The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-09
HOWL ABOUT APPOINT
ING UNPOPULAR
PEOPLE.
A Number of Citizens are Discon-
tented Because Friends OF
the Government are
ignored.


the ranks of the Governments
supporters, simply on account OF
several of the appointments which
have been made. The people who
are displeased are aot going around
in public or ..aisy manner, but
their displeasure is evident none
the less.
There are quite a number of good
men walking about the streets who
were on hand during the darkest |
hours previous to the overthrow OF !
the monarchy men who carried a |
rifle in their hands and stood ready |
to back the Committee of Thirteen
with their lives. Up to now, little
has been done for these people, al
though number of changes have
been made in public offices. The
men who feel sore are still good
friends of the Government, and all
stand ready to back it up again If
| it should be found necessary, but
they object to having offices filled
with people who were not friends,
and even now are not sympathizers,
of the new order of things.
In the minds of many people,
the Government put its foot in 1t
when they appointed George Ashley
as Marshal. Instead of cleaning
out that den of iniquity-the Sta
tion-house-as people were led to
: expect he would, he kept the same
old gang on, even to Friday Ken
Won. The last-named individual
t was dismissed only when the new
official was informed that Fridays
retention in office would queer the
best man alive. Then Friday had
to go.
Then Ashley looked around to
make some promotions, and one of
the men selected by him was Geo.
II Nawaakoa, a man who made him
o self notorious as an informer and a
II spy for Wilson. The Marshal then
, commenced to make some changes
y in regard to the turnkey system
IS about the place He picked out two
l. white men to look after the cells
Is One of these is an individual nance
m Hickey. He was discharged by
he Wilson for drunkenness, yet the new
he head of the police gathers him il
ne and a place is made for him on th'
Id Government pay roll. One NOR
es bad break can be mentioned, ant
Is that is the appointment of }. A
&c Mehrten as Deputy-Marshal. Thi
OF appointment has caused terrlti
howl, but it is not for any lengtl
of time, as the ADVERTISER is IL
formed by people high in authorit
that Mehrten is to act for a shol
time only.
- The next place filled was the o
fee of Port Surveyor. This oflicis
has a number of men under hil
- who are supposed to prevent tn
landing Of opium in the countr.
They have not been very success
full in their efforts, as everyone WI
admit, but the same crowd W.
kept on.
The friends of the Governmel
" felt sure that this department
; the Government would also
cleaned out, but no changes we
~ made until Tuesday when Pc
w Surveyor Sanders was compellt
.OO to dismiss two 1nen owing to
heavy pressure brought to bear
him.
Although the Board of Fl
Nv. Commissioners have been in Off
but a few days they have be-
'he acting long enough to have
hornets nest about their ca
There are seveal reasons for
this. the principal one being I
S, appointment of William Love
secretary of the board. He to
no part in the overthrow of t
Government, but on the contra
IAN he was considered an adherent
Wilson's. His appointment ca
ed a furious howl which {
not abate until yesterday VII
it was learned that the boz
had requested his resignati
81 The appointment of Frank Husti
as Chief Engineer of the Deps
iner, ment did not meet with gene
approval, the sole objection in
., At case, as far as it can be learn
.ly being that he is man engaged
a regular business, and many
pie consider that the post
should have been given to Sc
' friend of the Government who
unemployed.
,.,ins The new chief comes in IL
!, share of the general condemnat
because he selected q driver
l. No. , engine in the person of /
Gallagher. This man was TO
istata in the Station-house on the
when the Government took pos
49,. sion, and he was otherwise
nus sidered as an enemy of the
street. Government. Notwithstanding
this he was selected by Mr.. Hus
2-E to drive the engine at the com
able salary of $75 month, "
rood friends of the Govern