Ke Alakai o Hawaii, Volume IX, Number 24, 24 September 1936 — Democratic Speakers Take To Air To Urge Support for Roosevelt [ARTICLE]

Democratic Speakers Take To Air To Urge Support for Roosevelt

Taking to the air. the Democratic campalgn committee hia/ugurated last Monday night a series of daily broadcasts from station KGU that wlll continue until the eve of the primary, when the party rally at Aala Park will bē broadcast betweēn 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Attorney J. E. Whitlow, head of tlie Houoluiu Business College an& counLy eommiUeeman, began the broadcast series with a general comparlson of condltions in the United States before and after Pre siden t Franklin D. Roosevelt took,office in March, 1933, and urged his listeners to cast their ballots in the corriing elections in Hawaii for the Democratic ticket as their ōnly way to show their gratitude and appreciation for the assistance that has been rendered the Territory in many wavs by the Roosevelt Admimstration. One of the most telling arguments in Whitlow's address was the fact that William Randolph Hearst, the notorious newspaper publisher whose jouraals villified the Territory and particularly the nativeborn citizens during the Mas-sie-Kahaawai pilikia by talking of "native savages lurking in the Hawaiian jungles in wait for weak and defenselcss whiie womea and men," stands forth now as Landoa's prineipal backer and adviser The f«eling against Hearst in the Territory at that time reached the point, it was recalled, where. the Territoriaiadministration wa s o» the verge of bringing suits for libel against all Hearst newspapers whieh printed the sc'andalous articles whieh so maiiciously maiigned Hawaii. iiearst, it wss pointed out, was the "discoverer" of Landon, hitherto unknown, and brought him to the attention oi the country at large through widespread p u b 1 i e i t y in his newspapcrs and m*agazines. Support of , the Republican ticket in Hawaii is eqmvalent to support of Hearst, arch-enemy of the Territory, it was pointed out, because the Republican Territorial platform stands squarelv back of the national platform of that party, over whieh Hearst anā his uiinions are said to have had eonsiderable inlluenee. Rest Of Sehedule i The remainder of the radio schedule from station KGU was |arranged by the campaign eommittee as follows;

| Sept. 22-6:45-6:55 p.Ui, —A ttorney E. A. o*Gonner. j Sept, 23—7: 00-7: 10 p.m.--Louis V. Cadinha, candidate for county |treasurer. Sopt, 24—7:00-7:10 m -Tax ;Commissioner William B o r t hwiek. , I Sept, 25—6:15-6:25 p.m—At- : torney Wiliiam T. Q'ReiLLy. Sept, 26-6:20-6:30 p.m. SUperintendent Louis S. Cain. I Sept. 27-4:20-6:30 p.m,—Attorney Robert Murakami. Sept. 28—6:45-6:55 p.m. Ernest Heon, c:\ndidate for county eierk, Mamie! C Paeheeo. candidate for major.

i Sept. 29—6:45-6:55 p.m--Man-|uel C, Paoheeo, o&iuMaie for in:ayor. I 30 P: 15-9:25 p.m, Edwin P. Murraj' cjm<sid»te for au:ditor. J Oct. 1—7:00-7; 10 p.m. Attomej' Noa W. Aluli. Qct. 2— S; 009:00 p.m. Dem ooratic rally at Aala Park. Te\t of Address In tlio brief time wiueh has boon allottod to me UiU e\exiing, I wish to poitray Uie vital need for ;v Democvatio Adminbtratioa horo \n !ī;UyaH, luk\ I \visii tO

