibilities to the Territory of Ha.
waii? Do not forget to tell them that
through their own shoFt-sightedness I
and rapaeious instincts and practices
Hawaii was denied fair hearing on
the question of the sugar tariff. And
do not forget to tell them THAI be-
cause of the lavish and corrupt lobby
they maintained in Washington, Presi.
dent woodrow Wilson, in order to pro.
tect the good name and honor of De.
moeracy arose in his virtuous wrath
and denounced the paid hireIings Of
the sugar producers for attempting by
insidieus methods to influence CON-
gress, and. drove them from the halls
ana corridors Of Congress, where. for
so many years they had traded in the
honor Of men, IS
According to Pauahf street renorts
THIS morning, the plank which will deal
with the sugar tariff is not vet in its
mai shape, and may be delivered al.
together different than, ANTICIPATED.
During the executive session. all the
proposed planks were introduced in
Guiding the fffebrand aimed at Govern.
or Pinkham, but none OF them wara.
accepted finally. They were al. re-
garued as passed on first reading. and
this afternoon when the Committees
meets 1t viii decide the ones to he.
passed and, not to be passed ON sec.
ond reading. 1T is necessary for the
Matform to go through three readings.
There were a few startled Demo
Gratis yesterday afternoon at the meet.
ing when they awoke to the fact that
Pacteco had been made permanent
chairman. Soon after he had been
made temporary chairman, and before
the credentials had been finally pass.
ed on, he entertained a motion to make
the temporary organization perma-
nent; and this was done in
twinkling. ~ fi"z
The markings ON a graduated meas.