The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-12-19
GEAR TALKS BACK
At THE GOVERNOR
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guments advanced by Gear against the !
transfer of the lands. 1t is not, of
course, a natural consequence that the !
President or any War Department Off |
Gals would take action based upon any
cablegram published in the newspapers. /
unless some further Information had
been given them. Nevertheless the
fact that efforts are being made to stop
the proposed deal is certainly known
by them. 1t is thought. however that
as soon as some word is sent from Ho.
nolulu in the way of protest Washing.
ton will then take. some action in the
matter.
The attitude of Governor Carter re-
lative to the policy of McCandless. as
indicated in an interview with the Gov
ernor yesterday, has caused a great
! deal of comment. To the minds of
many people the stand taken by the
Executive is rather original for these
| islands, and it certainly would prove
an interesting case from a legal stand
point, should the Governor have occa-
| sion to direct damage proceedings to
! be brought against McCandless Judge
| Gear, as the attorney for McCandless.
naturally takes exception to the stand
| by the Governor.
THE stand taken by the Governor"
said Judge Gear this morning. lis ridl-
culous. He has assumed a high and
lofty attitude, as if in making this land
deal he was affecting some glorious
achievement for the lasting benefit of
! the Territory. He speaks of the tax
| payers as if they We're dear to his
heart and he, like some mighty cham
/ pion of their rights, was being assault.
! ed by some public enemy of the COM
monwealth. Governor Carter seems to
forget the fact that as citizen, Sena-
| tor McCandless has the right to take
| whatever means that are given him
under our laws to prevent the cOnsum-
nation of what he may regard as an
unwise piece of administration. In
bringing this injunction proceeding
! Senator McCandless is well within his
rights and so long as he is within
those rights which are clearly recog-
nized by the laws, I cannot for an in
slant see that how he can be regarded
as some public enemy, as one would
imagine him to be from reading the
statements of Governor Carter
probably it may be an act Of public
treason in the eyes of the Governor for
a person to differ from him in his pub
lie acts, but that is an attitude that IS
rather new to America ideas and
methods,
But If the Governor thinks for an
instant that he can bluff or coerce Nc
Candies in this matter, he Is mistak-
en-. McCandless probably Is well aware
of the amount of property he owns and
is also fully aware of whatever liabil-
ity he may be subject to in consequence
of his acts The Governors threats
. against McCandless and his remarks
can be interpreted to be nothing else.
have produced an effect entirely oppo-
site from what the Governor possibly
may have expected. In consequence OF
the Governors statement, Senator Nc
Candless has received offers of both
financial and other support from prom
inent people i'm this community In one
n instance he was informed by man OF
wealth that he stood ready to contri
| pure S0VO 10 alu III lHe PISS'H' P'0
0 lngs against the Lanai land deal. Ah'
/ believe that the attitude of the Gov
ernor in this matter will have the re
suit of turning public opinion NOR
strongly in favor OF McCandless.
s Garter has taken the position OF
. public scold. In fact he has taken a
% attitude that is exceedingly odd, To a
% ordinary observer the marked interes
that the Givernor has taken IN thi
il matter and the antagonism that he ha
y shown to those who are opposing mn
l. would be indicative of personal mtel
n est in seeing the deal go through rat'
1t er than from any excess or ofhc'
zeal"