Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-02
A VOTER ASKS INFORMATION.

| VOTER ASKS INFORMATION.
Editor Honolulu Star-BuHetin,
Sir:-Being among those voters in
the territory who are rarely, If ever,
| in the confidence of political leaders.
| but usually follow the lead Of those
who claim to be informed as to the
| intricacies of politics, and particular
| " those in whom we have had conf
denee | am seeking information. For
/ instance: Prior to the last several
| elections We were told by political
wise acres, that we should get out,
work, vote and elect a Republican
delegate to represent US at Washing
| ton; that we wanted man who
could give us proper. representation,
: etc, and that Kuhio was that man.
7 The reasons given as to why kuhlo
should be elected were accepted as
being all right and a majority OF the
electorate voted for him. Having full
| confidence in those from whom we
/ received the tip as to the candidate
We should vote for and why, and aft
er learning the results of the cleo
| ton, We went back to our various
occupations and patiently awaited the
good things We were promised as the
result of our vote.
Now and for some time past we
have seen in the papers, and have
heard from various sources, even
| from those on whose advice We acted
! two years ago, that we have had no
| representation at Washington during
, the last two years, and that many
things have been lost to US because
of this. We are told that there is to
be another election in November for
| the purpose of electing representa-
tives, senators, supervisors and dele
! gate, etc. The air is filled with ru-
mors of who the candidates are to
| be, but nothing very definite is forth
coming except as to those candidates
seeking to represent US at the seat
| of government. We are told that
| there are four out for this import
i ant Office. We are told that before
we can make a final selection there
must be an, elimination contest under
] what they call the Primary Law"
/ enacted by the last legislature. In
! other words we have to go to the
polls twice before a final selection
can be made, and it is asserted that
, the first or elimination vote is the
most important one.
OF the four candidates in the field
/ for delegate to congress two are Re-
publicans, instead of one as formerly;
one Democrat and one whom they
call a Progressive, whatever that
means, as we have never heard of
this party in territorial politics before
and are therefore somewhat in the
dark as to the status of this party.
Now the question: arises, Which
i one?" Last election we were told
that if we wanted proper represen-
4 tation we must elect Kuhio. We did
SO. Now we are told by these same
advisors that we have had no repre-
sentative at Washington for two
! years, and that dire things have hap
i pened to us which might have been
avoided had we had representation
! there. Even we, who are on the out
/, side, know that in some manner or in
| some way, hard times have come up
on u.s. In fact it has become so bad
/ that it is almost necessary to estab-
lish bread lines and soup kitchens to
| sustain the life of those unable to find
! work, as was done throughout the
] United States in the early '90s, when
the Democrats last had full control
at Washington.
| We are told by our leaders that it
would be suicidal to elect Democrat
as it would be accepted at Washing
! ton as an endorsement of their po-
licy toward this territory, an endorse
ment no sane man, familiar with our
present undesirable condition, can
approve of. 49,.
+ We are told that the party which
| is called Progressive" has no place
in this territory at present; that the
Lahui party is in the same category,
and that therefore no consideration
should be given to either. We are told
that we should vote for a Democratic
4 delegate because this party is in con-
troll of the government at Washing
ton. Against this we are told that il
Democrat were elected that before
he could do anything for US he would
have to first convince the Democratic
administration that their policies to-
wards us were wrong; said policies,
| we are told, the administration will
claim, permitted and were the cause
j of the election of the first Democra-
tic delegate from this territory. We
are told that anything a Democrat
i might try to do to better conditions
here would be in opposition to the
announced policy of the administra-
ton and would h looked upon as an
effort by him ito kill the goose which
laid the golden egg"
i We are told that Chas. A. Rice,