Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-10
RICE'S STRENGTH ON OAHU SHOWN BY BIG
CROWD AT BIJOU; ISSUES PLAINLY TOLD

!, stituency as to announce that meas.
Il ures introduced for the advantage OF
that constituency should be or are
i classed with 'pickayune' legislation,
falls far short of proper conception
of the duties he Is called ON to per
form and the importance of safeguard
ing the interests of his constituency.
j The territory has but one represen-
| tatiye, called the delegate, and when
he is absent his constituents are en-.
tirely without representation OF the
two delegates from the Philippine is.
lands, one or both are constantly in
Washington and the lone delegate
from Alaska is always on the job. +
Others Do Princes Work.
| My friends. if the. Philippines and
Alaska are receiving the benefit of
continual representation at Washing.
ton, ] believe Hawaii is entitled to
the same thing and IL chosen to rep
resent you in Washington, guarantee
you will have it. | am not believer
In the theory of the efficiency of alb.
4 sent treatment when ii comes to repre-
sentation in congress and promise you
that will be on hand to discover
what is to be done in your interest
and win be Industrious enough to do
lit.
The change began when, coached
by Democratic advisers, he (the
prince sought to assail the admins
tration of the late Governor Frear.
! This fight on Governor Frear has
borne so heavily on the mind of my
friend the prince that he has seemed
to lose interest in all else and even
now he goes out OF his way to refer
to that fight and abuse that former
official--even though he. the prince,
is in Hawaii neglecting his duty as a
| representative and the man he sought
to drive from public office. Governor
Frear, is now in Washington doing
the work of the representative--for
which the prince Is receiving the pay.
| MY ancestry for three generations
have ben devoted to and have con-
stantly worked in the interests of the
Hawaiian people. In all the contests
the prince has had, have been a
member of the political committee in
my country and the result has always
been in his favor, If the long years
OF service of my ancestry in affairs
non-political and the continuous sup
/ port of the prince by myself and my
friends in affairs political are not a
complete answer to the charge of I'M
friendly feeling toward the Hawaiians
by reason of my candidacy for con-
gress-then / do not know what would
be an answer to that charge.
The prince Is unfriendly- admitted
ly Soto the sugar interests of the
territory and hold that no man
should be chosen to represent any
community who is an enemy to its
principal business interest. II l were
a member of congress and was willing
that the prosperity of my district
should be assaulted--as the prosperity
OF this territory is being assaulted by
those who are unfriendly to its prin.
cipal industry, would leave congress-
for ! believe that would be the only
honorable course to pursue.
Means Much to Hawsiians.
ITO my Hawaiian friends desire to
say that this contest will have more
to do with the welfare of the coming
generations of Hawaiian citizens than
anything that has taken place since.
annexation. The drawing of the color.
line cannot help anybody. The sup
port by any class or race Of people,
OF a candidate merely because he be-
longs to that class or race. without re-
ference to his equipment for an indus
try in the performance Of duty, is de-.
cidedly unwise. The Hawaiian is tc
be commended for his loyalty to mem.
bers of his race. but the best loyalty
to that race is the loyalty that insists
upon efficiency and industry on the
part of those who are chosen to rep
resentatiye places; and If our friend, !
the prince. merely because he is Ha-
wafian can succeed in securing the en-
tire Hawaiian vote regardless of the
fact that he Is neglecting his duty,
then what hope is there that the Ha.
waiian citizen of the next generations
will equip himself or win feel that in
dustry is necessary element of his
conduct in either public or private
place.
The white people of this district
have been loyal TO the prince from the
beginning and their loyalty was not in
any sense secondary to the loyalty of
the Hawaiian, but the prince either
through sickness, indifference or inef.
ficiency. seems determined to DESERT
his post at Washington and has there
fore lost claim to the support OF the
past, and should be willing to give
way to someone who is ready to give
his time and his energy to the conduct
of public business.
NO one from this territory save
the delegate can longer engage in the
activities of congress. representing af. /,
fairs here, without being one of the
undesirable lobbyist class, and this is |
an additional reason why someone
should be chosen who is willing toll
concede that there is need for the
constant attendance of a delegate to |
congress rather than my friend, the