The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-30
PROMPTLY DENIED
Deputy Collector MCStOCkGr and
N. G. 4.
HE PLAYS NO FAVORITES
Men Appointed According
to Loyalty and Brains.
Has Instructed Men to Join Mill
tary-Applications From
Every Glass.

Referring to an article in yesterdays
Advertiser regarding Government pat
ronage being thrown to members of the
Citizens Guard, Capt. f. b. McStocker
said last night:
Whoever made the assertion is talk
ing through his hat. The first question
l ask an applicant for a position per-
tains to his loyalty; the second to his
capability. The armed body to which
he belongs is immaterial, and if the in
formation l get in response to the first
two questions is satisfactory, that is
all care for That the man belongs
to military or civic organization,
whose aim is to support the Govern
men, is understood, for you know there
is an unwritten law to that effect.
There are some busy bodies in
Honolulu who are trying to throw
discredit on the Government and dis
organize the National Guard My i'm
preston is that the man who made
the remark belongs to that set
Before the Citizens Guard was Oh =
ganized, with captains at the head of
each company, 1 knew every one who
was in the organization and what he
was doing. My interest in the organiza-
tion is as strong today as ever, but I
am not as active as formerly, though I
have a general supervision, but I wish
to deny emphatically that preference
is given to members of the Guards in
so far as positions in the Custom House
is concerned.
There have been two instances that
| remember now, where men were on
the night watch in this service, and
who were members of the n. G. H. 1
found that it was impossible for them
to give proper attention to their du-
ties here, and be at the armory on drill
nights. suggested to them that when
their commissions expired they had
better resign and join the Custom
House squad of the Citizens Guard.
This squad you will understand, was
especially for service around
the Custom House when occasion re-
quires.
The insinuation that members of the
n. G. II. are encouraged to leave that
and join the Citizens
Guards is pure and simple rot l heard
a week ago" continued Captain Nc
that we were giving pref
erence to men other than those con-
nected with the N G. H. I immedi-
ately called on a line officer and asked
him to make the charge over his sig
nature if he knew such to be the
case. His answer was that he be
lieved men could be of as much serv-
Of the Mounted Reserve or the Sharp
shooters. as in the n. G.. H We have
had men come TO us for positions who
were totally incompetent to fill them. |
and I suppose they and their friends
feel, because they were not appoint
ed, that we show a preference for
men in other organizations. 4 mem
Der of the Citizens Guard cannot get
here, either, if he is in
capable.
Here is the book in which all ap-
plications for appointments are filed.
| will read them over to you, and you
may see how few members of the n.
G. H. have recorded themselves as
wanting positions. Here are applica-
tions from men who do not belong 10
any organization under the Govern
ment. and you will notice that not a
few are men who clearly neglected
the study of penmanship in their
youth. You will notice, also, that
there are applications from men who
have not been in the country long
enough to wear out pair of shoes.