The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-05
THE PRESIDENTS REPRESENTA-.
TIVE.

The late ". o. Smith. in a recent
centralized tribute TO himself and his
automaton. Governor Dole. refers to
the latter as the representative OF
the President As men Of the Smith
type are among the many blessings
which Hawaii conferred upon the
United States when she permitted
herself to be annexed. their opinions,
however at variance with the well ac-
cepted theories and principles Of
American government. must be heard
tho. thank God, not followed
When Secretary Cooper was prompt
ly and properly kicked OF the floor
of the House of Representatives q few
weeks ago. the cry Immediately went
up-in smoke-that he was the direct
representative OF the President. and
great indignation was expressed by
fully six patriotic citizens that the
legislative boot had been so ruthlessly
applied to the confidential anatomy of
the ro-ConsuL
This brings us to the question which
we are unable to decide for our
selves: Is Dole or Cooper the repre-
sentative of the President. or Is there
a division of honors between them as
Presidential agents. or is every man
in the new and ambitious Territory of
Hawaii who holds the Presidents
commission his representative, includ-
ing the Postmaster-"thatg genius in
different and stern"-of the waikane
cabbage farm?
Mr.. Smith was the Attorney General
of the unlamented Republic of Hawaii
for several years. and during his much
regretted incumbency of that Office he
had occasion" to commission many
officials. Were these officials the rep
resentatives of W. o. Smith, or were
they public officers-S heriffs and Dep
uty Sheriffs of Hawaii?
For the benefit of W.. o. Smith and
his class, We cannot do better than
quote what William Mckinley himseli
said in this regard upon the floor Of
Congress, some ten years ago: The
result cannot but be misehievous
when men in office begin to thinl
themselves mere agents and servants
Of the appointing power. and not
| oOonfc o1d earvorf. - tbo oo,,.+-,-
Ii is, in an especial manner. import
ant to apply some corrective to this
kind of feeling and opinion. It is very
necessary to bring back public ON
GERS to the conviction that they belonl
to the country. and not to any admin
istration, nor to any man. The army
is the army of the country; the nav
is the navy of the country: neither
of them is the mere instrument of tbs
administration for the time being. MOI
of him who is at the head of it. The
Post Office, the Land Office, the Gus
tom House, are, in like manner. in
stitutions of the country, established
for the good of the people, and it ma.
well alarm the lovers of free institu
tions when we hear of the agency o
this or that public Official as if tn,
matter were one of commerce or pri
vate contract
We hope that this community ma,
hear no more nonsensical, un-Ameri
can talk of Presidential Representa-
tives; but If we are to hear it, ma.
: it proceed from men of the Smitl
sort, who are like the dressed u
Death in the Dutch series: whateve
figure they take upon their arms
whether it be youth or age, beauty o
Rgliness. whether they dance with IL
sing with it. play with it or pray wit
it. they make it CHASTITY and repelline
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THE sooERdREN CASE.