The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-08-15

MIR. Pinkham, you have made OIL
your department something other
than the political grave Of him who
has had to direct its course. In your
relations with the poor and unfortun-
ate in enforcing health conditions, you
have been guided by a splendid spirit
of human consideration, and your pri-
vate generosity and philanthropy are
not fully known except to those who
have experienced it.
Mr.. Rabbit, fitted by every qualih-
cation and experience to carry on the
work of renowned predecessors, the
public is bound to recognize the SPLEEN
did service which you have rendered in
carrying out in our public schools the
full development Of our citizens of the
future, in which we hope to set the
world an example.
"Mr. Peters, believe that few realize
the large proportion of work out of
hours that the enforcement of our
criminal law entails upon your depart.
ment. Your early record as a Deputy
indicated your ability and gave evil
dence of the remarkable results you
have achieved. The obstacles you
have had to contend with have not
been small, and the large number OF
convictions bear evidence to the ex-
cellence of our judiciary and the faith
fulness of your work. 1t has always
been a personal pleasure to consult
with you, and by your fearlessness you
have often aided me when l most felt
the need of support.
"Mr. Holloway your good temper
and calm, even disposition, has kept
your department on good terms with
even the water and sewer rate payers,
with contractors, and formerly with
large numbers of laborers throughout
the Territory. Difficulties arising in
the carrying out of public works have
ever been met by you and those under
you with honesty of purpose and de-
termination to serve the common rrr-
terests, even when to yield would have
been the easier course, not only with
the contractor but with the public. 70
be wrongly accused ind mIsjudged
seems to be the lot OF official experts
in your profession. desire to publicly
confess my individual failure in this
respect, for notwithstanding my con-
demnation, the concrete culvert in
Marliko Gulch has successfully with
stood the greatest flood we have known
in modern times.
Mr.. Pratt, you unconsciously under
took the administration of public lands
at a most opportune moment. You
found an Office demoralized by corrup-
ton; it's inefTiciency shown by the tact
that it was impossible to tell from the
official receipts whether the rent which
had been paid were for the coming or
past period; without method or check;
with a tremendous list OF those who
were delinquent in their payments
and with an endless variety of viola
lions of contracts. Notwithstanding
these difficulties, | can we'll remember
the admiration you inspired by the de
termined way in which you met the
situation and, without additional as
sistance, remodeled the ONCE, introduce
ed a system by which you were able
to determine the shortage that existed
and which time will improve and per-
feet. With all this pressure of work,
you at once began quietly to execute
that farseeing and sound policy Of dis
posing of, not every piece OF land, but
only those which gave fair indication
of successful homesteading. AZ bad
, news travels faster than good, so the
public does not hear from the pros
porous home-maker and few realize
the number of homes which you have
successfully created, in addition to
the large increase in revenue from
those lands which are leased. Fur
ther, you have given the public to I'M
derstand that agreements made with
the government are contracts which
cannot be lightly set aside. You can
rest assured that time will fully justify
your course.
Mr.. Campbell, you have shown
keen knowledge of those simple prin-
ciples of finance which to many seem
so intricate. Realizing that the first
essential of finance is credit or con.
fidences, you began by abolishing the
issuing of warrants to one class of Gre
ditors above another and established
one mode of treatment for all. You in,
sisted that the Territory's obligations
should be met as promptly as those OF
any other corporation or business CON
Germ, and made every day a payday at
the treasury. You have shown marked
devotion to the Hawaiians and main
tanned them i'm the various positions
around you, even though sometimes at
the cost of your own time and labor.
because of your deep affection for the
people of the land of your birth. Much
of the financial legislation which has
resulted from the sessions Of the legis-
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