Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-23

out as non partisan to leave the
Republican party, but he said. No If
the Republican party wants me. III run
If not, III back the man they want
ereckons TO- Kuhio.
/ u propSesy 70" you. If Rice wins,
kUhio AMI | will vote for Rice. This
time We We got TO Stand for the Re-
i publican parry It's a critical time,
! Personally at the primaries m in :
/ T. vote for Cupid believe that tho
/ plain, everyday citizen can voice his
/ need AMI his wants better through
| kuhiO and can get what he wants
! quicker through Kuhio than Rice.
! Il. there is an race prejudice that
Is prejudice the Hawaiians don't in
! dulge in"
He illustrated this by his experience
in getting convictions from jIries
made uD largely of H waiians, even
where the defendant was a Hawaiian.
He went on t. ask that the daily pa.
/ pers say nothin during the primary
campaign that the Democratic ora
! tors can use On the stump after the
nominations are made and said that
/ he knew Deshas Hawaiian paper
would do the same.
kuhio Speaks.
Delegate Kuhio spoke next, first in
English AMI tnen in Hawaiian. He
was in good voice and spoke vigorous,
Ily and with extreme earnestness.
One o. the candidates is opposing
me for not being on the job" he be-
gan and went on to defend his absence
from Washington. .
"A majority of this candidates back
after making mess of the sugar tar"
and then saying l did IT, he shout
ed. He went on to say that however
nue. experience Rice has had in the
territC legislature, it will not do
him much good in Washington. I'm
Congress you must first make your
friends, then get your friends to help
with your measures" he said. 81 com
mitted Congress to the proposition
of a harbor for every island, something
unheard of. When the proposition of
naval station was brought up it was
20 delegate who got that bill
thro 'gh. The chairman CT the appro-
priations committee didn't want that
first appropriation made-fcr lie knew
that once the first appropriation was
made Congress would have t. follow
it ND with more and more. Yet with
your delegate fighting, the bill p ssed
over thee hairmans head and now the
gates are open and the money keeps
coming" .-.... ....
Referriny to, the sugar tariff i~sue,
he rereated his previous statements
that Messrs E. E Paxton NJ. D. Mead,
w. G. Cooke, Arthur Baldwin and S.
NJ. Rallo1 were in Washington several
months before the delegate was asked
to C nfer with the Hawaiian forces.
my advice was that the ony man
tn appeal to was the president but
they wouldn't listen he said. Late
the painters found out their mistake
and wrote to Secretary Lane to get
conference with the president The
president said he didn't want to see
them. George Carter came and l got
them their first invitation to see the :
president-after four months they had I
been in Washington. =
sugar Planters Stink" |
Let me tell you, gentlemen, the /
sugar plar tiers stink in Washington to-
day. That's a Iretty hard word to use
bat it's true
He attacked Frear for the govern
or's recent acton in trying to get
private amendment" tackled on as a
rider to the federal building bill. This
is to reimburse the Fort
street owners for their expense during
the condemnation proceedings for the
enlarged Mahuka site and the delegate
declared that Frear is endangering the
whole project for a lawyers fee. He
said that he has always been in favor
of only citizen labor on federal work
but that the federal government de-
clares there are not enough citizens
in Hawaii to complete its contracts In
the rush time required.
And that's the cause of my fight on
Governor Frear-to get more citizens
here he said. 1--WE should have
more citizen labor"
Poor Health Referred to.
He defended himself against the ]
charge of leaving his post by telling
of his doctors orders that sent MIN
To Paso Robes, Cal Il don't care
hang how many citizens there are
here-if my doctor advises me that |
am endangering my health, I'll get
cut" he commented. |;
"This talk of a racial ISSUE don't
want to go into it. My own people
have been against me because they
think I'm a plantation man. | wouldn't
have been elected but for the white
votes.
1T is the pride of any race to honor
its own men. The Advertiser misGuot'
ed what | said before. If you of the
Hawaiian race have a competent man
Of your own blood to send to Wash
ington. return him. Those who are
fighting me are fighting ME for pur-
pose. If it fills their pockets they
are good Republicans; if not, they
are mighty poor Republicans.
Suggests protective Society,""
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