The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-03-03

known as "The Boy Orator." has in
vested i'm an encyclopedia and an illus
trated Bible of many Volumes and he
is diligently studying them. The other
day his industry aroused the attention
of his companions in the governors
office and they inquired as to whether
it meant another play. Bernard is
learning whole chapters of both works.
THE campaign is coming on soon" was
all he said in reply. Hence it may be
inferred that the Boy orator is to b. ir
the ring again.
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This talk about election work on the
roads reminds me of a story of the ex-
perience of a reform city Comptroller
of New York with a,practical politician
who was "a ward boss. The COmptrol-
Ter found that while u certain public
work had been completed, strangely
enough the appropriation had not been
exhausted and a full force of laborers
was kept on the payroll doing nothing.
AS soon as he made the discovery he
ordered the laborers discharged. The
next day our friend the practical poll.
tician came around to demonstrate and
to get one of his constituents rein
stated. The Comptroller explained the
situation, but the ward boss failed to
see that that was any reason why the
laborers should be discharged
You may as well know" said the
Comptroller finally getting a little irri-
tated, that as long as l am Comp
troller, whenever I find two men work.
ing with one pick, l will discharsc one
of the men,
Looking at the Comptroller in a pity
ing sort of way the ward boss replied.
Mr.. Comptroller, let me give We a bit
av advice. Whiniver ye find two men
working with wan pick, don't discharge
wan of the men; discharge the pick"
G c @ G
The editor of The Star has frequently
called attention to the peculiar sensi-
tiveness of our Grand juries, as COM
pared to those of mainland commune
ties, in the matter of secrecy. L have
a newspaper friend who has had his
share of the resulting botheration, in
being duly summoned l don't know how
many times to allow the jury to waste
time trying to find out VIII re he got in
Grand jury dOings. No harm resulted
though there was no telling when real
trouble might have begun, for there is
always a point at which a newspaper
man will go to Jail rather than answer
questions about his sources of Informal
ton. AS sample of how freely pub
licity is submitted to in San Francisco,
for example, l would like to call at
tentiOn to the following from the San
Francisco Examiner of recent date:
The Grand jury m yesterday and
is expected shortly to complete its in
vestigation of the condition of things
at the Broadway and Branch county
iails. The police committee of the
Grand jury, upon which the burden
of this investigation has fallen, has al
ready filed partial report with the
main body.
I've of the police committee are
working hard and conscientiously, said
Chairman Atkins. The Grand jury met
at O'Clock this afternoon, but we were
not in shape to present a definite re-
port at that time. Our partial report
made after our visit to the Branch
O'Neil is on file. Ever since that visit
we have ben working on the same
lines, investigating conditions as we
find them and their connection with the
previous administration. The entire
Grand jury is aware of our investiga-
ton and it is our intention to file with
the court partial reports from time to
time, and also to give out copies of
these, so that the public may be aware
of what has been DONE"
Just imagine a Grand juror of our
courts being interviewed! Just imagine
a newspaperman approaching such a
sacred person to discuss the unutter-
able secrets which are whispered in the
jury room here! The average Honolulu
juror has been so trained that he would
probably run for the judge, whether
the hour We're noon or midnight and
ask for an order committing the fool
hardy journalist to the deepest and
darkest cell Henry has, for the rest of
the term. Well, we shall get over it,.
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There's nothing like direct object
lesson to impress the young mind with
vital facts" remarkt pedagogue here
in town for whom l have the highest
respect.
Sure" I said, though l didn't know
what he was talking about It's al
ways safe to say sure" like that,
when you do not know what a man
has in mind. 1t encourages him and
he may let loose story.
said NV ccbop1
friend land when 1 was teaching the
young idea in the states l used to make
a strong point of this in history. If I
could get hold Of some old veteran l
would take my class along and have
him describe the action in which he
was engaged and would then go over
the whole campaign with the boys af-
terward. OF course it was easy
enough to follow the Civil War for we
had lots of veterans but one day l
heard of a rara avis. Someone told me
of an old Scotchman who had been on
the Cri1onaap ura - aud ba1 falya, 81 a.,