The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-22
COUNSEL TO THE BLIND.

Conscious anu
feeling somewhat responsible ior
agitation now going on WITHIN our POI
ty ranks. for city and county govern
,oer,t for Hawaii, a person hates 10 De
Quietly told to 'go way back anu SIT
doxvr, and with meek SUBMISSION
calmly look on, belching forth from MS
opponents most powerful pe. sns
broadsjdes of invectives ana Ihnueii r.1'
&C 1.issiIes eff destruction. Thls, theh,
,-,,,e-+ he NV excuse for again weary1nS
x,oI,r readers with the oft mooteo Dues
- 1avidently alarming from your
standDoir1tl of municipal and couh-y
government 49,. r,o,b+ TO
whilst conceding to you the r1ght "
criticize and freely comment on 90
ard all public utterances aHectns ~
common veal you have, however IA
oii,,Sjno IN a letter of mine which ap.
.-aorod lately in the independent
bi,tsd at multiplication of ofnces' tne
bandIing of more monies, naiaotiliils-
ration and what not, thereby leaving
I,o1,r readers to infer that any one 10
yorine the change is in for spolls. Oie
would think that OUTSIDE VI of 1,,r-
atmosphere there is no honesty Oh puia
nose left. It is to be sincerely hopeu
tbat with annexation all the gooo ~
the Hawaiian did not disappear dlso'
what there is for so much alarm
confess I cannot see IN the Iz
ness of your vision you have constr s ueu,
o,,+ of NV efforts at Cancellation
path of pitfalls" and after setting up
~, a pedestal the so called Home hule
snoiIs theory (the Advertiser is my
anthority. gentlemen), you proceeu
iii, 1rour frenzied effort in the WORK Oh
demolition hoping in the genera oo
;anse that will follow, the compete an
limitation of your supposed elT tnN--
yor, counted without your host, lear,
for bore am, pegging away as nara as
over unmindful of the warning tnaI
Delegate Flynn prognosticated for Ha-
wall.
Won seem to have taken for granted
that I am advocating the Home rune
theory Far from this Delng the CASE
7 want to see the change come step by
step: and if there is no beginning mace
now when may we qualify? / am not
advocating a system that Will impose
a heavier burden on our already over
taxed and accomplishing community.
On the contrary, the taxpayer VIII De
relieved of some of this burden as
shall presently show, and hope TO con-
vince YOU Of Why maintain three sets
of officials, ask? One is sufficient Tor
ALL needed requirements, for the pres
emf. at least. The purpose, as unoer-
stand it. IS to do away with the centrai
government represented by department.
heads and their army of clerks, ana
different county officials, who become
their legitimate successors. This means
a saving of the taxpayers money ac-
cordinar to my calculations, for not only
will there be ample provision 10 run
five counties but ten if necessary.
I have before me the appropriation
bin for the present biennial period me
salaries of officials that will be affected
by the change foot up the sum or %
266. 793. so Do you mean to say that TINS
is not sufficient to properly OH the
wheels of machinery necessary to oper-
ate the new government! CeI tal III
and two municipalities included. me
townships, meaning the country dis
tricts. with one or two new ofaclais,
perhaps, surely don't need more. They
have too many now and too much IN
competence, the result of poor salaries.
Every country district has a compete
machinery now, and the same ofhces
can continue with such duties, as may
be added to carry out a purely local ad-
ministration, in which the people Will
directly participate.
This disposes of two sets of officials;
the third need not be a disturbing eie-
ment to the business community. For
if Honolulu is not willing to be bur-
dened with it. it needn't. Honolulu VIII
SURVIVE, 1 think, if it forms one or the
townships in the county of Oahu. II
the citizens of Honolulu are content TO
live in a town and be relieved OF the ex-
pense of maintaining city ofnc1als,
that's their business, not the country
residents I venture the statement,
though, that the capital city VIII nor
long submit to the humiliation OF pelng
the second one in the Territory, Tor IL
/ mistake not, Hilo is hungerlng after
the distinction of becoming munich
pality.
think i'll of me for suggesting their Of
fetal decapitation. 1 don't believe
would have done it, really gentlemen
if / thought that all of them can MOI
be elected to some office or other in the
county government. They are all pop
ular and efficient by long service, anc
the electors.
This letter has already assumed
lengthy, and may be, wearying proper
tions; but / cannot conclude Wlthou
adverting to the remarkable utterance'
OF Delegate Flynn, on HaWams pollu
cal future. The pleasure was not ac
corded me of meeting the distinguishes
gentleman. He must have been an IN
tercsting visitor So, according to th1
authority it appears that the wings o
the screeching eagle haven't sprea'
enough, neither the folds of the Amerl
can flag large enough, to embrace Ha
waii under their protecting shadow. L
true). there is hope for Restoration
then. For in no other way can an
recognized power, and more particular
ly the great American republic, ate
assuming full suzerainty over an &C
i auired territory, extend to the peopi
! of such acquired territory olIeren
form of government than is accorded t
subjects residing within her own do
i minions. Delegate Flynn or any othe
: Congressman to the contrary notW1th
standing. Hints and suggestions Of
'.protectorate for Hawaii is too late
Dear Editor, and when you speak c
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