Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-06-15

LIS force could not be maintained or
any smaller expenditure than that
which he had finally submitted, except
by replacing the Hawaiians with white
men, In which case he claimed much
greater efficiency could be obtained
with the same amount of money; that
1t was impossible to make a good DO
liceman out Of an Hawaiian. But his
administration Of the department did
not show any great attempt to coach
or instruct the Hawaiians under him.
Call 1t weakness or what you may.
the extent to which the former admin.
istration Of the police department Cd.
pressed the poor, and the fear that they
created through their absolute power
OF prosecution or persecution, may
never be fully known; but gambling
was open and fragrant; corruption was
rampant; the greatest of friction ex.
listed between the police department
and that Of the Attorney General, with
both Of which rests the enforcement
Of our laws.
Those who need technical or legal
proof Of these statements must indeed
be blind. Boys stepped in vice were
being sent to the Reform School. Girls
thirteen and fourteen years of age
were found intoxicated. The well
known click Of the gambling outfit was
heard on our main streets. The strang.
er at the Young Hotel could watch the
clerks and young men, night after
night, in their shirt sleeves. gambling
across the way. A policeman, In his
uniform and on his beat, would show
him, II he asked. the entrance.
do not claim that Brown alone was
responsible for all this. but he held the
power in his hands to prevent much
of 1t.
believe that this community stands
for morality and desires protection
from vice. believe the native voters
know the difference between right and
wrong; that the intelligent and leading
Hawaiians are well aware that an era
Of vice and intemperance will only
hasten the day when their numerical
superiority will be supplanted by a
minority, far inferior, degraded and
disgraced.
Some may ask. why my silence be.
FORE the convention, and my frank and
determined opposition since. Pray. tell
me what do the people OF this com.
munity expect from one who occupied
my Official position? Are they not
aware Of the fact that up to the very
/ day OF the convention, | had been for
two months or more giving my whole
energy. ability and time to work in
connection with the Legislature, exam.
lining bills already passed. and attempt.
ing to point out such legislation as ex.
perience had shown was necessary
and that might be neglected during the
last days Of the session. II my memory
serves me right, just prior to the meet.
ing Of the convention, I had an un.
usually large number of bills on my
hands. and my first duty was to pass
on them. Am | then to be blamed for
failing to state what should have been
patent to all?
AT this convention. Brown secured
the nomination by the barest majority,
ana there were many there who could
not approve OF his opponent.
Now. ] have heard 1t said the mis-.
take Of the Republican party was as
much my fault as anyone else. Il Is
easy enough to find excuses and lay
ELAINE on others, and there are many
VINO have complained bitterly in tho
past OF executive interference, when
such did not really exist. At all events.
l DO not believe in crying over spilled
milk. believe the best political ser
vice man can render is to turn ont
at the primaries Of his party, and work
in and through his party. Nor should
ne leave 1t, because on some point he
cannot In conscience agree with Il. Bur
when the party goes wrong or makes
mistake who. let me ask. renders It tho
best service-those who blindly sub.
NIT who placidly accept its dictum.
right or wrong; who. perhaps, through
fear OF party discipline, are too timid
to express themselves. or those who.
with all the energy they possess, fear.
lessly point out the error, In order to
preserve. II nothing more. its reputa.
ton.
This Is no new stand that am tax.
Ing. You remember the Republican
party named a candidate for the House
OF Representatives at the last regular
campaign, whom 1t was afterwards
found had forfeited his civil rights, and
whose record was such 1t was plain
many conscientious party men could
not accept his nomination and vote for
him, At that time took an active
part In securing the withdrawal Of that
candidate, pointing out that when any
man found his candidacy was injuring
his party, he put himself above that
party II he refused to withdraw and
insisted upon running; and in that
case, through the help of another gen.
tleman. the withdrawal was obtained.
believe the Republican party owes
that Hawaiian debt of gratitude He