The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-24
Municipal League to
Be Formed.
RESEARCH CLUB OUTCOME
Plans Outlined at Meeting Last Night
When 7. McCants Stewart and
E, M. Boyd Spoke,

The Municipal League, formed Tor
the purpose OF studying forms of city
government, which will embrace the
young men of the community without
regard to race or opinions, Will be the
outcome of the meeting of the Re
search Club in the drawlng-room of DR.
w. M. Kincaid last evening. The
meeting was called for the purpose oil
considering what political action might
be- taken but that phase was lost In
the unanimous vote in favor of the re-
port Of the committee which had spent
two weeks in considering the course
which might best be followed.
Percy M. Pond, chairman of the COM
mittee. reported that it had been de
cided that there should be a commit
tee of five, named by Chairman Case
which should call To it's aid such young
men of the community as they needed
and the augmented committee should
frame a scheme of action to bo sub
mitted 10 a general meeting which
would be called at a future date. That
meeting will he the first OF series
which will form and continue the Mu-
nicipal League. 1t was proposed that
the object OF the League should be the
study of municipal questions and per
haps embOdy the results in a charter
which might be submitted TO the Leg
islature for ratification.
The discussion of the question
brought out many speakers, but the
burden of the talk was that there was
needed now some body which would
discuss the many plans for city gov
eminent. assemble library devoted
10 civic topics. and furnish a medium
for education in city matters for tn.
young men who will make up the cleo
torate of the future municipality. The
speakers brought out the fact that
there was to be no close corporation
but that every class and race world be
urged to take part in these discussions
so that the work accomplished would
be without any SAVIOR of partlsanshfp,
but would appeal to all citizens as the
best possible basis for an organic law,
Dorin Andrews opened the discus
sion of the motion to adopt the com
mittee's report. He urged that ac-
qualntance with all sides of the uues-
uon was needed and that such an or
gan1Zatlon as was proposed would
bring together men whose knowledge
OF local conditions would enable them
TO frame such a charter as would he
best for the city. Mr.. Andrews said
that as the Legislature would pass uDon
anw charter for the city that the cleo
ton OF good men to that body must not
be overlooked in the needs OF the CITY
Professor H0smer took the stand
that good city government could only
come from every man doing his whole
duty, attaching as much Importance to
the nominations as TO final elections
anu cited experiences of American
cities to show that such inattention on
the part of good citizens had resulted
IN turning them over to political cor
rupuonists in the past.
George b. Mcclellan made the point
that there should be aroused in THE
minds of the citizens such civic pride
as would result in the making of the
CITY one which would be as beautiful
ana attractive in its way as that most
beautiful of all cities, Paris. When the
citizens were united in making the CITY
beautiful and attractive, a city for
homes and for tourists as we'll aa a
commercial center they would accom-
pllsh their ends and the resups would
Justify all the energy put forth in the
accomplishment.
Inc original motion being so amend
ed that chairman of the evening Dan
H. Case. should be member of the
committee, was passed without a dis
senting vote.
Prlor to the business of the evening
there was a discussion of independent
political action. f. NJ. Boyd spoke
briefly OF the history of Independents
parties in some of the cities of the
United States, and the effects of such
political revolutions. T. McCants
stewart read carefully prepared ma
per on the theory of non-partisan
bodies In politics as aids to regular
party Organizations. His paper was as
follows:
I. McCants Stewards Speech.
Mr.. Stewart spoke in part as fol-
lows:
Inc question in our minds is this:
Shall we organize non-partisan clubs
LOT independent nominations in mn
nicipal elections? If not, Is there any
heid for municipal leagues as aids to
party organizations?
The struggle for American independ-
ence was backed by practically IMAM
fmous public sentiment. From Bunk
or HIN to Yorktown, the people of the
Colonies stood up like one man. and
declared for liberty or death. In the
formative period of our history as a
FEDERAL Nation, certainly during the
hrst term OF President Washlngton's
administration. the affairs of the ma
lion were decided by common counsaIs
as modified by mutual interests. No
where in the Constitution is there any
recognition of party. Washineton
looked upon party with dread, and in
MS farewell address, warned the ma.
ton against 1t. Among other thinss
he said: Let me warn Won IN ~
most solemn manner apaJ,s, ~