The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-12-05


.,urate ~ fay regret, nj the deter
rillttr of soc Governor IN this ina,-
tar The Hawaii Herald and the Hilo
Tribune. the only newspapers printed In
English ON the Island OF Hawaii, have
Doth expressed ilfappfoval We believe.
but we are not al this time able % rive
quota lions from these iapsis % thoy
the extent or grounds OF their dianp-
provRi.
The Evening Bulletin. published IN
Honolulu. IL. 30 far as we have been
able to ascertain. the only newspaper
IN the Territory. printed In the English
language. which has approved the Gov
errors position. and this II has done
IN somewhat guarded and qualified
way ms n copy OF it's sole editorial ex-
preston on the subject attached as APP
pendix "E" will show
number OF petitions from various
parts OF the Territory have been sent 10
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 Hllo Board Of
Trade. have written the Governor urg-
ing a reconsidera ton OF his announced
intention in regard to the Loan Bill.
There Is now movement on foot TO pc
titlon the Governor from every taxation
district in the Territory to reconsider
his determination, and to act on the
Loan Bill as It was enacted by the
Legislature. How extensively this Pc
tition will be signed, of course. we can
not say. But we believe 1t will be
signed by majority of the voters of
the Territory.
NO PUBLIC OUTBURST.
While there has been no outburst of
opposition to the Governors attitude,
| we believe this is due, not to any lack
of disappointment at, and disapproval
of, his action, but to feeling of the
uselessness of opposition, there being
no direct way by which the Executive
can be compelled to do what In oppo-
sition to his judgment may be thought
his duty to do. And yet there has been
no lack of expression of disapproval and
opposition. While these expressions
cover a wide divergence of reasons, in
large measure they group themselves
around the reasons, set forth in letter
to the Governor by Senator L. L. Nc
Candless in response to a letter from
the Governor on the subject. This let
ter has not been made public here in
Difference to Governor Carter's disin-
| cination to have the correspondence
made public, but a copy of 1t is at
tached hereto as Appendix IF"
IA. IL
to the Treasurer laid down the rule
of selection from among the public
improvements authorized and directed
l-by the Legislature. to be that the
Legislature itself should recognize the
| Improvement to be a Territorial one as
distinguished from local one, he has
| since, in n letter to the Hilo Board of
Trade, made public by his authority,
radically changed this principle of Sc
| lection. He now proposes to ignore
the distinction between Territorial and
| local improvements and to weigh the
different appropriations purely from the
point of whether 1t Is businesslike and
sound to borrow money for such an
expenditure, and in a general way
undertake only those works which pro-
duce n direct revenue or affect the
Health and commerce of the community,
in addition to buildings for educational
purposes" This is no doubt a sound
principle to be applied by the Legisla-
ture, and by the Executive when legis-
lative enactments are before him for
approval. But it can have no place
when legislation is completed-after
law is enacted. A copy of this letter
Of the Governor to the Hilo Board of
Trade is attached hereto as Appendix
&c"
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