The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-14
HAwAIrs FREAK
ATTORNEY GENERAL

West many strange freaks we're elect
ed 70 Office. There were Bloody
Brides Waite. Governor OF Colorado.
Breidenthal OF Kansas. PETER. the
Senator noted for his vhiskers. and
others OF like note. But II remains
10 Hawaii TO have q greater freak in
Office than the wave Of Populism ever
tossed upon the shores Of the States
Of the middle west Hawaii's freak
bears the great name OF Dole and he
IS the nephew Of hts uncle, the Gov
ernor. and by the grace Of his uncle.
the Governor. draws down the NUM-
fcent salary OF $500 year for pre-
tending 10 perform the duties Of At
torney General In this little Territory
This marvellous Attorney General Of
Hawaii Is so freaky that he is not
certain that the Constitution OF the
United States extends over all OF the
Union now or not. In an argument
before the Supreme Court, on Mon
day. the learned freak declared that
any State could abolish the right OF
trisl by jury altogether II it so desired.
OF course the fact that the original
states adopted the Fifth and Sixth
amendments TO the Constitution with
in two years after the organization
Of the Federal government. and that
all the States admitted since came
into the Union with full knowledge
OF their rights and privileges under
the Constitution. and that not one Of
them In the one hundred and ten
years following. have ever discovered
this startling bit of news. has not
annoyed the wonderful and marvellous
man now holding down the Office OF
Attorney General OF Hawaii.
But this were not enough for the
great man to display his wonderful
knowledge on. He further declared
in his argument that the first ten
amendments 10 the Constitution Of
the United States were not extended
over Hawaii by the Newlands resolu-
ton. In this he goes even farther
than the Supreme Court OF Hawaii.
which in June. 1899. declared that the
Fifth. Sixth. Seventh. Eighth and
Thirteenth Amendments and Art. III
Of Section 2 OF the Constitution did
not extend over Hawaii during what
that court was pleased to call the
transition period.
OF course the Newlands Resolution
expressly declared that ''the Hawaiian
Islands are hereby annexed as part
OF the Territory OF the United States
and subject to the sovereign dominion
thereof" and further declared ~the
municipal legislation Of the Hawaiian
Islands. not inconsistent with this
joint resolution nor contrary to the
Constitution OF the United States shall
remain in force Until the Congress OF
the United States shall otherwise de
termine." Nothing was said in the
NewiSnds Resolution about q part Of
the Constitution extending over she
Hawaiian Islands and a part Of Il re.
naming behind. Il did not say that
the instrument as originally drafted
and adopted without the amendments
should extend over Hawaii and the
rest remain behind. The Supreme
Court picked out such sections a,
woald interfere with slavery in the
Islands and said those parts Of ths
Constitution did not extend here. All
the balance Of Il came with the New
lands Resolution.
hut now comes Hawaifss freak At
torney General and goes her freai
supreme Court one better. This AT
torney General. beside whom BLOOD,
Brides" Waite Is not in Il for freaa
statements. declares that the ars
ten amendments 10 tue Constitution
were not extended over the Islands b
the Newlsnds Resolution. The res
a the Constitution Including ths
Eleventh. Twelfth. Thirteeath. Foar
teenth and Fifteenth Amendment.
were extended sver tie Islands b. ths
Nswlands Resolution. but the first ter
amendments we're not.
BY analogy we suppose that a per
fectiy sound man coming here on {
steamer would hiring his hody and hi
tive feet but his less would be len
n the States. although he coald no.
segrogate his legs IRON his body and
SIN retain hts feet. OF course there
are some peOpie who come here and
ieare their brains il the States. thai