The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-18
ELECTIONS.
PRIMARIES.

Some years ago great of reform in the
election of public officers swept English
speaking peoples with the result that the Australian ballot y
has been adopted nearly everywhere the object being
far possible expression of the choice of the
people Experience has shown however that the reform did
extend far enough the choice of the people confined
nominees VINO were OFTEN not generally selected large
by selfish interests became evident that order accomplish
the desired object the nominees as well as the officers must be
by the people themselves and similar great
of reform in the selection of nominees is sweeping
Engsspeakng peoples with the result that the o-caled direct
primary being adopted State after another quick
succession the object being to within the party the
safeguards and freedon of expression which the Australian
It's purpose not to do with party spirit party
organization but to give greater effect to the loyal party spirit
of the many and less the selfish motives of the few 1t IS
rather incentive party activity of the right kind for i'd
tends objections which would otherwise have
participate politics. cannot be expected under
dions furnish complete remedy for cannot alter human
nature and the benefits under particular conditions
be asertained only by trial Its need not great here
many other places and it expensive but it is step in
the right direction and trial may well be made
prp,aNrNr Under existing laws, complete register of
Tsm. voters be made before each general election.
This involves unnecessary expense to the Govern
and inconvenience to voters recommend that provision
be made for permanent register IN which only necessary
changes need be made before each general election and for the
of which only those who have changed their
voting precincts need apply The saving in expense would offset
the additional expense involved in the execution
of the direct primary law if one should be enacted
If the foregoing recommendations carried out number
of incidental changes will be required order harmonic the
laws upon this subject.
- The members of the boards of regisra-
- ~ 80 ~ ton and inspectors number upwards of $50;
my a. 80
~ ~ be exercised; moreover, the appointments
made with view giving representation to different poll
tica parties and changes often made here party aa
tions inspectors usually only day years
recommend that the tenure of inspectors be changed so that
boards may be appointed least two and
that of Office of the boards of registration be changed
at least the of different members may expire in
years. thus making frequent changes in ap-
pointee possible and the time maintaining the boards
of registration continuing bodies.
The of the inspectors may we'll be reduced the service
short which might well be performed in part as
public Financial conditions such that retrenhment
should be made wherever practicable.
- The territorial and county districts should be made
~ to correspond AT present there are overaps. AT
the same time it NAV consider whether the boundaries
of districts ought be altered consequence OF
changed conditions For instance Waanaek and WahaWa
Oahu becoming we'll settled and naturally IN closer
with the district of Eva than with the other populated
portions the districts of Waanae and Waaua especially
they connected with Eva by rail- The people
should be put the inconvenience OF going to Waianae or
Waiaua in order to vote.