The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-07-17


and certain Other allowances. and do
won not agree with me that. II ofdcr
to justify this salary, Delegate should
feel some responsibility IN regard 10
his presence In congress and his careful
attention to the work thereof at ar
finest speak thus on this subject IN
order that you may be the more fully
impressed as to my views and my deter
mination should ] be chosen your Dele
gate.
Represent All the People.
"we all realize that the Delegate 10
Congress Is, or sbould,bc represeutn.
tive Of all the people, and also that tho
man who goes 10 Washington with OK
penses paid by some business organiza
tion represents the interests Of that or
anization-hence, suggest that Il IA
best to largely do away with tho spo
cial representation and have our inter
ests more closely looked after by our
Delegate 10 Congress-
Appeal TO Young Hawaii
~ cannot leave this subioc without
saying a word further to my Hawaiian
friends, and know that have thou
~
Of whom are the friends of life time.
Among your number there are hun
dreds Of splendidly equipped young
men fitted for places Of power and il
fuence. To these Young men ] appeal
for assistance in helping resist any
movement looking inward the drawing
OF racial lines in any manner what
ever The race question in Hawaii
l.. u ..lL ii e..
death some years ago, and its revival
can do good to no one, and may DO
harm to many.
Citizen Labor.
s'On the matter Of citizen labor am
intensely interested and in the case OF
public contracts, particularly, I have
long since been Of the opinion thai mono
but citizens should be employed This.
] think, should apply TO work FOR tho
fedefal government done in Hawaii rs
well as to work for the Territory. If
chosen TO Congress win do everything
| In my power looking to the cnaetmchI
Of the necessary legislation TO Produce
this desired result I speak with pnfr
ticular emphasis at this time because
the question Is now before congress.
sstcading
AS 10 the matter Of homesieadin9
public lands, invite your attention to
my legislative record on this question.
for am sure that this record speaks
more loudly than any words might
utter in this direction. However Il
may be proper for me TO say that i
have been 1T all times vigorously snip
porting hoinesteading and have never
had occasion TO regret my course IN
No Mainland Levers.
~ am unutterably opposed 60 any
legislation by the national eQnerees
designating any part Of this Territory
as a national leprosarinm. Ny posi-
| ton on this subject is not taken be.
cause Of any lack Of sympathy with
the sufferers from this dread maIady.
hut rather because Of tbs feeling that
such legislation would work inralrnlaIIe
harm to our Territory Tho 'enaf ect
| tlement on Molokai was cstablispel hy
this Territory for the care OF our own
lunfortunates. II is now soppof,ed BY
the finances of this Territory. These
two facts give MS the control of the
institution and am opposed 20 any
! legislation that might In any way con
\ tribute toward result that would take
that control out Of the hands Of this
Territory and place il under the na'
tional administration.
stThose unfortunates are our friends
and relatives and ms such are mofe
lhkely To receive considerable Treatment
at our hands than they would at the
hands Of strangers. If ] am chosen
as your Delegate TO Congress, the sui
ferers at Molokai shall not be made
the football Of politics, nor shah thoil
care and projections be placed In the
hnnds Of disintercsteh persons.
4 For Ulti iats st-tehood.
| 'tour Territory has larger popuio
tion than had many Of the States
when they were admitted TO the Union.
am in favor Of the inauguration Of
u eampaign looking to our adnfission
into the Union as Sovereign State.
| Our interests would be best served and
the general government would be
| strengthened if we were given State
hood.
i OF / AIN chosen Delegate To Con
gress, will work continpousIy Tor the
necessary Legislation 70 secure the
harbor Improvement called for Ia tho
Republican platform, as am Ia full
accord with the plank in the Rcpubli
can platform on this subject
/ Enthusiastic Meeting,
Il Another enthusiastic Rice meotint
was held last night over the Offices d
the Island Transfer Company, Alakes
street, al which Peter Barron was chair
man. At this meeting, besides the al
dress made by Mr. Rice, speeches wer|
delivered By Iofrin Andrews, A. IL
Clark and William Henry