The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-02-26

clivities actually enrolling them
selves as members in Democratic
clubs, notably the Pequod Club, Of
which a Police Commissioner was
President.
Respecting frauds at the polls the
committee cite the following in
stance: In 1893, the Judge of the
Court Of Appeals and minor State
officers only we're candidates. In
1894, the Governorship, Lieutenant
Governorship, the Judge of the
Court Of Appeals and Mayor Of the
city were in the balance, and yet the
vote cast in 1894, in the district re.
ferred to, was smaller by more than
1000 or by more than rs percent OF
the total vote cast, than that cast
in 1898, while in view OF the greater
importance of the issues involved
there should have been large in
crease in the number of votes poll
ed, indicating that in 1893 more
than 1000 fraudulent votes were cast
and counted in a single assembly
district of the city. Ii was due to
the presence OF aud the revelations
before your committee that similar
frauds we're not enacted at the late
election When we consider by com-
parison during the same years OF the
votes polled in the town of Grave
send, that the same startling de-
crease is noticeable, the conclusion
seems irresistible that the same
forces were at work in the two local
tiles, producing similar results.
Concerning the patrolmen OF the
force the committee have this to say:
II is a significant fact that but little
corruption has been traced into the
pockets of the ordinary patrolmen,
and that such sins as may be laid at
his door largely consist in abuse Of
physical force, infringement upon
the rights and privileges OF citizens,
and omission to disclose the crimi-
nal conduct OF his superiors. 1t is
probable and even certain from the
testimony that large number Of
patrolmen have paid sums averag-
ing $500 for appointment to the po-
lice. 1t is not strange that starting
in this way some OF them have imi-
tated the example OF their superb
ors and should have become victims
to most pernicious and criminal
practice. 1t was proved by stream
Of witnesses who poured continu-
ously into the sessions Of the COM
mittee that many OF the members OF
the force, aud even superior officers,
have abused the resources OF physi-
cal power which have been provided
for them and their use only in cases
OF necessity in the making Of arrests
and the restraints OF disorder, to
crafty personal spite and brutal in
stincts, and to reduce their victims
to a condition Of servility. This
condition has gone to such an ex-
tent that, even in the eyes OF our
foreign born residents, our institu-
tions have been degraded, and those
who have fed from oppression
abroad have come here to be doubly
oppressed in a professedly free and
liberal country. The harm thus
done by engendering bitterness and
hatred in the minds OF multitudes OF
those people, who look upon the pc.
lice as the highest expression Of
governmental power, and their con-
sequent inducement to phases OF
radicalism thus forced upon them
cannot be estimated.
The report then details the black
mailing Of proprietors Of disreput-
able houses and also OF merchants
and street vendors by the police.
The interference OF politicians is
then dwelt on, and the report con-
cludes with suggestions for remedy