The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-31
MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT
a.a-..----
nemand for Local Rule
By People.
cay FROM KAlIA, kauai
correspondent Says Hawaii Should
Be Divided Into Counties
and townships.


-, YOU aay IN an editorial that
:. .ad sx or eight sets OF county OH
80 acts Of municipal officers and
-. .,,s Of village officers would be
.,o,s large sums which are needed
..trs works to the salary roll. with
"a sulns any better government than
% a.~ have
aae IL il true that local self-govorn-
eli, add 90 the expenses Of the adj
-,u,r.tlon Of the general and local laws.
= ANY the proposition that we would
!, nave any better government than we
-. h.ve.
Local .if government 10 one Of the dis
a...,.slnr marks Of tho American form
,.c.nment. following In this the Eng
=, example tnat tho preservation OF
Lila and order. the protection of life
,st property. the actual administration
~ law Of the state IN nearly all that
ss,.sns me safety. peace. comfort and
,,spesaa Of the oitlNen. 10 left 20 local
,u,.srllles elected by the people OF the
lsa community.
4. Inc people u stats or Territory as
sao,e. resides the ultimate power and
,u,ssdty, limited only by the Constitu-
Lon q the United states and by that
.,,.l.s power which resides IN the people
tss ehole Union ~ a nation.
DO the people ~ all the states IN
s,nlre their consultations and estab-
.l,sg thslr governments. have every
sh~e IN accordanca with tho instinct
~ traditions ~ the English American
40. made provision for q system Of 10
N -~lf government The people OF each
sun,y Or township or city elect their own
hgns for the application Of the law and
y administration Of the affairs Of the
cnmunlty
WY after several hundreds OF other
fm~ u government. dld England adopt
sd elf government and stand by ~. n
q aot the best 90 FAR devised BY man
'v- lhe landing % tho Pilgrims at Ply
Ho~s Rock To the present time n has
rovs< 70 bc a blessing and a success IN
lnersta Why will Il not prove sue
- and correct tho abuses In Terri
u IN Which the government and power
y esuifalscd and administered from "A
80 ETY. remote from the peopief
fhsfs must bs local officials and the
y sscome FOR their acts. the better will
rrople 10 served We have had
eurh of This reign % deputies" who
hways throwing their blundcrs upon
sAouldefa % the heads % depart.
20 ne cite an example ana apply ths
- " Local sclf-govornment and SEQ
~ WI work We Of this school as.
y eave repeatedly In the last two oi
- rrala pctitioned the government fol
ig school accommodations for our
a'en. Those In authority have close,
W eafs TO the prayers and petitions ol
pople Until u looks as N numbei
~ children WIZ be denied the privi
attending school for want OF ac
mmeiatlona
pc writer ls crcdltably informed ina
ave been In the primary depart
me school which held its SIS
IN a room Twenty-Five feet long b,
shv feet wide. over 100 pupils enroile.
~sersi months. under one teacher
w" me other rooms were overcrowd
w neither tho teacher nor the prin
had any legal authority TO sen,
Puphs homo. and only health ON
.aa have done 80 ON sanitar
ou'd such a state OF Affairs exiut nm
.h self-governmsnt and against IN
me people where the local officer
y me establishment % police and aar
rerulallona. the support and mar
a.nt ot schools. tho assessment an
ssson o. taxes. tho construction an
n, 'snce or roads. hridgef and publ
les, \. such ~ court houses. city hail
!. ...uu.es, hospitals and iallsf TT
Il, s.'. VS. wv Who would be intrusted
wv he VIII OF the people and WI
any manner try To defeat m,
would soon ind themselve. replac.
FeeN servants who would bow TO n
Nc power % the people
4. ~ no tedrens under the presel
-. suslrS Our fetitions have be,
,s..Wa and our prayers have got
s1 '". out under local self-gover
b.. ~, me people. would be IN =
~, .el end have n simple al
y ''m'ay for these abuscs-the ba
= "a crder % thlnr. 10 roo. and
,.'s, WIN u has gone the wnnt
~ - desire on tho part OF sol
=. power 20 squnndcr the Do
re-, n weil-regulated local 20
ns.. Toald have made u lmpossll
n. -. Nv suthority. during the aus
y ..ss' n" the bubonic plague.
ml.,.Nfp answering TO the people
" 49,. ot The money intrusted
stand politically equal bef,
No., wa aa citizens having thai .o,
NJ e,., tht, We demand a lust a
.,wuporuon Of the taxes FOR pnl
l..'',.nA We have seen that VIII
an, . end Justly ours used IN bul
nsl.n''ntalnlnE road. In other plac
~e,.s a, and Operating large and 60
IN s,lna, In building and fnrut
o. t style costly school bul
A. nave been taxed 10 furnish
music Zoe tho entertainment ,
49, p, Others AL of which h
y sne eve va our legal pro rata
~. - ooneede TO others tho ~.
~ n =" and for ourselves. via.
l..,,~ they deem most wis. +,
% s, Unjust 70 tas us for the :
pee,,. US bridges. waterworks
e,As,. '"''rtalnment and amuper,
hs ,ss svur correspondent IL ml-ta
|ol,h, per ~ the people o,,,s,a.
|hs f.. We OF tho FIRST acts OF
fds l,'. nature win he 10 dlvld. N
y a s.,,. COUNTLESS ana then pr,,cee,
Nr N gsly government bin. tb.r
lfs,, we pcople % this Tervi,o,,,
-lf. i,9s'o. saSon-born privilege
ALA Kayat , o. T.