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

Republican party, but he said. No, If
the Republican party wants me III run
III not, I'll back the man they want.
6recSons TO- kuhio.
- propheSy fo- you. If Rice wins,
kt hiO AM will vote for Rice. This
! tine we We got TO st'nd for the Re-
publican parry. It's a critical time.
! Personally at the primaries m in ,
/ u vote for Cupid believe that the
I plain, everyday citizen can voice his
/ needs and his wants better through
Kuhio and can get what he want !
1 quicker throu n Kuhio than Rice
/ Il, there is any race prejudice that
Is prejudice the Hawaiians don't in
dulge in"
He illustrated this by his experience !
| in getting convictions from jIries
made un largely of H .waiians, even
where the defendant was a Hawaiian.
He went on t. ask that the daily pa
pers say nothing during the primary
| campaign that the Democratic ora
tors can use On the stump after the
nominations are made and said that
/ he knew Desha's Hawaiian paper
would do the same.
kuhio Speaks.
Delegate Kuhio spoke next, first in
English ana tnen in Hawaiian He
was in good voice and spoke vigorous.
| 1y and with extreme earnestness.
k"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. ~s "
"A majority of this candidates back
ers are coming out with this attack
after making mess of the sugar tar.
IL and then saying did it., he shout
ed. He went on to say that however
muc9 experience Rice has had in the
territ. ri'l legislature, it will not do
him much good in Washington IN
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
a naval station was brought up It was
yo delegate who got that bill
thro 'gh. The chairman Of the appro.
priations committee didn't want that
first appropriation made-fcr he knew
that once the first appropriation was
made Congress would have t. follow
it up with more and more. Yet with
your delegate fighting, the bill p sse1
over thee hairman's head and now the
gates are open and the money keeps
coming" w. @.sfg f. ......
Referriny to the sugar tariff i~sue,
he rereate1 his previous statements
that Messrs E. E. Paxton NJ. d. Mead,
w. G. Cooke, Arthur Baldwin and S.
M Pallo1 were in Washington several
months before the delegate was asked
to nfer with the Hawaiian forces =
NY advice was that the on'y, man
t. appeal to was theS president, but
theg wouldn't listen - he said. Late
the p'aLters found out their mistake
and wrote to Secretary Lane to get a
conference with the president. The
president said he didn't want to see
them. George Carter came and got
then 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 plarters stink in Washington to-
day. That's Iretty hard word to use
bat is true" ~ -. r.
He attacked Frear for the govern
or's recent act in trying to get a |
private amendment" tackled on as a I
rider to the federal building bill This |
amendment is to reimburse the Fort !
street owners for their expense during I
the condemnation proceedings for the I,
enlarged Mahuka site and the delegate /
declared that Frear is endangering the /
whole project for 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 him
to Paso Robes, Cal. II don't care
/
here-if my doctor advises me that
am endangering my health, I'll get
cut" he commented.
This talk of racial ISSUE don't
want to 60 into it. My own people
have been against me because they
think I'm plantation man. l wouldn't
have been elected but for the white
votes. ...."
1T is the pride of any race to honor
its own men. The Advertiser misquot.
ed what said before. II you of the
Hawaiian race have 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. Il
Suggests protective Society,""
In his Hawaiian speech the delegate