The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-05-09

d San FEduciScp, dDb tuust Tesiuc Ill
the capital Of the State, which is not
his permanent home.
California, which cont aims within
its borders nearly every variety of
soil and climate, which produce
nearly everything which can be pro.
duced in the temperate zone, which
has large manufacturing interests,
hundreds of mines, large number
of deep-water. coastwise, and inside
vessels. has an assessed valuat lou of
Sl,07l ,lO2.321, more than "a times
the area of Hawaii, and more than IL
times the population, and she pays
her governor one.half of $1,000 or
$500. The State debt of California
aud her per capita share OF the ma
tiunal debt amount to- S27.52 per
capita. In Oregon these two debts
amount to S2253 per capita
The public debt OF Hawaii is S34
per capita and il diaws six percent
per annum, payable semi. annually.
| max" these comparisons Tor the
purpose of showing how necessary IL
Is for Hawaii tn economize. We are
Informed that high salaries are due
to the office; that IL Is necessary for
presidents, consuls, aud ENJOYS to
entertain public guests. IL this is
true. let the money due to- the office
holder and the money intended for
the entertainment of public guests
i9 kept separate. aud let the money
set apart for the entertainment of
public guests be properly accounted
for. So that taxpayers will have some
assurance that il has been devoted
to its intended use. This plan has
/ its drawback, will admit. for il will
not make the horny. handed sons Of
! toll any more conteuted with their
rice aud poi To read that il has just
] cost hr government o-and.so to fill
I he uomachs of foreign legations
! and the stuinachs of our president
aud cabinet with turkey. champagne,
etc. but they help to pay for il. and
they are entitled tu An itemized bill
II the cost Som. uf our horny
handed sous " toll are 10 an i'll
humor already. for ". see the mem
bers of tn" oligarrhy clothed in pur
pie and fine linen aud faring sump.
tuously three times day, while ".
who do the hard work are often
clothed in thin AT tmosph-re and com
PEELED to feed upon the same.
In an editorial 10 the Bulletin OF
May | read the following: 1T
must ba remembered that the pre-
sent masters Of Hawaiian affairs
want anything but pure republican
~ystcm. Under such n system they
would not be allowed TO rule" The
writer of those words spoke the
ruth. W" are to have u republic in
nam. bat not in fact--at least not
yet am 10 favor Of a republican
lurm oi government, but I care lii
lie for the form IL the subst ance he
la"king.
The masses ia England lived in
great comfort under feudal system
~ government. \ comfort that ia
"a strang. ruut rast with th. squalid
poverty 81 the nasses IN the Eng.
iand Of the present day. Yet ". are
lnll tha, the present government of
England i essentially democratic.
rh"r. il hut little in n name when il
comes IL government.
Now. Mr.. Editor, strange as il
may seem, some of the hswsrs al
wood and drawers uf water try a.
defend the system Of paying high
salaries.
They hav" an exaggerated idea oi
th" labor performed by public office
huldrr-, they think il will help Ia
Keep up the wages received by com
mon lab"rrrs. aud last, but not least,
they think that none Of i, comes out
IL their packets. \ little reflect ion
aud invest cation will show how far
hese ideas ara from the truth. The
duties of au executive officer ar.
largely such as any individual oI
ordinary education aud common
sense is fully competent To perform
But this il not all Very ordinary
persons are fr.quently-l cam. neal
saying usually selected to GIL ths,
place.
High salaries ara no guarantees oi
honesty or capacity. Governor
Pennny"r is the peer 81 any publ,
man ia tn. United States to-day
! vet he is serving his second term q,
'Hl'' VI St1te gI"b
} per year. Signing appropriation
d, bills pissed by the Legislative bod,
, hoes not require great knowledge oI
, experience.
] meet many people who thinl
, thai chief executive IN the Unitet
: States must decide whether a Law
' passed hl the Legislative body, anC
/, presented to him for his signature
4 - a g,"'d law or not. Such was not
and is u"t, ia" Intention Of the vet,
# power in To" Cnited States, and an,
xecutlvr who vetoes a bill which ha
h--u talked about by the people
aud regularly passed by the legisla
Ii'" body. as>umes powers which dc
not belong To him. When ! begaI
This communication, Mr.. Editor,
did II with the intention OF shown,
that economy in public affairs her,
~ Hawaii is n"cessary, where To he
gin to economics, and how-and tC
show up some Of the methods o
economy pract ised by this govern
. ment. believe that have showI
1 the necessity for economy, but
fear that you can not give space t.
the whole article at once, So vii
7 divide A