The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-06
Real Nature of the
Hawaiian
Row.
EVENING POSTS
( CORRESPONDENCE
A Careful Review Of the Incidents
Which Led to the Re-
cent Troubles.
- HE interest which the best-class Of
Eastern newspapers have In the


Eastern newspapers have In the
political affairs OF Hawaii led the
editor OF the New York Evening Post
TO ask OF its correspondent a truthful
review OF the conditions here. The cor
respondent. who has taken no part in
the Republican factional quarrel and is
not a member of the party. sent on the
following. which we reprint without
comment and with no desire to reopen
the incidents related, in search Of is
sues. The Evening Posts review. how
ever. 10 too valuable as history to be
excluded from the files of this journal:
HONOLULU. October 2s.-The charges
brought by the Bar Association of Ha-
wall against Judge Abram s. Humphreys
and recently dismissed by Attorney Cen
eraI Knox together with the attfcKS
made by Humphreys In his reply brief on
certain conditions and uSageS e&lsLlnS
here, charged by him against thee Dole
administration, and the party and rae
tional controversies that have been given
prominence by these charges and reply
seem to have created in the United
States the impression that there Is bit
ter controversy between Governor Dole
and Judge Humphreys. This Is not true
telther In fact or in form. Governor Dole
has not been drawn. nor allowed himself
to become party, to any Of the contro-
yersieS Of which the charges OF the Bar
Association were really an incident rath-
er than elimination. The whole mat
ter Is rather a phase of the transforma-
ton OF a goyernment Lately monarchicai
and still more lately that of an tndepend-
ent republic, into American terrific
rial government, than a struggle OF we'll
defined parties having clearly defined
principles.
Governor Dole is a man OF sterling hon
esty an honesty that is universally rec
ognized In Hawaii and respected. He
ras the confidence Of all classes In the
Territory and aside from compare
lively small but very noisy element OF
the population, almost entirely confined
to Honolulu, and mostly made up of men
who have come here since the overthrow
Of the monarchy and the perilOu5 times
which succeeded it. when every white I
man. almost from the millionaire to the
clerk and artisan not only was ready
10 bear arms but actually did bear them,
and who know little or nothing of con-
ditions out of which customs and legis-
lation has grown, he has the support of
the white population, and of a larger /
proportion of the native and the respon-
sible classes Of japanese and Chinese
than any other man IN the Territory
Not that every act of his as president
approved. but that wherein men have T,
differed from him they have differed as :
honest men will President Mckinley /
could have appointed no otner man for |
governor whose appointment would have
been so generally approved and so uni 8
versally acquiesced in with confidence. /
Governor Dole is unfortunate in lacking 4
many OF the qualities that make men (
personally popular, that attract a purely /
personal loyalty. But he everywhere J
commands respect and confidence.
Judge Humphreys Is a man of keen in .
tellect and polished manner; lawyer Of Z
ability and attachments. Of strong but 3
somewhat capricious will: strong and ,
Iorceful in welding men, but destructive /
rather than constructive In his abilities (
when applied to public or political condi- !
tons. He has a high sense Of judicial
and professional duty, but tinctured and Z
warped by extreme egotism and vanity /
and pride of attachments and capacity.
His honesty in financial matters has new
er been questioned.
He came TO Honolulu five or six years
ago. and soon achieved an enviable posi-
ton at the bar and lucrative practice.
He married here his wife bringing him
a considerable fortune He took no
prominent part in public affairs and up
TO the time OF the organization of Ha-
wall as a Territory, had certainly not
been identified conspicuously with the op-
position to Governor Dole. Prominent at !
the bar. and with at least a competence, !
he sought judicial honors. and applied to :
President Mckinley for appointment as
a Justice OF the Supreme Court Of the
Territory. His application was signed by