The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-24
HOME TO ROOST.

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The Territorial Grand Jury has been looking after the eah
cred fowl belonging the last legislature and has brought
them home their perchng places Clerk Meheul has ndc
Grand Jury Enoch Johnson lobbyist hanger-on
Rule members charged with gross cheat and Jonah Kumaa
OF the Home Rulers maqueradng Republicans, is charged along
with Johnson aforesaid with conspiracy deraud the Territory
OF course this is not 1.-THE Of the rasctv carried on in the last
legislature but such portion may be made stick The
ruphon widespread and doubt of the guilty parties have
off for lack evidence But what has been found may be regarded
be convicted for the oophoe of teccaes many and the
na is we'll protected by the law But this end will be gained that the
dong of the last legislature will forth in the evidence will
be clearly shown how Infamous the conduct OF certain clique
bers Those will alike be exposed
when the reaches the and members Of the legislature put
into the witness box
The corruption legislature was bazen 1t was denounced
in the the time and acknowledged by the honest
members who did however feel strong enough an
vesgaton 1t would have been better for their regulations they
had boldly made attack that attack had resulted in
Certain of the grating clique to them notably bill
which entered committee at two figures and emerged with further
work. at three figures There good deal of talk
be done and the necessity for the exposure such asca
ed talk and nothing more 1t was an opportunity completely lost
Granted that the graers could the honest their
would have been exposed and there free and fearless back
up their attack However as well that ends WELL and at least OF
the graers have reached calendar very good
chance Of becoming tenants of the jail.
These grating legislature had an idea that they
could not be touched They supposed that sort of peculiar nc
haowed their unlawful and that tribunal could arragn
Inc h shock they received was when Secretary Carter insisted
having the vouchers OF the session put into his keeping Then there
scurrng make kind OF showing
preston OF what would not be wise to show Another shock
when Secretary Carter would take pig poke but
the poke box being opened and the pig displayed Clerk Meeua
round containing the doc-
ments and inventory them made 1t then discovered
many vouchers missing and least of all Clerk Meheua
knew where they could be. 80. @~-
There the for time and the Federal authorities
informed that Federal missing Now to fool
with the Federal Government 1t has long arm and is utterly
regardless Of expense when wishes punish guilty party Thus it
stretched AdaCi Thus third shock
when the United States District Attorney acting hint from
Washington brought the missing vouchers the attention OF the Fed
e Grand Jury and the United States marshal subpoenaed all the
bers OF the lower house witnesses Oh! But this The
result this the indictment of Clerk Meheua for destroying
otherwise getting with documents which Federal
The Federal Grand Jury satisfied of the guilt of Others but their
against the Territory and the Federal Govern
The other handed over the Territory.
The last shock of all has been the action of the Territorial Grand
has, has been above found indictments Clerk
Meheula Representative Kumalae and Lawyeobbyist Johnson
The prison doors these gentlemen and valuable lesson
has been taught every future member OF the House of Representa-
v 1t wise copy the features of American politics.
The gutpare get punished there they will be punished here