Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-07-13
TO HONEST OPPONENTS.

Have the men who honestly oppose
O special session of the Legislature to
provide revenue stopped to consider
how the public works already in
existence will fare in event of failure
to provide revenue7
The danger of heavy financial loss
in event Of the money not being forth
coming to speedily complete the sewer
system has already been plainly DEM
onstrated by department officers
Thousands of dollars viii be wasted
cast to the winds II this work is not
4 'ried on within comparatively few
weeks. The superintendent of Pub.
lie Works turns to the Treasurer for
the necessary $4,000. 1t is not to be
had. VIII the men who oppose the
special session produce the much need.
ed funds without security? They have
thus far failed to do 1t, but ask the
Superintendent of Public Works to
pledge his private credit. What Eight
has any taxpayer to request any pub
lie servant to pledge his credit for
public work? The government of this
Territory is not a private enterprise.
Take the ever present condition OF
Honolulu streets. The main avenues
OF the city are little better than coun-
try roads. Citizens demand improve
ment. There is no money to pay fo'
1t and the streets. become steadily
worse. There is no money for new
construction, no money Tor repairs, and
the present income Of the Territory
promises no funds for this purpose for
a full two years.
Every days delay in repairing these
streets means an additional expense
on that sweet day in the distant future.
supposedly two years hence. when an
other Legislature will appropriate. At
that time whenever 1t comes, the
streets will be SO badly worn. bracti-
cally destroyed. that complete recon-
struction will be necessary. 1t is the
same proposition that every business
man faces in any private enterprise.
Delays In making repairs cause more
expense finally than the first cost Of
construction.
What is true Of the public work here
In Honolulu holds good In every dis
trict of the Territory. Timely repair
will save thousands of dollars to the
taxpayers. Failure to repair means adj
ditional thousands 10 be paid out Of
the taxpayers pockets.
The demand for special session to
provide revenue, TO seve money L.
the taxpayers. is not partisan, not
selfish, except as partisanship is selfish
of the best interests II the taxpaying
citizens.
The fear Is expressed that no one
knows what the Legislature will do
md the charge made that it will d."
more damage than good by starting off
on measures to which attention is not
directed in the Governors call. Has
the Governor or Acting Governor made
any endeavor whatever to determine
what the Legislature will do? Has the
Governor or Acting Governor con-
ferred with members CT the Legisla-
ture irrespective Of party? Or does
the double headed Chief Executive
form its opinions in some quiet hack
room starting out on the basis that
the Legislature is an aggregation Of
thieves and hobos unworthy the couu-
sells of the Chief Executive?
The Chief Executive may express It's
want of confidence in the Legislature
the official organs may mouth all the
charges they can lay their tongues to,
they cannot get away from the fact
Of the existence OF a forceful demand
throughout the length and breadth OF
this Territory that the business Of the
Islands shall not be checked, that reve-
nue. shall be provided, and that the
Legislature be called on to provide 1t.