The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-08-17
TOPICS OF The DAY.

AVA Avn Va hhA 1hhA ~
The Republican administration of
Hawaii promised new order OF
things, but the fulfilment has not
been up the promise. In the matter
of appointments to Office we have
the best reason to complain. The
matter of judicial appointments il
lustrates the laxity that have prevail
ed; the one branch OF government in
which the most care should have
been exercised. When John W.
Kalua was appointed Circuit Judge
Of Maui, no one knew better the bad
reputation OF this man than Presi-
dent Dole and Chief Justice Judd.
But Mr.. Kalua was one OF the few
renegade Hawaiians who shouted
for annexation, and this was thought
to outweigh every other considera-
ton. Mr.. Kalua knew that it was
the last card he had to play and he
played it, and won the vacant judge
ship. This was bad enough, but
having made the appointment,
Messrs, Dole, Judd, Smith and
others of the Republican patriots
tried to give Mr.. Kalua standing
in society, by inviting him to their
houses, dining him, and introducing
him to their wives and daughters.
The offense that Mr.. Kalua is now
charged with is of no greater turpi-
tude than others he was charged
with before his appointment.
Just here we have to ask il Sher-
ifs and their deputies have list OF
persons whose persons are held in
higher esteem than others. Circuit
Judge Kalua was allowed to go free
of arrest, to which we do not demur,
but, so far he has not been sum
moned to appear for trial for the
violation OF law
Most of the work of the Legisla-
ture in its special session just over
has been authorizing the appoint
meht of special commissions of in
vestigation to report to the regular
session of the Legislature. In sddi-
tion it has mutilated the Presidents
land bill so that even the Executive
admit it will probably have to be
amended and supplemented at the
regular session. And for this the
country has been put to an expense
of $l3,000-of which only $4,000 went
in salaries to the collective elected
uiednm of tha oo,,ptru
Two separate editorialettes in the
same column of the Star read as
follows:
"There does not seem to be any
question but what the new Legis-
lative system of the branches sit
ting separately is better than the
old. Every measure receives ex-
haustive consideration"
"The private lightning express
methods of legislation has no place
in the country of free people"
What does he mean? After in
previous issue accusing the Execu-
tive and Legislature of "railroading
legislation" he now denounces it in
one breath and in the other says
each measure has received Sex
hausted consideration" How about
the cable?
In another column, we reprint
from one of the latest copies of the
New York Sun, an account of
mysterious phantom city seen in
Alaska occasionally, and supposed
to be in the neighborhood OF the
North Pole. 1t is interesting, to
note in this connection that,
similar feature is said to be seen
during the nights of Kane-that is,
during the last quarter IF each
moon-at Mana, Waimea, Kauai; in
the early morning hour. 1t is called
by tradition the "Kauhale Lima
loa." That is to say the ''City Of
Longhand."
1t sometimes occurs to us what
can be the feelings OF those who
meet as missionaries and mission
aries children, and children-in-law,
when they get together and raise
their tuneful voices on that verse of
the hymn which bids
"To set the captive free
To set aside transgression
And rule in eQuity."