The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-06-16

the records showing the apprehension
aud punishment of criminals includ-
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 n substan.
tial aud 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" ! 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
well satisfied because they are requir-
required to do more; and i. In turn.
criticize the judgment of the Governor
and his own moral standards i'm 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-
regularities and condoning offenses and
by sacrificing discipline or efficiency.
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 n man. and
the giving him another chance will
bring him up to proper standard. and
l 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
tion of the Governor to his own case.
ABOUT LIQUOR CLUBS.
He claims of illicit liquor clubs"
so-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
of the Pacific Club and it was under
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 / 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 1t himself.
1t may be said, what of it, two wrongs
don't make a right, and / recognize
that this is so. but 1t shows that at
the time these clubs were inaugural
ed, and for a 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 ! do that Governor Carter in estab-
fishing the club system of handling
liquor was not subject to criticism.
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
esprit de corps can be built up IN the
manner he suggests.
KNEW OF SOME CORRUPTION.
The Governor then turns to what he
calls the subject of corruption" He
says that 1T is admitted ty Browns
best friends that there was considera-
BILE corruption In the departm emit" l
suppose there was some ccrrur ton at
times In my department, I'm fact have
known of cases of that kind occurring
from time to time. and have had them
corrected, and where are there depart
ments where corruption and irregulari-
ties do not crop up from time to time.
Are the Governors own immediate Of
ficers free from them? Has he not at
times discovered irregularities among
employees of his own selection? The
charge that corruption existed means
nothing unless 1t went to the degree
that brought home to me the charge
of either carelessness Or disregard on
my part or worse. and II he means that
by the generalization above referred to,
l deny It.
The burden of his plant seems to
center on gambling
uninterruptedly ever since it was a
town, Hearing that the accuse ton of
gambling was to be made against my
self, / have made enquiries recently
and now suggest that there are at this
very hour three che ia gambling games
running in this city. Gambling in bill
| lard parlors and that class of estab-
| lishments is now common, and more
or less open.
GAMBLING STILL GOING ON.
l raided certain of these houses, and
secured convictions from time to time
my successor is doing the same
thing, but does he or any other man
experienced In the business believe that
gambling Is not going on today in
that class of establishments in this
city? To illustrate how easy IL is TO
accuse in these above questions? 1t is
also misleading to charge that gamb-
ling was open-that anyone could see
! 1t. In certain sense the accusa-
| tion is true and II is also true today.
In considering that point you have to