The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-01

THE rejection by the Home Rule
majority in the Senate of eight of
the nominations to office made by
Governor Dole viz: The Super
intendent of Public Works. the Treas
urer. the Land Commissioner and all
five of the members of the Board of
Health, is not an ordinary case of the
exercise by the majority Of its Iegiti-
mate right of veto. 1t is simply the
final move in a conspiracy open and
avowed. with two main objects in view:
First, to prevent any white man from
holding office, more especially any white
man who had anything to do with Sc
curing annexation: and, second. TO com
pei the Governor to appoint Home
Rulers to the responsible offices of the
Government
The conspiracy dates from the days
iof the nomination of candidates for the
Legislature last October. when the
Home Rule executive committee, after
Home Rule candidates for the Legis-
.lature had been nominated by the con-
vention. sent private committee to
IT, 0. Carter and E. c. MacFarlane and
demanded of them that they should
sign a written pledge that, if elected,
they would vote TO reject all of Gov
jernor Dole's nominations to office.
Messrs. Carter and MacFarlane hav-
| ing Indignantly refused to sign the
pledge. they We're arbitrarily removed
from the ticket by the executive COM
mittee, without again consulting the
nominating convention.
Later. throughout the campaign. the
constantly reiterated threat of she
Home Rule speakers was that if they
secured control of the Legislature, all
lof the Governors nominations would be
rejected, and that the Governor himself
would be removed.
During the six weeks caucus Of the
Home Rulers prior TO the opening of
the Legislature. one of the prominent
subjects of discussion was who of their
men were to secure the Offices
Throughout the session Of the Legis-
lature. seni-secret caucuses of the
Home Rule party have been held. in
which the policy has been reiterated
that Hawaiians only should fill these
Offices and that all of the Governors
nominations to office should be reject
ed. Until within a week leaders of the
Home Rulers. not only in caucus, but
In published interviews. have claimed
that not only have they the right to
reject all of the Governors nomina-
itions. but that they also have the right
70 nominate to him those whom they
wish selected Home Rule states were
prepared and published
Individual members of the party
have approached the Governor and
other members of the administration
with the proposition to divide the spoils.
y formal committee appointed by the
Home Rulers waited upon the Cover
nor at his residence with slate in
/ their pockets. and proposed that they
should be allowed to name certain
members Of the Cabinet and other pub
lie officers.
/ Almost without exception. the names
/ proposed by the Home Rulers have
/ been so absolutely incompetent or dis
reputable that It was impossible TO
even consider them for any position.
The fact that the Governor, by max
ing a nomination. thereby stands spon-
Isor for the person nominated and makes
himself responsible for his actions. has
been and is. entirely ignored by the
Home Rulers Their sole object has
been to secure spells for their party
members. The only reason why they
nave IScSued lFoHl IHeh VI
ton Of rejecting all the nominations
IS final glimmering doubt as to the
policy of that action.
No charges have been made, and none
can be, against the integrity or ability
Of the men whose nominations nave
been rejected without rejecting on
the other members of the Governor
Cabinet. rne three men who have been
selected as sacrifices to the demand for
spoiIs are among the ablest in the gov
eminent service today.