The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-27
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Judge of the Circuit Court of the First
Judicial Circuit, Territory of Hawaii, hay
ing first made his, acquaintance during
the month of November, in the year a.
d. 1899 at which time affiant returned
to the Territory of Hawaii having been
absent therefrOm since the year 1884,
when affiant was managing editor of the
Star, having been managing editor Of
said paper when the same was organized
and established, and continuing in the
| editorship of said paper until atlantis
departure from the Hawaiian Islands in
May, a. d, 1894.
That at the time aftant made the &C
quaintance of the said judge, he, the
said judge, was practicing his profession
Of law In the city Of Honolulu.
That atffant. upon his arrival here in
the sad year 1899. took charge of the Pa
cihc Commercial Advertiser as editor,
which position he has held ever since.
That affiant and said judge maintain
ed friendly relations for some time after
the acquaintance between them was
| formed as aforesaid such friendly rela-
tons being largely social up to the early
part of the year 1900
That at the time sharp differences
began to arise in the republican party in
Hawaii upon matters affecting party pol
| icy and discipline.
That affiant as well as the said Judge,
were republicans and took opposing sides
as to the differences aforesaid within
/ their party, and that such opposing
views between affiant and said judge led
| to a number of sharp discussions be
/ tween them in which it became manifest
and apparent TO aftant that ne and said
judge were hopelessle drifting apart po-
/ lit.cally speaking
/ That during the month of April or
May in the year 1900, said judge inform
! ed atfiant that he was opposed to the pol
/ icy of the Advertiser. and proposed tc
| assist in establishing a newspaper in OPP
position to said Advertiser. and the pol.
icy and principles advocated in said news
paper under the editorshiD of afIiant
and during said months last above nam.
ed finally approached affiant and Offered
him the editorship of the proposed
newspaper, and in pressing said offer
| during said months, visited affiant very
/ frequently and made long stays with
| atfiant at his office and elsewhere. and
/ during these interviews said judge per
/ sstently urged said affiant to accept his
proposition and laid before affiant in de
tail his political aspirations and plans
That during the tendency of said nego-
tiations on the part of said judge to Sc
proposed paper, affiant continued in safC
Advertiser to steadily oppose the policy
OF said judge in political matters.
/ That notwithstanding this, said Judge
persisted in his solicitation that afIiant
join POLITICAL fortunes with him and take
charge Of - newspaper as aforesa d: anc
/ in this connection atfiant says that sale
/ Judge. in pressing his solicitations upor
. attiant ae aforesaid, and in outlining hi.
. own political plans, laid bare to uthan'
many matters strictly personal to saiG
/ judge. showing the unlimited ambitions
( Of said Judge, and an inUrdiua5e opinion
of his own abilities and qualifications
and generally, the personal Weaknesses
OF said Judge
At this point I ordered counsel 10 de
sist from reading the affidavit: ordered
that the affidavit be stricken from the
files Of the court and that counsel whose
names We're thereto subscribed appear al
the bar Of the court and show cause why
they should not be punished for con
tempt. No sufficient cause being shown
the sentence stated was pronounced.
/ | stand entirely upon this record anG
do not desire to make any explanation
I'm regard to the course pursued by me
I beg to leave entirely to your own judg-
ment the conclusion, from the record. as
to whether my action was or was not
necessary in order to uphold the dignity
not of myself but of the Court over
which I preside. I do not believe that
in any court of the United States on the
mainland such an affidavit could he safe
. ~ read by attorneys appearing before
the Court
CHARGE Y.