The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-05-21
PERTINENT QUERY
Correspondent Asks for More LIGHT
Oh Local Affairs.
ACTION OF GOVERNMENT ON TAXES
Quiet Methods Of Proceed.
ure DiSliked.
Why No; Notify Voters How
Are Laws Set
Aside.

Mr. EDTTOR,-No good oan come
from captions criticism Of the admins
trariou: vet The average citizen has
an indefessible right 10 know that the
policy pursued or the measures adopt
e. have some solid basis Of right and
justice. The Legislature is not in ses-
sion and there is no opportunity for
inquiry and discussion. except through
The columns Of The daily paper, the
ever open court for public inveSuEa-
ton. No one would claim that ours
Is Vl,sT-al Government, in which he
discussion of public matters. snd The
5ryeS-5ru-e q responsibility. Is place.
unresa-ye6ly IN he hands Of the heads
Of The Government Ours Is :. Gove-r-
Of the people Cy the people and every
citizen has s personal interest n the
decision az questions q public policy,
OF IN the exercise q Executive auth
o-iry-
The uu5dls. INTO which the enforce
nerr q The caN-l2w has brought Us.
Is 3 matter q sSCOIiSluelc and con
Germ % many taxpayers Why cannot
this important function Of the Gov
eminent. The Ssni-22uual Csx-SaIhs--
ias. ~ conducted o. business Qrin-
ciQlsr Who no- send out Tax bills Is
does the Superintendent Of Water
works.
II the Government wishes 70 call il
certain bonds. II carefully 25ve-ciSss
numbers dates. amounts for months
beforehand. Why should not the Cit
-e2S have been notified thar failure
10 pay their axes before Jan- I. would
work 8 forfeiture q their right Of
Suffrage L 2 man cannot he deprived
Of properly rights except h due pro
csSS q law. how 5 L -Esr this L-pC--
-z-E night o. suffrage should be for
sei-e6- ny E-oSS -sEEEslcs CT Tie pS--
Of Government officials. quite 3 much
$ BY The ps-GC-zb.e ignorance Of The
vc.e-S One looks n vain through
The -aE-l2W for z-y notification Of -hs
penalty Of 8 less q The voting priv
ilsEs. Il seems thar II : s provision
q the Constitution. designed 70 DO
away with TIE Ubiquitous practice n
49, h-.---S
election But Il the -aN-collec-o- i
careful 70 notify Gs-5lCCs1cs- that .
penalty q -sC Der cent VIII De de-
EznGe5 OF 81 -zxeS -oc paid before
jan Is, v1y should not The voters
have been zlSo warned by he sane
Official authority than this sill Lssv-
Is pa-s-ry would fsu On 81 who did
-o- psy before January Isl CaC any
Dz-. Any Government take alvac-
Isze q its own w-C-E-lCi-g 70 work
additional 5-.5lS-5css Is Co- this 3 case
where The Executive can interfere. s.
has been done 10 Ssvs merchants tCcC
giving public sccoC-- q their person
q affairs,
What 100 2-s The legal reasons for
this resent zrGo- q -hs executive
Susps26i1E some q -hs provisions Of
-hs rzx--aws What : The bass O. -he
Ch5e1-ions made by he Dsrc1zr-Ss n
these 6zys q ECVl-E Justice tz-s5
= vel = t.l-ltol5s5- when t1e pres
sire = brought 70 1sz- more and mora
heavily On c-s class II he community
O. -hs worker -s-1s- han q re mani
pClz-o-. Il : vel q have -Ls right z-G
The wong clearly presented There :
: sTClE wzy- II mus h acknowledge
thai nay X aiken 70 ses1-s u-c-eS-
-5o-e5 rights LezozS q procedure
i CzC-o- Il denied mus D. Sc---5--
-sG IS VII = r--E--sS q acton
S--slT. II these CzTS q constant dis
Cuss-c- q economical problems. i :
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CiQ.s Q. -he income TX Al taxes
nus y paid on @ zccD-Iz-io-S
md IL 5-uC-s -zX : -o- : us-zl-y
lz5G CT-o1 -1-z5-- i = E proper e2llli-
EssE1o1 q burdens II proportion 70 IL
co-@- More and more a-s governments
adopting this p-E1s5p-s Is Lha- ss--Is5
1c5c!- T1z B-z-S1 Chancellor q -hs
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IN . lie chlEaS q IL sky ysz-s
S1cs -As 1sE-z5-E q Y1czo-5z-S rsZ
that -Es1 = par oE- O The rsT-
s11s as Gs=-Te5 from taxes q ON
Eo1l-sS- ccs ozly - p.- cat Taxes
@ Eco0s and q property have sup
Planted Us Cd Cs-1o1s A-zC-i-z
taxes and 6o5EGE -zLas z-e III NODES
practice VIII 5-z-z1-v No reasons
s1 . hzvs ben ETa q arh=
S5a Exscz1-s functions -zks Ia
llzos q legislative AID s155ezzI E-1c-
lu1s, and -h5S : Unstable tor goo
-azso1s occzSlC1ELly- 1o- necessarily
: Es-Zsz-lo- q poEG- WY zO- give
-szso1S- and sEcE he -E--E---aSs y
1ss eue[ proceedings. Ara 1sy
q lie square, CTTTS