The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-11
THE THuRsToN CONSPIRACY
ENDS IN FAILURE.

The news from Washington as
printed on another page shows very
conclusiveIy that Attorney General
Knox will not recommend the removal
of Judge Humphreys upon the charges
presented by the Thurston-family-
compact Bar Association. 1t further
shows that Mr. Thurston, when he
engineered the plot to grossly insult
the Judge. through the Smith affidavit.
hoping In this way to cause him TO
commit some error on the bench,
through which his removal could be
effected. overreached himself just as
he did when minister at Washington
when Secretary Gresham very proper
ly gave the gentleman his passports
I; would appear from the reports from
Wellington that the Thurston con-
spiracy will have an ending OF the
same character as the conspiracy OF
one Haman who many. many years
ago builded a gibbet for his enemy.
but instead of his enemy being hanged
thereon Hannah himself furnished the
first and only victim. The first but
not the only victim for the Thurston
gibbet promises to be the Governor
OF Hawaii. followed by the Secretary
and lessor lights of the present Ter
ritorial administration. OF course this
is rather hard on the Governor but
that is the penalty OF assoeiating with
bad company Of the Fhurston stripe.
The dispatch says that Judge Hum
phreys called a spade a spade in
showing how the Territorial admins
tration had thrown its protecting arm
around vice in this city. legalizing it
and affording il police protection. His
charges are amply substsntiated by
the report of special agent Olmstead
of the Department of Justice. of which
the Attorney General has full knowl-
edge. II was on this report of Ohm
stead's that the President directed
that instant instructions be forwarded
to Hawaii directing the enforcement
OF the law and the closing of Iwilei.
The dispatch further shows the at.
titude Of Attorney General Knox who
declared himself ready to make a re-
port and recommendation to the
President at once Poor, ungrateful
and disloyal Hankey. seeing that he
had losing case pleaded for time in
which 10 file a counter brief. What
he can hope TO accomplish in the FIVE
days Is hard TO tell more than TO &C
complish delay. Like the criminal
lawyer who sees that his client is lost.
Hankey plays for delay hoping and
trusting for some unfonseen event to
turn up to aid him But in this case
he Is doomed to disappointment His
reply brief will be met as his first
brief has been and Hankey will come
back beaten and traitor to the man
who befriended him when most he
needed friend. AS for Thurston and
his corrupt gang their race is run.
The day Of Thurstonism in control OF
either the courts or OF the Territorial
Government are numbered and the
near future win see q complete change
in the Territorial administration of
Hawaii.
The persecution of Judge Hum
phreys in this case has been costly for
the Judge. But out Of it he viii come
with clear skirts, and with the ap-
prevail and backing Of the Department
OF Justice and OF the President 1t
win be good thing for Hawaii for it
win clear the political atmosphere and
demonstrate that the days when a few
pariahs could dominate affairs here
have passed away.