The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-20
Brown And The
Governor


stepped personally the and singled A. NJ Brown for de
feat has focused today verdict this This will undoub
being well satisfied that Brown guilty of the Governors accusations
before voting for any other candidate.
Undoubtedly many Democrats being Brown
against their candidate because of the painful and results
Mr. defeat and they
charges the upon him unfair Under these
it well to review how first about that Browns off
ca integrity and standing was questioned For many long he
had been public Office and always stood high both efficiency
and honesty and the first real assault upon his official integrity and
standing came with his dismissal from office by Governor Cater
manner that spectacular its suddeness and method Browns
removal not preceded by protest against him either thu
newspapers or by demand from anyone tor his removal Almost
universally the downright perempory removal OF official and
newspapers usually take up was total alb
of anything of the kind Mr. Brown in his public Civ
lection protest the Governors part the discharge OF his official
duties preceded his removal What had
his discretion and the control his office Governor Carriers
The record prior to Browns dismissal shows total absence
plant by Carter Brown the which
ans him. and demands Of the electors that they defeat him. Brown
the only departments refused to become reduced to
the crshp Brown was holding out against that fate
when the fell Was this the his removal?
IN Governor arer last report to the Secretary OF the Interior
made last year he that the gambling laws vigorously
forced as the following statistics will show etc All Of the foregoing
to show that the very root OF the trouble between Brown and Gov
enor Caer began in the refusal Of Brown surrender the control OF
his office to the direct orders OF the Governor he was
moved that condition and that friction existed between the Governor
and Brown and no other Couple this fact with the fact that
gambling and had made complaints Brown
driven the conclusion that Browns eye of the Governor
enor but insisted exercising his person discretion
tachng to the discharge of his official duties short the removal
did about in the expects man moi
dong his official duty and is called down by his superior thai
Had the difference arisen between the Brown was
not enforcing the laws against gambling and vice. his I'M
queSonDy would have been preceded by series of complaints
warnings on the part OF the Governor but originating did in
the failure OF Governor Carter reduce puppet The
Governor proceeds secretly to spring upon Brown Halter
brought down furnish the governor for putting Brown
out OF an office which Brown could have held indefinitely he had only
been willing to become the Governors The in which
browns removal sprung bears this entire contention It now
known that the total of all that Halter could discover against
Brown was so exceedingly small that there nothing to the
Dut TO intimate that he didn't want to hurt Brown by
closures but that he had great deal his sleeve This
coming from the Governor in its effect the community
than any downright accusation Men
nave had something definite against Brown justified his
perepoy dismissal and the result has Brown has been
damned in the inner beliefs Of many community in as cruel
and unusthabe well could conceived What n
able showing after all made by the Governor justify his present