The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-09
DAVIS ON
WARPA1H
He Would Get Another
Election by New
County Act.

Editor Bulletin: 1t has been sug-
gested that drastic measures will De
adopted by majority Of the Board OF
Supervisors recently elected, and that
the status in quo will be entirely alter
ed, and that sweeping measures. as 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 a County Act, whose provisions
/ shall contain what the people require,
! that is full and complete county gov
! eminent, including control of taxation,
/ education. health, and also provide for
/ the appointment of a 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, l contend, has not
been defeated at the polls. We elected
eleven Representative out of twelve to
the Legislature. We elected two Re
publican Senators out of three. We al
ready have three Republican Senators
holding over in this Senatorial district
and there can be no question that we
can muster upon a roll call a two-thirds
majority of both Houses, and if such
drastic measures and sweeping aItera-
tons, 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.
4 would, therefore, in view of the
threats that have been made, and an
der ali the circumstances, humbly adj
wise our Democratic friends to go slow
4 have the honor to be
"A REPUBLICAN.
Honolulu November s. 1906
The above wall, like one from a 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 the
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 a 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 it go as it is, be-
lieving that nothing can be gained by a
contest. IN one precinct where there
were 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 NO"
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. if 1 am not
mistaken, a good many more. 1 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 it was a theory that
the people have shown they are willing
to try for the period and turn it into a
condition. good or bad. We broke the
strongest machine the country ever had
when we defeated Brown; We cannot
expect Iaukea to build up a stronger
one in two years. What did to
Brown we may be called upon to do
for Iaukea at the end of his term. But
l am of the impression that he will
run in a straight groove. knowing it
was the white vote that elected him.
Davis threat a bout what the county,