The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-10-25

for the Territory We're not borne out
by facts. The meeting was fairly we'll
attended by white people.
Chairman Kinney opened the meet
ing. He read his address from manu-
script, devoting an hour and a quarter
to it's discussion. The entire address
was aimed at Governor Carter.
Mr. Kinney said that he desired to-
discuss the theory of Territorial gov
ernment as heretofore known in the
United States. and to point out that:
the system under which the Territory
of Hawaii is now being run Is unique,
has no precedent to support II and
nullifies the will of Congress as ex-
pressed in the Organic Act. He then
plunged into the history of whaling
times, dwelling at length on the coolie
trade carried on in the whalers be-
tween Asiatic and South American
ports, with Hawaii as a port of CALL.
and said that ]. O. Carter then called
1t blot on the good name of Hawaii.
But for Mr.. Carter's objection, he.
claimed that Hawaii never could have.
entered into a reciprocity treaty with
the United States. This was an illus
tration of adopting methods that were
perfectly sale anu sane.
Mr.. Kinney claimed that Governor
Carter was running the Territory on
the theory that all power should be-
centered in the Governor and he in
turn should be responsible to the Presi--
dent for the welfare and proper ad-
ministration of the Territory. He found
no justification for this In the Organic
Act. He said that the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, had the power to appoint the.
Attorney-General and other depart
mental heads, and that he may by
and with the consent of the Senate re-
move from office any of such officers"
He stated that Congress thus provided
against allowing the Governor the sole
say either as to the appointment or
removal of the heads of departments.
The speaker questioned the right of
the Governor to nullify, as he express
ed 1t, the whole theory and ground
work of the Organic Act by the whole
sale use of undated designations, when
are not, In fact, designations but a
subterfuge whereby the tenure of office.
of the heads of departments. is chang
ed from four years as provided in the
Organic Act, to a tenure at the will,
pleasure and caprice of the Governor"
The speaker said the Governor was now
the practical head of all the depart
ments and the supposed heads merely
clerks. He claimed the Governor or
ders, directs and reverses the action
of the ostensible heads of each depart
ment at pleasure. He quoted Daniel
Webster at length The speaker said
that while I'VE have had something
less than year of one-man power,
there are not lacking in this Territory.
serious symptoms OF disorder" He
claimed there was something wrong
when the Attorney-General could go In
20 a nominating convention and defeat
the nomination of a cadidate for the
Legislature on the sole ground that he
Is persona non grata TO the executive.
Mr.. Kinney said that the Governor
was not following the Republican par
~ or press, but was requiring them
10 follow him IN his personal fortunes.
lie oontended that the Republican par
~ Nhs merely Ia the neld as an ad-
mlnislraiion clique ana push.
Toward the end ~ his address Mr..
kinney expressed his doubts az 90 the
election of Judge PARKER but thought
the Democrats would get majority Ia
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