The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-26
HONOLULU. Il. T. MARCH %. 1901
KILL THE PAIN FRANCHISE.

night that an enOrt would De maze IN
the House today to take the Pain Fran
chise bill from the table and railroad
IL through the House The Republican
is 10th to believe that such an attempt
will be made. but IL an attempt is
made to take the bill from the table
the House must lose no time in voting
TO indefinitely postpone It, thus
tabling the measure for all time. To
pass this measure would be for the
Home Rule members to everlastingly
disgrace themselves. II is without
doubt the most infamous bill ever in.
PRODUCED in any legislature. We are
surprised that Representative Prem
dergast would have introduced the bin
except by request. II provides. for
a FRANCHISE for the use of every street
in this city for a period of fifty years
by a man who has shown himself TO be
utterly regardless of the rights of the
people as concerns a public franchise.
II provides for the confiscation of pri-
vate property for the use of Mr.. Pain
and his corporation without due pro-
cess of law.
That the bill if passed could never
be effective. because Il is unconstitu-
tional does not make il any the less
important to bury it forever. The
people OF this city and Territory do
not want to be put to the expense and
trouble OF having an act of the legis-
lature declared unconstitutional The
legislature itself does not want to he
placed in the position of having its
acts declared unconstitutional and
therefore should not take the Pain
franchise bill from the table.
Among the infamous and outrageous
features OF the bill is that 1t grants On
exclusive franchise to one man and
his assigns to the use of every street
in this City for a period of fifty years
absolutely free of cost. IL provides
that any motive power may be used to
transport passengers and freight. In
other words il would permit Mr.. Pain
and his assigns to run freight trains,
drawn by steam engines over King.
Beretania. Lunalilo, Nuuanu and every
other street in this city. the objections
of the people notwithstanding. Instead
of permitting only uniform fare of
1--WE cents il permits him TO charge
ten cents fare on all long distances.
thus striking at the extension OF the
city through its suburbs. The history
of every progressive city in America
today is that il has been built up
through cheap and rapid street rail.
road communication. Chicago is a
striking example OF this. where one
can go from one end of the city TO
the other for FIVE cent fare. One can
take car at the ferry at San Fran
cisco and ride to Golden Gate Park or
TO the Potrero for one fare of FIVE
cents. Ii should be the same in this
city.
The bill fails TO provide whether the
cars on the various streets shall tie
operated once an hour. once day,
once a week, once a month or once a
year. BY the terms Of the franchise
they could be operated once month |
over any of the streets il was desired |
20 tie up and the people would have no |
redress.
II has long been known that the gall |
OF Mr.. Pain was without limit. but
this bill shows that he takes the mem
bers of the legislature TO all be either
fools or knaves. He must know. II he
knows anything. that no body of sane
4uSn rRtufu ever uS kOAASe VI peSS3.aS
such franchise unless they wev,
venai and corrupt. AS one reads the
bill he can but marvel that anyone
with even q thimbleful of brains
would have drawn such measure
with the expectation of having honest
men pass il. Had 1t asked part Of
the things asked for ii woEid have
some show. but il goes beyond all
reason or sense in its outrageous de-
mands upon this community.
And what has Mr.. Pain ever done .
10 merit the confidence of the people {,
Or any extension of the franchise he !
Already holds9 IL
He furnishes the most miserabsel Il
,ar service to be found in any city in 5
he world. t
He provides the dirtiest. ilthie ).
street cars to be found In the worli.
or the accommodation of the people
4 this city.