Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-08-02
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confidence In the high character and
honesty of American citizenship IN the
Territory " Hawaii II IA now timey
Tor the Advertiser to explain what II
expects to gain from It's opposition To-
municipal organization, The position
OF the Advertiser Is practically le
laration of want Of confidence In the
voters Of the Territory In spite Of the
fact that the people are In the saddl"
and the ruling sentiment OF the malOf-
ity II In favor " American progress rs
exemplIhed in the organization Of In
dependent municipalities.
This opposition Is tantamount 10 In
difference to results. indifference 70.
the character uf the charters that wiz
be framed by the next Legislature.
At whose door is the power Of mon
like Boss Croker. Boss Tweed, Buckley
and Altgold to be placed? Whom do
the critics themselves hold to account?
Who but the citizens refusing to take
an active part in politics. the stay at
homes and supercritical gentlemen
believing that their station in life VIII
not admit of their taking position on
the common plane Of common people?
The Advertiser knows the minority
1t apparently represents are well aware
of the fact that the principal work of
| the parkhursts, the Pattisons and the
Mazets was to arouse the people from
the lethargy of indifference. and having
reused them 1t was a comparatively
easy matter to rout the forces of cor
ruption and secure an administration
of public affairs at once meeting popu-
| lar approval and creditable to Ameri-
can common sense, dignity and honor.
| When every American citizen comes
to full appreciation of his duty to
| his city. town or county and does tina,
duty there never is. never has been and
never will be any difficulty in securing
good government under the American
municipal system.
Now, what does the minority in HU.
nolulu propose to do? Waste their
time in mutual admiration, condemna-
ton of American institutions. glodt-
ing over such evidences of corruption
as they may discover in the scavenger
barrels of American politics? The cry
of blind followers of corruption is,
I'VE don't want no work" Gentlemen
arrayed in opposition to municipal =
ties state with variations, I'VE do not
desire to be in the malestrom OF w.
gar municipal affairs, It being quite nm
necessary in our estimation, in fact we
prefer not to be disturbed" Ruled by
diverging sentiments these two forces
march with remarkable regularity t.
the same goal; having arrived, tn eir
time is then devoted to making faces
at each other, calling names and
damning American systems generally.
The progressive element of this Ter.
ritory-the ruling majority--demands
municipal government. II will not al
low the continuance of the present cen
tralized system. What will the CHI.
zens of Honolulu do about It? Allow
the Legislature to pass such an incom-
plete and i'll considered charter or
\ charters as will inevitably result from
the short time at its disposal, or wall
the citizens act promptly as becomes
the strong business character OF The
community and prepare, for Honolulu,
at least, charter containing safe
guards against corruption as well as
the necessary details to assure local
independence with due regard for the
rights of the taxpayers?