The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-09
ON
WARPATH

'Euitor Bullctin; IL mas been suE-
gested that drastic. measures viii be
adopted by majority of the Board OF
Supervisors rcoen ~ elected. and that
the status in quo VIII be entirely alter
ed. and that sweeping measures, ns To-
men and things generally. will be
adopted. In view of these statements.
our Democratic friends are reminded
that the Republicans control both
Houses. and the same power which
passed the County Act of 1905 with
supplementary acts In amendment
thereof. can repeal the same. and pro-
vide County Act. whose provisions
shall contain what the people require.
that is full and complete county gov
ernment, including control of taxation
education, health, and also provide for
the appointment of County Engineer
and such other civic and prudential af-
fairs as may be necessary. and while
the County Act, already In existence,
and the supplementary acts in amend
ment thereof. are passing through the
stage of repeal In the Senate, this COM
plete measure of municipal government
can be introduced in the House, with
the provision that an election thereun-
der shall be held within ten days. The
Republican party, contend. has not
been defeated at the polls We elected
eleven Representatives out OF twelve to
the Legislature. We elected two Re-
publican Senators out of three. We al
ready have three Republican Senator's
holding over In this Senatorial district.
and there can be no question that we
can muster upon u roll call n two-thirds
majority of both Houses, and IL such
drastic measures and sweeping altera-
tions. as are threatened, should arouse
public sentiment sufficiently. It may
become necessary to repeal the present
county law, with the supplementary
acts and amendments, and again con-
suit the people.
II would, therefore. in view of the
threats that have been made, and un-
der all the circumstances. humbly ad-
wise our Democratic friends to go slow.
II have the honor to be
"a REPUBLICAN,.
Honolulu. November s, 1906"
The above wall. like one from lost
SOUL is admitted to be from Attorney
George A. Davis, who, because Demo
Gratis are not likely to keep machine
politicians on the police and road pay
rolls, is ready to "go before the Legs a
ture and demand the repeal of theI
present County Act" and the substitu-
ton of another. George is nothing If
not serious with himself for he forgets
that there are other counties than
Oahu, counties that have no concern
with this one, and elected officers who
don't want to make another fight.
Davis wants to demand recount,
too, for he insists that the spoilt bal
lots were against Brown and none
against the Democratic candidate. But
in this he Is alone; several of those
more interested in the count than Davis
are satisfied to let 1t go as 1t is. be-
lieving that nothing can be gained by
contest. In one precinct where there
We're more straight tickets cast than
any other there We're forty-six Iaukea
ballots rejected on account of there
having been four Supervisors voted for.
If the fight Is on that particular point
it would appear that Brown would not
be benefited.
HUSTACE SAYS mo"
Charlie Hustace, who was never con-
sidered machine man, says: "A re-
count will not help Brown, for there
would be as many rejected ballots on
the other side as on his and, II l am not
mistaken, a good many more. l am not
prepared to say what the cause Of
Browns defeat was; he was voted out
and that is all there is to it,
CONDITION VS.. THEORY.
A business man was of much the
same opinion as Hustace. we were
facing a condition as to Brown and his
staff of doubtful characters, he said
while with Iaukea 1t was IA theory that
the people have shown they are willing
to try for the period and turn II into
condition, good or bad. We broke the
strongest machine the country ever had
when we defeated Brown We cannot
expect Iaukea to build up stronger
one In two years What we did to
Brown we may be called upon to do
for Iaukea at the end of his term. But
am of the impression that he will
lun In a straight groove, knowing 1t
was the white vote that elected him.
Davis threat about what the county
will do in the event OF the establish
ment of Democratic road and police
is more in the nature OF Joke
than anything | have yet heard. But
then he always was "A joke"
PHILOSOPHIC wATERHOUSE.
Fred Waterhouse takes his defeat
philosophically. 1T will give me more
time to attend to my business" he said
"and / may be better off In
the end. l regret more than anything
else that my own people, | mean the
voters In my own precinct did not give .
ne their support because II would have ,
shown i had won their confidence dur ,
ng the many years have lived among ,
hem. However. II Is all over and the ,
,ther fellow won. do not think will ,
ever try politics again. do not be- 4,
ieve anything would be gained by
Brown II he had recount. IL there
we're mistakes on. one side there must !,
nave been some on the other"
During the past three months Fred :
las been 30 busy with the game of poll
les that he has had no time to sell
'ubber shares, bu, from now on he may