The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-01-15

Tho nunutin ia unhappy because the
I ttonouiu Taxpayers viii not foot ~"
bills uf The Republican committc"
which has been organized 90 make
|ihrm q charter which they do not want
IL was w similar mood some months
ago. that the Bulletin rebuked indc-
pendent Republicans because they dld
mot rush to the financial aid ~ IT, tot
Itcring machine. According to our con-
Temporary the duty OF the Responsible
classes Of Honolulu and Hawaii IL Il"
submit TO whatever public abuse the
active politicians may try to set w
and also pay the preliminary expenses.
II they do not see their duty In that
light, so much the worse for them.
The way Is open then to fout their
public spirit" and sneer at them as
best people" and tell the thinning
group OF malcontents what sllurians
these property owners are.
The charter committee has Itself to
thank II It creates a deficit In Its own
treasury, for 1t went to work without
consulting the party or the taxpayers;
and the element in It which stands FOX
cinch government did not and does not
care what the people think. OF the
men In the committee who deserve con-
fidence, we recognize some whose mo-
tives the Bulletin properly describes
when 1t says: "The question the peo-
pie have to decide Is whether they pre-
fer that the Legislature start out with
a chaotic charter idea or have present.
ed to IL "A measure that has been thor
oughly studied and presents facts, fig
ures and suggestions in proper, con-
else and compact form" AS this con-
tains the core of the reasoning which
the sincere municipal workers on the
committee have adopted, and the pre-
tence of which the Bulletin assumes, we
wish to discuss it on it's merits:
In the first place the Republican
party is under no obligations to help
the native party out in it's legislative
work The Home Rulers" control the
Legislature and they are very eager to
get Republicans and Democrats to
share with them a charter responsible
| ity. which, when borne alone, might
work the political downfall of the So
lcalled Home Rule" movement both
here and at Washington. But having
had Republican and Democratic aid in
getting up a charter which at its best
will prove a damage if not curse, the
Home Rule" men will lay every i'm
perfection in 1t to the haole. When
the poor native householder finds his
taxes trebled the Home Rule" leaders
will saw: 1.-THE haole deceived us with
his w-fangled notions" and that VIII
serve to increase the resentment be-
tween the native and the white. II
there should happen to be anything
good in the charter the Home Rule
men will claim the credit of that for
themselves.
The wisest policy, in securing the ul-
innate rescue of Hawaii from bad gov
eminent is for the Republican and
Democratic parties to have nothing to
do with the making OF a city charter or
county plan of government at time
when they can effect nothing of them
selves; but to stand aside and let the
taxpayers and the members of Con-
gress see just what the old Royalist
ascendancy means. 1t may be urged
that this course would expose the tax
payers to the unrestrained rapacity of
the ex-Royalist faction; but if this is
so it Is better to endure the affiiction
of a hundred per cent cinch for one
or two years than fifty per cent cinch
indefinitely. Certain it is, II the Legis-
lative majority is permitted to do it's
worst, a successful appeal may be made
| to Congress for permanent relief: but
| IL the Republicans and Democrats go
into the Legislature jointly with the
Home Rulers and agree upon modi-
fled cinch, relief may never be obtain
ed until Hawaii fills up with people
who will be able to control the eXpen-
1iturp of the taxes thew nav.