Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-24

counties is for the benefit Of the same
people and therefore II makes no dit
ference. Such arguments show that
the people giving expression to them
are not thoroughly acquainted with
county government which is as sep
arate In its operations from the Ter
ritory as the Federal is from the
State.
"a am in hearty accord with the feel.
ing Of the people of the Territory In
their desire to bring about such
A., changes here as will give them an op
portunity for advancing the interests
of the outer districts. II you can ar
range some form that would tend TO
that end we will do great good to the
people.
Whatever form of Act the commits.
| sion passes upon | hope II will be as
/ simple as possible and with as few OF
ficials as possible. All people vibrats
between divided power and centraliza-
tion. Many desire to decentralize and
put final power in the hands OF more
than one.
| Consolidate offices.
I'VE cannot say until we have tried
II which Is going to be the most sue
cessful plan in these islands. II the
result OF your work is an act which Is
simple OF operation, economical in its
execution, 1t will undoubtedly be
agreeable to the great majority OF the
I people. My idea is to consolidate Of
fees as much as possible. One feature
Of the Porto Rican situation is that
4 with the executive council sits man
| from each district to represent his
districts needs. Such a system In Ha.
Z wall. with representatives from each
district sent to Honolulu to look afteI
I their districts would prove partial
/ solution of the situation. II Ia impos
slble to prophecy what will be the re
suit OF your deliberations. but would
prefer to see an Act that would put a
check on extremes OF county govern
ment.
"As to the statement that we should
keep away from Congress, ! don't see
why we should do SO altogether, but
/ would not take our local acts into
Congress to he passed upon"
Let us not ask Congress to do fol
US that which we can do for ourselves;
at the same time we may want som'
change in the Organic Act"
Word from Public.
A lengthy and highly interesting
communication from the Hilo Boart
OF Trade. favorIng one county for the
Island OF Hawaii, was read and placed
on file. The following was received
and read, from ID. II. Case, of Wailuku'
y August l3. 1904.
7. NsCants Stewart, Esq, attorney.at
law, Honolulu, (Secretary Count,
Commission).
! Dear Sir:-Your favor Of the 18th o.
) July, wherein I am extended the privi
lege of expressing to the County Com
! mission my views as to what the pro
posed county act should contain. and
In a general way, how such an act
should be drawn, to hand.
! Allow me to thank those to whom
. am obliged for the favor.
! Taking up the questions in the ordel
submitted:
:; l. Under the Organic Act can ;
! county board OF supervisors be electe,
:. by the voters?"
: Ans. I do believe that. under the Or
! sanic Act. Boards OF County Super
yisors can be elected by the voters.
2. IF the Organic Act prohibits cleo
ton. shall county act be drawn pro
viding for the election OF SUPERVISOR
J by the voters, and be submitted to Con
gress for ratification"
Ans. do not favor the passage Of Q
county act providing for the election Of
Boards of County Supervisors by the
voters, and thereafter submitting thu
matter to Congress Tor ratification.
By so doing we would In effect say ia
Congress-: Here is our work; Il Il
wrong, we know II Is wrong. and W,
realize that II Is the second time W,
have committed the same wrong. bu
our object has been to demonstrate I,
.