The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-08-04
THE CONSTITUTION EXTENDED
BY LAW.

T.. ( 81.
The text of the two different bills in.
troduced in the Senate and House lasi
December, which provide for the gov.
eminent of this Territory of HawAii
were drawn in accordance with the
theory Of the Republicans that the
Constitution does not OF it's own inner
ent force cover a territory acquired by
the United States, but that it must be
extended by an Act of Congress. So
Section 3, of the Senate bill, reported
by Senator Cullom provides:
THAT the Constitution and all the
laws of the United States locally appli-
cable, except as herein otherwise pro-
vided, shall have the same force and
effect within the said Territory as
elsewhere in the United States"
If the Constitution covers this Ter
ritory, the foregoing provision so far
as 1t relates to the Constitution is un-
necessary. But the Republicans Of the
Senate put their own construction on
the inherent vigor" of the Constitu-
ton, and as they said that it did not
have it sufficiently to reach these ISL
ands, they did just what they ought to
have done, and that which the agree
ment in the Newlands' Resolution calls
for,-they plainly provided in the bill
for the government of this Territory,
a provision extending the Constitution
over 1t. t.,
The bill introduced bv Mr.. Hit in
the House, Dec. 9Th. and reported to
the Committee of the Whole on Jan.
uary 23rd. contains precisely the same
language which appears inl the Senate
bill, so far as extending the Constitu-
ton Is concerned. 1t may pc assumed
that all this was not done without the
approval of the President.
When the local Republican journal
and special organ hopes that the judges
of our Territorial court willtb prompt.
ly removed for their recent decision In
this matter, it may be ASSUMED that i,
was ignorant of what the Republican
view of the subject was, in Washing
ton, or it would not have used Demo
cratic ammunition in attacking the
court and the Republican leaders.
The birth of the Republican baby ir
these Islands. under such circum
stances, would be an unfortunate event
However pretty and cunning it nigh
be, it's voice and eyes and squeal Nigh
betray the lamentabe fact that the Re
publican maiden had gone astray
under the influence OF the climate II
Hawaii, and some tramp Democrat hat
temporarily won her affections.
Before the Republican journal am
it's hackers make another masterl.
move to get rid of the Territorial
Judges because they have decided
constitutional question in a certain
way. ii would be a sagacious act 10
them To see that the reasons they ad
vance for removal are not reasons cor
daily approved of by the removing
power. Il want that policeman re
moved for swearing at me" shouted
an angry citizen to the Mayor of TIL
city. IF he had sworn at you darne'
sight more, I'd make him sergeant,
said the Mayor.
Will President Mckinley, when tn
spoils are to be divided, please bea
II in mind, that those who are pro
fessionally devoting their lives AM
their sacred honor in these Islands t.
the upsetting of the local government
here, are, like the young Irishman VIII
Internationally whacked his owl
father In the dark during the shindy
unintentionally repudiating the Repub
lican policy. But IL should be regard
ed as a mistake of youth, and shout
not prevent a share In the coming an
glorious distribution OF the contents q
the flesh pots,