The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-05-25

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the King or President. But in the
states, the idea of coordinate offices
| is well understood. In state govern
ments the Governor, the Secretary of
State, the Treasurer, the Superinten-
dent of Public Schools, the Attorney
General, and sometimes some others
are all coordinate Their duties are
prescribed by law. What the law pre-
scribes, is their duty. Nothing else is
The Organic Act seeks to carry out
the same idea so far as the offices of
Governor and Secretary of the Terri
tory are concerned. 1t prescribes what
the duties of the Secretary are. and
nothing else is his duty His office is
coordinate with that of the Governor
and not subordinate to the Governor
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Why doesn't the editor of The Ref
cree favor the public with his photo
graphs? The editor of The Times does
Everybody has some pet supersti-
tions' though good many persons fail
to admit the fact even to themselves.
Here Is little case in point in which
Col Sam Johnson figures.
The genial road supervisor and Ma
tlonal Guardsman had just reached
his office in the executive building
when he unloaded his pockets of a lot
or handsome jewelry-silver match
cases, pen knives, gold scarf pins etc
which he spread over is desk As hi,
Suporulnates came in to consult him
from time to time they were invited to
take their choice of the articles but
they We're not allowed to get away
with the present until they had hand
ed over a nickel apiece. one man
ulunt have the nickel, and had to GO
out and borrow it before he could get
the pretty little souvenir worth prob
ably several dollars coming to him.
ALI have to pay for these, boys" ex-
planned the Colonel. Il don't propose
3. to have any quarrels on my hands
e with any of you as result of giving
you anything, SO you've got to pay for
what you get from me-"
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5 see they have put a nice new COR
; rugated iron roof on the old coral build
i ing adjoining the first frame house
: ever built in Honolulu. The "Cou-
. SINS Society is restoring and preserv-
ing these historically interesting build
3 ings, and think corrugated iron roof
VIII greatly aid in the preservation.
Besides, corrugated iron roofs are the
> most characteristic things of the fro
pics.
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see that King Alphonso has fairly
opened the doors of the Spanish jails
t to grant pardons to numerous prison
ers, because of the birth of an heir.
4 guess the fellows who did not get
l pardoned wished that it had been
twins.
Ny friend John Hughes is coy about
the Governorship. He is afraid thai
- he can not make the sacrifice and take
the job But he has been given mos
positive and powerful assurances o.
> support. There could be worse gov.
= errors than Honest John Hughes
: There probably will be governors whC
will not strive as he would do, to eff.
feet an characterization of this terri
tory. 1t seems too bad that John is 81
poor that he can not make the sacri
flee. Speaking of sacrifices the mar
who is governor of this territory mus
sometimes feel that he is a sacrifice. b,
being inundated on the altar of criti
!, cism. Some pretty hot ',roasts" Of
the governors have been handed on
in times past
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can already see the finish of tn
:, new liquor law. Although not a singh
license has yet been refused by tn
:. commission, there are already mutter
ings and complaints over the polio,
+, that the commission seems determine
- to carry into effect. In declaring
:, saloon limit seven saloon men agains
M whom nothing has been urged will b
forced out of business. To many thi
will appeal as a downright injustice
n The question of whether the saloo
10 business is a good or a bad bushes
L. does not enter into the consideration
ce If these people are able to comply wit
+ the provisions of the law in securin
Til the consent of the property owners t
IS their licenses being granted to mos
n, people it will seem that the commits
st sion should grant them renewals. Their
n. can perhaps be no objection to tn
~ commission enforcing their license
ny limits scheme as regards any ne,
to saloons outside of the so-calle
ne saloon district" although this whol
We district boundary scheme is a har
throw down for the local option prir
RI cipe about which there has been :