Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-27
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Candless, or later. Mr.. Trent-to the
goyernorship of Hawaii.
1t eliminates Them as candidates
having the least chance Of appoint
ment
In so far as Governor Pinkham has
followed purely party lines, he has
erred. His dropping Lloyd ConklinG
for a Democrat (though the Demo
crat was a capable one) was not ap-
proved in Washington.
And every time Mr.. Pinkham has
made appointments without regard to
the burden of party work" borne BY
the appointee, he has acted in a pub
lic-spirited way.
Before l spoke to Mr.. Trent, a Dem
ocratic friend who knows him we'll,
can without knowing it," by this h.
meant that Mr.. Trent, the good ci.'-
zen, businessman. and Christian gel.
tleman. would not be run by a politi,
cal machine which here, to say the
least, is no better than it is else
where.
In other words, that Mr.. Tren'
would give US an administration
which men of all political parties
could support.
Evidently, from his own statement.
Mr.. Trent is not that kind of a man,
and withdraw all l said in his favor
relating to the governorship.
We were just beginning to think
that in Mr.. S. C. Huber we had big
duck for our little pond.
1t seems, however, that the Demo,
cratic quack is inevitable.
I'm disappointed, and my right to
be so is due solely to the fact that as
a private American citizen Of Hawaii
l ought to be disappointed.
If Mr.. Huber is correctly quoted
his position is even weaker than that
of Mr.. Trent, because Mr.. Huber 15
apparently disinterested. -.
1t is too bad that a man who can
say such good things so we'll as he
has been saying them to US, should
utter such fallacies' as: 1T would be
absolutely wrong to allow Democrats
or Democratic influences to have
weight in the selection Of Republican
appointees, and equally so to allow
Republicans to determine the selec-
ton Of Democratic appointees."
In other words, no matter what tn
emergency as to fitness for particular
office, during Democratic regime,
no good Republican citizen should be
considered as adviser or for appoint
ment, and vice versa.
Mr.. Wilson himself has said some
thing the exact opposite.
So in equally strong language have
Jefferson, Webster and Lincoln.
creed like Mr.. Huber's is not only
incompatible with good citizenship, /:
is more dangerous to our country than
its wars have been, because 1t Is in.
sidious; it is more Of menace to
equitable administration OF public at
fairs than the Germans whom We are
about to spank"
Only in so far as we get away from
the "spoils" system are We safe as
a government and a nation. !
Personally, says Mr. Huber, he has
nothing against Mr.. Pinkham." 80 I
This means that he does not ap-
prove of Mr.. PInkham officially. And
yet before our young voters Mr.. HUI
Der declared that IF he tPinkham)
received the same Endorsement ta1
Messrs. Bryan and McCandless) he
would be behind him as. strong as
any other. Democrat" 4
Evidently all Democrats are of one
piece. They are Democrats and moth
ing more. @-.
I'd be sorry to say this of Republic
cans. /
CnooL;nr -, zrna.viaor fha otha !
day, Mott-Smith told me that politi
cal affiliations would have no bear
ing whatever upoa the eligibility Of
candidates for office here. =
We need not fear an official vino
takes this stand. z
The man who enunciates the con.
trary is not the kind Of a man we
want for governor. land, what Is bet
ter, is not the sort Of q governor we'rs
going to have. .... -
Mr.. Huber says there Is no special
significance" in his reading Of the
resolution. .E--ss- =
But there is in his approval there
Of, and when he goes on to say that
the president and secretary Of the
interior are anxious to know the will
of the. people, does he believe that
this Democratic Endorsement Of the
same old warehouses;, Bryan and Nc
Candless, is an expression of the will
Of the people, or even Of all the Dem
ocrats of HAWAII? Surely it II to |
laugh! ~. u r
Talk like this sounds bad afte. |
what We read of political progress.
and after what we hear from patriotic
platforms.
l am particularly sorry, because l
have been asked to take up a course
in patriotism and good citizenship
among our voters of alien races, and |
l was counting upon the help Of men
like Mr.. Huber and Mr.. Trent
In the face of this, DIR. Raymond's
disqualifications, seem light as air.
anyway they are purely Temperament.