The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-12
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Speaking Of trouble. what do you
think OF the affairs in Honolulu - ask
ed the Early Riser.
Wen. | dunno Some people think
they are right in condeuninz the
Judge and others believe they are do
ing right in upholding him in his ac-
tons. answered the Cheerful Liar
he courts Of the islands were run
in a slip shod manner for q long time
and Humphreys has brought order ont
OF chaos so far as the rules Of practice
in Honolulu are concerned. I presume
he has been little more radical than
the attorneys liked. and | believe he
could have adopted more peaceful
means 10 bring around the change
II an attorneys actions Ia open court
indicated hack of respect for the Judge
who. I believe. is designated as the
court all the fines and Imprisonment
the court might infiict upon the often
der viii not bring him any more re-
spect. On the contrary | believe the
court would be held in still greater
contempt and anyone with q thimbie
full of grey matter would realize that
under such circumstances il is the Of
fetal position and the power it yields.
not the personality of the court that
commands respect or rather forbids
an open exhibition of contempt If
I was the court | would not give a
fig for respect that | had earned, or
which l had appeared 10 have earned
through the attorneys fear of my
wrath The slave shows respect for
l. 49, - = st oh IL
character Personally, / admire Judge
Humphreys and certainly admire his
pluck for some people have tried to
rub it into him pretty hard. Unless
he does something extremely radical
the public may stand by him, but a
man of his disposition may go a step
too far and lose the support of the
community in which case it is posi-
bic President Mckinley may feel the
necessity of removing him from office.
sincerely hope he will not go to such
a point. that he will go about his du-
ties with the feeling that he has in
flieted about all the punishment need
ed. No one will question his fearless
ness and his belief that he is doing
nothing but what the exigencies of
the case require. Judge Humphreys
knew that certain portions of the aft
davit presented were not true; he
knew that he had not been instru-
mental in bringing about the dismissal
of the stenographer, that it was the
work Of the Supreme Court Now to
bring this charge against man after
he had been generous enough to pay
the young mans passage back to the
Coast was enough TO make him an
CRY. Now. let US take the other side
of the ease-that part of it. the straw.
may say, that broke the cameps
back. Young Kinney is pretty fiery
individual himself and when he clash
es with the court sparks are bound to
fly. He has ability and is familiar
with the practice in the courts. Hart
well has Topped around good many
times but still he has the respect of a
certain part of the community. Bal
lou is conservative and has strong
backing among the Southern Sena-
tors. At least portion If not all OF
the bar thought the sentence of inn
prisonment for contempt was unusual
and uncaIled for and were favorable
to the scheme to pardon them. Those
men are supported by the Advertiser
which. in spite of the changed condi-
tions. has considerable power. They
feel that they too are entitled to a
little respect and consideration and
they feel, also. that they cannot get
it in the court It is fight of the old
against the new and between you and
me | am inclined to believe that the
new element is going to win out.
do not think that the action of the
officials of the Government relative to
the bribery cases has strengthened
their position with the administration
at Washington. | consider Secretary
or Acting Governor Cooper's position
untenable for the reason that an Off
cial of his standing is expected to see
the law enforced, not to block justice
By hiding behind an official cloak
which may give him the right to do
or not as he sees fit. 1t is for this
that believe the influence of the Dole
party is weakened, and while the anti
Dole party. aside from Humphreys,
may not have done much toward fer
reting out the bribed and the bribers
they have maintained silence which,
on occasions of this sort. is golden
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