The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-17
{. p. DOLE REPLIES
TO BYSTANDER

Honolulu, 7. H., Nov. 18th, 1903.
Editor Advertiser: The following is
taken from the jottings of THE By
stander'' in this mornings Advertiser:
My condolences go out to the lawyer
who has been submerged under the
confidence of Judge Gear. If it ever
falls to my lot to get an assurance of
distinguished consideration from Gear
[ shall rub my moral character with
lump of coal to see if it wont leave
a white mark.
Before appointing me guardian of Mr..
James Campbell's minor children Judge
Gear expressed his opinion that he had
no lawful power to appoint guardian
nominated by interests which he con-
sidered adverse and asked rae if I
would accept the trust. 1 told him that
l would; but that 1 would not favor
litigation unless 1 considered it for the
children's interest, and that L would
not accept any ones opinion that the
Campbell will is void as to the Califor-
mia property without first making an
independent and careful study of the
ton. He said that was what he was
going to appoint me for. He did not,
either directly or indirectly, suggest
any strings on the appointment and
certainly would not have accepted it if
he had done so. In this instance, at
least. the remarks of The Bystander''
do Judge Gear an injustice. They are
also by insinuation most unfair to me,
for I think neither The Bystander'
nor any one else who knows me be-
lieves that I am capable of accepting
trust on any condition inconsistent
with strict fidelity to it.
Furthermore, insinuations of this
character, if believed, tend to keep
away clients who want an honest law
yer, and 1 will strip cane on a planta-
ton before I will do dishonest work
for any one. Some time ago 1.-The By
stander" attacked me through your
columns for testifying that Judge
Humphreys requested me as Attorney
General to investigate charges made
against him and report to the Supreme
Court, putting the inference in very
plain language that 1 should not have
testified because Humphreys had abus-
ed me. What difference can it make
to any honest man, in the duty to tell
the truth on the witness stand, whether
another man be friend or enemy?
In the same issue of the Advertiser
1.-THE Bystander' called me to book
me, intimating that 1 had suffered as
much as any one from his unfortunate
eccentricities and was a fool for not |
l.; MI i
in this disbarment case had just been
closed. 1t had not impressed me as it
had impressed a majority of the JUS
tees of the Supreme Court / did not
believe that Davis was dishonest. He
was brother mason in sore distress
and was on the verge of brea king down
under excitement and nervous strain.
The time when a man needs human
kindness most is when fair-weather
friends stand aloof If showing him
this trihing courtesy under such cir
is an offense against the
had rather be guilty than
innocent.
don't know who THE Bystander"
is. l don't want to know. Life is too
short to waste it nursing petty wrongs.
We all need all the sunshine we can
get out of it,
I realize that a man who kicks
against the utterances of a powerful
newspaper is likely to be in the unfor-
tunate predicament of Soul of Tarsus:
but justice is the jewel of power and
a newspaper that reasonably claims to
have a conscience will be more power
full if it keeps that jewel bright
Very respectfully,
F p DOT r