The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-10-01
POLITICIANS
At KAPPA

The political meeting at Kapaa on
the evening of the oath was well
attended, interesting and spicy affair
with a generous turnout of audience
as well as candidates.
Mr.. J. NJ. Kaneakua acted as chair.
man of the meeting, a position for
which he was well fitted by virtue of
his knowledge Of both English and
Hawaiian and his large experience in
such matters.
Mr.. c. A. Rice, the candidate for
Senator, took advantage of the oppor.
tunity and the interested audience to
explain his position in regard to the
) percent trash deduction, which was
to the effect that this was a much less
important and serious matter than the
eight tons of sugar to one of cane.
OF course, he was in favor of a re-
duction of the percent charge to
what it really is, perhaps 21a percent.
according to the circumstances.
Joe Rodrigues jollied the meeting
up with some Characteristic humor.
He wanted them to vote for him if
they felt like it. If they didn't, he
wouldn't break his heart grieving a.
bout it, but would take the first steam
er for the front where they did want
good men.
Manuel Aguiar declared that he was
a homesteader of long standing and
varied experiences and if he was
elected it would be to stand by the
homesteader and defend their inter-
ests.
Waipa, of Waimea, adopted the
same line Of offensive, with somewhat
more of personal ring to it. He was
one cut of eighteen who had lived on
the Waimea beach lots for seventeen
years, and now the government holds
those lots so exorbitantly high that
you can't touch them, and he in COM
mon with the rest was bounced out of
them. He wanted to get to the Legis-
laturc to get this injustice and others
Ike It, corrected.
Zoe Souza said he was business
man-not politician-and that he
had no idea of running for office, but
his friends had prevailed on him to do
so. If elected he would do his best
Chas. Wilcox turned his attention
to the broader interests of the party
platform, homesteading efficiency and
the general welfare of the Territory.
lie gave the meeting good substance
in his talk and it was very evident
that he had the audience with him.
i<uapuhi, of Hanalei posed as poor
man and The loyal champion of the
poor maD. This was a time when the
rich mlu ought to lie left out and stay
out
EkekcIa denied the allegation that
he was in am sense a champion of
, interests. 1t WAS true that he worked
for the plantation just as a great
many others did but that was all.
| Outside the plantation hours and the
work for which he was paid, he was
his own Independent self with body
and soul that was his own.
Werner defended the interests and
! rights of the homesteader and assured
/ them that If elected he would work for
them and incidentally for the Kapaa
landing, and for roads and schools.
kaahu didn't make any rash prom
/ ises as to what he would or wouldn't
do, but went for" the chairman be
cause he mlnifestly favored the Lii
/ hue Slate"-"You could see that by
| the way he introduced the speakers" ="
I'm connection with the speaking
and by way of diversion there was
| some excellent music furnished by
! the Kapaa String Band. Some people
think that the music was better than
the speaking, but this surely must be
a mistake.