Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-08-08
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,i t' samt conclusion af iuhr ViiH.
that ne u,,us'ni politician mus' n..
lpsmfIN Hs dishonest ,slrri uuI 0In.
temp b., ruat further and 10 sif1ts
in th. hJii,f that this dishonesty must
NJ, raTI,1 t1 ihr extent of actual th0r
from th, tnyra,sra The position int.
Un by he opposition i0 municipal be-.
sanitation a. H.u... stamping
rfuuud uf lr,fis uf American ri'i-
z,ua who h..'nr rro0''a hr the lib"..
aI phHmpi uf American ina'iiutluua
nud thor elves raised tu % hirh thrp.
rotIrai station from which the "lrrc.
spunHHln olnssoa" should be- ruled.
~, M, newly rich the steps by vhirh
they have risen are forgotten RI.
honesty ~ sob rhasora and thoor'r.r.
is on a par. the steady LuIng, common
sense taxpayer keeps on his way giv.
Ing each the credit due.
Opponents ~ municipal corpora
tiuns. II there are any In Hawaii, make
the wllfull error Of giving spells gath
crcrs immediate and unQuestioncd cor
troll This will indeed become a truth
II the advice of the opponents Is fOl
lowed. They would have the taXp,y'
ers waste their time In idle condemna
| ton Of American institutions, charac
terizing the first duty of American citi
zenship to be n general reorganization
on lines TO defeat the aims Of the ma
tons founders.
In dealing with the local situation
the opponents Of progress also mo'i
the mistake Of assuming that the tax
payers are not in numerical majority
and cannot II they will but make III
effort create a municipality exemplar'
in its character, administered by mel
| faithful to their trust as public ser
/ wants. As a matter Of fact the deman'
| for an independent city governmen
comes from the small householders o
| Honolulu. Il comes from the taxpay
ers who for years have paid larg
proportion of the expense Of govern
ment only to see municipal improve
ments carried out upon apparel
grounds of favoritism.
The Punchbowl section with its clus
ter of homes and handwriting tax
payers but rough and dusty street
is bright and shining exampl
of the advantages Of centralized gov
eminent. The claims of the Kalihi dis
trict so forcefully presented by III
recently organized Improvement Gu
furnishes evidence Il those thing
left undone which should have bee
done and which the taxpayers have
right to demand shall be done.
The request for municipal indepen
dence has its source in the small tax
payer, the property holders who, nc
cordng to the Ia xlevy made upon thei
property have received the least II
return by way of municipal improve
ments. The centralized government o
the past has failed in fulfilling 1t
duty the householders. Their voic
In the Legislature has been browne
by more powerful organizations or IA
inability of any Legislature to trea
with due consideration the small locs
details. which find prompt recogni
ton in municipal councils.
BY continued Indifference IL is pos
sible for the taxpayer to place hi
rights and privileges in the hands o
| job chasers or theorizers, one Is n
dangerous to public welfare as tn
other. II is possible for the taxpaye
to delay action until the Legislator
meets, and when the request come
from that body as TO the character O
the charter desired, have only a few II
considered suggestions to offeI.
What will the taXpS:--is 40? Fol
low the advice Of municipal opponent
and accept an incompetent charter tina
will be meat for corruptionists? o
will they act promptly and in bust
ness-like manner, prepare the charte
for legislative action that shall at one
put to fight the theorizer and 10
chaser and give the taxpayer an accept
able administration?