The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-21
EXAMPLE OF DoLEIsm.

Dole. whoever he may be. says to the
House that he will furnish to il only
such parts of the public records of
this Territory in possession of the
Governors Office, as he, San
ford B. Dole, sees fit to furnish
Mr.. Dole will find out within a short
time that he is not the entire govern
ment of a petty little opera bouffe
Oligarchy now. Instead he is the
servant of the people of an American
Territory and as such servant is an
swerable to the people through their
chosen representatives, the legislature
of the Territory.
Mr.. Dole, in his letters. shows that
he has no conception of the duties Of
his position or of his relation to the
legislature and the people He show
ed the same thing few days ago
when he sent communication to the
House purporting to be from the Gov
ernor. which communication was sign
ed by the Governors private secre-
tary. No one can sign communica-
tons of the Governor to the legisla-
ture but the Governor himself. The
Republican called attention to the
Governors break, attributing il to his
ignorance rather than to an attempt
to cast insult upon the legislature
That his action in having a commune
cation sent to the House signed by
his private secretary was due to ig-
norance is now conclusively shown by
the fact that his two letters read in
the House yesterday were signed by
Sanford B. Dole. But even these let
tiers again show the Governor to be
absolutely ignorant of parliamentary
usage and American customs as well
as ordinary proprieties as between
gentlemen. Instead of signing his
communications, which were official.
Sanford B. Dole. Governor" he sign
ed them merely, Sanford B. Dole.
just as any private citizen might do in
addressing communication to the
legislature.
This action in itself is an insult to
the House as well as an exposition
of the ignorance of the man whom
President Mckinley unfortunately Sc
lected to be the first Governor of Ha-
wall No Governor of any other State
or Territory in the Union would be
guilty of sending a communication to
signing his name as private citizen
instead of signing himself as Cover
nor.
Mr.. Dole is prone to quote from ex-
ecutive practices in Washington, but
il he knew anything of territories or
United States institutions he would
know that there is far remove be-
tween executive proceedings at Wash
ington and the proceedings of little
Territory like Hawaii But since he
looks to Washington for precedent
The Republican would suggest to him
to look over those portions of the
Constitutional Manuel and Digest.
and Rule of Congress" relating to mes,
sages. He will find that all messages
from the President are in writing and |
that all messages from the President
are signed by the President. as Presi- |
dent. and not signed by the President
as a private citizen
Mr.. Dole declines to furnish papers |
and documents relative to the trans |
actions or the executive department |
Of the government from the time CT |
TO date lowing to the re
lations of the executive to the SUI
perior authority of the United States"
So the legislature of Hawaii is moth |
ing then in the eyes OF Mr.. Dole,
The Territory of Hawaii as tbs sus
cessor of the Republic of Hawaii be-
game the custodian OF all public rec
ords of the old Republic and each |
and every record. book. document pa
per or voucher of whatever nature
now in the possession OF the oficials |
Of this Territory are part OF the pub
lie records Of the Territory and are
subject to the inspection. upon demand. [
,f every citizen of the Territory. Mr..
Dole. as in the days of the Oligarch,
aolds that il is none of the public.
business. going upon the principle:
he did when president of the Oligar-
,hy-'the public bsdamned- 1t is 1
he right Of the legislature. as the
representatives OF the people. to not
'nly demand. but to have furnished.
'ither the original or copies OF every
'uhlic record in the keeping of this
Territory. To NOT recognize this prin-
iple is to destroy Republican govern
nens: It is to destroy free institn-
ions Sanford B. Dole ought to know
his or IL he does not surely his pres
mt adviser. the Chief Justice OF the
supreme Court. ought to know IT.
The resolution Of the House calling
pom the Governor for these papers