Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-07
START THE PUBLIC WORKS.

VI lht newly tltNNtu iNiii'Olioi SNh
ate to secure the prompt appointment
and confirmation of a Treasurer and
straighten out other official AFFAIRS at
the Capitol bespeaks the progressive
spirit in public business that is and
should continue to be the chief charac.
teristic of the Republican party. 1t is
a move in the right direction. It is
business.like. It proves to the people
that the Republican party means to
move things along the line of its prom.
Uses without waiting for a new crop of
grass to grow under its feet before the |
opening of the regular session.
A Republican majority in the Legis.
lature has re.established confidence in
the future To retain this confidence
the Legislative and Executive author.
ity must take hold of the many loose
ends with the vigor that finds expires.
sion in following out just such recon.
mendations as the Republican organi'
cation has made. Republican mana.
gers realize full well that the conf.
dence that counts is the confidence ere.
ated by results. The Republican par.
ty has no time to waste. everything to
lose and nothing to gain by delays.
Having demonstrated it's determine.
ton to act wisely and vigorously, why
does not the Republican organization
go its first action one better and re.
quest an extra session Of the Legisla.
ture to pass Loan Aet7
The party. the business men, the
taxpayers have no reason to fear that
the newly elected Legislature will fritz
ter away its time. II is a business.like
body. With the Territorial Treasury
in its present financial condition every
| department of the Government will be
handicapped by the shortage of funds.
! MS llldHtldl ltSElpU NullhON b' 'h-
tirely relieved until the general system
Of taxation has been recognized to
meet the new conditions, but it can be
partially lifted.
One of the most important steps to.
ward securing the return Of prosperity
which the Republican party has prom
ised will be a speedy resumption Of
work throughout the Territory on pub
lie work already authorized but impos.
sible to complete on account of the
lack of funds. What better fulfllment
of Republican promises can be offered
at the very outset of its era of legisla.
tive control than a general resumption
of public work throughout the Terri
tory, that will furnish employment for
the voters who are feeling the pinch OF
bard times?
An extra session of the Senate alone
will settle the Treasurership, and
straighten out the difficulties in the
Public Works and Auditors Office. The
Territory will thus have Superintend'
ent of Public Works with an immense
amount of work to do and little or
nothing to do 1t with. He will turn TO
the Treasurer. who, with depleted cof.
fers, can only reply: mo money" To
round out the progressive American
program laid out by the Republican or.
ganization these departments should
be supplied with the funds that can be
obtained through Loan Act. Set men
TO worh on the roads, the bridges and
other public work throughout the Isl
ands and every nook and hamlet will
be relieved from a large degree of the
depression that has ruled for two years
past The laborers will have money
to meet their household expenses and
the merchants will quickly feel the
impetus of improved conditions The
Government will be acting within its
proper province in doing its share to
give what relief is possible during a
period of industrial depression.
The Republican party is pledged tc
re.establish prosperity. 1t cannot ac
complish this result more speedily oil
effectively than by providing work fol
the voters. A carefully drawn Loar
Act passed by a Republican Legisla
ture would unquestionably receive the
approval OF the President, and befor,
the opening of the new year it is pos
sible and entirely practical for the Re
. publican party to point to gangs o
well.paid workmen as the first fruits o
: the party victory.