The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-22

ritory. Privilege that they themselves !
are and have been investigating these
bribery charges and that they viii IN +,
their own good time bring the guilty
to Justice. The Attorney General de- |
clares that this investigation by the
Grand Jury is defeating the ends Of
Justice and lIkens il TO an inyestiga-
ton q q murder case By the police
saving that the police must first work
up all the circumstsnfial evidence in
secret before the case can 60 before
the Grand Jury. else the murderer
NAV escape. II the police had flied
The public prints about what they /
we're doing on his supposed case the
circumstances would be more nearly
parallel The Attorney General and
all those refusing to answer questions
20 hunting ducks with a brass band |
They CRY out from the housetops and
in the public prints about bribery and /
then say when the Grand Jary begins
its secret investigation that you must |
stop this and let them work and they
viii hiring the guilty ones 10 justice;
that you are drying up the sources Of
evidence.
The learned Attorney General re-
fers to a long line OF authorities. but
like the flowers that bloom in the
spring they have nothing to do with
this case. Great stress Is laid on the
PENNSYLVANIA case, but he neglects 10
point out that the Attorney General
who represented the Commonwealth
in that case in hts admitted statement
Of facts saws that the officials OF that
state were called to give testimony
with reference to their own action. and
not as in this case. of matters of
which they had knowledge. He neg
lects TO state also that the Governor OF
Pennsylvania was summoned at time
when instruction was rife, when
state OF war prevailed and he was at
the front in his capacity as Command
er.in-Chief OF the military forces OF
the Commonwealth. Inter-armes ST.
lentus legis-in time of war laws are
silent.
There was no war here; there was
no burning OF property, no popping
Of rifles or roar of cannon; no pop
ming of anything more serious than
champagne corks in the Bungalow.
Mr. Fitch then took up the conten-
ton that Secretary Cooper was ACT
ing Governor declaring that he could
not I'm such a position at the present
time. The Organic Act says: That
In case of the death. removal, resigna-
tiou. or disability OF the Governor, or
his absence from the Territory, the
Secretary shall exercise all the powers
and perform all the duties of Cover
nor" The Governor has not resign
cd
one knows of, he is not absent from
the Territory. and he is not disabled
from attending to his duties. Wnat
constitutes disability Sec. Is OF tne
Organic Act SAYS: NO idiot or insane
person. and no person who shall be ex-
neIled from the Legislature for Civ
ing or receiving brides or being ac-
cessory thereto. and no person who,
in dine course Of law shall have been
convicted OF any criminal offense pun
ishable by Imprisonment for a term
exceeding one year. shall register 70
vote or shall hold any Office
Does Governor Dole come under
these prohibitory clauses? Is he in
sane? What disability is he laboring
under? Simply because he is tired out
with the affairs of state and has gone
away about three hours ride by rail
from this city. to rest and recuperate
does not disable him. / charge that
disability means mental disability and
Won can find no other meaning for II
in all the authorities. II the Cover
nor had a cold which would confine
him in his house for few days would
he be disabled? Certainly not When
L. t. kr1 IN, r.
en- with the bullet of an assassin, did
Chester A. Arthur exercise the duties
Of President? Garfield could not sign
a state paper. vet he was not mentally
disabled and there could be no acting
as President by the Vice President.
The mere being away from the seat OF
government by Governor Dole does
not give Secretary Cooper the right tc
act as Governor President Mckinley
is now on the Pacific Coast. but is
Vice President Roosevelt acting Pres
ident because the President is away
from the seat of government?
There cannot be found single cita
ton IN all the books to warrant tbs
next in succession taking the Office o
his superior on mere physical disabll
ity: why Cooper isn't even de facJs
Governor.
There is soon 10 be passed an Ap
preparation bin by the Legislature ant
I would suggest to him that he cal
the Governor from his retreat in the
mountains 10 sign that bin and save
the Territory needless expense and
litigation
As to the Superintendent OF Public
Works. what has he got to do with the
administration of Justice? What are
his dutiesg What has this Command
er-in-Chief OF the army of odorless eS
cavators to do with the punishment o
men guilty OF crimess The Statement
has been made that Mr. MeCandles'
was a member of the executive coun
ell. And what Is the executive com
ciiT The Organic Act makes no men
ton Of such 4 thing He is spoken o
as a member OF the cabinet Has tss
Governor OF this Territory cabinet
Perhaps he thinks he ought 20 have
but Congress did not think so. 4
good many people here need TO be as
simulated with the fact that this is al
American Territory. The Superintend
ent OF Public Works is not charget
with bringing offenders to justice ana
can have no part in any prosecution
excepting as a citizen 70 give his ties
timony when called upon for Il