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

Honorable Sir Grand Jury bcg to respectfully represent to
Honorable Court that the good name of this Territory demands
that this matter receive careful investigation by the Grand Jury Of the
Strong ringing words VIII they be listened to by the Ter
ntoraI grand uy2 decide grand
Jury will do or not But what can be said H that more nstin
record of fraud grating and incompetence un-
eahed required strong lever unearh the matter
all naene Let anv one read the report and there
can be only verdict 1t will surely be rich reading Washington
those who take interest Hawaiian affairs display the graft
ng members the House and their greedy hangeon very
full coors those rich accompanied by odors which NAV
sometimes be about a rottng carcase
There has certainly never been scahng rebuke
drawn than this report grand upon the investigation into
the missing vouchers When body deliberately
acts have been committed which could be csed with those orge
who successfully raises check when charges several nstan
ce the Treasury Of the Territory knowingly looted when
adds that the penal code acts as have been brought out in
investigation no more can be said,
" The details Of m published and be by all
Every to have regarded the
legislative fund purse from which
drawn by CRATER subject grafters
AN hour work. or two hours waiting is charged $3.50 Thirty
of Hpewtng swell pages and But not the details
that have deal with the principle thing. may
say at once that these men, from the chairman OF the committee down
ward have principle And of these
recently been running for office and asking for them into
positions OF trust where they would have the handling OF public funds
and could have carried the loot which
been exploited upon the Legislative funds
The chairman and committee who handled these
accounts are responsible for them What kind legislators they
be who allowed such things The who theft
PacepS mh participant IN the crime 1t just deduction that
men who allowed such outrageous be charged would be quite
capable dividing afterwards with those whom they permitted per-
r the oounS 81 tins there could be no documentary proof but
such methods evidently allowed without purpose
see the hight that he keep them from the
Territorial Secretary and that only threat of
tempt brought them forth Knowing going gi
atve fund.- and how all their friends greedy deep
into the is to be wondered that egisa
ture should denounce reputable officials and
evil practice Having no honesty themselves they could imagine
that else honest.
The Star knows OF department whose
three times to by chance defects might be found
every possible effort made that expend
lures had been made But the effort
the men who ordered the effort made and who
floor OF the House These who allowing
poured out like These who paying
services when there but ryone days the
work done.
After the fiery words of the report grand Jury
thing else The highest praise given for the
admirable the investigation has been worked
up crime against the people of the Territory against
and taxpayer has been shown and the guilty parties
before the community The Federal grand jury has indicted Clerk
eheua and he will have stand his trial before
jury The other cuprtS do within sphere
dctments but they do within the sphere the Territorial grand
they have committed violations Territorial law 1t
now rests with the Attorney General bring before the
grand jury and with that body nct them
welt in speaking OF the postal frauds said position
political influence wealth should prevent cupts from being
prosecuted to the and should be
taken here. The lesson will be sharp but it S