Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-08-22
Hitcheock's Brigade

was as bad. as-bsd can be. W.
o. Smith the present Attorney
General occupied the floor and
the time of the Legislature with
his verbose trades on the same
subject and all his songs about
the police were set to the Adrsr-
tiser time. He derided In the
strongest terms the personei of
the force. He delivered a regu-
lar Phillipiea against the expen-
ses OF the department and his
constant cry was retrenchment J
retrenchment In his most APP
proved sanctimonious style he
deplored the necessity of dim
inishing the Numerical strength
Of the police and he illustrated
in eloquent terms and with a
terrified voice the absolute
uselessness of the mounted police
and of the Waikiki station-and
he succeeded in his efforts. Ably
supported by Cecil Brown, by
". C. Wilder, John Ena and
other Legislators he got the APP
preparation for the police reduc
ed very materially aud materially
impaired the efficiency Of the At
torney-General's department.
What change has come over
his dreams Why is the Adver
tiser so silent and blind to the
exploits in the station house Z
Where is the virtuous indigna-
ton formerly displayed, where
the energy ofabuse and unbridled
ire Alas the truly good have
fallen. Smith has got the At
tornev-Generalship and he does
Mt propose to cramp the police
as long as he holds the purse
strings. and Castle has filed
Wilson s place with his brother
in-law. And brethren, can a
member of the compact sin or
become derilect7
But what do we see to day 2
Although the revenues have been
diminished the Acknowledgement
has increased the appropriation
for the force materially. AL
though His Excellency claimed
that the mounted police was Il
fraud we find that he, now. is
steadily increasing that branch.
Although the golden era is said
TO have dawned we are told that
the criminal element has in
creased considerably since the
revolution and we are asked to
pay for large detective force,
for spies and informers. While
in 1897 ". o. Smith denied the
necessity of an appropriation for
special service he now throws
money right and left for secret
purposes, and that while the
roads and waterworks demand
every cent which can be saved.
Aud how they complained over
the men employed by Wilson. 1t
did not take long for the present
regime to employ that bete noir
of Mr.. Smith, Captain Larsen and
to place him in most response
bic position. And the present per-
sonel We could hardly believe
our senses when we looked at the
brigade which Hitchcock dares
to parade in open court as his Of
fieers and on whose very manly
bosoms he dares to put the badge
of an officer. In what hands Is
the law and order of the commu-
nifty TALENT If the Attorney
Generals motto is to set a thief
to catch thief he has succeeded
wonderfully we'll in living mp to
it Ex.police-ofieers cashiered
for bribery, convicted for gambl
ing and punished now sport a
commission signed by W. 0.
Smith and Hitchcock and display
with pride the badge which the
dishonored and disgraced. Vag
rants and buns drifted to these
shores from unknown parts and
with unknown antecedents are
heartily welcomed into the flock
at the station house and invested
with police authority. A mount
ed police force composed Of
Ignorant. indiscreet and over
bearing aliens who neither under
stand the people or the language
of the land are allowed to roam
about with sufficient authority to
cause trouble and annoyance to