The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-15
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
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vember last, and gave solemn pledges
to abid= by our platform, especially
our candidates for Senators and Rep
resentatives on the Island of Oahu,
where the contest was particularly
strenuous, Hon. John c. Lane making
special md repeated pledges; Hon. E.
Faxon Bishop promising the people.
espeeiolly at meetings of Hawaiians to
work for county government if elected
to the Legislature, and Hon. j. NJ.
Dowsett saying to the convention,
which nominated him: 4 pledge my
self to support the platform as adopted
by the Republican Convention at Hilo-
endorse it from beginning TO end"
and saying repeatedly to public meet
ings. which he addressed in the pres
ence and hearing of Hons. E. F. Bishop
and ]. c. Lane: THE lawyers made a
failure of a County Act. now elect us
business men. and let us see what we
can do in giving you a County Act"
and
Whereas, on every island, county
government was promised by our can
. didates. who knew at the time the con-
dition of our finances as the Legisla
ture had just been called in special
session and the matter of our revenues
thoroughly gone over; and
Whereas. a public office is a public
trust. and can no more be honorably
obtained under false pretences than
can private property be acquired by
false representations; and
Whereas. this committee believes in
the principle announced by President
Roosevelt, the head of the national Re
publican Party, in the following words,
to wit:
1T is absolutely essential, if we are
to have the proper standard of public
life, that promise shall be square with
performance. A lie is no more to be
excused in politics than out of politics.
A promise is as binding on the stump
as off the stump, and these are two
facets of that crystal, in the first place
the man who makes a promise which
he does not intend to keep and does
not try to keep, should rightly be adj
judged to have forfeited in some de-
gree what should be every mans most
precious possession-his honor" and
Whereas, a County Act has been
carefully prepared by the Legislative
Commission, appointed by the Gov
ernor, and is now before the Legisla-
ture on it's passage; and
Whereas, County Government under
the County Act prepared by said Com
mission does not materially increase
taxation; and
Whereas, Congress has shown its
special interest in popular government
in this Territory by passing in quick
order an Act enabling the people to !
elect it's local boards and officers, thus
removing all doubt as to the right to |
elect boards of supervisors; therefore |
be it
Resolved: That this committee re- |
spectfully but earnestly urges the Re- |
publican members of the Legislature to |
pass the County Act prepared by the |
County Act Commission, making there
as may appear to be adj |
if any such should be deemed |
necessary.
Resolved: That a copy Of this reso- |
luton be forwarded by the Secretary
to the Senate, and that a copy thereof |
tives, and that the Chairman of this |
committee be and is hereby authorized /
to appoint a committee to urge this |
matter upon said Republican members
of the Legislature, said committee |
to consist of the Chairman of this |
and one member from each |
District.