describe what I conceive to be the fundamentaī[ lssues whieh confront us in the coming eleetlon, Whitlow said in his address, Firsfc, it is weli to point out the fact tiiat a few years ago the United Sta.tes of America was in a state of chaos and confusi<m. Banks were closing daily, hunger, staiked our doorsteps millions were unemployed, and the American 'people—the most courageous people on the face of the earth—were afraid. Por the fi»t time since this great eountry was founded tlie American people were the vietims of fear, and We were fast becoming a people wtthout hope. Literally thousands of the youth of our country were Ropelessly idle and without hope for the future. Our schools and our univexsities were sending young men and young tromen out into a hdstile world; a world whieh no 3onger had a plaee for them. Our young peopie oeeame idiers and drift~ ers by the t ii o u s a n d s, Thcy strayed abroad thrōugh(.nit our land, rlding freight trains; they became hobos, mingling wltli liardene<i and veteran hobos of the trail, and they lost their of moral rectitude. R«tnrn To 1931 And I know that I speak a vital truth when I say that no man or woman wlshes to go back to thc dread days of 1931 ? when ' |the problem of xnaldng a liv!ng ! was a desperate struggle. Ihen, i*dies and gentlemen ( | I a £rcat leader arose iu our ' midst, Pranklin D. Roosevtit , becamp the ehamplon and the 1 le*dler of * discoura*ed a»d t!«s- j h«&rtene4 people, This great : man took the oath of offiee as | our Presideut, and inmu 4 ■ went into action. He saved our ¥aaklng instltntions from i!!s ut(r; he r«vlved hope for our peopie; he fed our hungry people; he restored tv wui

yonng- men ancf young women hope for the future, and he created avenues of employment for our boys aud girls; he revived hopes and he re--stored our spiritaal impulses. Under his inspired and illumined and wlse leadership he has restored our country to uormalcy and he has brought hope and optimisto io a torn and shattered people.

Tiie people today who criticize President Rooseyelt are not holding out tq the people a program based on hope and optimism; No, they are using the lash of fear, in an attem.pt to drive the people to distraction, Es-president Hoover, in the awful days of 1931 told the Ameriean people that if they elected a democratic administration, the. grass would grow in the streets of our cities and our dinner pails would be empty. The opponents of President Roosevelt are using the same tact!cs today whieh Mr. Hoover used in 1931. They are lattemptint to frighten the peop,le; they are trying to coerce the ; people into voting the Republi(can ticket. But the people ean no longer be deceived. In the coming eleetion the people shaU go to the polls and they shall vote for the party of freedom, the p a r t y whidbi is leadirig the Ainerican people back into happjness and prosperity. ; . ■ Influencc Of Hcarst One of the qh|ef critics of President Roosevelt today is the arch-enemy of Hawail --Willirttn Randolph Hearst, We all rcmeuibtr a few years ago, when William R;ui<solph Hearst told ihe wliole wcrld tliat Hawaii \vas ineapahle of iljiutfng its own affalrs; tliat \ye sliould be placed under militar|r rule. This sen«aUoiul, bo®bu.sUc. unscrupu--eua po ti h cl;:ef o f \ Uinlui for Presiden| God help Hawaii, if Mr. Liuid<}u is elected Presiuenl Uie pxuted Stutes, willi

saeh unserupulous scoundrels for his advlsers.

No man, in this crucial time, who owns les» than a miliion dollars should vole the Republican ticket } for that Party today is tlie Party of Privi!ege and Monopoly.

Why are the Duponts and Morgans (America's multunillionaires) su c h strong supporters of Mr. Landon? Becausethey want to get a strangle hold on the U. S. Govemment and exploit the people so they ean make mōre millions."

People'» Ohampion i The opponents of our President cannot discredit him : with tb.e i r criticism. # The imore they assail and criticize him, the grander and firmer he stands as the ehampion of all our people. His great | character spreads like eternal suniight, not only throughj out the United S t a t e s but throughout tlTe whole world, !and he is considered today the greatest leader on the face of the earth by the people all over the world. He will be re-elected President of the United States by an overwhelming majority.

