The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-30

ground for refusing an extension Of
this session. The government
is investigating these reports and
will endeavor TO expose and punish
the offenders II legal evidence can be
obtained"
It was on April 30th that Governor
Dole sent the above message to the
Senate. The next morning there an
peared in the Advertiser:
I'VE are not advised as to the par
ticuIar cases Of bribery Governor
Dole refers to. but we do know that
bibulous legislators have boosted OF
receiving quiet money, and that the
NoIte free lunch case suggests lead
which the next Grand jury ought to
follow up even If urged TO the con-
trary by a political and unscrupulous
Judge"
Several days later Judge Hum
phreys issued a venire for Grand
Jury returnable May 18th, and the
body was empaneled on the last nam
ed date. The Grand Jury was not
therefore empaneled until two weeks
after Governor Dole sent his bribery
message to the Senate. To thinking
men. it would appear that if the Gov
ernor had information sufficient to
make the public statements he did in
a message to the Legislature on April
30th. surely he and his Territorial
officials must have been able to add
very much to this information by May
18th. But when the Grand Jury got
down to work in the next day or two
what do we find? Governor Dole went
before the Jury, and, so far as We
are informed. made a statement with
out any question or quibble. But
when Henry E Cooper, who Governor
Dole said had given him information
as to bribery, was called he refused
to testify on the ground of privilege,
and Attorney General Dole and other
members of the Territorial admins
tration did likewise.
Lorrin A. Thurston when called told
what client had told him. something
he could not have been compelled to
tell. but refused to give the name Of
this alleged client. something the law
required lin to do. Walter G. Smith.
edflcr OF the Advertiser, was called
before the Grand Jury, and his testi-
nony W:,s 81 such a nature that thu
Grand Jury brought in an Indictment
OF perjury against him. Thurston
was cited to show cause why ne
should not be required to answer the
questions of the Grand Jury, resulting
in his being fined One Hundred Dol
lars and being sentenced to Jail until
he had answered the Grand Jury's
questions, his Imprisonment rot to
extend beyond the session of the
Grand Jury.
From the moment Smith was indict-
ed the Advertiser began to abuse the
Court Bribery charges which it had
banded about so freely were entirely
ignored and the most dastsrdly and
vicious attacks possible. made upoa
the Court and the Grand Jury. The
Court was accused of being unjust,
venal and vicious. and every possible
effort made to create a feeling in the
minds of the people that the Court.
in protecting itself aud in forcing re-
spect for the law and its officers from
Thurston and Smith. was vicious in
its rulings and animated by spite and
malice.
Then to cap the climax they had
their attorneys present an affidavit to
the Court that never would have been
presented in any other court under
the American flag. In no court on the
mainland would such an affidavit
dared TO have been presented, because
the mere suggestion of doing such an
act would have been condemned by
any honest attorney. knowing how in
snlting and contemptnous such an af-
fdavit was But il was in keeping with
the character and history OF Lorrin
A. Thurston and Walter G. Smith, and
of the attorneys in the case. People
OF Hawaii are not OF such short men,
ory that they forget the cowardly
and dishonorable acts of Lorrin A.
Thurston. They will remember
that, when Minister OF the Interior in
I1Sss, Thurston ran away to Molokai
on the eve or wilcox's Instruction.
although the Government must have
known that the outbreak was In
minent at any moment. They have
not forgotten how he suddenly be
came -sick" and was confined to
bis house in the revolution OF 1898
when the time for action came. RE
Was brave in speech when there was
no danger. but when the time came
to act he was missing. They have
nos forgotten his treachery towards
C. W. Ashford in the reform admins
tration. nor have they forgotten that
while a member Of that adminlstra-
ton Thurston accented bonds mr.