The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-01
THE VOUCHERS.

Honorable Sir this Grand Jury bcg respectfully represent to
your Honorable Court that the good Of this Territory
that this matter receive careful investigation by the Grand Jury the
Courts OF the Territory"
Strong words ringing VIII listened TO by the Ter
noa grand jury Is not for any to decide what the said grand
Jury will do But what be said unbushng
record OF fraud grating and incompetence could have been
earted 1t required strong lever matter there it
IS in all its native nakedness Let any report
be only verdict 1t will reading in Washington to
those who take interest Hawaiian affairs display the graft
members OF the House and their greedy hngeon very bau
full coor those rich coors accompanied which NAV
sometimes be seen about roing
There has certainly been stronger scahng
drawn than this report the grand investigation into
the missing vouchers When body deliberately
acts have been committed which could be ad with those orge
who successfully raises check when charges
the heasuy the Territory knowingly and when
adds that the penal code such brought
investigation, be said.
The details of the published by all
Every one connected with those vouchers have regarded
legislative fund from which
drawn by CRATER subject OF the other grafers
An hour work. or two hours waiting charged $3o Thirty
OF Wpewrng swell pages But not the details
that we have deal with 1t principle thing One NAV
say at once that these from the chairman of the
ward have principle And yet have only
recently been running for office and asking for put
positions they would have the handling Of public funds
and could have carried the which had already
been exploited upon the Legislative funds.
The chairman the committee who handled these
responsible for them What kind legislators
be who allowed such things The
Partceps crmn participant in the crime
who allowed such outrageous prices charged would be quite
capable OF dividing afterwards with those permitted per-
loong this there could be no documentary proof but
such methods evidently allowed without purpose
Is wonder that the clerk unwilling these
the light that he keep them from the
Territorial Secretary and that only threat of imprisonment
tempt brought them forth Knowing what going with the
lave fund.- and how all their friends had their greedy
into the treasury is it be wondered that ga
should denounce reputable officials
evil practice Having honesty themselves they imagine
that else honest
The Star knows OF one department whose books overaued
three times to by chance defects might be
every possible effort made prove expend
lures had been made But the And these are
the who ordered the effort made
floor OF the House These allowing
poured Out like water These who paying for
services when there but ryon days of the
work done.
After the fiery words of the report the Federal grand
thing else The highest praise given for the
admirable the investigation has been made worked
crime against the people Territory against every citizen
and taxpayer has been shown and the guilty parties po-ied
before the community The Federal grand jury has indicted
eheu and he will have stand his trial before Judge
jury The other cupr do within sphere Federal in
dcments but they do within the sphere Territorial grand
jury since they have committed violations of the Territorial law
rests with the Attorney General before the
grand jury and rests with that body ndct
welt speaking OF the postal frauds said that neither position
political influence wealth should those cupts
prosecuted to the umost and similar
taken here The lesson will be sharp but it needed