The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-10-27
Nfdke the Record Complete

THE local Democratic campaign committee,
= announcing that this is a Democratic year,
are nviti9g the voters Of Hawai- to cast their
Ballots for l. LssMcCandless for Delegate to Con
:gyess on the strength Of the Wilson record a,
VI Just Why Hawaii should back up the free sugar
Rafty, even were every thing else equal, is known
Only to writers N the Democratic advertising,
butInow fhatNhe local Bourbons have appealed to
local eieStsrs on The strength of the national Dem
ocratic record we trust that they will go on and
make plain TO local voters a number OF things in
that record worth making plain.
For instance, they might tell whether the
Flag was saluted at Vera Cruz, after we sent Cen
eral Funston and the Fifth Brigade down there,
losing few of our and killing hum
dred or'so Mexicans, at cost to us of quite few
million dollars? Wilson despatched his army to
enforce the salute. Dad get it? 81
Y The administration, after troops had been
attacked at Columbus, New Mexico, and some Of
our women and men killed on our own SOIL sent
General Pershing across the Mexican line with
orders to get Villa dead alive" Pershng had
some OF his men. ambushed and killed. His army
has been forced to tramp many weary miles along
side OF railroad track, which he not allowed
to use either Tor his men or as a means of Sc
curing supplies. He is now camped somewhere
in the Mexican sand, while Villa is ravaging across
country in his very neighborhood. Did we get
Villa, either alive or dead? Have we avenged the
American soldiers shot down from Mexican am
bush? Why did Wilson call Pershng off the job:
The local Democrats might tell US, also, where
the Mexican bandits got the ammunition with
which they shot down Americans at home and in
Mexico. Why did Wilson keep the embargo on.
arms gong up and down like the gate at railroad
crossing? We pause for explanation,
They might tell us whether Wilson did not say
that what has happened and is happening in Mex
leo is none OF our business, even while the bodies
of assassinated Americans were still warm and
while the shrieks of our ragged American women
were still ringing in the air? Do the local Demo
Gratis also think like the President that it is none
of our business whether such things are tolerated
or not?
Z Mr.. McCandess and his press agents might also
shed little light the status of the case we have
against Germany over the sinking of the Lusita-
MIA, despite Mr. Wilson's strict accountability"
WARMING Whether we have abandoned our strict
accountability stand or not is worth making known
Some information concerning the exact status of
the GulAight case, the admitted receptions regard
ing the Sussex and the Ia of the Falaba sinking
will all be news. How about them?
The announced determination of Democracy,
made ON the floor Of the senate by the Democratic
leader, to reeact the free sugar clause of the tariff
at the first opportunity might also be elaborated
on amongst other things.
While Hawaiian Democracy is giving us nor-
nation concerning the achievements and the rec
ord of Wisconsin, let us have it complete
We pass it up to Mr.. McCandless and his ad
writers