The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-06-20

obtained with the same amount of
money; that 1t was impossible to make
good policeman out of an Hawai-
| lam
l ask the electors first why, in their
Judgment, the governor put the fore
! going statement into his arraignment
OF me for weak, corrupt and lawless
administration" How did It aid his
case or what did 1t have to do with
his accusations. wide and reckless as
they are, even II l had said to him
| that white man was a better officer
than native or that no Hawaiian
/ could make good policeman, or that
the efficiency of my force could only
be Increased by changing from native
to white men? What has that got to
do with proving either weakness cor
ruption or lawlessness on my part, or
any other accusation with which his
arraignment bristles? suggest to the
consideration of the electors that the
motives back of that talk are not
much above the motive back of the
average race appeal made occasionally
by those representing the dregs of the
different parties represented in Terri
torial politics. Unfortunately the gov
I ernor's statement is utterly false as
well. Natives make good officers. and
my whole official life proves that
have acted on that conviction and 1
deny seriatim from first to last the
truth of every word of the accusation
just referred Ito. The only reference to
Hawaiian officers as against white Of
hcers in my talk with the governor on
the day of my resignation, and that is
the only time we discussed that sub
ject at all, was contained in a state
ment by the governor to the effect that
one of the complaints against me was
that had too many Hawaiians in my
employ, my reply being that in my
experience Hawaiians made the best
police officers for the class of work
they were required to perform.
DENIES FRICTION.
1 deny the next assertion of the Gov
ernor that my department oppressed
the poor"
L call on the governor to explain how
my department oppressed the poor,
and in that connection that he come
down to something approaching a
definite statement of fact. What does
he mean that the fear created by the
power of prosecution and persecution
during my term of office may never be
fully known. If it is fully known to
the governor let him publish it, or if
partially known to the governor let
him give out the part he knows, to wit.
the part he knows about "the fear
created through the absolute power of
prosecution or persecution" The sue
ceeding declamatory statement that
gambling was open and fragrant and
that corruption was rampant" 1 as
sumo was intended for an exhibition of
the governors power of generalization
and diction, and 1 will leave it where
l found 1t, the same having already
been specifically considered denied.
The governor then charges that the
greatest of friction existed between the
Police Department and that of the At
torney General.
deny the charge in toto, and I ask
the electors to bear in mind that the
Governor of the Territory has com
mitted himself deliberately to the ac
cusation that the greatest of fric-
ton existed between my department
and that of the attorney general, and
L hold him to make his proofs of that
assertion, and If he has any manhood
or fair play in him he will comply with
this demand or back down on that
assertion. / allege the truth to be that
neither great nor any friction ever
existed between the Attorney Gener-
ais Department and mine while 1 was
sheriff, and after my removal Mr.. An
drews engaged me several times to
represent his department In the prose-
cution of cases notably at Kailua. and
/ have also rendered assistance other
wise in certain criminal cases.
BLAMEs THE GOVERNOR.
The truth Is the governor in inau-
gurating the system of personal re-
ports to him did away with the system
by which 1 dealt with the Attorney
Generals Department, and arranged 1t
so that l reported direct to him. This
move as l believe was not approved of
or liked by those representing the At
torney Generals Department. In re-
porting direct to the governor there
was some friction between him and
myself, but this arose chiefly through
his desire to control appointments and
removals in my department. For in
stance, he wanted the removal of
Sheriff Andrews of Hawaii, and was
averse to it and so on, but returning
to his accusation that l had friction
with the Attorney Generals Depart
ment, l call upon him again to make
his words good and 1t is matter
where the proofs if any are in his own
Keeping and should be available at
call.
Immediately following this accusa-
tion the Governor INDUCES in the fol-
lowing specific and lucid charge:
Those who need technical or legal
proof of these statements must in
deed be blind" I want any proof that
the governor has of these statements. !
and 1 am willing to submit to the
electors who it is that is blind.
Continuing with the governors ac-
cusations that boys stepped in vice
were being sent to the Reform School,