Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-25

That short, ugly word-lie-"as
passed quite frequently, aimed at Re
publicans in general, last night whcr
senator Manuel C. PaCheco, former
supervisor, assembled to the stump al
the Democrats campaign meeting al
Kalihi pump and flayed the G. O. P
from Alfred to Omaha, as O. Henry
was wont to say
The senator waved aloft an adVer
tisement which has been appearing
lately and which he declared was the
work OF the Republicans. This ad
Vertisement bore the title Demo
cratic Resolutions" and ends with
the terse statement You cant have
Democrats and good roads, too" To
give an idea of the basis Of Pacheco
talk, the so-called resolutions are re
produced herewith:
4. Abandon improvements under
the frontage tax-totaling $l,50O,000
2. Discharge every Republican in
office, including the administrative
heads OF the several departments
Mir. Collins, Mr.. Murray, MIR. Thurs
ton, Mr.. Freitas, Mr.. Frazee.
g. Defeat the program for road
Improvements agreed upon by the pre-
sent administration and advocated by
the Automobile Club
q. Annul the public-improvement-
by-contracy policy and recur to the
disreputable policy which is character
ICED by waste, extravaganza and mis-
management"
tissues are BefuddIed"
Referring In general to these so
called resolutions, Pacheco declared:
The issues Of the day are befud-
died because the Republicans are
lying, lying"
But one Of these resolutions" he
admitted, will certainly be carried out
to the limit II the Democrats obtain
control Of the city and county govern.
ment. He referred to the one regard.
ing the discharge Of every Republican
in office.
These so-called resolutions repre-
sent three lies and one truth" the
senator shouted. That one truth is
that we will fire the administrative
heads Of departments, as we ourselves
can put men on the job who will do
the work.
land the otter three" Senator Pa
scheco added, are bold Iies!"
Pacheco credited the so-called reso-
buttons 70 the g. q. p, declaring It
was nothing more than publicity by
the Republicans ''in q mad effort to
fool the public.
I'VE compelled the last legislature
to amend the frontage tax law" the
senator continued, after the wild
cheering had subsidized. I'VE fixed 1t
20 that one-third Of the cost of such
the city and county. And this was the
result Of the Democratic campaign
against the unjust law that was then
In existence.
Got Frontage Tax Changes
Il fought that law for four years
and Il was because of this fight that
II was finally amended so as to ease
the burden on the people. The law
now Is easier on the people than 1t
ever was before. The amendments
were introduced by Representative c..
H. Cooke, and when the bill got to the
senate, that house wanted to reduce
the s3 18 per cent,
"A local morning paper IL trying to
fool the public by saying that the
Democrats, II they get into control,
would stop all public improvements.
Don't allow II to fool you"
Close to 1000 persons attended the
Bourbon rally last night, and movies
and Hawaiian music served to hold
the attention Of the big audience be-
tween speeches. 1t was one Ct the
largest meetings the Bourbons have
hn1S a1e.na bA ~ thu noTn
paign season.
visor, contended that the big news
papers were boosting Eddie" Hop
kins for sheriff because they could
not pull the nose Of Charles H. Rose, "
the present incumbent and candidate
for reelection.
He declared Hopkins was merely a
Observation-Disclosures that meant
and that, II he was elected, he would
allow the Star-Bulletin and the Adver-
tiser to tell him who to appoint and
Otherwise give him instructions.
A. 6Iom Very Modest
Albfn Blom, candidate for auditor,
gave q straightforward, brief talk In
which he urged all Democrats to 60
to the polls on June 5 and vote the
straight Democratic ticket, He de.
clared Sheriff Rose had not allowed
himself to be lied by the press" that
he has used his own judgment" and
given the city and county the best
administration II has ever had"
Blom referred to Joe" Fern as
you next mayor" The supervisors, "
he continued, ARE all good. honest
men," No doubt he meant the Demo
cratic candidates for the board of city
dads, He said that IL Democrats were
elected to the board Of supervisors
there would be no overhead expenses,
and that every cent of the taxpayers
money would be spent for improve,
ments,
3You will have more work, higher
wages and better roads than the Re-
publicans have ever given you," Blom
declared. He was very modest in his
references to his own candidacy, ''If
you think ! am the right man, vote
for me-" he concluded, and will give
you @ square deal"
Jesse Makainai, candidate for super
rytsav ard ma For, Duraa hooe+ad