The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-30
lar Us LOOK At TIE FACTS.

Il Ealian correspondent Tor the washington Star,
Il over the signature Of -Kamehameha- may not
believe IN the Thurston motto that "A lie well
stuck better than the truth" but the reverend
gentleman does exempIify BY his work his belief in
the axiom that "a half truth win accomplish much
more harm than an outright falsehood-- In letter
70 the star. published June nth. part of which
appears in another column. Mr. Bishop shows that
he Is a member in full standing Of the Thurston
conspiracy to Try ard bring about the removal Of
Judge Humphreys ana 10 try In every possible way
TO belle and misrepresent the natives Of these Is
lands
OF course in Mr.. Bishops eyes Governor Dole
and ali the OF the members OF the blessed family
compact such pure and holy men that they could
not commit a wrong IL they tried TO- When Governor
Dole went TO Washington four years ago to work for
annexation at the expense Of the people of Hawaii
and gave $500 for the Maine fund as coming from
his private purse and then charged the amount
against his expense account. there nothing
wrong ia the act That act performed by Mr..
Bishops idol and therefore could not SAVIOR Of CHI
canery. II was perfectly lovely for Governor Dole
To give $500 to the Maine fund and pose before the
American people as being extremely liberal man.
when the money he gave. instead Of being his own,
belonged to the people OF Hawaii
Mr. Bishop says Judge Humphreys allied himself
with the sewal faction. as though that were
Governor Of the Territory OF Hawaii was also
crime in the eyes OF Mr.. Bishop and few others
like him for In his mind Mr. Dole should go on for
ever. In this way only could the family compact
expect 10 continue its misrule OF this Territory.
Judge Humphreys had right to ally himself with
the Sewall faction. He sAould have become the
trucuent puppet of the family compact. Had he
done this. then no matter what eccentricities he
might have been guilty Of on the bench. all would
have been right for it would have been done In the
interests OF the blessed family compact.
The whole trouble with the Rev. Serene E Bishop
and other members of the compact is that Judge
Humphreys is a brave fearless and honest man. one
who can neither be caioled threatened nor driven
into obeying the dictates Of the DoleThurston Oil
garchy Judge Humphreys never at any time since
he came to Hawaii six years ago. has trained with
the missionary famiy-compact gang. He saw into
their rotenness and corruption at the outset of his
career here and opposed them The whole trouble
and the only the compact is fighting
Humphreys is because they cannot control him.
They fought his appointment just they fought
the appointment OF Judge Little. Judge Gear and
others whom they could not control. and just as
they lighting United States Judge Estee.
United states Attorney Baird and Director Of the
Experiment Station Jared Smith
The kind Of men they wanted on the bench were
men who would be mere tools in the hands of Dole.
Ihurston & Company They wanted men appointed
judges who had never had cases in court That
the kind they appointed during the days Of the OIL
gaTchy. and they wanted the same kind under the
Territory To this end they drafted section in the
Organic Act placing the appointment OF the judges
in the hands OF the Governor; but Congress very
wisely refused to grant such arbitrary power over
the lives and desnes of the people Of this Territory
They wanted such judges on the bench as the two
fa.fr, rho ~,
fake plague scare OF eighteen months ago. when. at
L A. Thurston's dictation. these left the bench
to become members OF Thnrston's Citizens San
tary Commission. and there was no Justice to be
had in the land. These circuit judges appeared in
the Police Court as prosecutors OF their own orders
as members Of the Sanitary Commission and an ap-
peal which would naturally have been taken to their
court could not be taken. They adjourned thes-
courts in November. 1883. and never convened them
again until in Nay ie00 thereby permitting the cal
endaE 70 become 50 congested that II is now neces-
sary third judge TO be appointed so as to catch
up With the business Of the courts.
Judge Humphreys hiss been badgered and bullied
and fought because he would not lay aside his man
hood and become the truculent tool OF the family
compact Just his predecessors on the bench were
Mr.. Bishop in his letter talks grandly Of Ameri-
oanism. and claims Tor the Dole faction that they
Americans, when matter Of fact they don't
know wAas Americanism means They have not the
fRintest conception Of the rights and duties Of
American citizens. Their so-caIled Republic that
they set up after the overthrow OF the monarchy
Was an oliearchy more overbearing and antocrstlc
han any ever established By dictator Of any Of the
Spanish American governments Under their OH
garcAy men we're almost denied the rlght to think
Visitors 70 these Islands who expressed their honest
convictions on public questions notified by pub
lie officials thar shes mist be careful how they talked