Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27
RECENT ecvEINoRsHIP oEVEL
OPMEHTS

Dear Sir: do not know that the
actioR Of the democratic party as a
whole, IN It's drive on the governor
ship" as reported IN your Monday
evenings issue. need cause much sur
Prise TO any one here.
It's the same old tune on the same
I'D fiddle. played again with slight,
very slight variations, indeed.
Messrs. McCanjless and Bryan on
the floor-the rest of the standpat
Democrats "beatin' it over in the
What might surprise the most of
Us is the attitude of men like Richard
II. Trent and s. c Huber.
| certainly expected something DIFF.
ierent from both Of them. While the
CORNER did say tC. me few days ago,
that he preferred not to antagoniZe
Jthers In his candidacy. he still ac-
that he would be glad 10
accept the goyernorship were such
ire Of the president"
So far as l can see. the action Of
The Democratic caucus has IN no way
Itered the wish of the people" or
dicated the pleasure Of the presi-
ant."
Mr.. Wilson, likely, is Of the same
..iud regarding Messrs. Bryan and
,:Uandless that he was some months
go.
In this Endorsement, Mr.. Trent
Is go sisAt tAs territory needs.
lie thinks only Of the candidates;
me mans interests against tnUse O:
all Hawaii.
We are supposed to have in our
executive . man VINO regards all the
aecple as his wards, whether they be
democratic or Republican. and yet
Dir. Trent says Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
IcCandless. and presumably any
other Democrat Endorsed" by the
.&rty. both deserve honor at tina
lands of the party"
Is this the sop we are to give party
.nen for assidGously seeking their
Jwn political preferment?
Is Mr.. McCandless for many years
has not only contributed financially
With regularity and liberality, but has
oeen hard worker for the party or
the sort of a recommen.
Iation we have to offer the man
HON We ask the president to appoint
5 governor Of Hawaii?
AS much could be said for any Tam:
many candidate for office.
Mr.. Trent knows that Mr.. McCand.
less is in no respect qualified for the
Jffice Of governor Of this territory.
As q business man who believes in
qualification and efficiency. would Mr.
trent dare say that Mr.. McCandless
possesses these qualities in degree
to make him a safe chief executive
OF Hawaii?
This territory is a most difficult
one to govern, and it is likely that
during the next term affairs here will
be unusually difficult to administer.
And Mr.. Trent knows, If he does
not acknowledge, that Mr.. McCand-
less has worked not for the interests
Of good citizenship in Hawaii, or even
for honest and responsible, party ef'
fieieney, but for L. L. McCandless,
first, last and always.
McCandless for delegate over and
over again, for governor; McCandless
for something or BUST.
1t Is true, as Mr.. Trent says, that
the United States, government is ad
by parties, but only in SO
far as it becomes unpartizan is it
most effective.
: Owing to a growing sense Of re-
sponsibility, national and municipal
administration is becom'
ing unpartizan.
Mr.. Cleveland repudiated the
'tspoils" system on several occasions
and by civil service reforms we are
slowly overcoming the pernicious,
shert-sighted policy OF Nrewarding"
politicians at the expense Of the
public.
Deserve the honor!"
What about the territory's honor
and deserving?
Should the interests Of all our peo-
pie be jeopardized in order to honor
one citizen? -. -.
A very good evidence, of the grow
ing sense Of civic righteousness in
the United States was the almost
universal condemnation by the press,
and Democratic alike, OF
Mr.. Bryan's letter on "spoils."
Mr.. Trent's statement to your re.
porter ties him down to the most
tenet held by the local
Democratic party.
It is an unprogressive and uninteEi.
gent creed: q SOP to lower and unen-
selfish grades Of citizen
ship.
There are hundreds of Democrats
here who do not accept it; and some
Of the best havs personally express
ed to me their disapbroEal of it.
That the goEernorship of Hawaii
should fall to Mr.. Bryan or Mr.. Nc
CandIess or anybody else simply be-
cause they are good party men, is
the yeriest bosh-if1t isn't worse.
And what is more, like most of the
political measures adopted by the
Democratic party in the past, it is a