Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-04-16
VICTORY POR AMBSIC AN
PRINCIPLE.

The work for which the special ses-
sion of the Legislature was called is
practically completed. The session of
Monday will put on the few remaining
touches and the much beratcd legis-
lators of the Territory of Hawaii Will
return to their homes within two
weeks from the day they came to Ho-
Holulu.
The financial measures presented by
the Governor have been passed. The
expense OF the Territory has been
brought within the limits of its income
and some remedial legislation has been
,passed to strengthen the income.
The Legislature has kept its prom.
Use to the people and the Governor.
Expenses have not been made burden
some because OF an unnecessarily pro-
lUnged session. The business has been
done in busincss-like manner The
crisis has been met.
Finally this session OF the Legisla-
ture has proved that II pays to con-
duct the affairs of this Territory as
the law under which the Territory was
organized Contemplates II should he
conducted. This session has proved
that there is no peculiar condition
I'm this Territory. in the electorate or ITS
transition from oligarchical rule, that
justifes desertion by the Executive OF
the plain principles of American gov
ernment-the government under which
Hawaii has been supposed to exist but
which never prevailed while Carriers
predecessor and his, little ring OF die
tGtors held control.
IL Is with feelings of most compla-
cent amusement that the people can
how contemplate the dire forebodings
with which some of the good-at least
those who claim all the goodness
citizens endeavored to frighten Gov
ernor Carter from his plain duty as an
American Executive in the Territorial
crisis. Z. c. Jones said the Territory
had had enough of the Legislative Ito
10 us for some time"
Thurston put in bold type at the
head OF his editorial column: THE
Governor cannot afford to bet thou
sands of dollars of the taxpayers
money that Legislature which went
back on all its pledges to them will
keep its promises to him."
In fact the old guard shouted with
one accord Can any good come out of
the legislative Nazareth?
solid citizens of this Territory. those
who would live and let live with hon
est regard for integrity of citi,ensbin
and popular American government.
view with greatest satisfaction the re-
sults of this special session and the
lessons properly drawn from its sue
cess Enemies of ponular government
have been nut 10 rout Those who
have labored I'm season and ont to
represent Hawaii as incapable of self
government. who have done their ut
most, 10 arouse n shirt of bitterness
leading TO legislative indiscretions. ara
completely oyerthrown They must
seek other means 10 accomplisb their
nefarious ends They have discovered
that Governor Carter has n higher re-
gard for his duty TO the people than be.
ascome n pliable TOOL in their hands.
Confidence in the representatives of
tho neonIe was misnl,ced
This specIal Legislative session has
shown conclusiyely that difficulties of
the mast as claimed Inv the Bulletin
have been the direct result of a lack
of coopergtion be,ween the Executive
and Legislative authority, Whether
the fault was entirely of the Executive
NAV he a subject ON which all will not
agree but the record shows that one
Governor who was forever assuming
legislative authority failed. The Gov
ernor who placed confidence in the
reople and their representatives has
made a grand success. The later rec
ord Is ouite sufficient for those having
the best interests of this Territory AT
heart no,endid precedent has been
established, II means more than is
represented In the few hills passed nj
this session. II sets a mark for the
future II confirms the wisdom of Con-
gress in granting these islands an
American Territorial form of govern