The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-22
The ADVERTISERS SEM-WEEKLY


IrTNIIE primary election has come and gone
Some good men have fallen by the wayside,
and some who could have been spared have been
chosen as. exempIars Of the standards Of the com
munity.
Al. M. Brown probably represents the average
standard OF Honolulu morals, 50 that his election
as city attorney has its appropriate features, in
that ours IS representative form Of government
and it is difficult problem in politics as well as
in physics to make water rise higher than its level
The result in this particular instance. however is
due more to his opponents weakness than to
Browns strength, while, considering that Brown
had working agreement with Rose, the Demo-
cratic candidate for sheriff, and was supported by
the police and gambling rings, his majority was
not surprising.
Joel Cohens spectacular canvas for nomination
to the mayorship has been the outstanding feature
of the campaign Mr.. Cohen conducted an open
stand-up fight, and had the virtue, which few OF
the candidates possessed Of stating in unmistale
able terms what his principles were and what he
would try to do II elected His failure Of success
is due to complication Of causes. One was the
feeling that he was spending more money on the
election than was for the public good. Another
was the fact that he is liquor dealer, and had
the support of the liquor men Even though his
with the business is that Of whole
saler only. This community has made rapid and
long strides in its sentiments on the liquor sub
ject, and the opposition to placing one directly
connected with the business, in position OF pow
Ter and authority is stronger than even the pro-
fessed prohibitionists had supposed.
There are elements of public spiritedness in Mr.
Cohen's character, and he will find many oppor-
tunities of exercising them, even though the par
tcular channel which he preferred is not open to
him.
John c. Lane, the successful candidate for the
Republican nomination, is one around whom the
party, as well as independent voters who desire
progress in public affairs, can conscientfousy
rally especially against the reactionary candidate
nominated by the Democrats.
The election by strong majorities Of both Ka-
lauokalani as city clerk and Conling as city treas
urer--the one pure Hawaiian and the other a
lhaoleindicate that the trace issne1 is no longer
as potent battle cry as il has been in times gone
by.
The nomination Of young Hopkins as candidate
for sheriff, has injected new blood into the some
what blase campaign which has for several terms
surged around this Office. The Republican candi-
date is young, vigorous, and breezy in his manner
and is apparently Of good stuff. 1t is pleasure
Ito have such man to support, and, with organiza
ton and hard work he should be elected over the
stubborn and sullen occupant OF the office whose
motto appears to be:
"The public be did Pm running this Office
The Brown influence will 60 naturally, to Rose,
and this has TO be counted upon
The nominees for supervisors will not suit
everybody But very good board can be picked
from among them.
On the whole, the nominees are in many in
stances the best men available, and city govern
ment can be obtained from among them which will
be credit to the municipality.