The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-29
CORNERED AT LAST.

The efforts of the anti-Dole faction
to find something the matter with the
schools, the jail, the insane asylum, the
boards OF public works and health, the
police department and with the Gov
ernor himself have been coincident with
the appearance OF every Territorial
grand jury. Political Judges. hungry
Tor spells and not disdaining to do
small p6.!..cs en- the bench, have d.
recttd each jury to every Joint where.
in their opinion, plea against the Re-
publican Territorial administration
could be lodged. Most of these efforts
came speedily to grief. Two or perhaps
three grand juries investigated the pub
lie departments and found them in
q good condition; yet the political judges
kept IN and have at last scored point
and succeeded In showing that the asy-
1um for the insane Is In poor repair.
that some OF the patients are not fed
at grill and that others Ing accus-
toned to bite glassware are made to
drink out Of tin cans.
Assuredly these are terrible things
and the responsibility upon Mr.. Dole Is
final. That buildings, constructed some
feet which ought to have been remedied
by an executive order, stopping the
march OF time. Having become old
while the Governor sat by and looked
on, It was his clear duty, at any rate,
to keep them in repair. True. the ma
tive Legislature refused to provide the
funds but what OF that? Was 1t not
the absolute moral duty OF the Gov
ernor to raise the money himself? II
he had been American would he not
have gone TO the Treasurer with a
stern face and. wrapping himself in the
flag, demanded his money or his life?
1t Is painful and dlsheartening to have
Governor who waits supinely on legal
and constitutional processes refusing
to transcend the vulgar limits of his
powers.
Nor Is this all! The regimen OF the
asylum. as We learn from a judicial or
gan. exposes the Governor to the most
scathiRE criticism. Here are poor. mad
people who, after a hearty breakfast
and noontide dinner are given an even
ing meal Of hash, bread and bananas.
The Governor cannot shirk responsible
ity for this immoral menu. He knows
well enough that there are porterhouse
steaks and refrigerated spring ducks in
the market. He is aware that coast
pears and celery are sold at the stands
and terrapin and marrons glace at the
grocery stores. And yet his callous ad-
ministration, penniless though 1t Is, de,
clines to buy such things and compel'
the wards Of the Territory 10 eat a!
poor meals as those which the Fed
eral government gives to Its soldiers
and sailors. What black and damn
ing record.
The tin drinking can Is the crownin,
infamy. Why should not a lunatic VIII
wants to chew glass be given the ma
terial? He might, II let alone, becom
a professional glass-eater and a credi
TO the Territory. But out steps thi
misguided Governor. In the persons @
the Board OF Health. and gives the poo
friendless fellow an UNBEATABLE tin ca
instead. Does not an act like this ia
to its foundations the American con
science. Look at II IN the face. TIL
mailman asks for a thin tumbler an
gets a tomato can that would repel
goat What must Washington think
this? Will not Attorney General Kno
pronounce It an ample and stern col
roporation or all that he has hear
against the local authorities?
We confess 1.-THE political fudge
have won at last. They have got N
Territorial administration by the thros
and viii. no doubt. do their worst.