The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-21
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declaration. which be has had time 10
repudiate but has not done so. that an
extra session Of the Legislature would
be- e public calamity certainly has
never been surpassed by a public man
either in bad taste or in bad tactics.
Taken ia connection with the stop
gap executives proclamation Of an ex
tension Of the special session. the re-
mark in question is as IL its author
said 70 the coordinate branch Of the
government Of this Territory: Here.
you graceless hounds. want you to
20 fetch in that game for me and when
you have done so ! shall whip you
home 10 your masters the people.
care not what they require OF you. as
am not responsible to them"
This Is not over-drawing the attitude
assumed by the Acting Governor. in
his seryile carrying out Of the super
cIlious policy adopted by his principal
aided and abetted by himself as Sec
Rotary. In dealing with the Legislature
al the outset.
IL was no slight task the first Legis
lature OF the Territory had TO face on
assembling. Everything was in a
manner disorganized. The old Hawaii
an system Of obtaining revenue for the
public services was all broken up.
There was a musical popularhrdlu
There was a universal popular de-
mand. presented in the platform Of
every party that went to the polls for
municipal system TO relieve the
strain upon the now weakened general
government OF the group The legis-
iating OF such a system OF town and
district home rule was as good as rec
commended in the Organic Act passed
boy the Congress Of the United States.
With regard 10 the financial problem
confronting the Territory. the execu-
tive had nothing TO offer as a solution
beyond vague platitudes and a sug-
Eestion 10 raise money by borrowing.
garded by the people, that of mum.
cjpal institutions. was treated in the
Governors message OF advice TO the
legislature so slightly as 10 make IL
appear inconsequential A majority
Of the legislators. however. for many
weeks before and many weeks after
the Legislature opened went TO work
with an earnest win to formulate
measures both for the financial saliva
ton OF the country and for its better
internal government through those
municipal institutions that are univer-
sal throughout the States and Terri
tories Of the mainland. Instead OF
receiving assistance and encourage
ment from the executive in these eff
forts. they were met instead with op-
position and even obstruction from
that quarter both directly and indirect.
~
AS II this were not enough to alien
ate the chosen representatives OF the
people. the executive actually went
ont Of its way to promote open hostili
" with them It did so through the
Seeretary's unauthorized planting him.
SELF upon the foor OF the House OF
Representatives. ostenSibly to act as
eN-ofiicio clerk OF its proceedings bat
in reality 70 emharrass the members
with show OF executive supervision
over their deliberations. Again. In
several Instances. The executive incit
ed mutual Gissffection and discord By
denying the legitimate aud fully priv
legged requests OF the Legislature 10,
documentary and other information.
All these tactics delayed and ham
pered the Legislature in the dispatch
Of business Unused 20 the work o.
constructive SisiesmaHship-as Il
finance and municipal organization
above all things. witch battle some Of
the most highly organized eommnni
ties Of the werla today 50 far as at
tanning a satisfactory degree Of per
fection Is concerned--and almost tota
strangers one 70 another in coming
together for such important work. liz
tie wonder is il II the legislators failed
10 produce measures OF the creates
Importance strived after within the
time A. their disposal. When. on tog
q their trouble in this respect came
embsrgoes wantonly raised BY the ex
eeutise. the matter Of surprise is thai
50 much legislation was effected as
was the case within the Init OF the
regular session
Moreover Hawaii had been used to
protraeted legislative sessions, 50 that
q degree Of sloSness In getting down
10 work might have been expected as