The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-01-05
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Ma. FprroR-SIR The first Monday in January
of this New Years of Grace lS60-ushered in with
spleuior A more beautiful day could not have been
desired by the =. Makaainana'' of Hawaii mel" for
the day of his power-at least, thus it was in this Srd
District of Oahu.
Public enthusiasm in this notable Election District
had arisen high for three candidates eInulous OF the
honors or the influence which are supposed to attend
q certificate of election TO one Of the twenty-five seats
in the Representative Hail, had by arts to themselves
known, quickened the pulses Of old men, middle
aged, and young-so that by the hour of eight, lew
men remained at home to guard their ancestral faro
patches. Over the hills and over the moors, traiieu
professions, all bound to the Ballot Box, with tickets
yellow, white and blue. The grey haired men were
feeling young again as they approached the goai
where they (many of them mistaken souls) supposed
their biennial duty to perform for their own ana
countries good.
But, all Mr.. Editor, how many a light heart on
duty bent, was smitten back aghast, and this bright
day clouded to them; for be it known, that this new
opened year reveals to scores in this 3rd District, that
thev are good as dead henceforth in their mite of in
fuence on their c~ountry's laws, unless relieved by
higher power, than sits to rule in Justice here.
Sir this day. the Constitutional Right 10 Pofe
was denied, and their ballots rejected by the Judge of
this District to scores of persons, by a ruling made
by him in favor of the Tax Collector, himself a can
didate, his boon friend, and for whom his influence
was stretched to the utmost, and l opine q little too
far.
The Tax Collector-who by-the-bye belongs to and
lives in another District (for this poor District can
not produce men worthy of the trust, proposed to the
Board of Inspectors, that all persons released by the
enumerators from the poll, school and road taxes,
by reason of age, infrmity, &C., as provided for in
such cases by the law; and also, all school masters
likewise, released from afore-named taxes by reason
of their vocation-be denied the right 10 rOte.
This proposition was most theoretically and warm
" opposed by two native lawyers and other men OF
common sense, as contrary to the reading and spirit
CT the constitution and the law relating to elections.
But all in vain: The Board of Inspectors being in
wholesome fear of their Chairman, the Judge, left the
deciding of this point with His Honor. which was di-
rectly ruled ia fsvo. of ''my friend,'' and so BY this
artihce, and possibly by the previous calculation and
arrangement on this point, the day was won by the
Judges party.
Thus, sir, you and the public may see how we are
governed here: Under the ruling of this Astute
Judge Of two Districts, one of the heaviest taxpayers
residing in the District could not be allowed to vote.
So too, the S .hool teachers. What have these men
done, that tl.e rights which other voters have should
be denied to them This, at least, appears to be the
understanding of the 3rd District Inspectors of Elec-
tions-for they were dumb before the manao of the
Judge-that a vote is equivalent in value to a release
from the amount of the Poll Tax, together with the
School and Road Taxes, and Vice Versa.
Yours, &C., Nc HoU.
Waialua, Oahu, Jan. 8, 1860.