Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-09-08

were four candidates-one Republic
can one Democrat, and two lndepen-
dent Democrats.
The park fairly seethed with ex-
element that night. The meetings
opened ut seven-thirty. At ten-thir-
ty the Independent candidates got
thru or discouraged or something and
closed up. The endurance test between
the Republican and Democratic stands
ran until after midnight, each try
ing to outstay the other.
We, at our stand were handicapped
by unfair competition as some of the
speakers of the opposition opened
their speeches with Il hula dance
amid shreiks of applause from the
audience. 1t most surely drew the
crowd but probably didn't change
many votes.
There was much music many flow
ers. A band selection or chorus of
singing preceded each speech. The
speakers in turn were bedecked with
flower leis brought up by admirers
from the audience.
The band gave me quite thrilling
surprise when rose to speak by
striking up Dixie And was so COM
pletely smothered with leis that twas
difficult to make myself heard thru
them.
The Hawaiians are n most lovable
people. The women particularly in
tcrest me. They are large, qucenly
looking mortals, with wonderful lpoise.
Actively and intelligently interested
in politics; composing always fully
half of the audience. The eagerness
and evident understanding with which
they follow every word is quite an
inspiration to the speaker. They have
always played an important part in
the history of the Islands. In the
days of the monarchy line of descent
went thru the women and even be-
fore the day of suffrage they were
a power in politics.
The Hawaiian race has never been
fully understood or appreciated in
the States. You can offend the Ha-
waiian no more highly than by COM
pairing him to the negro. They are
| not negro but Polynesian descent.
and possess pride of race to an I'M
usual extent.
The story is told of Duke Kahan-
amoku the Hawaiian who won the
international swimming contest in
the Olympic games, that when the
winners were to he presented 10 the
King of Belgium, many were coifus-
ed and ov"r co-:i, ,yi;h awe-But
not so n;''.c-he went forward with
the easy air of Royalty meeting Roy
atty.
They are, in many respects, a most
SUPERIOR P-orlc. Loyal Americans
putting their inmate pride fully into
their newly acquired citizenship.
The beauties of the Islands / have
left for last as being rather more diff
ficult to write upon. There are sc
many things that go to make up the
charm that attracts and holds you.
The climate is truly ideal. Those
who must complain of something say
that such succession of perfect days
grows monotonous. The sunshine i:
always dependable. The trade winds
tcmpering the air, eliminate the ex
cessive heat of the tropics but leave
with you the tropical delights O
, gloriously colored sunsets, soft Ell
trancing moonlight and the exoci
perfumes of the tropic flowers
This ideal climate, the brilliantl!
colored flowers, the lucious fruits
| the mellow moonlight. strollin(
groups of Hawaiians singing thei
plaintive songs, with the richness ant
| tenderness that only an Hawaiian
. can give them-thcse things all go t,
make up that elusivc something call
t ed atmosphere which has given tn,
S Islands the name which SO right,
belongs to them-the Paradise of til,
5 Pacific.
/ There is Sanskirt word of Is
syllables. Please do not tell the maj
! who names Pullman cars.