Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-27

EfiOTbS on lne part OF Dele&dle hdr
Ianianaole and other prominent Re-
publicans of the territory to prevent
Hawaii from being deprived of repre-
sentation in the national Republican
conventions, have attracted some at
tention from national leaders, and I'M
quest.cnaOly Hawaii will be given a
hearing before final action is taken.
] Kuhio wrote to two or three sena-
tors influential In the ccunsels Of the
party. His letter TO one Of them, dated
January Z. 1914, was as follows:
January Z, 1914.
My Dear Senator:
note from the public press the
Republican national committee has de-
cided that in future conventions Of
| the party, Hawaii shall be entitled to
but two delegates. and that these del
egates shall have no right TO vote.
can not gather exactly from the
reports before me whether this sec.
ton Is final or merely tentative. If
final, presume we must bow, and
devote our endeaycrs to secure some
change in the future. II tentative. ]
sincerely hope you win use your best
Iendeavors to secure for Hawaii more
than is proposed to be given. That
you may have at hand some reasons
for supporting US and our claims.
should you determine to do SO. / sub
nit for your consideration the follow
ing:
The successful conduct of the indus
tries Of Hawaii, and the prosperity Of
its people. are dependent largely on
the adoption OF the principles Of the
Republican party Protection, proper
tioDately, means as much. If not more.
to as as to any other community in
the United States. True, we have
little actual suffering amongst our
people, but that is the result of our
climate rather than Of any real pros
perity AS matter of fact. Hawaii
has already suffered more from Demo
cratic Acknowledgement and incompe.
|tency than can be calculated. Indus
tries which a year ago were prosper
Gus are now struggling for existence
Receiverships and Bankruptcies loom
up before us.
DO not by this understand me to say
that we are going to lie down and
quit. No matter what happens, our
people will struggle along and do the
best they can. and quit only when they
are compelled to do So
You can at once see from this con-
.dition Of affairs. what our feelings are
towards the Republican party We
feel that we are part and parcel OF
it; that its success means our success:
that its defeat means our defeat. We
believe we should not only have part
in its counsels, but voice in deter
mining who its standard bearers shall.
be. and what shall be its policies.
II Is true. indeed. TINT m Congress
delegate from territory may only
be heard. but can not vote. But nei-
ther logically nor justly should such
rule apply in a national convention OF
the Republican party. In the enact.
ment Of laws the theory of union OF
states each entitled to representation
according to its populations follow.
ed. The territories are not consiG.
cred at all in the scheme. They arc
not members of the union in consti.
tutional sense Not so, however, with
the Republican party Republicans IN
Hawaii are as much members of that
party, that union as is your own good
self Are we not entitled
equally with you to representation?
And shall we not equally be heard.
and vote? To deprive us Of this equal.
ity on the theory that delegate III
Congress may not vote, is to say that
the national Republican party is
made up of the Republican party of
the states, exercising plenary pow
ers" over the Republican party Of our
territory. AS matter of fact, as you
20 doubt wei know, the refusal TO
give the territory a vote in Congress
has never been carried to he extent
OF refusing a Republican delegate to
Congress from a territory the right to
participate and vote on all matters
concerning the organization of the
house by the Republican party. have
always been invited into party eau.
cuses of Republican members of Con-
gress and always have had the right
to vote.
And senator, may suggest some
thing of a Practical nature? I do not
hHOW rcAdCtly Wudl Tie TecOTQS VIII
show. but / will venture to assert that
the Republican party of Hawaii has
for years been treated as entitled to
and has received proportionately equal
representation with any of the states.
when calls for contributions have been
made. Likewise do assert. with some
degree of confidence, that such calls
have been honored TO as great an ex.
tent as have those Of the states. OF
course do not wish to be understood
as claiming that this should amount
to purchase of our right to repre-
sentation. cite the call on us only as !
an example that the party here is a
member. not a subject of the national
narty-the response to the call as an
of our own pride in being
thus treated Il
Should the above arguments in "a.
yor OF our rights not appeal to Won
as being sound, may make an appeal
to you from sympathetic Standpoint