Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-02-04

natives vi the lslanus, DOth in tn
cities and in the rural communitie
shall be afforded the opportunity t
manage their local affairs to the full
est extent Of which they are capabl
and subject to the least degree of su
pervision and control. q
r. 1t is a strange operation of fate tina
the people Of this Territory. now Am
erican citizens. have no voice in tn
administration of their local concerns
are not permitted to elect even a petit,
CONSTABLE or a school director. and ar,
living under a system Of intensely cen
tralized government which would no
be recognized in kindergarten of gov
ernmental liberty and enlightenment
while the inhabitants of a distant lant
who are waging war against us are per.
nitted to enter the highway of civic
privilege and franchise -
The question which we should pu,
to ourselves at allftimes is not how
cheap. but how good a government can
we have, giving to all a voice in its
administration. a people who secure
economy at the expense of popular H.
berty. are after all the most extrava-
gantly governed. The loss of civic II,
berry is the greatest misfortune which
can befall any people. Capitalization
Of power in the state may mean the
saving Of dollars and cents. but II also
means death to the hopes. death to the
highest aims and aspirations of the
people. death to civic virtue and pa.
triotism.
The Judge here made filing quota
tion from Daniel Websters speech in
the Senate.
Gentlemen of the Grand jury
There may be designing and selfish
men here; there may be men here, as
there have ever been men. who ewing
ing vertebrateless subserviency to
those temporarily In authority that
their lust for pelf and power may be
will say that this is a poll
teal question not entitled to n place
in judicial deliverance. But such
men are either Indifferent to or ignor- |
ant of our glorious history. or else they
craftily seek to impose upon the ignor- |
ance of their confding fellow citizens. |
The question of local self
government can no more be made a DO
Iitical question than can the right of
The people to trial by jury. or to be Sc
'ure from unreasonable searches and
seizures, or than can any other canon
If liberty Of which they are so proud
md jealous"
Gentlemen Of the Grand Jury:-You
re an inquisitorial body and your
lowers are very large indeed. II will
e your duty to make inquiry as to the
ommission Of any crime which may be
'ithin the knowledge OF any individual
'rand Juror. or which may be submit
ed to you by the Attorney General. I
nd, finally. such as may be brought to
our attention by private parties. But ,
warn you gentlemen to beware of pro-
'ssional or paid informers. a species of ,
uman vermin that seem to have pros. /
cred exceedingly well in these Islands.
nder the nourishment afforded by H.
erai legislative appropriations. After !
ireful examination and inquiry I have
cen unable to find that any State or /
erritory makes, or even has made. $
for the pay of inform q
IS. In that respect Hawaii. as in I
any other instances, stands alone and
nenvied. Speaking from observation !,
ld experience as practitioner at the II
awaiian Bar, may say that I have !
ever known a paid informer to testi- 3
IN the courts of Honolulu who did i
Ut confess to q record as criminal or .
no did not. otherwise, by his testl =
ony' show himself to be vastly more 1
of punishment than the per- :
IN he was seeking to convict. And
certain extent this observation an u
lies to those parasites who hang ,
round the station house and enjoy an II
neafned support at the expense of !
onest tax payers under the guise of q
cling detectives. Il
Ever since the days of Titus Oates 0
le lnformer has been regarded with
aiming and contempt neither to he he. :,
eyed nor trusted. There have been FOO v
any instances in Hawaii where inno- y
mt people have been prosecuted through =
lc conscpiracics of informers. |,
You should not only inquire into :,
INES alleged TO have been committed, "
" INTO the management of all public
Stitutions MS we'll
IN u government, such as we are living ,
lder IN this country today, where the
''ers ana taxpayers have no voice nor
r"'lloh MS to matters of public concern
fearless, conscientious and indcpendcnt
ana jury can and should cxgrt.ise n no.
nj influence for good.
ME You may comment upon such
l,''rS as you deem proper | charge
~ sperIhcaily direct you to fully inves-
gate That portion Of this community
own rs lwile. / understand TINT his
atty Is coloniZed by prostitutes. The
Il grand jury reported TO this Court
NJ, the condition oil the premises and
neral management, which IN conducted
dcr me supervision Of the Police he
rtmcW and The B0ard of HcaIth. is as
iNactory as could be expected, Dr0- =
yea. this shameless vocation must he
Grated ms a necessary evil" Gentle.
~, the pr0riSO was well added, for II
lis shameless vocation" must not he
MI NOT he tolerated, Ii has come IN =