The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-16

ord of criminals-many of them des-
perate criminals-brought to justice
by these same subordinate whom he
decries. L probably have given conf
dence to some during my official ca
reer where it was misplaced, and if the
Governor has never done that and has
made no such mistakes while in Office
then the Governor is d better man than
1 am, in that respect, but l submit that
the records showing the apprehension
! and punishment OF criminals incIud-
| ing many dangerous criminals, during
my term of office, demonstrate that
preserved law and order and provided
safety and protection to the lives and
property of our citizens in sub tan
| tial and satisfactory manner. l have
heard no complaint to the contrary
except in the general accusation by the
Governor that my administration would
be 'lawless'' as we'll as weak and
corrupt" 1 suggest right here that
! this accusation of the Governor is
more than reckless. 1t is itself law
less.
The Governor proceeds to insinuate
that the police today may not be so
we'll satisfied because they are requfr-
ed to do more. L deny that they are
required to do more; and /, in turn,
criticize the judgment of the Governor
and his own moral standards in al
leging and evidently believing that
esprit de corps" can be built UP in
the police force, or any other body of
self-respecting men by overlooking ir-
Irregularities and condoning offenSes and
by sacrificing discipline or efficiency. 1
say that the esprit de corps of the
police force can only be built up by
discipline and refusing to overlook ir-
Irregularities and conformation of offenses
except where kindness to man, and
the giving him another chance will
bring him up to proper standard and
suggest matters and to create an
unfavorable impression against an Of
fetal, in such matters as gambling,
Illicit sales of liquor, etc, which are
always going on, let me call the atten-
ton of the Governor to his own case.
ABOUT LIQUOR CLUBS.
He claims of illicit liquor clubs,
o-called, where natives have formed
clubs, buy liquor and SELL or are sup
posed to sell exclusively to members
of the club. The Governor was him
self chairman of the house committee
his regime and his direction that the
system whereby each man kept his
liquors in his own locker was changed
and the club system was inaugurated,
being precisely the system which these
natives adopted when organizing the
clubs that he claims l should off-hand
have raided and destroyed totally in
my administration. 1t is therefore
seen that the Governor himself presid-
ed over what he calls an Illicit club,
and was the organizer of ii himself.
1t may be said, what of it, two wrongs
don't make d right, and l recognize
that this is so but it shows that at
the time these clubs were inaugural
ed, and for long period thereafter,
they were looked upon as not being in
violation of the liquor law. Governor
Dole expressed that view and others
learned in the law as well. Conceding
as l do that Governor Carter in estab-
fishing the club system of handling
liquor was not subject to criticism, l
merely ask that the same reasonable
ness and fairness of judgment be exer-
cised by him in considering my posi-
ton while Sheriff in reference to these
clubs which now by decision of the
Supreme Court have been declared to
have exceeded the limitations of the
statutes against liquor selling. If the
Governor must leave his seat and aban-
don the dignity of the office to get
after me certainly his cause and his
accusation should be that it is in order
for the Governor to retract his an
nouncement that he believes that any
esprit de corps can be built up in the
manner he suggests.
KNEW OF SOME CORRUPTION.
The Governor then turns to what he