The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-09-09
GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION AGAIN.

The Star is accused by the Advertiser thinking that American
government depends upon of noses Well neighbour the
accusation wrong always been pretty generally
understood that oun of noses vital element in our political
system yielding peacefully the show
ing by count noses They about to make such
biggest which been done in the known
history the planet And the count of noses will determine whether
Bryan shall be president of by far the nation which
its rulers by such There certainly to be great
deal of truth the remark that American government depends upon
count OF noses and not disposed to complain OF the uCCCt
Indictment
Now the fact that nothing but the elective system where is
practicable The Advertisers exceptions city
government and the capital Washington The
parison of other American city with Washington IN matters OF
government test absurd for discussion This leaves only
Galveston to sustain the proposition that government OF city
not to speak OF whole commission American mere
hundred American cities larger than Galveston all govern
ed SYSTEM Which system then American
Moreover Galveston the lone exception to the really American SYSTEM
is product of special conditions The city practically wiped out
by food only by almost upruman effort OF her citizens did she
rise again. build dams OF enormous magnitude to prevent fuh as
and again become prosperous center The reason for the COM
mission found in the executive well cite the Pan
anna strip where the great canal beng made as Galveston lay'
aburd be added these considerations to the
paron of government of the small city of Galveston by commission
the proposed government of Hawaii by commission there is the
commission for Galveston is chosen by the community
and that of Hawaii would be appointed in Washington The
the instances cited to show that government BY commission
American Alaska (Which just winning fight to get awairs
American delegate Congres the Philippines Guam
and Samoa The Philippines were by barely
military part of the United States
Americans to make them worth discussing Advertiser to
piled absrdy another the effort to justify government
by commission and to declare it American.
paragraph of the Advertisers IGNORING its
omary anyone who differs from is in other
vena this being suggestion which the community accustomed
by this tme) contains ideas with which all
We politicians seek
the old order in IIa
1893 They
the horse that refuses to leave it's
burning issue
elasticity
system. opposing something at
rance with the constitution tn laws for it is not The question
policy and
decided with sole regard to national welfare
There question if the American nation decides that
advisable these islands
by Washington appontees will be DONE and that the decision will
regard national welfare This The Star has said
before the change taking the franchise
will made ALL reluctantly indeed and that perhaps
may progress make such change Bun
arguing such system the Advertiser absurd and
advocating such msrepesents the community If the
question Congress Advertiser editorials
debate show that the people of Hawaii shown by their
morning newspaper lose their right of suffrage, their
powers self government their real citizens
appointed that the only Civ
that hard task look after affairs
government commission might be cheaper Was this the
American spirit of 90 to which the Advertiser refers?