Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-04
Democratic Statement
Made By
Campaign Chairman
Undated destinations.

Undated designations.
The demand OF undated resignation
from every District Magistrate befor
he receives his commission from tn
Governor has no precedent in the his
tory of Hawaii. Intelligent citizens o
oil parties have been loath to bcliey,
that this is true, but that fact Is nov
established beyond all question by
personal inspection OF some of the let
tiers from the Executive to these Magis
tiates calling for these undated resir
nations. The Supreme Court has am
pie power to investigate the conduct ri
these Magistrates and to remove fol
unflttedness in any particular. by nut
ting power Of removal in the Suprem,
Court and not In the Executive tn,
Legislature Indicated clearly its inten
ton to remove these Magistrates from
Executive control, and by commission
ing them for two years indicated the
Legislative desire to give them u fixed
and certain tenure of office. The will
of the Legislature thus expressed ha
been absolutely defeated and set asid,
In both particulars by the extraordin
airy innovation introduced by the pre-,
ent Executive of this Territory.
As things now stand, II the Executive
branch of the Government has any
private or special reasons for securing
the prosecution OF any particular cit.
lien Or influencing the Judgment OF
the Court in any particular case, this
policy of holding undated designations
from the Magistrates opens the way for
the accomplishment OF such purpos, a
with vengeance.
Courts and People.
These District and Police Couts are
the Courts that come In closest contact
withe the people; though inferior courts
In one sense they are In another sens,
the most important courts that We
have. The manipulation of these
courts by the Executive branch Of the
Government was one Of the CHIEF
causes leading to the Renovation Of
1887, and the adoption OF n new con
stitution. Yet King Kalakaua never
dreamed OF going to the lengths that
the present Executive Of this Terri.
tory has gone In the domination amt
control of these Magistrates.
! hold in my hand an interesting LEI.
ter from l.. A. Andrews. Sheriff Of the
Island OF Hawaii, addressed to one of
his police officers located on that
island. The letter is written in Ha.
waian; translated into English II reads
as follows:
The vital Significance Of this letter
Is that under the policy of the present
Executive men cannot hold office until
they have secured the recommendation
OF the machine, and we know what
that means. 1t Is not enough that a
man should he Republican; he must
be a good Republican. In other words
he must be an administratio Republi.
can, which in its final analysis means
q man who will forego his own convic.
tons and act against them when
ordered to do so by the machine. This
means a distinct impairment and low,
ering OF the standards of the civil ser
vice; 1t means less efficient officers; Il
means officials OF lower morals. It
calls for the exclusion OF those who
will not surrender their independence
OF thought and action to the control OF
others and II invites in the class that
will.
Executive and Convention.
The filling up OF n Republican con.
vention with office holders under the
personal leadership Of the Attorney
General to defeat Mr.. Cecil Brown
shows the growing tendency OF the
Executive to absorb all power and to
suppress and blacklist men in public
lie who do not propose to be dictated
to by the Executive or any one else.
The Democratic party has nominated
but two Senators for the Island OF
Oahu, leaving the third position vacant
because the Democrats desire to vote
Tor Cecil Brown In order to place them.
selves on record as protesting against
the Executive interference with the
conventions OF the people. MIR. Brown
was and is Republican and, therefore,
the Democrats have not nominated him
or endorsed him but they have left the
members Of the party free as citizens
to 80 ana register their convictions on
the Issue thus arised between the Elk.
ecutiye and Cecil Brown. And this
tney 40, not for Mr.. Cecil Brown and
to help him cut individually, but be.
cause his fight is also the fight OF the
Democratic party; his defeat means
our defeat; his victory means our vic.
tory; 1t aids the Democratic party in
its plan to resist the interference by
the Executive with the Legislative
branch of the Government.
ls,ia VI coercion.
Coercion works evil both to the men
who use II and to those against whom
Vt Is used. A party usins5 coercion has
10 he,p using II and generally has 10
extend its use to hold IL own and with
coercion comes intolerance OF public
ana private criticism, Men who are
u in6 coercion ana intimidation to
secure tue support OF office holders,