The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-10-25
THE |. 0. ].
SYSTEM
Money Loaned to Police
Was Borrowed
Outside.

H. NJ, Dow, chief clerk Of the High
Shcrfs office under former High
Sheriff Brown, explains the system OF
|. Q, US in the police department, as
follows:
Before came into the office the
custom had been to pay the members
of the entire police force in cash. The
payment by warrant did not come into
vogue until eight or more years ago.
There was always considorab C cash on
hand and it was the custom 20 allow
the men TO give their l. q. u. and
rccci c money during the month. This
rule had been followed by my ni-
mediate predecessor, and | presume by
clerks before him. cav. into the
office fifteen wears ago. No interest
was ever charged the men.
Later when new High Sheriff cam.
into office he did not favor the !. o. u.
system and caused me to change it
by having the men write i'll book the
amount OF money that they borrowed
from the funds. ! did not like this
system and when new official took
charge ! changed back to the old |.
O. u. system, as | considered that form
more convenient This method of loan
ing money was continued until the pay
ment by warrant came into vogue and
then it was discontinued. No interest
was ever charged for the use of that
money. and it had been a custom that
had prevailed for years in the depart
mcnt
After the warrant system came into
effect. MIR. Schnack loaned money to
the men charging them interest, no
money ever being loaned out of my
office. lie tired OF loanng the money
and decided that he would discontinue
it, The men were considerably incon-
venienced and solicited me frequently
to help them, prevailed on Setback
To continue the thing for several months
longer, and finally when he stopped 1t,
and the men bothered me so much to
help them, | finally consented and told
them that if they wanted TO pay me
the interest that they had been paying
Schnack, | would go out and borrow
the money to accommodate them.
"They were satisfied with this arrange
mcnt and paid me the interest them
selves at the end of every month. he
interest was 10 per cent on the small
amount, but from many of the men
would not accept single penny OF
interest. The money used III loanlng
to the men was borrowed outside by
me and was never taken from the
government money in NV department.
/ have gotten the High Sheriff to en-
dorsc my note and have secured the
money at the bank. The Sheriff did
not receive any MONEY Tor endorsing
the notes. presume that it was custom
airy to loan from 81 POO to $1,000 every
month.
Il did the thing to accommodate the
men and / always urged them to try
and cconomizc so as not to have TO
borrow the money during the month,
but TO have their full salary warrants
drawn at the end of each month.
have frequently loaned some OF the men
more than the s. and $40 that were
the ordinary amounts borrowed. tor ire
qucntly there was death or sickness IN
the families and the men required
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
men-business men-take stand like
this 1t certainly indicates that some
thing Is radically wrong.
| have talked with great many OF
our citizens In this precinct about this
matter and | find that issue upon
which the proposal to scratch rests Is
simply this-and 1t would make vote
winning plank in any platform.
We are unalterably opposed to the
pernicious political activity of all gov
eminent officials and employees.
We voters of the Eighth Precinct
have not been asleep during all this
campaign, there are some of us who
have kept pretty close track of events
and l know absolutely that there
have been some evidences of unwar-
ranted action on the part of governs
ment employees
| do not propose to place before this
meeting the evidences of government
which | myself have dis
covered and / do not know II any of
my fellow citizens propose to do so
either. but | do know this that all the
assertions ana declarations that the At
torney General or any one else may
make from now till doomsday in main
that the district convention
passed fair and untrammelled vote
upon the Senatorial candidates would
not have the weight OF feather as
against the evidence that we have 10
the contrary.
BE II understood that the Governor
Is In no respect an Issue In this mat
ter personally believe Governor car-
ter 90 be one Of the most honest and
upright men that ever lived and that
his every act is The result of hrm
conviction that he Is doing the right
hing and the best hing for the Terri
ory ana for the people. That the Gov
'runr, Ike any of the rest of us, b. liable
% AN error uf judgment goes without
aging ana there arc many Of us who
believe maj the Governor could NOT
ave given sunirlent thought 30 thr
natter when hr stated boz % newspaper
Interview that hu kuuN of nu raAson
shy government employee should not
AXE 800 ariIYr phH Boa politics
thrw hHs bar1 some talk about mac
hluU ulIiflts ln inlH campaign pnd
iasr never seem "a ranpiiFn success
ully ruH Nlfhuut % maahlnr hnl ! con
nu Fsuilamm ihal 500 huFp sol a.
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