The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-14
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HONOLULU, a. T, MARCH II, 1901
IRIS OLD POLICY OF DECEIT.

The Morning Organ, which has on
numerous occasions recently shown
fits ignorance OF American laws and
American institutions, says in an edi-
torial on the request Of the Senate
fer the nominations of the Governor:
THE President chooses bis own time
to send in names and only within 4
month has asked the Senate TO con-
firm Sampson and Schiey for positions
which their friends believed they were
entitled to get from Congress in the
fall of 1888 Every reader knows
that the Sampson-Schley controversy
has been before the country ever
since the battle OF Santiago in July,
1898. President Mckinley sent the
names of these two men TO the Senate.
in the fall of 1898. for advancement,
Sampson 10 be advanced five num-
bets and Schley three. This would
have placed Sampson above Schley in
rank and the friends of the latter OPP
posed IL. The result was that the
Senate turned down the Presidents
nominations. The Secretary of the
Navy has done a great deal to try 10
bring about a sentiment in favor Of
the advancement of Sampson over
Schley but to no effect The Presi-
dent was ANXIOUS 10 reward both Of
ficcrs and eff jrts were made by the
President and Secretary of the Navy
TO get some assurances from the SEN
ate during the session of lS99-l900
that the nominations would be con-
firmed IL sent in, but such assurances
could not be secured. Finally the
President sent the nominations to the
Senate for the second time about the
LIST of February. but again the Senate
refused to confirm them.
The Advertiser hoped to fool some
people in Hawaii into believing that
the President had waited all this time
before sending in the nominations OF
these two naval officers for promo
ton. In fact the President has want
ed both men promoted for more than
two years. but wanted Sampson given
rank over Schley and this the Senate
has resolutely refused to do from the
start. The Advertiser knew this; it
must have known it if it keeps in
touch with the current history of
events in the United States. Yes. in
deed. the President chooses his own
time to send In nominations and the
time he chose to send in the nomin-
ations of Sampson and Schley for pro-
motion was Immediately upon the as
sembling of the Senate in December,
1898 But being rebuffed by the Sen.
ate he waited two years and then sent
the nominations in again only to be
n second time rebufed. The Senate
was willing TO promote both officers
but absolutely refused to promote
Sampson over Schley as the President
wanted.
Here in Hawaii the nominees q
Governor Dole constitute what he calls
his Executive council" They ars
his cabinet" and. to him. occupy the
same relation as the members OF Tn,
cabinet occupy towards the Presiden
OF the United States. President Nc
Kinley has just given an example o
how he waits his own good time {,
send in his nominations for member:
of his cabinet TO the Senate. TIL,
President was inaugurated on March
4. The Senate was convened in extr.
session on the same day. On Marci
s. the very next day mark you. the
President sent to the Senate his lis
OF nominations for members of his
cabinet and for 8 number of other i'm
portant posts, among them Ministe,
10 Austria. Any President who shoult
hesitate 10 send In his nominations o
hold them back as Governor Dole. o
Hawaii is doing in his dog-inthe
Manager policy would very quickly hea
from the United States Senate. An,
what is more he would soon ind tina
the Senate was most importan
part of the Government OF the Unite.
States. part that the President ha.
TO reckon with il he undertook to def.
il or ignore IL