The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-31

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7 would urge upon YOU o.. vuou tr,
accepted view that Ip ram. h.-y
duty ut muc nu ut ciu
,euship conferred hN IbD state
rather than % right NuI 10 o.
luty which may only bel tt1rmcd With
to the state nN those who ore
mentally qualified for bus csI ousible de-
as nome but the Ill, bodied cit
lien may serve his COUNT TO- advantage
pn the battlefield, II is e. |ly a. % means
of approximately arriviI ,tl reason.
able standard of monta qualification
HAT the requirement of IrU rcrty quail.
ications is legitimate. ; lcl q method
though imperfect and m some eases
harsh 60 the individual. is vet in the
main an effective ally to he more direct
effort to reach the same result through
educational qualification, which in
practice ia more difficult Yt application.
The question whether the franchise
should be limited To citizens Of the re.
public will demand your serious cunsid-
Grafton in view Of the &C ep ed practice
~ NlutI CIV lllEtu utllou.s anu lllt Jun
ger of allowing those not der the OBJ
legations of citizenship ard owing fealty
to possible hostile governments, to eX-
orcise this important function,
The powers which the constitution
should confer upon the President is
a subject which calls for careful study
ON your pant in order that the Office
may not be allowed to become a men
ace to civil liberty from having too
much authority on the one hand, aud
that it may not degenerate into use
| less feature from having too little OF
| the other
! The question also whether the Presi
dent should be eligible for election t
| the presidential term on succeeding his
own inCumbenCy will require eNamina
| ton il view of the temptation to the
prostitution of the authority and oflicia
| patronage belonging to the office, whlcf
such eligibility creates.
/ The unsatisfactory experience of the
country with legislature composed OF
one house makes it imperative for yot
| to investigate the comparative advau
/ tages of such legislature and of on,
made up of two houses.
Measures and conditions for the pro
/ lection of the Legislature from corrup
influences originating either in the yea
of political parties or the interests o
private enterprise, are important results
to be sought in your deliberations.
The Executive Council has glvei
D much time and study 20 the various
| problems raised by the project OF reor
| ganizing the Government on a republl
can basis. In this work we have beer
| favored with the valuable assistance OF {
number of gentlemen who have klndl,
consented to meet with us and wh'
/ have freely contributed their time an'
/ thought to this object. While there ha
naturally been some difference OF opln
| ion regarding the matters under discus
sion, the conclusions finally arrived a
have been formulated into a text whicl
may aid the convention in It's work an'
which is at its disposal. Fullyrecogniz
ing the authority OF the convention
under the act creating il to form Con
stitution, | have deemed it desirable t
adopt this method OF as sting it.
In the exercise OF you duty OF layin
the foundations OF our leW civil system
I pray that you will lool tar away iron
the passions and resen melts that ma
have grown out OF lat. political event
and build Tor the future anu fOr the wei
fare and Just protectiol Of the Who'll
community regardless O. present lndl1
ferenCes.
While ! recognize t e id which
spirit OF compromise III messentii
issues brings to a worl o. this kind,
urge you to make no CO. les sion Of priI
ciple to a dread of what oil ers may sa,
The transceudent duty ION YOU, an
the finished work viii h comes frol
your hands will be you. j. stltication {
: witness against you.
, Permit me in clOsin to quote I'll
i words OF v ashington il Il g conventiC
OF which he was a member, whiC
framed the Constitution % the Unite
States OF America, Wen the fear ,
public opinion began to hinder the wOrl
He said: If to please the people "
offer what we ourselves iisapprove, no
can we afterward defend our work. L,
us raise a standard to which the wis
and honest can repair; the event is
the hand OF God"
, On resolution introduced by NJ
} Kalua the convention adjourned
Difference to Decoration Day until tn
morning at 10 o'clock.
At the conclusion of the President
/ address DIR. c. 7. Rogers. secretary {
the Councils called the roll. All men
bers were present except Mr.. C. Bolt
Mr.. William Horner and Mr.. G.
Carter, the latter being detained at IL
last moment by the severe illness
Mrs. Carter.
, Among those present were membe
= of the diplomatic and consular corp
with the exception of Major Wod
: house, Minister Resident for Gre
r Britain, and w. NJ. Giffard, acting re
e resentative of Portugal during Il
I absence of Mr.. Cannavaro. On Il
! right of the hall were seated the di
q lomatic corps and officers from Il
r japanese and United States ships
port while on the left were officials
u the Hawaiian Government the justic
: of the Supreme Court and promine
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