Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-04
EDITOR
SEPTEMBER 3, 1914

and one that should be the deciding point il
that his successful experience is in recent years
when he has had full charge of, and responsible
ity for the police department. If he is elected
the department will becapabiy, honestly, fairly
run by man who has greater active and res
ponsible experience than anyof his rivals. :.
James Bickneli, candidate for reelection as
auditor, is, like Kalanokalani veteran in of
flee and one who has consistently made good
Like Kalauokalani, he was elected when county
government was established in 1905 and has
been returned to office at each successive cleo
ton, There is no reason why he should be dis
placed now. Hehas given faithful and emerge
tic service; no suspicion of ineffciency, nc
breath Of scandal. has ever attached to his of:
fee. His rival for the nomination, Edward
Woodward, is good man. As clerk of the
House he has a fine record But here again is
a case where, long experience in the office, in
question counts heavily. Bicknell will be given
a big vote and he deserves it. III
Another case where long experience and a
consistently good record point out to the voters
the man they should elect is that Of the treas
urer. 81.
d. l.. Conkling is retiring from the territorial
treasurer IS office or rather it would be more
exact to say that she is retired from the terri
torial treasurer office on account of partisan
politics He is a Republican and the territorial
administration is Democratic and that IS the
only reason the administration has given for
dismissing him s, J.
Conkling's ability has, been shown not only
in his several years inthe territorial of Gee but
in the fact that he has been sent twice to the
mainland to handle the negotiation of terri
torial bonds He Is absent now arranging for
the. floating of. ~ big issue, He has not
been able to enter the local campaign, for he
is doing the task assigned to him and sacrifc-
ing not one whit Of sc to politics. Conkhng
should be nominate ed bn September u Some
good men are running against him; the fight
is a fair one and IA open one. But Conkling IS
ability and his experience together make him
the most available candidate for thissoffce that
has grown until it carries very large responsi-
John w. catheart, fearless prosecutor, I'M
firing worker man Of intellectual ability, rec
ognized force, Judgment and of standing in
his profession, should be reelected to The Office
Of city and county attorney Opposed to him
there is q veteran Republican Of great energy
and man who has given long service to the
Republican .party. he has many friends Irien
who are friends Of both. But the duty of the
voters, irrespective Of personal friendship, is
quite plain Mr.. Cathcart has conducted his
difficult and responsible office we'll. Every
word Of stingiin iticisn directed against him
has but strengthened him with the voters. John
Cathcart is needed lin the city and county after
Ineg' IS office.
The people of Oahu are fortunate indeed in
being able,to select men ON the basis of proved
ability, tried character, tested energy. So long
as public officials stand up to their work, with
out quitting, without growing indolent from
long office holding, they should be reelected.
In this way the people Of Honolulu can prove
that they appreciate faithful service-th that q
city has gratitude fol. those men in whom has
been reposed a public trust and who have
guarded that trust wisely and we'll
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Delegate Kuhio denies that he is raising, the
race issue and declares that wherever raised, it
should be condemned. Yet from the same plat
form Others speak who endeav0r by every trick
of artifces and political distortion to convince
the Hawaiians that the. haoles are lining up
against them That is where the Kuhio cams
paigns whet ler the delegate indorses the policy
or not, IS lending encourage cement to the raising
of the race issue That is where lies sinister
danger to the welfare of Hawaii.