Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-06-21


the adjective "disingenuous they viii
the more readily appreciate the cxac
application
Specific instances Of the violations
OF the auditing act by the auditor gen
cral might be multiplied. 1t is sufficient
to charge what cannot be denied, wha
the finance committees report shows
what the records OF the department.
will more fully show upon further in
vcstgalion, that the auditor general
has violated the whole spirit OF the
auditing act by the continuous tenor o
his career in office False to one por
,ion Of his trust he has been false TO all
rnt REPORT i1sELL
In the course Of this argument w
have dwell chiefly upon the ministerial
and official violations OF constitution
and statute suggested by the finance
committees report We print the ful
text Of the report IN a supplement, anc
need alludc to none Of is many salient
points, We have already indicated oui
endorsement Of the document by term
ing It an indictment Of the ministry anc
the auditor general We desire how
ever to express our regret rcgre
which we think is general that mucl
inconscquent and apparently illnaturet
material was incorporated in the report
thereby divcrting attention from many
telling many unanswerable points
And we also regret that the committee
should have failed SO rigidly to scru
tinize W the departments Of the gov
ernmcnt that the ministers have OBJ
tanned a color Of right to say that the
investigation was partial But nc
charge OF animus or partial pleading
even II proved can be permitted IL
beg the question Reduce the s.
pages Of the report one half and thcr,
would still remain sufficient charges
broDed, to convict the ministry OF di
rect and indirect violation of the lettc
and spirit Of both the constitution ant
the statutes.
THE MINISTERIAL DEFENSE.
So far as reported the reply of th'
ministers TO the finance committee
indictment has been an effort to be,
the question, to find animus, to be tri
vial about lrivialities. |, is impossible t.
consider at length the speeches so ia
made We shall do so next week.
~ IT is TO END IN wHITEwAsH.
All day Thursday and yesterday tn
the assembly OF committee Of the whole
debated the report of the finance com
mittee. During the debate, Mr. Git
son moved that the report be laid o
the table Mr.. Dole moved its acccp
tance Mr.. Nakaleka moved its indie
mite postponement We trust the me
ton OF Mr.. Dole will finally prevail
II either of the other motions preva
we hope the community will rise to tn
occasion. There is one article Of tn
constitution that has been too general
forgotten. 1t is as follows
Article I4.-All men shall have the righ
in an orderly and peaceable manner, to assen
bic, without arms, To consult upon the con
mon good and to petition the king OF ii
legislative assembly for redress Of grievance
For redress of grievances ! We nee
such assemblage oftener. If our caus
is denied justice let US peaceably a
semble, not with sensational poster
not to listen to incendiary speeche
but in an earnest yet dispassionat,
resolute yet dignified, firm yet gentl
manly assemblage OF all classes, a
ranks, all conditions of citizenship Ii
native and the foreigner, the artlsa
and the professional, the planter an
the merchant--to demand our righ
under the constitution and the statut,
and to note 0nr protest against deni
of those rights.