The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-14
ooLE's INCOMPETENT
ADMINISTRATION.

Union was ever cursed with an ad
ministration so utterly incompetent
and imbecific as the present sdrnIn-
istration Oh Hawaii. Certainly no
Territory has ever been so badly gov
erned in all the hundred and fourteen
Years OF Territorial Government in the
United States.
In the wild furore Of populism which
swept over the vest in 1890 several of
the western states elected men Gov
ernor totally unfit to perform the du
ties Of the Office. some OF them gaining
the state unenyiable notoriety. such
for instance. as Bloody Brides"
Waite OF Colorado But Waite bad
As he was. showed greater ability as
a chief executive and a better know
ledge OF what should be done for the
best interests of his state than San
ford B. Dole has shown as Governor
Of Hawaii.
AS an independent government Ha-
waii had derived a large portion of her
revenues from customs duties and in
ternaI revenue. including postofioe re-
ceipts Absorption into the United
States cut on these scources of rev
snue amounting TO considerable Tcre
than one million dollars per annum.
| With such a large revenue a most ex-
travagant system of government had
been fostered Officials. clerks and
employees OF the government fairly
tumbled over one another in their
multiplicity and all were paid the very
| highest salaries salaries ranging from
)ne hundred to three hundred per cent
higher than are paid in the oldest and
| -ichest states OF the Union for the
same duties. BY the taking over of
The postal department, internal rev.
snue and customs duties. including
The quarantine inspection of the port.
hundreds of employees OF the Territory
could have been. and should have
been. dropped The expenses of
the government. one would natural
| ~ expect. would be very greatly
reduced by the changes occurring
through Hawaii becoming a Territory.
With internal revenue. postal re-
ceipts and customs duties cut of it
was seen by every one. excepting Gov
ernor Dole and his administration.
that the receipts of the Territory
would be cut down to nearly
one half OF what they had been under
the Republic; that unless some change
was made in the tax levy and in the
license system the Territory could not
hope to meet such expenses as had
been met by the Republic. We say
this was apparent to every one in
Hawaii excepting TO Governor Dole
and to the members of his administra
ton.
What an opportunity was here af
forded Governor Dole to demonstrat,
his ability as an executive. as one
fitted TO govern this Territory. Her,
was an opportunity for him to emulat,
Governor Odell of New York and othel
able administrators of affairs. Blu
did he do 500 No indeed Not Dole
In his message to the legislature las
February he did not recommend tbs
cutting OF OF single useless employ,
in tue over fiiicsi Offices He dfd no
recommend the cutting down of
single high salary in order to make IN,
income OF the Territory meet its ex
penSes. He did not recommend
single change in the old method o
taxation nor in the license Law nor Il
anything else that would help TO re
dnce the expenses OF the Terrltor
and az the same time increase the in
come 50 that the income should eaus
the expenditures.
What were the conditions when III
Governor sent his message to IN
legislatares We And. according I
the report of Treasurer Lansin.
. that the receipts for the year endin
: December 81. 1899. were ss.T79.S7lS
: which included the customs duties. an
! internal revenues and postal receipt
! up 10 June IA. 1890. the total OF shes
being s7T4.seo.ss leaving the othe
! income OF the Territory a little les
THAI se.00o. eoe on the other han
. the expenditures for the year endin
December 81. 1890. amounted 10 n
enormous sum Of ss.sSa.fsf 81. Ii
. Guided in this amount was none
| paid out for foreign Affairs TO June j
1893. money thrown away IN the plagu
fake and other expenditures this
ceased after June 18th. 1899. whic
aggregated sSss.s4i 81 leaving the ea