The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-10-10
HONEST SUPERVISORS.


No offices under county government important than
those OF supervisors get reliable and honest for the posi-
lions should be the aim every property holder and taxpayer
With good supervisors much may be DONE and very
much be prevented which very important matter indeed
therefore the duty OF the Republican party get without fail these
chosen and still further the duty OF the Democratic
n reieraUr TO part bie iir and dbond mem conH pIav
ducks and brakes with property they in power
The of the supervisors immense They virtually
when elected the county The law says: The powers of the several
Counties shall be exercised by Boards OF County Supervisors Wheh
the realize how the duties OF the
be questioned may be am cite the important
In looking the County will be found that than h
pages duties the supervisors while the
whole act revoes round the supervisors and the expression The
Board OF Supervisors nearly in fact the Board
OF Supervisors the king pin OF the County system you have good
king pin your carriage will travel we'll you have good king PIN
the County will we'll but have king
your carriage will come to grief and have rotten Board OF
Supervisors your County will grief and the
payer and the property will have foot the bill
The direct functions the Board of Supervisors cased under
twentyegh separate heads They supervise all the county officials
and direct prosecutions ordenquencies They maintain
This gives them immense and the direct nducement
give places for political pull and the formation Of regular machine of
politics They hospitals
discretion provide for the INDECENT sick of the county, and for such
levy the necessary Contracts for such maintenance
attendance shall be the lowest bidder This give
each hospital and the and maintenance of
the together with raising of the the purpose
take of the peoples money irresponsible supervisors put
These responsible duties with The
ton another OF the duties which upon the supervisors They
purchase property rights
for the of the county The building of as
awarding the They sell
required for public they being the Judges whether
is not either by our-fhs sxsevent1s They
levy the taxable Of the county for all county
and of they the limit allowed by law
One might enumang and condensng through all the th
direct duties OF the Board Supervisors Enough
been skeced above show that this body practically
thing the county any wants further information he should
obtain copy the through the chapters referring to the
duties Of supervisors There plenty Of copies both in English and
Hawaiian and before he to the polls every voter should make
himself familiar with what he is voting for.
That these powers should be urtaed not The
Stars argument There dissatisfaction with the and the
the highly responsible duties which fall the
their great powers their command the funds and
qeny the vital necessity OF having able and experienced
whose integrity be challenged these Offices Allowing that
the other officials should be If ncorrupbe
shall get along fairly we'll But corrupt supervisors would
wreck counties and leave them under load debt which might
put stop to their progress for years
The salaries for but $50 each month This
merely nominal The object in fixing the salary this
obtain for the office who independent
concerned who will be dependent upon his fifty dol
lar month salary his entire who
of hundred seeking election because he
chances making out OF the office outside of the salary
This what the small and large has consider deep
N He can by his voting render his safe he
lay be pndeed by The cnh
tics be played here well has been New York
St Louis Therefore The Star that the
outside the Republican should their thinking
consider the tickets for supervisors.
The Republican ticket offers responsible able who will
jobs who certainly will loot by heavy
they large themselves OF the
Home Rule ticket The Star will make criticism,
holders small and look the If the
ey-hode all the wool shon the
lamb swallowed later the for the will be found
the Home Rule ticket for supervisors On the side DANGER
the other side SAFETY Need esae The Republican
supervisors should be supported heart and soul The Republicans
vote solid but others OF different political faith should
honest able and trustworthy Board of
Republican ticket offers.