Here in Hawaii, my good friends, we have a duty to perform. lt is our duty to honor the party whieh has brought happiness an d prosperity to our d o o r s. Through the foresight and the generostty of the Democratic Administration in Wa*hington, milHons and millions of do 11 ar s have been poured into our Territory so tha?~our meh and women might have employment; and through the money whieh has been »ent into the Territory by the Democratic Administration» we are having an era of prosperity. Our barbers, our carpenters, our doctors, our lawyers, our labor e r s, our business men; in fact, all of our people are making money. Pre»ident Rooseve!t and h i > administration ha s stood by Hawaii, and Hawaii muBt stand by him tand honor him by giving him a democratic administrat!on here in HaWaii. When President Roosevelt honored us with a visit, he told us: "Aloha from the bottom of my hearL" fle has-stood by us—now we muBt stand by him! We must give him a Democratic Administration here in I cannot believe that our people here who have enjoyed prosperity though the leadership of the Democratic Administration will _ vote against the party whieh is makin g their prpsperity possible!

[ In spite of the huge sums sent |-here from Wasliington, our presj ent Repubiican Mayor and Board lo£ Superyisors have mxx us heaviily into debt. Today, here in Ha- | waii, in our City Government we are heavily laden with debt, and Uie policies advocated by our !present niayor will, if carried out, f plunge us farther aiid farther into debt, and possibly into ,baniruptey.

In this crucial time Mr, Wright is not the maa we should have as our ehief exeeutive in our city government. If I should make a thousand poiiUeai addresses, iadies and gentleuien, I shall never in "mudsUnj;ing" or in personal ' ,recrimiiiatious" but I teil you we ueed a ehau£e iu City governmont, and I have manj, many fiive 4 ioyai republican friends, and I ain glad and proud to that many oi my repubUcau frieTids have eouie to me and told me that thU is one Ume thej are to lay aside jpartisanship princip!e» and vote-. the Demtvratic the Democratie

party has made prosperxty posslble for them. I tell you, that- thls is one eleetion when we must unite vogether, demoerats andLrepublieans alilie, and vote yofe for the party whieh l£ *|>rosperity and freedom to our people. We must lāy aside partisanship pnnciples this eleeUon year and vot-e for a straight democratie I-or we need a demot'r.itie administration here iu Hawaii, to work hand-in-hand \vith the Democratic Administration In Washington. Paeheeo Is Lauded And it seems to me that in this erueial time the hand of destiny has provided a great leader here in Hawaii. We have a Democratie eandidate for Mayor who has lieen tried &nd and he has shown hims"eljf to be a true ehampion of tlie r!ghts of our people here. * Mr. Paeheeo has been in government serviee for 20 jrears. and during all those years he has fouj;ht valiantly and consistently for the welfare of all the jreople. Mr. Paeheeo is a nun of strong ».nd he is a true fighter for the rl£hts of all the people, He has vis.ion axvd foresight and leadership in nvatters of governmenl and ft>r hīs ma.ny years of falthful servlce to all of OUr people, ive should and w?tT ,lKvnor hlm by making him our ehief executive. We will reward him for his years of faithful service,

lu this emoi'al time when we

-»e \ ily !adeii wltli del>t, there is no man amostg us wlio is hetter qualified to cha.mpion our welfare and to lead us than Mr. Manuel C. Paeheeo. Lad3es and gentlemen, for the eommon good of all our peop!e t I beseech jou to not on!y eleot Mr, Paeheeo as Ma yor of Honolulu, Tnit to also e liūn a flemoerat?c hoarā of sui>ervisors to iieīp hhn £et us out of clel)t and to corroet our present iIU in cUy £;overnment.

"Gov. Laudon's outcrv agalnst the New Deal spendlng to restore pnhlie buyi:ig power. Whieh r.!rr.e en?.b!es !vl;v, pose a? a bi:dgct br.:ar.cer, seems to u? one of the polU'e.i' dodges :r, cai::pa;en h:storyPhiladelphia Roeord. (Tnd,^

, "An eiiUre laek of constructive t criiici;>;n by Uae oppositiou on!y ,!-erves to the hoi£ of Keeīewl; eu a ma,;ciiii cr tl;-c pwple of U\e u&wwU. As ;;ic eoo-

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