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P roxm KT HAwJIllXfijTX, WRDNHgDAf, NOVflMHRff !0, If 01. TUB HAWAIIAN STAR DAILY AND BIIMI-WKKKI.T. 'VaMlthed every nftcrnoon (weep! Btimlny) by Tin Hawaiian Star Newspaper Awoolatlon. Mil. rilAKIC U I1O008 Manager. ."WEDNESDAY. NOVUM UISR 0, 1001. COMING QUESTIONS. The political iiuestlons which are. facing us nre serloua enough, anil we juust meet them In the near future, lut we nre certainly right to take time to think them over. What was over sained" by undue haste? Had wo fol lowed the illctn of unprincipled fools the Territory today would have been among the quick sands. That the Ter ritory has avoided financial ruin, and probably commercial and agricultural disintegration Is due to the strong con Bcrvative element In the last Legisla ture and the same element outside of it. An effort, and a very abortive effort, was made to get together n few of those who have been Inveighing 'against the present conduct of territorial affairs. 'A mass meeting of citizens was called to denounce the Federal appointees, nnd the largest hall In tho place was borrowed from the people whom the borrowers Intended to denounce. At the precious meeting which also was to give a send off to Delegate Robert Wilcox, there was a crowd variously estimated as one hundred up to two hundred and fifty. The .latter number being given by the most favorable re port. This city contains over forty thou sand Inhabitants. It Is very easy to sec that even the Ideal limit of two hundred and fifty, which really ought -to be counted one hundred, Is no repre sentative mass meeting of a city, of this size, and that the resolutions passed at such a meeting are ubsolutely not worth the paper they are written up on. The thing was a dead fake as It then stood. It was not even a. packed .meeting, It was a skeleton meeting, and the wind of rhetoric fairly moaned through the flesljless ribs. But absurd as may be the vagaries of certain sections ,of .the Home Rule party, there is ai leaven in the lump which means for good government and clean politics. These men at last elec tion were led off by the Home Rule party cry, and one cannot blame them. The cry was plausible, but unfortunate ly it did not ring true, and none of the leaders of the party ever meant that It should be true. At the coming elec tions these men will vote no Home Itule ticket, they will vote the Terri torial ticket of the greatest good to the greatest number. The old glamour of race hatred which lias been so studiously exploited Is In anany cases dying out. In point of fact an old kamaaina whom the Hawailans trust lmpllcity and who has been an opponent of the Independent Republic, as he Is now of the Republican party .said, "you may count one-third of the Hawaiian vote on the side of right," and that man, though a Democrat, is going to vote the Republican ticket if the Republican primaries choose men that can be supported. In this Terri tory it is not so much party division, as it is division upon true ethical ques tions. It is a question of right or -wrong, and the .majority of votes are .likely to go right. Promises which are never fulfilled come home to roost.; The men who pro mised vaguely In November, 1900, who spent months In hatching bills for the special benefit of one class' in the com munity, and who said they would carry all before them, were found woefully -wanting when It came to actual pro gress In the Legislature. The promises were not fulfilled, the bills were not ready, had, in point of fact never been prepared, and were huddled Into the legislature in such shape that it was Impossible to pass them, while as to carrying all before them, beyond the bailiff act which has proved a vicious and thoroughly un-American piece of legislation, and the lady dog act which was utterly puerile, tHe majority has liardly a claim to make' for legislation. The main legislation came from the opposition to the majority. Chief in this Is the lncomd tax bill, which has reached people who have hitherto es caped taxation, and which has quickly turned Into the Treasury a large amount of money. The facts in these -circumstances are plain to all. The clamor for extra session Is only clamor. Is purely clamor to try and do some thing which the party failed to do when it had everything in lts.favor to do it, and which It would fall again to do even If it got an extra session. That these facts are appreciated is clear from the utter lack of support given the so-called mass meeting of Monday night. The party outside of a few noisy partlzans has ceased to exist. Its forces are scattered and a strong sec tion has come over to the conservative aide, what Is left Is utterly doubtful of the ability of its would be leaders, and It has every "reason for Its doubt. A PESSIMIST. Congressman Green