The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-06
THE NEW APPOINTMENTS.


tendent of Public Works and Treasurer
respectively will be universally APP
proved. Both are in the line of promo
ton and If a precedent in this direction
could be established, it would be of
considerable value to the civil service
of the Territory.
James Boyd has been in the Govern
ment service, for many years, and
knows the workings of the Interior De-
partment, as it used to be called, and
now the Office of the Superintendent of
Public Works. intimately. He has
grown up with the department. In its
early days he was one of it's very
meagre staff and he has seen 1t
gradually increase, and offshoots or
bureaus established, as the ever accu-
mulating business called for, till it has
become the all important office which
il now is. In point of fact the office of
the Superintendent of Public Works is
the pivot upon which the Territory
swings.
With the details of the work of the
office, therefore, Mr.. Boyd is thorough
opportunity of initiating schemes and
forming policy, where before he has
carried out, most efficiently the schemes
and the policy of others. 1t is plain
that the Territorial work will go very
smoothly under the guidance of Mr..
Boyd as Superintendent of Public
Works. He is acquainted with the plans
sonnet of all the bureaus under him, he
knows the general routine and will not
have to waste time in learning it as an
outsider would have had to do, and he
can carry on all work efficiently and
well, if the Legislature only provides
means for so uoing. With Mr.. Boyd as
with Mr.. MoCandless his predecessor, it
is only question of funds Give funds
and your work will be well done.
The case of Mr.. Wright is very
similar to that of Mr.. Boyd. He has
been in the service of the Treasury De-
partment for a long time, though not
nearly so long as Mr. Boyd's connection
with the Interior Department. The
Treasury, however, has not the amount
or Department of Public Works has,
and it has been relieved of the Customs
and the Postoffice, which entailed much
work and supervision. On the other
hand, work which used to be done by
the Minister of Interior, under the or
ganic act has been taken from the
Superintendent of Public Works, and
been handed over TO the Treasurer.
With all the details of these changes
Mr.. Wright is thoroughly familiar He
Is splendid accountant and his long
experience should have given him the
power of initiative. During the coming
extra session Mr.. Wright will be the
all important man. If the Legislature
follows his advice it will not go very
FAR astray. The heads of the parties
should consult him, for he knows the
finance of the country, while the aver
age legislator knows nothing about
them. Mr.. Wright has a brilliant op-
portunity before him which a man. new
to the work, would not have. BY the
time an untried man had mastered the
details of his Office the Legislative ses-
sion would be at an end.
In all ways then, these appointments
must be satisfactory After dealing
with official qualifications one can look
at political ones and personal Both
gentlemen are Republicans and identi-
fed themselves strongly with the
party during the fall campaign. Both
gentlemen are of part Hawaiian blood.
Mr. Boyd is of the second generation of
his family that has served the State.
his father having held office many years
ago. He is married to a daughter of
the Hon AS, Cleghorn, father of the
late Princess Faiulani. and is thus on
Doth sides most prominent Hawaiian.
Mr., Wright is a nephew of the late
John Wright the war veteran who was
only laid to his rest a few weeks ago
He has been prominent in business cir
Giles and has been much interested in
the military.
Ihese are appointments which not
even the Home Rulers can object to.
and they are apt to kick at almost any,
thing. The politics of these gentlemen
may not be agreeable to the Home
Rulers, but their politics are sound Re- !
publican, and not flip flap Republican
like those of Mr. Wilcox's many mi
tailed party. Messrs, Boyd and Wright
stand or fall by their party and are not
prepared to give up their rarty princi- |
pies for the mere loaves and fishes of
Office
There is another source of sat:sfac- |
ton abOut MaSsrs Rad on5 IN,,,.
They both We're educated on the Islands
and are the product of or own schools
which goes to show that ou- education
can fit men to reach the highest Gu. !
in the gift of the peoDle