The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-04
THE DOVE OF PEACE.

Representative Beckley has retByned
to the Legislative ark like the dove
with the olive branch. He brings words
of peace and words of wisdom which
ne has most faithfully reported. If
4he prograrn which Representative
Beckley advocates, in which he voices
the sentiments of the President is
Their blocking and deadlock, but
apprvp citations should be got through
rapidly, the session be brought to
an end quickly and tremendously
and the Territory settle down to at
tending TO buildir" up the fortunes of
the present and the future. instead of
worrying itself with antagonistic poll
tics and useless determinations.
There could not have been a more
conciliatory message brought down
to y Legislature than that which Rep
resentative Beckley brought. OF course
different minds will interpret different
ways, but in delivering his message the
Hawaiian representative gave 10 gloss,
he gave it in d straight forward honest
manner, and as such it should be re-
ceived and acted upon there is no back
thought or hidden meaning in what the
President saws.
THE President told me-" said Repre-
sentative Beckley. " to tell you to do
everything for the advancement of the
Territory. Do not let petty spite sand
in the way of making laws that will
benefit all allie who live in the Hawai-
ian Islands. The mast is past. Appro-
priations must be made from a COM
mon sense standpoint. In no way
hamper the government. The people
are the people and the government
should be for the people"
The question is, viii the irreconcili-
bles follow this advice. That Repre-
sentative Beckley will earnestly advo-
cate this advice goes without saying,
and that Representative Becklev is
power in the House is undoubted. He
has returned to a party which is divid-
ed against itself. Three sections have
been battling one with the other. The
probability and the hone is that the
young man from Molokai will be able
to unite these Earring elements. but he
may find that one or other of the pres
ent guerrilla leaders may wish to try
a fall with him, before they come into
the ranks as part of a sensible move
ment working for the advantage of
the whole Territory and not for only
a section of it.
1t may not at the present moment be
wise to look over the past session and
criticise from an impartial standpoint.
1t has been criticised enough from a
partial standpoint by all parties, and
it may be better to let criticism 20 by
until the entire work is finished.
That the Legislature should establish
friendly relations with the executive
should not be difficult. Indeed they
have always been friendly upC~ the
executive side. The law allows certain
prerogatives to the Governor and it is
his privilege to exercise them or not
as he sees fit. For EXERCISING his pre-
negative he has been criticised and at
breach of friendly relations from the
attacking party. Such a breach it
rests with the attacking party to heal.
One must say that the expedition to
see the President has proved to be
fruitful of hope for the future. The
President is a man of immense politi-
cal experience, and his words fall with
added weight upon the ears of a per-
fectly honest and youthful territorial
politician. What the reactionary party
would not listen to from the Inns of
the conservative politicians here, will
be listened to when coming from the
lips of Mckinley. To the reactionary
party it seems impossible that any one
on the conservative side is not fish.
1t has been borne in upon the members.
by men who have their own axes to
grind. But coming from the President
there can be no doubt as to the per-
reCt honesty of the advice.
The ideal of a country, state or
territory is where all work for the COM
mon good. There must be party lines
it is true, and it is good to have party
lines for one reacts upon the other.
But rancOrous party lines are disas-
trous and retard progress There are
rancorous party lines in parts of the
mainland which have proved very dis
astrous to the states where they have
been drawn. We have, in our present
Legislature, seen something of this
rancorous bitterness, and many have
seen and learned it's futility The mes
sage of peace has come. Let us de-
vOutly hope that this message borne
by and believed in by Representative
Beckley will be accepted on both sides
of the political field.