Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-22
A FIGHTING PHALANx NEEDED IN
HONOLULU. II
Editor SsHonolulu Star-BuIletin.

Editor honolulu Star-BuIletin,
Sir: Your editorial of Thursday
evening on mo Reason to Quit hit
the nail squarely on the head. II Is
the clarion call to intelligent voters
in this city and request that others
Join the ranks of common sense and
the absolute certainty of future sue
cess.
The day is fast drawing to close
for the petty, pickering, job-bartering
political ward heller no matter wheth-
er he is malihinb kamaaina, Republic
an or Democrat | will not say that
his sun is entirely set hut II Is a long
way on the road to the horizon.
Conditions OF incompetence for
which the ward politics system inan-
gurated by Republicans and perpetu-
ated and further exemplified by the
Democrats, have reached such stage
that as by common consent lighting
phalanx Is forming in this city and
it Is certain to win because its po-
sition Is fundamentally right
The present system is founded on
most everything thatShas served to
discredit and destroy democratic gov
eminent. II cannot endure II the
people of this city do not wake up
they will be walked up.
This afternoon / happened to run
across q copy of the Missionary Her
aid issued in 1S32-don,t assume from
this that I am q missionary. That Is
sue had a long article on the Sand
witch islands. Among other things IL
spoke of the interest Hawaiians show
ed in educa ton. The. school attend
anee numbered thousands.
That shows the old-time Hawaiians
were quick to grasp the opportunity
for more light. If the. Hawafians of
the present way will follow the lead
of their ancestors they will respond 70
the men OF education and sincerity
who tell them that the present trend
Of cheap politics is leading them to q
more certain and immediate govern
mental hen than was ever put before
the old timers by the missionaries
teaching hell fire. The results of in
competence and public trust as an
office to be traded are already in evil
dence. The Hawaiians are being
taught that they have right to all
the offices, and Ebile I would not deny
them that right one tltng Is absolute
II certain. If they hayt alt the Offices
they also bear the ~ feasibility for
giving an administration In keeping
with sthe opp0ftur3t khiah oHr po-
sition offers and tie resp ibilities
which our positiQn demands J
Neither haoie nor kanaka can bluff
this situation Eoff g so1e long luau.
There Is. DAY Of reckoning coming
and unless there is radical change
that day Is not Far removed In this
I refer to the national phase Of it.
So far as considerable number OF
voters is concerned that day OF reck-
onfng is shaping sup every: "a hours.
I will not attempt to predict what the
result win be on election day but you
can bank on it that the spirit of your
editorial is the guiding thought Of q
steadily increasing number Of men
who have done things here, who can
do things here and who will do things
here. -.
So keep up the good work. We are
with you, heart and soul, and not all
OF US are by any means green at the
political game or ignorant Of the In.
side of the workings at the present
time pETERMINED.s
Honolulu. Nov. 20, 1915.