The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-05-18
SEASONABLE RHYME,

sEAsONABLE RHYME,
The members OF the House or the major portion OF them
Ike OF babies school children 81 will have cake screams
the nante politician u large slice Of cake, and shall
bowling chorus and when Senate calmly cuts the $4,000 cake
half the su and its little foot and says 1--WE won
anything well off spite faces and
all the merry play OF politics. regardless of those well known lines
the immortal poem OF the saned Thomas lngodby which con
Guided that great poets Nursery "reminiscences"
Then she seized me by the collar
Cruel only to be kind,
And o my exceeding doour,
Gave several slaps behind
And the maXims that they taught,
Well remember what they said
Little boys when they naughty,
Must be whipt and bed!'
1t almost impossible seriously does present
many omca and many childish But must be taken
seriously nevertheless There two serious charges against the
House body One the question OF the vouchers which indicates
gross fraud somewhere and the other bringing the business of the
Territory standst because the $4,000 expense steal tor the short
session being held by the Senate Last session the House spent
its time fighting the Governor and the Territorial Secretary That
fight ended IN throwing the public works OF the country back Tor two
This the House has turned energies upon the Sen
began until has struck work toto and does not mean to
again for several days playing DOGGY to the Sen
but the Senate easily frightened The result be fore
and will be disastrous as far
The interests Of the country concerned.
The House has itself uncomfortable position 1t stands
charged grosses OF funds during the session. To
that charge has merely replied by locking vouchers and stating
its intentions burning them Members have openly said that show
the would bring disgrace either themselves other
members. 1--WE rogues they say and know that
rogues We will burn the evidence and then tell which is
the greatest rogue The honest members of the House. and there
They made effort shake off the response
b OF the action OF the All that required OF them
that they should resolution have the vouchers preserved
published Then clearly every who voted in favor such
would the side honesty while those who voted for
the destruction would clearly be the side Of dishonesty being
either dishonest action themselves willing the dis
honesty OF others. The issue is clear cut.
Granted that of the incorrect about the wrongful
diversion funds enough straightforward
from outsiders and but from members of the House. show
how gross has been the corruption and fraud In of
and face OF its attitude the House proceeds calmly ask for
unprecedented money session. uks
because the Senate gheousy refuses ohand the
demanded The House practically that has msused the
money granted
will not bear the light day, consses that among members
rOgue and then asks that shall be
misuse that vouchers shall be added enlarge the final py
that its seconfessed ogues shall be allowed waow
public 1t untenabe position and the taxpayers
hope that the Senate will stand firm and teach the House needed
Public should be wasted by Legislators than by
administrators Of funds.