The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-28
HOEoLULU, h T., AUG. %. 1901
INCOME TAX DECISION
AND THE wHYFoR

The decision o. the Supreme Court
~ Hawaii in the income tax cases was
only 10 be expected by those who
have watched the matter from the be-
ginning II was a decision OF ex-
pedIency or policy. a. you please. for
the purpose Of helping the incompe-
tent Dole administration out Of hole
and any one who understood the cit
uatiou could readily foresee that the
majority Of the Supreme Court would
hold that black was white in order
70 help out the territorial admins
trRtion-
By the time the legislature got
through appropristing what Dole and
Cooper asked for. II had appropriated
funds 10 the amount OF s47O0.O0O in
round figures. Even with the revenue
from the Infamous income tax the
total receipts OF the Territory for the
fiscal period we're only estimated by
the Treasurer 10 reach the sum OF
100000 Knowing this, when the
legislature met what was the rightful
thing for the Governor in his message
10 have done? To have recommended
some revision OF the tax laws and
cut in the expenditures. was il not?
That Is the way any practical. com
nonsense business man would have
done
n the manager Of one OF the great
plantations Of Hawaii suddenly found
his income reduced one million dol
lars a year as the income OF this
Territory was reduced by the cutting
on OF the customs revenues. would he
not set about 90 reduce his expendi-
tures2 II. for Instance. he had had a
large number OF guards (policel on
the plantation who were not needed
after the cutting OF OF this million
dollars revenue. don't You think he
would have set about to reduce the
number OF guards and thereby the
expond lures? II In various Offices OF
the plantation be had had a large
number OF clerks who under the new
order OF things would be without any
thing to do. don't you think be would
have cut them all of and thus re-
dueed expenses? And too. don't you
think the plantation manager would
have gone over his business most
thoroughly and systematically and
devised some means or at least have
recommended some means to the di-
rectors and stockholders for lneress-
ing the income Of the plantation?
Had he not done these things do
you think he would have held his
place long. And yet Governor Dole.
as the manager OF the plantation
known as the Territory Of Hawaii
failed to do any Of these things. As
Governor OF this Territory he knew
that the customs revenues. amount
ing to more than one million dollars =
year, had been taken away. AS Gov
error he knew If the old order OF
things was allowed to continue that
the expenditures would far exceed the
income Yet what did he recommend
IN his messageg Did he recommend
any revision Of the tax laws so as to
provide FOR greater ineome2 Did be
recommend any cutting down of ex-
penditures so rs to bring them
down te the ineomeg Did he rec
ommead the abolition OF any OF the
ofsces which had become unnecessary
because OF Hawaii becoming a Terri
tory
Not az all There was not word
IN Dole's message to the legislature
last February recommending any OF
these practical matters. He did net
propose = single thing that would re-
duce the expenditures Every mes
sage sent to the legislature called for
more funds Now the Territory Is
confronted with most serious cor
dition Of AFFAIRS because Of having this
incompetent in the Governors once
Besides the s4.seo.oeo appropriated
Tor current expenses and salaries
there was another appropriation Of
sisoeooo 20 pay the ere claims In
order 20 Try and carry this incomp%
tent and extrayagant administration
along an income tar lAw was passed.
a tax that he supreme Court Of the
United States declared Congress did
not hare the power to levy.
WIN tie business men Of the cum
munity permit themselves 10 be doab-
~ taxed through this infamous income
tax merely 10 hide the aerelictioas az
81 incompetent adminisirations