Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-04-06
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the will of the people. Taking from
these no specific appropriations, only
those items which were considered
necessary and which were general in
their nature as guide, the Territory
has today appropriations for period
of eighteen months of $4,6S7, 550.21,
while the revenues estimated for the
same period are but S2,77s,2O1.05. Such
a situation needs vigorous, and prompt
attention. 1t cannot all be remedied
at once; but step by step, with the
support Of the people, 1t can be al
tered.
It has been
SHALL ACTION urged that the So
BE TAkEN7 luton was for the
Administration to
refuse to allow the expenditure Of
those items for which there were no
funds, to retrench as far as possible.
then drift until the next regular ses-
sion. And 1t was argued that in q
crisis of this kind. the expense Of a
session Of the Legislature would add
TO the burden Of the taxpayers and in
crease the financial stringency. But
such arguments show a failure to COM
prehend the situation. 1t has been
well said that There Is no one act
which can be performed by q commun-
ity which brings In SO large return to
the credit Of civilization. to general
happiness. as the judicious expenditure
for NECESSARY PUBLIC PURPOSES
of fair percentage Of general wealth
raised by an EQUITABLE system Of
taxation"
An examination
CAUSE OF Of our expendi-
DEFICIT. lures shows not
SO much reckless
extravagance as the wide range Of SER
vice we are attempting to render from
our general revenues; and therefore.
to cut out extravagances will not en-
tirely meet the emergency. but we
must do away with the least important
functions OF the Government and pro-
vide for special services by special
charges. THIS. GENTLEMEN. CAN
ONLY BE DONE AND CAN BEST
BE DONE, BY THE LEGISLATURE
Our experiment Of self-government
will fail unless the people can be made
to recognize the full responsibility oi
citizenship; that no government has
any resources except those obtainet
from the people; that under our Terri
torial Act we cannot bond a deficit
but must pay as we go. Therefore, Il
we are to prove worthy Of the priv
ileges granted us by Congress, we will
face this situation squarely and adop
such measures as will offer the bes
solution.
| do not pretent
| BURDENS OF that the sugges
| THE PEOPLE. lions offered b!
| me are the onl.
ones which will meet the difficulty
but I ask for them your serious con
sideration, and will urge and approx,
any measure that brings us down to ,
lower plane Of expenditure, for be
lieve, with proper readjustment and re
Organization, our present taxes are SUI
hcicnt.
In my address made to the people O
Hawaii. when | was inaugurated a
your Governor last November. ex
pressed the hope that 1t might be m,
pleasure to lessen the burden OF tn
peoples taxes during the term Of nj,
administration. Unfortunately 1t
not possible to do this at the presen
time. That may come later. But
do feel that taxes should not be In
creased in any degree, and II is my be
lief that the adoption OF the fnancia
policy herewith submitted to you will
at least keep the contributions Of tn
people toward the support Of the Gov
iernment within their present limi
without the necessity OF making fur
lther calls upon them-a policy that, Il
Imy judgment. 1t is desirable to avoid
The quick. tn
PURPOSE OF easy and tn
TAXATION. weak method o
| solving this dit
hculty would be to increase the reve
nues. But taxation Is surely IN evi
when through extraordinary or injudi
cious expenditures 1t Is excessive. an
when It demands too large portion o
1.-THE income or increased wealth Of
Gountry-out of which. and not out O
accumulative capital, all taxes ough
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