The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-15
THE HAWAIIAN GAZETTE
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The ADVERTISERS SBM.wEEKLY
Hughes and Maine


a publican victory in Maine continue to come
in it's significance grows. This is indeed in
dcation Of the light in which the great body of
sane minded. clear thinking Americans hold the
Wilsonian administration. 1t is an omen, fore
cast, to be expressed in more emphatic terms, and
on a continental scale on the seventh day Of the
coming November.
Two wears ago the majority Of the American
people whatever their sympathies and beliefs. up
held the President and sincerely applauded his
efforts to prevent this land being drawn into the
irightful maelstrom Of the European conflict
Woodrow Wilson at that time seemed to place
the honor Of our common country above partisan
politics. Appealing to Americans as Americans,
the nation was ready to stand behind him and
uphold his hands, even to the point Of returning
to power his entire political following, for there
are times in the life OF a great people when the
demands Of patriotism and loyalty are paramount.
But instead OF Selling the psychological mo-
ment to cement that unanimous expression OF
confidence by action along positive, definite and
constructive lines Woodrow Wilson unable
to command the obedience of his own followers
The Democratic leaders by whom he had Sur-
rounded himself were men of earthly mould
Themselves unable to rise to sublime heights,
they dragged down their eagle to the lower levels
where the hesh-pots lay, and Smothered him and
themselves in the sinking CarrIOn of political
spoildom looting the public treasury, appropriate
ing millions for greasy pork tearing and rending
the whole FABRIC of tried and established GOV
ernment to break it to earth.
The great silent majority of the American peo
PIE. the thinking majority who speak little, read
much. but act when action is required, con-
sentative at heart, and to that extent their stead
fast support of the President. two years ago, was
rightly interpreted by the Democratic party
leaders. The Presidents advisers mistaken,
however, in assuming that the silence OF the pe"-
pie gave consent to the insdous policy Of de
struction i'll which this congress has INDUCED, as
regards the established order of things.
This has been their vital error, that they were
unable to interpret and unwilling to accept the
nationwide voluntary expression OF confidence
by the American people an attribute OF patrO-
tic devotion to the broader principles of Amer
lcanism, basic to our Republic. Looking at the
situation from a purely political view they en-
deavored to attach the American people to the
Democratic party and faith Being OF the ward
their temporary control Of congress to enact such
a series of supposedly "vote-catChing measures
As had not been read into the statutes during the
preceding hundred and forty wears since the
Union was established. The first consideration
IN enaCtlng every one OF the revolutionary laws
fosted on the country has been, Twill it win votes
for the Democratic party?"
The Maine election is the first answer to this
question. 1t is the first chance that has been
given the American people to say their say-and
they have spoken.
The criticism has been made many times since
Charles Evans Hughes commenced his campaign
that his speeches create enthusiasm, but the
American people understand him, and con-
WINGED by the logic Of his presentation OF their
case. He is simply one of the plain people and
men believe what he says That the great solid
majority OF the American people not he brbed,
banlboozled and befooled by political >eight-of-
hand work has been abundanty demonstrated in
the Maine election for every g"lden-t"ngued spiel
er in the Bourbon ranks was thrown into the cam
paign by the national Democratic managers.