The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-03-04
THE FINANCES.

depends upon temper in which the legislature will meet
If the members together spirit fairness Cancellation
much good will be done If they together spirit antago-
nsm and OF seshness they will only make
There every think hope the attitude the egis-
aure will be satisfactory 1t has crisis and upon its action
the immediate progress of the country awaits.
The legislature will be in peculiar position in that will have
undo much the work that already DONE but will
that work another light from what appeared in last May and June
Experience has taught OF the members full lesson The mere
being called together their work. itself
able experience legislation and will bring home the members
very realizing sense OF their own responsibilities
the Governor calls session he frees himself from financial
responsibility puts where belongs, viz with the legislature II
revision OF the appropriation bills the blame will with them and
with the executive There has been much leaning upon the
executive 1t one OF the faults OF Our people mere FAULT which mas
heirloom from the times of the monarchy We
want sell government and II we want that we must understand thai
Seoermen means working tor ourselves and not depending upon
Others to do the work for
AS said in The Star yesterday there need OF alarm
dOn OF affairs has occurred which the Governor has decided shall
possible be avoided the future Like orceu man he has decided
not to tide but to face Under similar circumstances previously
has been de over and the evil has only been increased thereby The
Governor has been advised by tide but he would rather
and for all bring matters to issue 1t is no dang
with vital An evil which faced is half beaten An
evil which merely avoided upon with fold vgOr
The plan will be to do with the present appropriation bills
entirely bring entirely which will July
1904 June 80 1905 The Legislature will be fully informed
financial according cloth The condition OF the treasury will
home members OF the legislature the iorcb they
ury will not be able pay them.
Some people calling legislature
Governor arguing that the election might
majority of more responsible This possible But the
which they fallen Realizing this they likely
them, sufficient majority will SO desire.
Many schemes will have given up Roads and bridges will
done without who have jobs will
have seek work elsewhere But OF all will good
We shall adopt less complicated and economical OF
pendire This will upon the community large There
doubt that the people this Territory body extravaganza
They have been SO for fifty years or more whaling times
the he and sixties made circulate rapidly and induced AMI
eavagant expenditure The good times OF the later seven
ties and in the eighties also carried into free expenditure And this
freedom OF private expenditure carried into eXpend
The legislature paused to think what should be spent and
what should be spent 1t attempted balance income and
expenditure stuffed appropriation bills numerically and left the
either find the money pick what items should be
expended should Governor Carter has called o
this He intends put responsibility where belongs and he has tax
That will be misplaced