Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-17
Governor S
Message
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Is not to do away with party spirit
or party organization, but to give
greater effect to the loyal party spirit
of the many and less to the selfish
motives of the few. 1t is rather, an
incentive to party activityof the right
kind, Ger 1t tends to remove objections,
which many would otherwise have, to
participate in politics. 1t cannot be
expected under any conditions to fur
IRISH complete remedy, for 1t cannot
alter human nature. and the extent
of its benefits under particular condi.
tious can be asCertained only by trial.
Its need is not so great here as In
many other places and It Is expensive
but It is step in the right direction
and a trial may well be made.
Permanent Register.
Under existing laws. a complete new
register of voters must be made be-
fore each general election. This in
wolves unnecessary expense to the
Government and Inconvenience to vOt-
ers. recommend that provision be
made for a permanent register, in
which only necessary changes neeI be
made before each general election,
and for the correction OF which only
those voters who have changed their
voting precincts need apply. The saw.
ing In expense would offset In some
measure the additional expense In.
VOWED In the execution of the direct
primary law. II one should be enacted,
II the foregoing recommendations
are carried out a number Of incidental
changes viii be required in order to
harmonize the laws upon this sub
irCt.
Tenure and Pay, Board Of
Registration and inspectors.
The members of the board of regis
tration and inspectors number up
wards Of 2jO; they are usually selected
during a short period and the desired
care cannot always be exercised
moreover, the appointments are made
with view to giving representation t.
different political parties, and change.
are often made here In party atiilia
lions; inspectors usually serve only {
day or so once in two years. recon
mend that the tenure Of inspectors b,
changed so that new boards may "
appointed at least once in two year
ana that the terms of different mem
bcrs may expire in successive years
thus making more frequent changes T.
appointees possible and at the sam
time maintaining the boards of regis
tration as continuing bodies.
The pay Of the inspectors may wei
be reduced: the service Is short an,
is one which might well be performet
in part as public duty Financia
conditions are such that retrenchmen
should be made wherever practicable
Districts.
The territorial and county district
should be made to correspond. A
present there are overlaps. At tn
same time II may be we'll to considc
whether the boundaries of certain dis
tricts ought not to be altered in con
sequence OF. changed conditions. Fo
instance, Waianaeuka and WahiawG
ON Oahu, are becoming well settled an
are naturally in closer relation witt
the district Of Eva than with the Othe
populated portions of the district O
Waianae and Waialua, especially nov
that they are connected with Eva b.
rail. The people should not be put L
the inconvenience Of going TO Waij
nae or to Waialua in order to vote.
FINANCES.
A Question Of Real Difficulty.
II Is commonly supposed that a legii
lature in making appropriations
guided as a rule by personal and loca
considerations and that the Outcom
is usually the resultant of conhctin
attempts to secure as much as poss
BILE for what comes nearest home. +
concede that this is true in some d,
gree H. no reflection on legislator,
Even casual observer however, mui
admit that our legislatures have, {
least for some time past, compare
favorably with others in the standard
of general good that have been mai
tanned. The fact Is that needs are q
ways great and means always mad
quatc In this expanding country. II
problem is one of real difficulty.
To cut down or strike out an apr
pration for the salary of this or tn
apparently valuable officer or for VIII
appears 10 be a pressing need Of tn
or that object or locality requires y
triotIc courage and firmness, and
comprehend the various needs in the
true relative importance requires alb
ity of high order and palnstaking |
vestigation. Each need, viewed by
self, seems pressing, but II all that
even reasonably required for each