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

what good is the respect and regard in which
| he IS held, unless he puts these advantageous
factors to nsel Unless he is in Washington
when he is needed
OF course Kuhio's large circle of friends
should be helpful in securing beneficial legis-
latioH But nothing can be secured by dele
] gate who stays away from his post 1t is con
coded that a veteran in Congress has an adj
vantage over a newcomer, as Mr.. Mann says in
another part of his letter-BUT A NEW
| CONFER WHO IS ON THE, JOB AND WORK
ING HIS LEVEL BEST Is WORTH TEN
VETERANS WHO STAY At HOME AND
MAKE EXCUSES.
Has Kuhio at any time in this campaign
promised that if elected he will be on the job
Has he at any time pledged himself to put to
instant and continuous use those advantages
that long acquaintance in Washington have
given him.
1t is known all over the territory that two
years ago his friends begged him, pleaded with
him, argued with him, to go to Washington
and show Hawaii that he would put personal
feeling aside and work for the good of All
Hawaii
And the result has been two years of moth
ing doing for Hawaii.
That's what Hawaii can expect again
The letter written to Kuhio by Congress
man Frank p. Woods of Iowa, chairman of the
National Republican Congressional Committee,
rs the same sort of letter that Afanns COM
munication isw written not to favor one Repub
lican as against another, but to put forth valid
arguments why Republican should be sent
from Hawaii instead Of a Democrat
Congressman Woods says:
my attention has been called to an editorial
tn recent Issue OF the Hawaii Herald urging the
people Of Hawaii to elect Democrat to represent
the territory IN Congress-
Such course as is suggested by the Hilo pa
per would certainly be against Hawa's best inter.
ests. 6.l
Hawaii was brought into the union by a Re
publican Congress and Republican president and
i has ever been the policy Of the Republicans to
further the interests Of island territory. Much
beneficial legislation as we'll as millions of dollars
In appropriations have been made for Hawaii by
each succeeding Republican Congress since 1898,
while on the other hand not enc beneficial act has
I IS psssed Dy 'ae present Democratic Congress-
were included in the military and naval programs
were made"
That is not an Endorsement of Kuhio, but of
Republicanism and Republican delegate.
Much emphasis has been placed by the Kuhio|
managers upon the closing paragraph partic-
ularly the first part of it. Here it Isl
7 also firmly believe that Hawaiis interests i
would best be served by you delegate rec
oginze N you a true representative of your race
Your faithful and conscientious work during the
twelve years You have been in Congress has gained
for you the respect and esteem Of your colleagues
and this will surely enable you to accomplish
more for Hawaii than any possible man the Demo
cratic party could send on to Washington
Yes, indeed-BJT WHERE DOES IT SAY
THAT KUHI0,S RECORD WILL ENABLE
HIM TO ACCOMPLISH MORE THAN ANY
OTHER REPUBLICAN,
Congressman Woods says enphatically that
Kuhio can do more for Hawaii than amy pos
sible man the Democratic party could send on
to Washington. =
In closing his letter he trusts that the peo-
pie of Hawaii will select Kuhio to be their
spokesman in the national capital
That is all very well, but Kuhio, when elected,
doesn't stay where he can be the spokesman
of Hawaii. He doesn t remain at his post in
the national capital
And the sum of itiall is that these letters are
not applicable to the present situation at all.
They are written BY good Republicans like
Mann and Woods not to discredit the candidacy
Of good Republican like Rice, but to prove
that Hawaii should not send Democrat to
Washington.
And they show beyond peradyenture or
doubt that Mann and Woods recognize that in
the last two years Hawaii has not hl.d the bene.
fetal legislation to which this territory is en-
titled
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