Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-24

present or It's future.
On the other hand, no one who stud.
les, however specifically, the econom'
ic movements of the hour, can be blind
to certain elements OF peril in the so.
cial fabric, which, IL unchecked, will
menace the prosperity Of the people
as whole.
Just what is the root cause Of these
dangers 1t is not so easy to say. A good
deal depends on ones point of view.
Moreover. 1t is easy to mistake symp'
toms for causes and to exaggerate
temporary phases into permanent ten
denotes.
For example, one hears a good deal
about the peril of unrestricted immi
grafton. There doubtless are real evils
to be dreaded by making our ports a
wholesale dumping ground for the SO.
cial refuse of Europe, but to say that
immigration can in any sense threat.
en- the stability of the Republic, or de
stroy its distinctive character, is a
foolish exaggeration.
One of the most striking illustra.
tons of the virility OF our national life
is its quickness of assimilation. so that
the foreigner of today becomes the en-
thusiastic patriot of tomorrow. The
of the immigration problem every
time.
On the other hand, a good deal OF
needless alarm is stirred up by the
vast accumulation of wealth in tho
hands of a comparative few. Were
that likely to be a permanent condl'
ton, carrying with 1t a corresponding
impoverishment of the poor, one might
well question its results In the future.
Personally, | believe these nam.
temporary phase in that larger dis.
tribution of wealth which a more radi'
cal adjustment of capital and labor
will inevitably bring about within the
Office holders are now urged not to
use their official authority for the pur.
pose of dominating the political party
with which they are connected. or OF
/ controlling the result of the election.
This is one of the most vague PROPOSE
tons ever presented for the voters tC
contemplate. the more so perhaps be-
cause Office holders have not used their
positions to dominate the party MOI
to control the result Of the election fol-
their own private aims. Yet taking O
strict view Of II, an Office holder canno,
fail to exert an influence in the con
troll OF election results. His appoint
ments alone serve to control election,
as do his remarks and opinions wheth.
er expressed in his office, on the stump
or in committee deliberations. No man
can fail in exerting control Of elections
unless he foregoes his civil rights as d
citizen.
The statements are so conflicting ant
free from exact assertions that tho
only proper conclusion to reach is that
they mean nothing and should be in
tended to mean nothing, except an i'm
possible theory. "A just sense of Off
cial propriety" should carry to the Off
cial mind the conclusions that as q
citizen of the Territory he Is entitled
to his own opinions and should con
duct himself accordingly. He canno
be criticised for becoming an activ,
worker in the campaign nor can he b.
called to account If his conviction i
that he should do nothing more posi-
tive than vote.
Governor Dole by first shutting tn
Z political door to Office holders and nov
leaving 1t TO swing both ways has, how
ever, left an element Of doubt whic
q he would do well to wipe out by NOR
hard and fast definitions. Such defni
tons are possible. II is quite possibl
for the Governor to state whether h
q approves Office holders becoming off
!. GERS OF precinct clubs. district commit
e tees or the Territorial committee. I'm
!. der fair Interpretation OF the Cover
5 nor's letter office holders may accer
a any office in the party, but there wi
Q likely be a considerable element anon
the office holders, who, mystified
conflicting orders and inconsistent eA
= pressions OF the last order, will cor
: slider public interests to be best serve
s by their Withholding from canyassin
: for voters in any way.
y The Bulletin believes the Governor
signed order leaves the Office holder
y do as he pleases and even the Governc
o cannot call him to account for actiN
political work in the party primaries {
in the campaign. The only difficulty
the probability that some Of the Co
- ernor's friends may wake up to te
him that he meant what is not e.
pressed, and the party thus forced I'M
factional scrimmage. II Mr.. Dole hi
a firm desire to clear the atmosphe
Ia n u,ay that will oSsura tho cooner