The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-05
CARRIERS
POLICY
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a vote of twenty-seven to two in the
House of Representatives
1t was approved by the Governor,
George r. Carter, May 90, 1905, and
thereby became and was completed
legislation, and the law of the Terri
tory of Hawaii.
SPRINGING THE POLICY.
Shortly after the adjournment Of the
Legislature, Governor Carter left the
Territory of Hawaii for the mainland
of the United States, returning in Sep
TENDER. On September IA, there was
made public through the afternoon
newspapers published in Honolulu, a
letter dated September 13, 1905, address,
ed by the Governor to the Treasurer of
the Territory, a copy of which is at
tached hereto and made Appendix &C. -
wherein the Governor announced that
he disapproved Of certain classes of
items in the loan bill, as said Act s
was called, and that he would not carry
out the public improvements by them
authorized; but that he would select
certain matters of public improvement
from those in the Act for construction,
and the remainder of the items he
would not carry out; and directed the
Treasurer to prepare the data and ap-
ply for the approval of the President
of the United States of a bond issue
of $3.50, 900.
This letter of the Governor so made
public was the first intimation to the
public that the Governor did not in
tend to carry out the Act of the Legis
l,+
cent came as a surprise to the people
of the Territory. So far as we have
been able to ascertain, but one news
paper in the Territory has approved
the position of the Governor. The Pa
cifc Commercial Advertiser, an i'm
portant and widely-read daily, pub
lished in Honolulu, and generally cred
tied with being the personal organ of
the Governor, a loyal supporter of the
Governors administratio though at
times criticising some of his admins
trative acts, has never given editorial
expression to any views on this i'm
portant action of the Governor. 1t has
neither approved nor disapprOved. 1t
has been silent on the subject. All
things considered, this must be taken
as Indicating doubt on the part of the
newspaper as to the wisdom of the Gov
ernor's course. The Hawaiian Star, an
influential daily published in Honolulu,
and in general a supporter of Governor
Carriers administration, from the first
has very vigorously disapproved this
action of Governor Carter, on the
ground that it was a dangerous prece-
dent, as tending to confuse the dis
tinction between legislative and execu-
tive functions when the great need of
our electorate is education in the sepa-
rateness and distinction between them;
and as opening the way to corrupt or
tyrannical practice by a Governor less
honorable and conscientious than Gov
ernor Carter. Copies of the Hawaiian
Stars editorial utterances on this sub
ject, or specimens of them are attach
ed hereto as Appendix Cd
COUNTRY PRESS ALSO.
The Garden Island, the only news
paper published on the Island of Ka-
uai, has frequently expressed Tigor-
Gus 6isapproval of the Governors po-
sition in this matter. The Maui News.
the only newspaper published on the
Island of Maui, has expressed dfsap-
prevail, or perhaps it would be M ere
accurate to say regret, at the deter
ntinatiCr of the Governor in this mat
ter. The Hawaii Herald and the Hilo
Tribune, the only newspapers printed in
English on the Island Of Hawaii, have
both expressed disapproval We believe,
but we are not at this time able to give
quota lions from these aDars TO show
the extent or grounds of their disap-
prevail.
The Evening Bulletin, published in
Honolulu, is, so far as we have been
able to ascertain, the only newspaper
in the Territory, printed in the English
language, which has approved the Gov
ernor's position, and this it has done
in a somewhat guarded and qualified
way, as a copy of it's sole editorial ex-
preston on the subject attached as APP
pendix tfE'' will show.
A number of petitions from various
parts of the Territory have been sent to
the Governor asking him to reconsider
his determination. Just how many, or
how numerously signed, we are not
able to say precisely, as Governor Car
ter has given little publicity to them.
A number of individuals and some or
CARNATIONS, notable the Hilo Board Of
Trade, have written the Governor urg-