does not take a very favorable view of the Philippines. Ho sees neither expansion In sugar, opportunity for American settlement, exploitation in mining or sources of in come from hard wood. Indeed, after reading Representative Green's Inter view one would be apt to consider him as a good deal of a pessimist. The view that Mr. Green takes of the Fili pino is one which probably any one would get from a hasty glance at the "race, It Is not the view that those who haw ti Inflft In contact with mi hnlit t'ni the ftufrnr tiotloii OrnaTea man Orevn la wtalnly tint sound. Philippine augnr. or aa It wan known, Manila suKar; haa Immh a strong factor In the world's market. It could be I'rImnI nnd exported by Hpaln In splto of arbitrary tuxoa, In aplto of duties, In spite of chronic Insurrections nnd In spite of the most primitive methods of cultivation nnd manufacture. What could be accomplished under Spain mis rule can certainly bo bettered under American rule. There can be no doubt of that, the proposition Is self evident. With regard to the mining, that there nro rich deposits In the mountainous back land Is not only probable but has been demonstrated by the specimens brought from the there. Apply Ameri can mining law to the Philippines and you will very quickly have an army of men Hocking In, who will explore, lo cate, work, and finally civilize. If jnen would eagerly go to the cold of the Klondike and Cape Nome for the sake of the precious metal, they will still more eagerly flock to the Philippines. As to the forests, because the railway contractors under Spanish misrule found It easier to Import railways ties from Australia, It by no means follows that under American rule there would be like results. The American has devel oped the forests of his own country. He did not find good roads and every thing In his favor when he first started into the trackless west. He had to make them, but he has succeeded In making them. What he could do In South nnd West he can now do In the Philippines. The American knows how to develop a country as few nations know how to do the work, and It Is not the geographical features of the coun try, nor its Inhabitants that are going to daunt him, Representative Green's estimate of the Filipino seems on the other hand too high. He has met some well educat ed Filipinos and has been carried away by their apparent knowledge and their grace of manner. Anyone who has had to deal with races like the Filipino knows how, In the majority of cases, all this Is but skin deep. If the Philip pine Islands were left to themselves there would be a condition of anarchy in six months. But not only on humane grounds could not the United States leave the Islands to their fate, there are other grounds. Let the United States abandon the . Philippines and some European power would In a very short time take her place. The power most likely to take her place would be Germany, and under the rule of the Kaiser there would be no talk of no sugar crop, no mines, no development of forests, or of giving absolute Inde pendence to the Filipino. The United States Is In the Philip pines to stay. The commercial policy of the United States needs the Philip pines which give her the requisite power In the East. That the Philippines may not be a pleasant residence at present may be true, but there were many parts of the United States which were by no means pleasant for residence when the pioneers first planted their homes there. The Philippines probably are not desirable for single women, but that is a mistake easily rectified. Let the women school teachers be returned, they never should have been .urged to go there. But If the Spaniards could maintain themselves In the Philippines, the Americans surely can, and can do in twenty years more than the Span iards did In four hundred. Apparently the Fitch-Humphreys partnership Is off. One begins to won der what the hitch was? The Nelll troupe have won golden opinions since their arrival here. They have staged their pieces admirably, and have given Honolulu play-goers an op portunity of seeing many masterpieces of dramatic art, well acted, and charm ingly Interpreted. Such a troupe is a benefit to the town they visit. The Oahu Railroad means business In its war upon rats. If all private cor porations would make as determined a fight, the rat question would soon be settled. In rats as in so many thing we are so accustomed to lean upon' a central authority rather than upon ourselves, that it Is refreshing to see a corporation take up a crusade of this kind on Its own account. -The old pro verb Is "a good one. "If you want a thing done, and well done, do it your self. The Chinese news Is by no means re assuring. In the South of China, where the Boxer movement of two years ago did riot display Itself by acute symp toms, there