The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-17

IA would not be loyal to my chief if
I did not give full credit to Sheriff
Iaukea for whatever success has been
achieved during his administration of
police affairs of this county, said
Chief of Detectives Taylor last even
published concerning the Iaukea- -Achi
controversy. 81 am modest enough to
disclaim any title to the soubriquet of
the brains of the department In JUS
tice to Col. Iaukea 1 feel called upon
TO discredit this imputation upon the
well known ability of the Sheriff to
handle the affairs of his department.
If / have been instrumental in adding
TO the success of Sheriff Iaukea's ad-
ministration, it goes to the credit Of
Col. Iaukea and not to Taylor. 1 rec
ogntze the fact that I am a subordi-
nate and that 1 am not acting indie
pendently in any matter connected with
police affairs.
THE use of my name in the slate
published in, the Star, wherein 1 am
scheduled for the office Of Sheriff at
the coming election on the Lane
mayoralty ticket, was unauthorized.
have never suggested myself for the
Office, nor has any one approached me
on the subject, and in addition that
slate is not otherwise satisfactory to
me anyhow.
fWhen 1 received the appointment of
Chief of Detectives under Col. Iaukea
last January some people publicly ex-
pressed the fear that I, a Republican,
would eventually crowd Col. Iaukea
out of office at the next election. |,
at that time stated that I was not
to be a candidate for the shrievalty,
and that as long as Col. Iaukea con-
tinued in office, or intimated that he
would accept a second term, / would
never permit my name to be used in
connection with that office have
: not altered my determination in that
respect, and Sheriff Iaukea, I am sure,
knows me too well to feel that 1 would
use my present position to further my
own interests.
while making myself plain on this
subject / wish to state also that as
far as Mr.. Achi is concerned l know
something of the caliber of men he
tried to foist onto this department as
soon as Col. Iaukea assumed office.
One man presented was, TO use Achfs
own expression, a gambler, but he
thought that if 1 took him in hand and
trained him in the detective depart
ment, that he would quit gambling.
reform, and be o. x. 1 declined to
accept the stewardship of Mr.. Achi's
protege.
''Another thing being banded about
is the statement that if Col. Iaukea
II Ad only said the word he could have
preyented A. NJ. Brown from being
confirmed as prosecuting attorney un-
der the County Attorney, by the Board
of Supervisors, and that Col. Iaukea
passively and indirectly permitted
Mr.. Brown to get the job That is all
poppycock When the Brown appoint
ment first came up the proposition was
laid before Sheriff Iaukea and myself
by the County Attorney. Col. Iaukea
diplomatically, and rightly too, side
stepped from involving himself in a
matter where the responsibility of the
appointment would have been laid at
his door, If in future the advisability
of the appointment. should be ques-
toned Some members of the Civic
Federation now aver that if Col. Iau-
Ikea had only said the word and gone
before the Board of Supervisors at its
last meeting when Mr. Browns APP
pointment was confirmed, he could
have prevented it. What right had
Sheriff Iaukea to go before the Board
to object TO such a confirmation?
None whatever. in my opinion, any
more than / would expect Mr.. Cathcart
TO 60 before the Board and object TO
any of the Sheriff's appointees. To
= blame Sheriff Iaukea, if blame there
is at all, is a og-in-the-manger pol
. icy. Where was the Civic Federation
All this time? The Civic Federation
! IS a body organized to meet just such
situations as this. and for that body
To expect the Sheriff, single-handed,
to Aassume that civic responsibility. is
quite beyond me. I am not speaking
for the Sheriff in this matter, but as
it has been presented to me by individ-
uals. I give my own views"
SUPERVISORS ARE MUM.
'I have nothing to say, nothing
whatever" said Supervisor Fern yes
terday when questioned, as to mis- fur
ther views politically since the resolu-
ton prepared against Chairman Hus-
tace of the Board of Supervisors was
announced prematurely and unexpect-
edly to those concerned in the Adver-
tiser yesterday.
II have nothing to say" responded