Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 363, 8 January 1892 — Political Echos. [ARTICLE]

Political Echos.

The jW»tical |M»t is boilinK hot and aU Ihe j>oiiUcian* hrtvc got their h«nil« full of wir?«. are iiullii)g wiēdy, jsome are puJling Ike fooln. The renegiide« of tht' N'l»tional Party who »till hohl .«cntp nohlen have grouj>ed around th#»m 1 itt|e cil<jut?P who l;iticy theiusc!ves jMiwerful factors. ;ui<i arc l»itterly op|>oeing tluwrC who hnve ntao«l firmly and hone?tlv by ihe al principle«. S«u !i nien are eaili <1 'Hcab&" in Amer-ean politio» Thev will run th»ir chi«f car«;er unn;oleste<l, but their laithlessneBß \» condeinned and nover agaiu will | they obtain jiuj»ular j The Mechaiiics l'nion has been tin* j>!aything of reforin j»litician«, who htve pueeeei in cr •;. (ing dispention in that h(«U-. t»y inducing , K;meof ite unwitting tiuinberM u> indulge in all kind« ol trt v aciit*ry to their H(SHoci:iteh, at»dt*» forget everv principle \>f ihe Nalioiial Partv whieh orig nally hrought theui together. The l'nion han practicallv gone ovrr to the onee hated Refornv Party. an<l the m:»i .rity of it* monih<?rH hnve left it in dĪHg«tKt. The , t;ouiiriatioiiH wiiieii th< l iiion have :ire heuded I>v & ;n»?i who has be-*n tre»»cher.»itp. i<> th?' N.ttoin .)! Partv and to hi« and liin uaHoeiale* and Hoiue uf the ticket arc known 1001.-* of the sugar haroti« Keforin Partv. Th ♦ T«J J- l)t»l llioeh ehanee of that tick«»t lK*igt ele< t» d forTl will lw opj»Ase«l f, v the majority of jntelligent native HawaiianK who realize that th« t election of th<*so t<K»ls 6f the fleforiu Party will deslroy for ever all prenof natWe !!awaiinns in ihe affairp of thi* v , ount T y. It will he op pOsed nlw) hy the PortuglH's«c who l:now ti>at with th<- nsccinlancy t>{ ref<>nncr#B and Hugar liamw the

ĪV.r:i!!jrv.t'&e mus* go :uui the ch<*tip Ka«t lndi»n will tume. I Tho Hui Ka!ftinina i? mluewl to a V» oi »hy»u>r l»wy«r». while tht' Native Sou» of Hawaii i» a fareii'al attempt to I»oIHt«T.UJ>-the dis* able<! Reform Tfirty u.ulcr au *Huring f Th«- | 4 iV»eral League aud the Ihtornati(>nftl I<e;rgue *ho have xjoimhineei upon thf aaiiie platf«rm are the »tronge?t organuati«n and havf I the largest following. The Re&)rm Party maele an attempt to sresk in \V.(i. A§hly uj»on thenominat»ons, but that gontlomnn wi»ely withdrew, aim-e 4i.« e-uploverB» B. F. l)illingham and Mr. P. Robiu§on are placed upon the opposition ticket whieh thc eneakinpe reformer« aro l>Hcking up. Tbe tickat wbich the Natiohal Liberala have put forward. ie the ticket that moet di«tinctively represent» th« people j and the principies of the Nati4ual j P?irty. and is the winning ticket. | All tou ?porti»g gentlemen ean bet | on it. - } The attitude of the Oahu Raiiwtiy t an<i Land Co. in the preaent puli , ticn4 election h»® jrrohably loj*t to tliem the Rttppcrt of the Xational 1 Partr in the I It way and in part of the |#olicy of the National Party to e,icourage ( the building of a rai)<\>ad «boat this ■ igland. It wai» tbe *tati'»r.al who fought tfc*'>ugh >a<; ī-vgislature ' for a aufi|idy W the 0. H. & L. Co. 1 They were i by the scabs of ( the Nat!onal Party aided and obet- ■ te«i bv their allua of the Reform Party who fought determinedly agamst iLo failroad The Nationai Party and national leadera were 1 the friends and< promot«Mre of th« railwuy ttub*idy, hut what ie their rt*oompense. Now that another «l©ction eoinep r#un<l the O. U. L. Co. show« itn hand in active hoHtility to the natioiialB, and eovertly iiitriguing t >crpat<'corifusioii , in our party. and coiinnhiating with ( the toois of thc Reforrii Pi:rty. But what elw eoulel be ox]>ected „oft!)p ii.uii vho !»rineipHliv cvmposed the G. R. & L. Co. Tlitry are ; ko de<*ply dv<*d with the diningen- j uous and difc»lu»neHt princ»ipleg of the rriigm-hypi>critii* j»ol»tico*re-1 f<jrmo p*rty, that thevare unworthv ; < v f the |>o.iiticml &*BiBtanceß of ttie. iiias«e{; of HaWaiian voters. Helieving th:it the railway eom-) l-any wou!d Api»reciate that portion t of the natioual platform whieh re''oiiimends assistance to railways. { Mr. M. P. Rohinson was aekeil to | aeoept a nomination for Noblc- I>V j LilKral l'arty, but he i «purned it. refu»inp 'to.abid<r.by the j hberal platfonn. He. however, al i lowa hm name to 3tand as a noiui-, nee of the Native St»n« of (|awaii whieh is known now toi>e hut an-1 other hynoiiym for r«»forin. | <To b< Cn»tinwfd). !