The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-14
Ed, The INDEPENDENT:

less paper and unbiased exponent OF
whatever is trsnspiring in this COM
munity Permit me in advance to ask
you TO excuse me il happen to over
step the bounds OF all things proper
What | wish now to say is in refer
epcs to the recent official defalca.
ton.
Your issues OF the past few days
have been most outspoken 10 clear
and frank words but in just as good
language as one would wish to fud
anywhere else where English is used.
wish more particularly to speak OF
your treatment OF Andy Brown, Su-
perinteudent OF Water Works. /
think you have bsen rather too
severe with him, You may have
been justified in your course, aud
there are always two sides to ques-
ton, | beg to take up the other and
show wherein lay your severity.
Having succeeded in getting him
out (Which | may as we'll give you
credit for) by request OF the Govern
or, his resignation being demanded
and granted, as I understand, with
out the knowledge Of his superior, |
feel you may as we'll rest content on
your laurels, but instead, you are
heaping live burning cosls upon mis-
head. In your severity upon him, |
beg that / must take issue with you.
The fault laid at bis door is in his
being aware OF Richardson's pecula-
tions, yet be allowed him too long
time without taking decisive steps
to remove him. He being the res
ponsible man under the law, he was
in duty bound to take immediate
action. But instead, he has been
nipped.
Legally and morally, he is res
ponsihle. When he became aware
of the facts, he should not have
given him any qusTters,as the money
taken was NOT his money, but that
OF the people. He should have
notified his chief aud the Governor,
bat instead, they learnt OF it from
another source, 81 / understand it,
from the Audit Office, and 10 this i
must hold him.o blame and severely
criticize hia careless and leniency to
misguided youngster.
Beyond this, l blame him for hAv-
ing a heart. His heart is to blame
for all of his present. trouble. Had
il not been so, there would be no
trouble whatever BE himself APP
pointed the young man to the office
and befriended him and in doing so,
he rspossd confidence in the boy,
and the boy has turned out to be
an unRrsteful chap. The confidence
he reposed ia the lad has been mis-
placed; and am more than sorry
that It has turned out 30.
In trying TO shield Richardson
because he had heart in bis body
he did something that was not right
towards the people; and in doing &C
TO help him recoup and refund, he
made a very bad mistake. Because
OF having such heart, not from
respect OF Hawaiian nor OF low
for him, he placed himself 10 a very
precariouse aud uuenviable position
aud the inevitable came and fell or
his neck.
know we'll that Blown has nj
cause whatsoever to care or low
the Hawaiian He was prominen
in the overthrow and in the I
councils following; was a memoe
of the Committee of Safety. the Ad
visory Council, etc, against the de
wsiisn. Yst in Richardson's case
he showed that he had heart 10
him, and it is his undoing. Serve
him right too, and be has none othe
20 blame than himself for being q
soft.
Bat agree with you that His
Sheriff Brown is just as responsible
il not. more so than Andy is. An
40 is Auditor Fisher, because OF b
direction OF his official duty. Ha
80 .ko.a .stad long ago. a