Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-02-16
TBx rs FOR THELEGisLATORs.

Members or the Legislature, now
made definite promises to
the people of these islands in their
platform and on the stump. On the
basis OF these promises the members
were elected Chief among these
promises were pledges to pass laws for
Local self-oovernment,
Schools,
Homesteads,
which represent foundation principles
Of American government.
Members of the Legislature cannot |
10 better than take for their text the
GLOWING statement made by Presi. |
lent Roosevelt In one of his public
3pceches:
at is absolutely essential, II we are
% have the proper standard Of public
life. that promise shall be square with
performance. A lie 10 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
adjudeed to have fortified in some de.
gree what should be every mans most
precious possession-his honor"
Should Roosevelt's teachings not
seem sufficient let them turn to a few
words of wisdom from Tom Watson
when he said:
"Woe unto leaders who trick tho
people and then boast OF II! Woe unto
leaders who forget that the American
people have heart and conscience, con.
vlctions and a sense Of honor! Such
men may triumph for day, but only
for the day. Not for them are this
greater victories which ennoble tina
human race"
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In dealing with the difficult problem
tax system will call for very general
discussion. 1t Is doubtful, however
that any successful opposition can bs
made to the proposed tax on fran
chises. The Rapid Transit and the
Telephone companies furnish examples
that should readily appeal to the pub
lie and the law makers. The principle
is sound. We cannot imagine any OBJ
lection being raised to the proposal
for reports on the condition of Trust
Companies or any corporation or Or
ganizatiOn having the care and use oil
the savings of the people. The liquor
license problem has reached the point
Of failure which will make 1t proper L
) experiment with q liberal license law
: liberal as regards the price but part
0 ticularly strict as regards police super
:. vision.
}. The position of the Governor on tn
e educational question cannot be to-
highly commended. The spirit Of on
country is to not fear education. w
must have educated men and womci
= Il we are to go forward in the way
= best for us as well as following II
! paths the wise forefathers mapped out
I Bring them all into the schools an
e make provision for the best of teach
ers. This is the only competent pro
gram for solving one of the most vex
Q ed of our future problems. Men o
the mainland have made good citizen
from every race and creed that ha
come to them from the other side o
the globe. The Asiatic problem Il
peculiarly ours. II cannot be settle,
on the principle Of exclusion becaus,
the Asiatic constitutes over half on,
population.
: The favorable position the Governor
takes toward the maintenance OF tn,
National Guard is possibly natural
The National Guard Is a splendid or
ganization. At the same time there 4
general feeling that In periods O
hard times the community could dis
pcnse with the National Guard In pref
erence to some other things. 1t is tru
;, that we owe duty to the Federal gov
: ernmcnt in maintaining a protectin
. force OF militia. When however 1t Is
. question Of dollars and cents and tn
:. Federal government in all justice owe
us a more liberal share OF our revenues
u II is safe to conclude that the countr