The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-23
THE COUNTY BILL.

LIE SOONll BILL
The County bin has been signed by the Governor and became law
yesterday the complete organization taking place January The
counties will have prepare their elective officers
and good deal OF local politics will be done In counties
there will be others will be much dissatisfaction
The final result was received with enthusiasm the Senate The
Senators felt fa they had together do piece of work. the bill
had been promised polls promise had be redeemed
There doubt but properly drawn bill would
signed by the Governor was hard piece egisa-
and fortunately the appointed draw up the bill had
excellent assistance from the United States Attorney 1t grave
piece OF legislation and treated gravey by the Senator'S There
why they should behave childish its
completion
Some opponents bill Republicans tried
overload with amendments after had been discussed in
They delayed the and might have wrecked it Fortunately
they saw their mistake Inc other opponents OF the D were the Home
Rulers who very much the Republican passing
any County bill They hoped delay defeat and then they
would have gone the polls in 1904 the county issue When the
campaign off they will have such
forward The Republican party framed the BILL the Republican
passed the bill and the Republican Governor signed the BILL and as the
county elections will show the Republicans will be elected administer
The Home Rulers had their opportunity last session and lost it
through their fault They had overwhelming majority in both
They did great deal OF talking and wrangng, but when the
sion opened they were not ready and their bill was hay rushed into
the legislature utterly crude and chaotic 1t barely dis
cussed and met its deserved fate utterly unavoidable The
present bill is we'll thought and is workable
There has BEEN certain persistent effort made int
that the Governor nmcal the County bill form
This idea believed by many
The attitude the Governor towards the
County bill OF 1901 But will be plain all that the Governors
attitude towards the bill who had the good
Of the Territory hand could have signed When satisfactory bill
has been presented him. he has hetated sign it. though
it contains some antiquities and some Inconsistencies
In carefully thought the Senate Governor Dole has
pointed these bemsh the bill and he recommends that amend
mentS be passed reung the antiquities and inconsistencies The
Governor states his clearly He that tile amendments
should be made for the sake OF the clear understanding of the law by the
public Tor ITS successful application and Tor removing as Tar as possible
all legal complications unnecessary to dwell upon these bmsh-
es,' they published in full yesterday.
The general public will have work study the County
law. Ignorance of the paatiOn breaking the Peo
pie have idea what their duties under the Yet
the duty OF know what the law and what his pen
aies and his privileges under That everything will worth smooth
y from the likely Any change friction
dissatisfaction The idea OF County government
of advance and OF responsibility The question is whether those who
shout the realize how their responsibility is and that
ponsbiy doing yourself what probably has been
you hitherto We may take for granted that recognize
their coming responsibilities. We easily that members
the legislature do realize their responsibilities and from that
deduce that many county officials will fail
burdens. All this will be learned One take
that those who have shouted for the county BILL will be
who will benefit by the change.