The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-05-31

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NJ L. A. Thurston. 81 President
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marks 'o mo personally
sliIimnn ! uId nor mean to DO so, Mr..
Thurftpn.
Mr Tnurston. You we're looking at ma
continually during the course Of your te-
marks
Mr. ST. nan You looked At me and !
looked at you.
MIR Thurston That Is just what / said.
! wish 10 say that have no apology 10
make for the course OF the Advertiser.
! wish also TO disclaim that the Advcr-
tlscr has taken any position relative to
these matters other than from "A public
standpoint / want to say that, M to
the time JuuRe humphreys took his po-
sition on the Bench. there existed moth
ing but the most friendly terms between
MS. ] was one OF the first men with
whom he became intimately acquainted
n various litigation, his attorney. Dur
ting that relationship he told me many
things about his previous life and his
public life that never have been and
never VIII be made use of in violation
of his confidence ito me.
DID NOT RECOMMEND HUM
PHREYS.
Our relations were so friendly that
prior to his seeking the position on the
Bench, he came frequently to my office,
and talked with me. He asked me to
support him / said to him at that time
that he knew the friendly relations that
existed between us, and that, If | could
honestly do So | would but that l was
unable to take the responsibility of rec
ommending him for the position OF
Judge because | did not believe that he
was OF "A judicial temperament; that he
was essentially an advocate and a par
tisan, and that l did not believe that he
could disassoCiate himself from those
characteristics when on the Bench, and
said that 1 did not believe 1t was to his
interest to go on the Bench. Since then,
although our relations have not been at
all intimate, nothing unfriendly has oc-
Cured. We have differed in politics and
rabidly SO, but there has been no per-
sonal animus. So much for the position
which the Advertiser has taken and my
interest in it as part owner.
HOW TO TREAT a CANCER.
AS to the point before the Bar Asso-
citation, / will say: There are two ways
of treating a cancer-one Is to cut 1t out
and the other is to plaster it with sour
milk poultice. The resolution that has
been introduced by Mr.. Robertson Is the
first method; the resolution introduced by
Mr.. Hatch is the other.
Is there a member of the Bar here
present who is not fully ready to say
what he has to say? Will you think any
differently by reason of the evidence of
any witness who might make state
ment? We are not the general commu-
nifty. We are experts who have had this
ground into US for ten months. We do
not need evidence, and If We are men of
business. men who think, men who have
the courage of their convictions, we will
vote now and here and bring this mat
ter to a head, and not postpone 1t until
next week, or next month, or next year.
Why should we ask the President TO send
a commissioner here? We know what We
think. Let us say it to the President. If
the President chooses to retain Judge
Humphreys We will do the best We can.
If he removes him. he will do what we
believe to be for the best. If we have
the manhood to come here openly and
say what we have said today, we should
carry II one step further, and put 1t into
proper shape to be brought officially be-
fore the President, and either succeed or
fail to secure what we desire, or else sit
down and have the finger of scorn point
ed at us by the community and by Judge
Humphreys himself. He would say: You
knew what you knew. You got 1t before
h. par
whole forenoon, and went home and-did
nothing. / submit 1t is not consistent
with our honor or dignity as individuals
or as members of the association, after
all that mas taken place to take any such
ridiculous action as has been suggested.
submit that the resolution OF Mr.. Rob
ertson should pass. That is the manly
course.
DE BOLT IS EMPHATIC.
Mr.. John T. DE Bolt Mr.. President, |
have to say that l support every senti-
ment and every word contained In the
resolution as introduced by Mr.. Robert
son. / think that we nave reached the
point. in a representative capacity, rep
resenting the interests of the commu-
nifty, and representing the interests of
every man, woman and child, where we
are called upon to act, and where We are
take 1t courageously, but with judgment
and elaboration.
The question presented under the pres
ent circumstances Is such that the life
and property and liberty of every indi-
vidual is in danger / say fearlessly and
openly that a man put on trial in this
court before the Judge of the Circuit
Court of the First Circuit, charged with
murder, or charged with any offense, or
where his property is involved, does not
know what will become of his case. l
say II openly, candidly and fearlessly.
submit that every word and sentiment In
the resolution should carry. and l hope
that every man within the sound of my
voice will vote for It, We do not want
to be milk and water men. If We be-
lieve this resolution to be right, let us
vote for II. III wrong, vote 1t down Let
us not plaster II with bread and milk
poultice as Mr.. Thurston said. We
know the facts. The records of the
court show tee facts The newspapers
show Il. We viii know no more on some
future day-no more than at present. AZ
present We know too much. / submit the
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