Daily Honolulu press. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1886, 1886-01-16
OPEN TO CoLLUsIoN AND
NRAUD.

The Attorney-General of the Ha-
waiian Islands, Mr.. Paul Neumann, has
issued an illegal opinion directed ''to
the Inspectors of Election in the sew
eral districts of the Kingdom" This
brilliant, but unfortunately sophistical
gentleman, who intersperses his daily
amusements by delivering illegal opin-
ions at the instance of the Administra-
ton leaders, and by trying to "bull-
doze" the Independent press for ex-
posing his methods, now comes for
ward with an opinion, directed as
above stated, which will open the door
tofraud and collusion, which arealready
being practically entered into by the
Tax Collector and Factotum Hayselden.
This illegal opinion of the Attorney
General proposes to open the door to
fraud by enlarging on the terms of the
exempt-from taxation Act, and allowing
the Assessor to excuse, ION account of
infrmity or poverty" all those who
may be pointed out by the Admins
tration leaders, This alleged legal
gentleman then declares that sit is
my opinion that all such persons are
entitled to vote" and recommends that
''the Tax Collector should issue to each
such person a tax receipt, with the
words qualified to vote upon it, which
he must sign, and in place of the
amount OF taxes, he must write 'ex-
empt' or excused"
In the name of common sense, we
would like to know what, under this
opinion, is to prevent the Administra-
ton leaders from voting the rag-tag-
and-bob-tail of the community for the
Government ticket, in spite. of the statu-
tory provision for property qualifica-
ton, which declares that "every male
subject of the Kingdom who shall have
paid his taxes = shall be en-
titled to one vote for Representative or
Representatives of the district in
which he resides. We affirm that the
Exempt Act has been illegally enlarged
upon in the present instance to sub
serve the interests of the Administra-
ton party, and now will practically
open the door to political collusion and
fraud
But we have already practical illus
tration and good and sufficient evi-
dence" that collision and fraud, under
the opinion of the Attorney-General,
have already commenced. Yesterday
morning two natives voters, who are
known to be strong Carter men,
applied to the Tax Collector for tax
certificates, under this opinion of the
Attorney-General In place of issuing
the certificates, one of the men was re
fered to "Kikaha," betterknown among
foreigners as "Factotum Hayselden,
who after interviewing the man tolc
him to "call again" If he had 6een Z
Government SOter he aOOUld haze g0tte,
his Httle certificate. Another native, ;
, Carter man, who applied at the same
} time and place, was sent on wild
} goose chase to the Station House
, These facts we have obtained upon tht
averment of the two natives themselves
and believe that they told the truth
Fraud and collusion, bulldozing anc
, gin, lying and wilful Misrepresentation
! and other disreputable means, are con
stantly being used by corrupt party
to sustain false cause.
In face of these developments, being
daily made, of the methods of the Ad
| ministration leaders, it behooyes tn,
friends of the Opposition, and especial,
, those of Mr.. ]. o. Carter, TO watcf
every turn of these ministerial card
, players, and trump every trick for tht
people and good Government.