Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-09


Republican congressional leaders. 49,.
Let's look a little closer at these letters:
They are written not as a definite indorse
ment Of Kuhio, but as an Endorsement of a Re-
publican They are written for use against
Democrats-not against another good Repub-
lican running in primary campaign for the
nomination
Yesterday the Star Bulletin published in full
two letters that Kuhio and his managers are
holding up before the voters nightly. When
these letters are read quickly at political
meeting, they sound like extremely flatter-
ing testimonials to Kuhio himself.
But-read them closer, voters of Hawaii, and
the fact will become self-evident that these let
tiers are strong Endorsements of Republieanism
and Republican candidates
Jim" Mann-James r. Mann of Illinois,
wrote one of the letters Mr.. Mann is often
declared to be the ablest man in the lower
house He is the Republican leader; veteran
in politics; a master hand far-seeing mind.
First last and all the time, Mann is good Re-
publican.
Now everybody who knows the way they do
national politics knows that when any member
! of Congress is running for reelection, he can
get from his felloY-members strong letters in
dorsing his political party and bestowing some
ifdicious-and cautious-praise upon him.
Those letters are sent out by the house leader,
Mr.. Mann, all over the country into districts
where Republicans have fight on their hands
against Democratic candidates. They are also
sent ont by the National Republican Congress
sional Committee, which looks after the politi-
cal interests of Republicans in Congress.
IT would be strange indeed if Jim Mann
were to send out letter to Kuhio or anybody
else favoring one side of race between two
recognized candidates of Mann own party!
And Mann hasn't done it.
He starts his letter by saying:
Il am informed that determined effort is be-
ing made In Hawaii to defeat you for reelection
delegate, and to suppant you with Democrat"
1t is plain right at the outset that this letter
wasn't written to put Mann on record as in
favor of Kuho against another Republican can
didate-it was written to be used against
Democrat Hawaii is not making any effort to
"supplant Kuhio with a Democrat Hawaii
wants Republican to be nominated next Sat
urday and elected in November, not a Demo
crat. Hawaii wants Republican who will be
on the job when he is needed.
Mr.. Mann continues:
Il earnestly hope not only on your account, but
en- account OF the people of Hawaii, that the effort
will not succeed. During the twelve years you have
represented Hawaii In Congress under Republican
administrations you have obtained or have been in
strumental in obtaining much beneficial legislation
for the territory
Yes, but what has Kuhio done for the last
two years under Democratic administration
Further on in his letter Mr.. Mann draws at
tention to the fact that during the last two
wears not only has no beneficial legislation for
Hawaii been passed but the protective tariff
on sugar has been wiped ont. He says this is |
dine to no fault of the delegate but it is notice
able that Mr. Mann makes no mention of any
fight that Kuhio has put up for the last two
years on behalf of any Hawaiian measure.
Whyf The answer is that Kuhio has not been
there to look after Hawaiian measures
Again Mr.. Mann writes:
'While you have not attempted oratory del |
egate in Congress- you have obtained what is more
Important the regard and respect of great ma
jority Of the house membership. Your honesty and
your loyalty to your people Is recognized and in my
opinion has enabled you to do more for them than
II you had spent your time the floor of the house
as debst0 upon general subjects"
This viii not be disputed Kuhios honesty
and loyalty to his people have never been de
MED or belittled
But Hawaii doesn t demand of Kuhio that he !
debate or crate on the floor of the House. That
isn't the point at all. What Hawaii demands
and has right to demand is that Kuhio be at !,
his post in Washington when he is able-and !,
Charged With having violated thel and Reynolds with