Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-22
THE POLI:E SHAKE UP.

Governor Carter's action in tho
shake.up vi the Police Department IL
typical of the man and bears many
characteristics of RooseveItian meth.
obs.
When Roosevelt wants to know
what's going on he sends his own man
as a secret agent. He has the military
idea of the usefulness OF personal sec
ret agents, preterring to shape his opin.
ion from the report made by this agent
rather than digesting the variety of
opinions brought him from various cit.
liens with various ideas. Mckinley
put his ear to the ground. Roosevelt
erects his own telephone wires with
his own man at the other end of the
line. Roosevelt has been r0undly crit
icised ana as enthusiastically applaud.
ed for his methods. He Is charged by
those who believe ia the power Of gen
eral sentiment, even within his own
party, with laying the lines for dcspot-
ism with all its attendant crimes re-
sulting from n possible injustice done
by prejudiced agent or one flied with
an idea that he must create a rumpus
In order to give the impression that
he has done something. He Is praised
by others who think the country Is too
free and easy anyway and should he
brought to account II the means do
SAVIOR Of European texts.
Public opinion on Governor Carter's
action in making police department
changes Is divided on very much the
has had full confidence In High Sheriff
Brown and his Deputy. Remarks have
frequently been passed that the Police
Department must be getting draw
down" from this source or that, but
such remarks can be and are passed In
connection with any government de-
partment here or anywhere else. The
people believed Brown enforced the
laws as capably as any one could.
Carter as the Chief Executive of the
Territory. formed a different opinion.
or as he puts II, an ideal. II is appar'
ent that he was not satisfied, else he
would not have engaged private do
tective to investigate the work Of his
appointee. The Governor accepted the
say-so Of his personal representative
In preference to the influence of gen
eral sentiment. Having formed his
opinion there was naturally nothing for
him to do but act, and shake up the
whole business. Not satisfied with re
suits the Governor, without charging
corruption, shouldered the responsible
ity of doing what as good men claim
can't be done-stamp out gambling and
infraCtions Of the liquor law--and chos.
es Henry and Halter AS the men to dc
II. His move Is not popular one be.
cause the community having confidence
In Brown, is not disposed to take kind.
iy to action which discredits him. II
would accept Browns word In prefer
ence to Hatter's.
II Is the old. old question, can liquor
and gambling laws be strictly en-.
forced? Maine has II In the Prohibi.
ton law. New York has under license
laws. Sometimes the towns are wet,
sometimes dry. Sometimes the lid Is
on, sometimes II isn't The presump,
ton Is that people put laws on their
statute books to be strictly enforced
but as long as humanity likes to take
a chance even In a church fair grab
bag, or nip Of whiskey on the sly.
there Is bound to be sharp opinions on
whether II can be done and how II
should be worked out
The Governor Is responsible for the
enforcement of the laws. He believes
II can be done and it's up to him.
The proof of the pudding Is the eat.
ing. and while all may not agree with
the necessity for Browns resignation
the people will give his successor all
the support possible to help him out
In the task undertaken.