Is now a great deal of un easiness, and placards denouncing the foreign devils are beginning to appear. There may be massacres both of native' Christians and of foreigners and then all the fat will be In the fire again. The Chinese question is as likely to prove a poser to the whole world, as the Eastern question has proved to Europe. There are now three suggestions for a territorial floral emblem. The Ilium, the Lehua and the white Hibiscus. Tho white Hibiscus Is rare, and there fore commended Itself, but Its very rarity might be objected to. The Illma Is not rare, but the blossom is some what insignificant, though massed In lels Its color Is extraordinarily hand some. The Lehua Is morn difficult to obtain, but Is gorgeous in coloring and peculiarly distinctive In blossom. With drawing the white Hibiscus on account of its rarity, leaves the field for the Lehua or the Illma. Which should be chosen as the territorial blossom? Herpicide i. Removes Dandruff And flakes The Hair Grow Sole Agents 1 I 1 FOR ORE WEEK Cash Sale of PEPPERELL BRAND 42 inches wide, 10 cents; 10 cents; 50 inches wide, 12 wide 17 cents; 81 inches wide 20 cents; 90 inches wide 22 cents. PIQUOT BRAND inches wide. 20 cents: 81 inches wide. 22i cents: 90 inches wide. 27A cents. t "' 'NottiiigHairijLace Curtains good.quality, exqusite, Designs, taped edges. Lot 1 3 yards by 63 inches, per .pair, " $2i00." Lot 2 8'yards by G3 inches, per pair, $2 25. Lot 3 4 yards by 64 inches, per pair, $2.50. Lot 4 4 -yards by -64 inches, per pair, $3.00. Lot 5 4 yards by 64 inches, per pair, $3.25. . Lot 6 4 yards by 64 inches, per pair, 4,50.. :. Remember! pThese prices hold good for one week only. B. KBRR in WITH Alluminum Trimmings This Is the new color of our store front. Whether you admire It or not, does not Interest us. Wo nre pleased that you no ticed It. That is what It Is there for. Do you realize that another year has rolled around, and that Christmas Is almost here again? We are going to do all we can to make It pleasant for you. You may feel poor, from the fact that your Income has been somewhat reduced, owing to tho non receipt of your sugar divi dends. 4f' However, you will make your usual holiday gifts, and perhaps a few more, than you did last year. No doubt you will be more Ju dicious In your selections but your friends and yourself will en Joy Christmas Just as much aa ever. Our stock of goods Is arriving dally, and the assortment will be better than ever. We are making some changes in tho arrangement of our store, which will Interest you, and tho many novel articles that will be displayed, will surprise you. We will announce, In a few dayB, when we will be ready for your inspection. LIMITED WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Oroolcery, Glass and House Goods Nos. 53, 55 and 57, King Street HONOLULU. Commencing flonday, November Closing Saturday, November 23 Sheeting and A Splendid Pillow cents. PIQUOT 45 inches White and Unbleached Sheetings, Lace Curtains. The whole of our Lace Curtain Stock at SlaughteringaPrices. QUEEN Now for the Don't lenvo your shopping until tho lost. You will suroly need handkoiv chiefs nnd so wo nro showing you somo this wcok in nil Btylos, from 50c -a dozen to tho ronl thing nt $15 each. Embroideries - You khow from 'former experience that ours aro tho prettiest nnd cheapest. We haVo somo now stylos, since yo saw them Inst. M. BRASCH & CO. PHONE 157 Incandescent Kerosene Burner. Electric Light from Kerosene. Entirely new iden. Double the light of an ordinary burner and consumes no more oil 1 Pits any B Collar Lnmp, takes B Wick and No. 2 Chimney. Price 35 cents. Try this Burner and get a pure white light Eddy Kefrigerators. This is proved to be the BEST and MOST SATISFAO TORY REFRIGERATOR ever introduced in this market.. The demand has always exceeded.our expect ations and it has been difficult for us to supply the demands of our customers, a, We have JUST RECEIVED a fresh -supply ,in, good assortment. The fact that those who have tried other makes have returned to the "Eddy" is a proof of its superiority. A Car-Load of Michigan Stoves has just arrived and our assortment is now practically complete. PACIFIC HARDWARE COMPANY, LTD. BEAYER lunch room, Fort Street Opposite Wilder & Co. H. J. NOLTE, Prop'r. First-class Lunches served with tea, coffee, soda water, ginger ale milk. Smokers Requisites a Specialty. Lace Curtains, Opportunity for Cottons. 46 inches wide, 12 cents. wide 12 cents; 50 inches, 15 aa tit? -J o & CO., Holidays if 5.-1 !! CONSOLIDBTED SODA WATER WORKS (COMPANT. LTD.) Esplanade, cor. Allen and Fort Bia, Manufacturersof Soda Water, Qln ger Ale, Saraapal-Illa, Hoot Beer; CreEg Soda, Strawberry, eta, eta. ONLY 4 1 8 and Housekeepers St' LOCKWOOD 45 inches wide cehts7N g- n 54 inches wide, 16-cents; 72 , " LTD V : j i