Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-04-06
THB GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

IND SONENNON . NpbocAoIs
Governor Carriers message to the
special session of the Legislature puts
the situation in concise language calls
legislators attention to the patriotic
duty before them and offers all the as
sistance in his power to give for speedy
and successful conclusion of the work
in hand. Governor Carter has, as he
says, placed confidence in the people.
The people expect their representatives
10 render service that will be credit
able to the Territory and settle this
financial muddle In the shortest time.
The Governor has outlined definite
financial program, which furnishes a
basis to work on and should In the
main be followed. 1t is possible for
legislators to take the time to go
through all the departments, again re-
view the work once done by depart
ments and the Governor, but such work
Is entirely unnecessary. The legisla-
tive committees know the conditions
in every department from their work
during the regular session when all
Territorial Offices were investigated.
The only condition changed since that
period is the lack of funds to continue
the appropriations made at that ses-
sion. II the legislators cannot accept
In every detail the plan laid down by
the departments and the Governor for
cutting down expense, there is no occa-
sion for the expenditure OF a great
amount OF time in reaching a decision
as to what amendments should bo
made before the appropriation scheme
Is enacted as the law of the land
There is Just SO much financial cloth.
The garment must he cut to meet It.
II every legislator or faction starts
in to do the cutting according to his
pet pattern 1t will be short time be-
fore the cloth will be reduced TO I'M
symetrical, upintelligible, useless
scraps, the tailors discredited, the peo-
pie out and injured
The financial program outlined by
the Governor Is done with the sole pur-
pose of preserving the integrity Of the
Territory. This should be the single
purpose of the Legislature which has
a double duty in maintaining Terri.
torial integrity and preserving a good
name for Hawaii through effective al
tention to work In hand.
Governor Carriers plan for localizing
the accounts and business of different
districts of the Territory sounds well
on first reading. 1t is along the line OF
decentralization and places the people
in a better position TO know how the
business of their districts is being
done. II, however, 1t is a step toward
county government there is no better
way to decentralize than to go at coun-
ty government direct. The Bulletin
sees no occasion for a half way station
In the decentralization of Territorial
affairs and II any commission Is to bt
appointed from this Legislature II
should be a County commission. This
whole matter however, is one thai
does not demand the immediate atten'
ton OF the Legislature and should not
be allowed to interfere with immediate
delving into the appropriation bills
When these leading topics of the leg
islative session are cleared off tbs
discussion OF this feature of the Gov.
ernor's message will be In order, moi
before.
Legislators have a Governor In tn,
Capitol this session who is ready L
work with them, anxious to hasten tn,
work in hand. and particularly solicit