The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-17
THOSE WHO CRY WOLF.

Senator George R. Carter ia show
ing himself to be Linekiln Club
statesman OF the first magnitude In
the Senate, Wednesday, the gentle
man declared that the grand jury was
simply going to apply coat of white
wash. adding that IT was known in ad-
vance what could be expected from
the complexion Of the jury. Strange
to say. this exceedingly wellinforned
man also denied that Governor Dole
had ever sent any communication to
the Senate charging bribery on the
part Of the members Of the Legisla-
ture
Mr. Carter. from his attitude, isl
willing to have his name go down to
history as having been a member OF
a Legislature that was guilty of bri
berry. Governor Dole charged that
members OF the Legislature had been
guilty Of bribery. He did not specify
what members but made his charge
sweeping and general including in the
charge every member of both houses.
Coming from the chief executive of
the Territory the charge was a most
serious one. II not disproved the fu-
ture historian in writing the history of
Hawaii would say that the First Legis-
lature was openly charged with bri-
berry by the Governor Of the Territory
and the charge was never denied.
Such q stigma would not only rest up
on the members of the Legislature. j
but upon their children and their
grandchildren. Fifty years hence the
descendants Of Senator George r. Car
ter might justly be accused of being
children OF a Senator who was a mem
Der OF a bribe-taking Legislature or
might even be charged with being
children of a bribetaker. and they
would have no way to disproye such a
serious charge made by the first Gov
ernor Of the Territory, unless these
charges are sifted to the bottom now.
And so far as the work OF the grand
jury has gone we would like TO ask
Mr. Carter who is doing the white
washing Governor Dole, Attorney
General E p. Dole and Secretary Coop
er, all Of whom claimed to have in
formation of bribery. have refused to
answer questions propounded by the
grand jury. Why have they refused?
Is il because those guilty of the alleg-
ed bribery are connected with the
family compact and must be protected
at any cost? Or is it because they
have absolutely no knowledge of any
bribery ever having been committed
and are now seeking TO prevent expos
ing their animus and spite in making
such charges by refusing to answer
the questions Of the grand jury?
Editor Thurston of the Advertiser
has charged repeatedly in his paper
that bribery has been committed and
has expressly called attention to al
legged free lunches at Notes. And yet
as soon as the grand jury was sum.
moned he sent his sneak reporter
away to another island and the editor
himself when called to the stand be
fore the grand jury, took refuge be
hind the statement that he is an at
torney. and this despite the fact that
he declared in open court last August
that he had retired from the practice
OF law. II he stated the truth wheI
he made that statement TO the court
then why should he not testify before
the grand jury II he knows any facts
concerning the bribery he has charg-
ed! Is It not more nearly reasonable
that the charges in his paper were
false and he knows they were false
and that ii was TO prevent an exposure
OF their falsehood that he sent his re
porter out of the jurisdiction of the
court. and he himself refused to an
swer the questions before the grand
jury
Whether or not there was any bri
berry of members OF the Legislator,
during the session recently closed The
Republican does not know. II doe.
know. however. that charges that bri
berry did exist have been made: thai
a grand jury composed OF the bes
citizens Of this Territory has beer
summoned TO investigate these char
ges and the very men making tn.
charges are now trying to hide behins
every possible subterfuge in order Il
prevent being shown up before IN,
public as knaves Of even greater dis
repute than the most contemptibl'
bribe-taker that ever PLAYED checker,
with his nose