Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-10
HAwAn,s cHlEF DUTY UNCHANGED.

President Wilson today seems certain Of another
four years in the White House The trend of the
count by states has been for him since election night
and the Star Bulletins Interpretation Of the early
election returns is proving correct. 1t has been Il
forlorn hope for Mr., Hughes since New Works big
Republican vote failed az Il barometer, and states
west of the Mississippi began pouring in the Demo
cratic harvest.
Republicans should place particular hope on the
result OF a recount. There is TO suspect
gigantic election fraud in any state and the present
standing in whole states must be reversed to bring
Hughes victory. As the situation stands today,
President Wilson is reelected
i Naturally every resident of Hawaii thinks nime
diatey of the effect which four years more of Demo
cracy will have thisterritory. There is ques
ton that the majority Of deliberate and informed
opinion IN Hawaii is against Mr.. Wilson on at least
two ssues-the economic issue eXemplified in the
tariff. and the Mexican issue. Hawaii as whole
is also severely critical of his handling of European
matters but with LITTLE readiness to say that he
should have adopted more belligerent and less
pacifcatory course
The issue of the Adanlson railroad act touched
Hawaii only by reflection from the mainland. 0pin-
ion here held against the president this but it
was almost entirely because Hughes made it fight
ing.issue and Hawaii accepted the mainland Repub
lican viewpoint
Hawaii has small reason to fear hostile tariff leg
islation during the next four years. Senate ma
jofities in house and senate are exceedingly small
and several of the states which went for Wilson
are. cane-growing sugar beet growing states the
bare congressional majority is not likely seriously
to attempt change in the sugar tariff, which now
stands with the duty of 1.256 cents per pound on
foreign and 10O4S cents ON Cuban sugar indefinitely
extended e E&
As to the presidents stand on foreign policies
those which Hawaii does not like we must grin and
bear" american government works on the vote of
the majority and that majority, even though extra
ordinarily small has handed in a verdict in favor
of retaining Mr.. Wilson in the White House
During its term in Office. Democracy has learned
lesson in preparedness. The late army and navy
appropriations were large-probably as large the
sentiment of the country last summer called for. /
There will be repetitions of the statement attri
buted to the president that the European war does
not touch American safety. We believe and trust I
there will be no repetitions or paIaphrases of that
unfortunate utterance, "too proud to fight
3 With the prospect of Democracy ascendant for
the next four years, Hawaii will have Democratic
federal and appointiye territorial officials. For the
sake of peace at home ii is to be hoped that nagging
Of the territorial administration will cease. 1t is /
10 nOleu also local DeHOcfdcN VIII come 10
its senses in the matter of Endorsement for federal
appointments, and unite on candidates of sufficient
worth to prevent Washington filling local places
with mainlanders.
No matter with what bitterness of spirit We may
view the national Administrations handling of some
OF its foreign affairs the chief business of Hawaii is
to make this great American commonwealth. The
chief work is not criticism of American diplomacy,
but citizen-budng. industry building, territory
building here at home. There is plenty of oppor-
tunty here for every ounce of patriotism We possess
Wilson--that's all. !;