The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-07-01
SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT

The members of the Legislature
would find much profit in reading the
article of Mr.. Sidney Low, late editor
OF the st. James Gazette on THE Eng
lish Governing Oligarchy."
He states that which has so often
been stated before, that the people
rule in England, that the Government
in much more directly responsible to
the people in England than 1t Is in the
United States. He even states that
II is difficult to see what further ex-
tensions Of the rule Of the multitude
could be made in England. And yet.
he says, 1.-THE multitude does not rule
"The Cabinet, is the keystone Of the
English Government as administered
today" The Cabinet may be turned
out ut moments notice. And yet the
Cabinet rules, so long as it remains
in office.
without entering into the history of
the causes for this perhaps singular
situation. 1t may be stated generally
that IL is the result of the experience
and common sense of the British ma
tion. With vast schemes OF CONNER
cial expansion on hand, together with
schemes OF conquest MS incident to II,
It was found necessary, that the Gov
eminent should have "a head on It,"
that the Cabinet should rule, or, II IL
did not command the confidence Of the
people. that another Cabinet should
take its place, and rule.
A Government in Office makes its
estimates OF expenses and disburse-
ments, and the party behind 1t says
''You are now running the administra-
ton. DO as you think best. Take your
own course. We do not hamper you
or kill your energies. II you wish to
spend money you must raise It. We
stand of and let you do your best"
II the people finally concludes that the
Government Is not doing the best
thing, It votes want of confidence, and
new set of men take office.
Under our Hawaiian system, as It
stands at present, there is no such Or
ganization for practical work. II
there were, party, behind the Govern
ment. in the Legislature it would say
20 II. Spend money as you choose to
spend 1t. You know just how much
you can raise by taxation, without
making trouble. We do not hamper
you until we have lost confidence in
you."
As things now stand. the members OF
the Legislature in entering into and
tiispOsing OF the details Of administra-
ton. become in fact semi Cabinet Off
GERS. In the fixing of Offices and sala-
ries, in determining the amount of
public work to be done, the party in
power should leave these matters to
the Government, as the best method
OF securing effective administration,
and only interfere when it no longer
has cohlisnee in the Government.
IN the management Of a large plan
alton. the stockholders and directors
yeave the administration largely to the
discretion of one or two men. The
VOckholders do not hold meetings, and
administer details. When the man
ssement is bad, it is simply changed,
his procedure is the result OF expert
ce.
this course were followed by the
cent Legislature the disagreements
ca the appropriation bill would not
VILLAGE. The Government would be
sted.
A reply to this view OF the case Is,
1t IL not the American way"
1t is not. The American way, owing
4 0 the youth Of its democracy, was to
mex Alaska over twenty years ago.
\ d then neglect ever since to give 1t
'st territorial form OF government.
ne may be advantages in this the
SS government. 1t has also. many
Sroantages. Speaker Reed showed
polrpf the disadvantages.