The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-29
A BOW DRAWN
AT A VENTURE.

any candidate for the honor would do
we'll to explain what became of the
money entrusted to him in his last Office
before aspiring to another one. In
view of the unsolved mysteries left over
in the Board of Public Works, the hint
was not lost upon any man of average
Intelligence, but it seems not only to
have been lost on Curtis Iaukea but to
have awakened in him a most uneasy
conscience. Not only does Iaukea as
sumo, as a matter of course, that the
criticism was directed at him, but in an
extraordinary letter to the Bulletin he
admits that there may be some ground
for it. Listen to this concluding para
graph of TRADE of abuse of the Ad-
Vertiser: THAT there may be spots
and stains around my skirts that can
never he erased by mortal hands. l win
not deny. To God alone must | atone
for these Shortcomings. But in the
words of the Gospel, Let him who is
among you without sin, cast the first
stone"
1t had not occurred to the writer of
the paragraph of which Mr.. Taukea
complains, that the shot which was
aimed at a more conspicuous bird on
the wing would also bring him down.
But here he is, confessing that he was
as fair game as the other fowl of pas
sage. Even yet we are not sure what it
is all about, but as Iaukea confesses
that there are spots and stains on him
which no mortal hand can erase and
which can only be cleansed by God, we
infer that the offence was serious.
Suppose, then, that he tells the public
what it is? What has he done in office
to earn such an indelible brand? 1t
would be best to explain before the Re-
publican party in it's present state of
sensitievness on question of official
honor imagines the case to be worse
than it is. OF course the Advertisers
columns are at Mr. Iaukeas service for
any statement he may have the cour-
age to make.
The original editorial in the Adver-
tiser which started such a surprising
train of developments, was this:
mo man ought to aspire to Sheriff
of Oahu who cannot tell what became
of the missing funds in his former
office"
At whom the public understood this
to be aimed is made pretty clear in
the Advertisers editorial of this morn
ing, reprinted above.
Apparently the implication" that
placed Col. Iaukea "in most unenvi-
able light was the publication by the
Advertiser, on the same page with the
last quoted editorial paragraph, of the
following communication from Col.
Iaukea:
COL. IAUKEA ON LOCAL POLITICS.
In presenting my morning compli-
ments kind Editor, let me at the same
time thank you for mentioning myself
as mover in a Citizens Party for the
coming election, and placing my name
at the head of the movement as Can
didate for County Sheriff
am not so sure that my ambitions
will lead me to this distinction. This
l desire to say, however, that if there
was ever a time in the history of this
Territory for the good citizens TO take
matters into their own hands and show
by their votes that they will have
none of "bossism" and party machine"
in local politics, it is now; especially
after the strange spectacle which this
community recently witnessed, of a So
called republican party executive con-
niVing with republican members of the
House to elect a Home Rule Speaker;
and white Republicans at that! Bah!