The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-11-05
THE LAST Of
The SERIES

Th".Tip Top was full up last night
for the Republican political meeting
the ordinary attraction of the speak
ing being reinforced by a moving
picture program which drew in a
crowd.
Mr.. n. D. Wishard acted as chair.
man and announced M. J. Pereira as
the first speaker
In happy combination of frankness
and humor he emphasized the import
ance of a square deal and the signi'
ficance of the homestead as the only
ready means by which an ordinary
working man can support his family
educate his children and get ahead
a little. So he was out to support the
homeseader. The other important is
sue for the Island at this time is the
Nawiliwili landing, and the only way
to get it is to stand together, which,
heretofore we hadn't done.
The next speaker was S. X. Kaahu,
who was most emphatic in his con-
viction that things hadn't been going
right heretofore and that various ir-
regularities and abuses which he
mentioned had got to stop" One of
them was the Governor who had got
to walk mighty straight and act
mighty humble or we would put him
out.
M. q. Aguiar followed with a very
sensible and temperae speech which
impressed the audience favorably in
his behalf. He was an out-and-out
American with no hyphens about him,
and here to stay. The homestead was
the guarantee of loyalty. The day
laNrer has no stake in the country, he
is here today and gone tomorrow. The
local democratic administration had
set too high price on homesteads,
they should be reduced to a standard
price of about $50 and acre. He
thought it would be a good thing to
have a water commission that would
handle the water and do justice all
round.
James Werner spoke next and en-
phasiZed the need for friends in the
legislature in order to accomplish
anything. All the present candidates
were green, but Charley Rice was an
old hand at the business, we'll and
favorably known and it was very i'm
porcant to have him there to introduce
So, all vote for him and the res of us.
&C. A. Rice made a vigorous and
convincing speech which was received
with such evident favor as to make
very clear his overwhelming strength
at least in this precinct. He outlined
the history of the land laws and in
dignantly denied that any credit was
due McCandless for the benefits ac-
cruing therefrom.
He believed in homesteading, GER
tainly he did, but it must be the
part of men who meant business, and
were ready to work hard. and deny
themselves for results. And such
homesteaders needed help; and the
plantations were ready to help such
promising homesteaders.
AS director of the Makee Sugar
Company, he had reason to know it
had $250,000 outstanding on advances
to the hOmesteaders. 1t was a good
contract they had there, good for both
parties, and that was the kind of
homesteading he believed in, and that
was the KIND he stood ready to help
Th jhomesteaders on Kapaa were
expecting 30 get 5000 tons this coming
season. Did that look as though they
were being abused or maltreated?
The homesteaders on Kapaa were
the Islands had made a deplorable
failure Of homesteading, as they had
almost everything else. They had
been shiftless, and dilatory, and
shilly shdlly all along the line, and if
you wanted to get anything done you
would have to support the Republi-
cans.
He stood most Loyalty by Kuhio,
and vindicated him against the at
tad93 of McCandless, and did much to
counteract the poison which had
been shot around" through the Islands
by the arch enemy, He concluded
with an impassioned appeal to his
friends to stand by him in this cap
paign
In final conclusion Mr.. Wishard was
called upon and he made very neat
and telling speech in vindication of
Kuhio and in appreciation of his long
years of service, and of his tried abili-
ty and value to the Islands.