The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-08
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The campaign against the authority
OF the territorial officials with regard to
the selling, leasing and otherwise dis
posing of the public lands seems to
have come to a somewhat premature
end. After all that has been laid be-
fore the authorities in Washington the
course of the territorial officials has
been upheld. 1t must be a rather bit
ter pill for the cabal who instituted tn
campaign, to swallow. TN- -
in The '-- -"e real movers
, matter have never appeared up
on the surface, they have pulled the
strings and the other fellows have
jumped. The chances are that some of
those who jumped did not know how
strongly the string had been pulled.
When it is necessary The Star can lay
it's hands on those engaged in the
scheme, and will be able to show the
reasons for the action and it will be
by no means a creditable showing for
those engaged.
However the vexed question is set
tied by the ruling. that Congress, in
its discretion has made the Hawaiian
DllttIS anu I1dNdlldll laws us III
struments for the time being for the
disposal of these lands The letter of
the assistant attorney general is very
distinct in its statement 1t says 81 do
not agree with the United States dis
trict Attorney in his conclusion that the
public officers of the Territory of Ha-
wall are not authorized to sell, lease or
otherwise dispose of public lands in
the Hawaiian islands" and he further
strengthens his statement by saying
'If this communication does not an
swer the purpose intended to be effect
ed by your letter to me, will be glad
TO await your further direction in the
premises" This is what one may call
making a plain statement and then
driving it home with a will.
By the course pursued by those who
were DESTROYS of manipulating the pub
lie lands for their own purposes q large
number of small holders have oeen
kept upon the tenter hooks of expecta-
ton and have not known whether they
owned their little homesteads or not.
This uneasness will now be allayed
and the publication of the list of pat.
ents approved by the President. vii
bring gladness to many heart
throughout the islands.
The campaign against the disposal OF
lands under the laud act mas been car.
ried out nomnally in the interest OF
the poor man, but it's results have beer
to harm the poor man. and make hin
chary of improving his homestead
Now he can 90 ahead ana feel assured
that he is safe in his holding. 1t is g
great satisfaction that such a position
has been gained at last
Throughout the strug gle to thwal
the Territorial officials in their mani.
fest duty there has been a system OF
innuendo, and occasionally down rght
charges of illegal delling for the bene.
fit of individuals The theory, and il
is bad one, is that anything is f5ir ir
a political fight. Politically nen are
charged with what is practically ac-
tual crime The tendency of thought
in some minds is that no man can be
politically honest You must always
look for niger IN the fence
With this foregone conclusion it is
many men are. Their are men in poll.
tics and holding political office who
have high ideals, and would no MOI
prostitute their talents to the mere get
ting of money by Illicit means thar
they would think of committing sui
eide.
In this matter of the lands Governo
Dole has been made the target of nucl
unmerited abuse. Mr. Dole has devot
ed ytars of work TO the consideration o
agrarian questions. Studying systems
abroad he has appiied the result of hi
researches to the Islands. His mair
object was to give the Hawaiian al
inalienable home. His 999 year system
certainly provided for this. The littl
estate was inalienable and could no
be mOrtgaged OF course a system o
this kind was not agreeable to men VIII
would like to see the land given reck
lessly to the Hawaiian, so that h
could mortgage it at once, and pass
over to the ready NAV of the insatiabI
shyster with a few dollars. Calumny
the resort of the defeated, will no doub
have full swing for a time, but up
right and straight forward action wi
beat it in time, and the memory of tn
illuminated will be green when tn
memory of the calumniator will be bu
a dry twig ready to throw on the fire
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