The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-01

My friend the Bystander must feel
pretty badly this week even in spite
of the manner in which he has been let
down easily by the editor of the Ad-
vertiser. l refer to the appointment
of Woodruff as Federal judge in this
city. Such scream as was uttered
on the subject of carpetbaggers (this
when it was possible that Judge Rob
inson might get the desired positlonJ.
Then such a hurried withdrawal OF
horns, with the statement that Judge
Woodruff, while he is "an outsider,
is not of the carpetbagger type" Judge
Woodruff will probably remain very
good man in the eyes of the Advertiser
(unless he should do something to dis
please that organ after his arrival,
when he is liable to once more become
a "carpetbagger.')
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Well, Col Mccarthy, you beat Camp
bell for treasurer, didn't you, but what
became of your general election law,
which you fathered but of which the
administration was the wet nurse? Had
it been signed you would have had
the credit but the gods rarely allow
credit to those who have been insubor-
dinate. The situation is very much
like that of the small boy who is being
spanked, while his father tells him
that the spanker is really being hurt
much worse than the spankee.
should judge that it hurt Frear more
to veto that bill than it did the genial
colonel to have it done.
Judge Robinson's friends hope that
he was misquoted in the following
paragraph
1.-The Star must have somebody
it wants to appoint in my place.
said Judge Robinson this morning,
when asked about the very obvious
fake published in the sheet men
toned, to the effect that he was so
sore over not being appointed
Second Federal Judge that he was
going to quit and leave the coun-
try. 81 have no intention of re-
signing now, although they have
me going back to the Coast and
all sorts of things for some time"
To begin with, it is reflection upon
the judges judicial capacity to suggest
that he is so unable to read English
that he thought. The Star said he was
going to resign because sore over
failure to get a higher office. The
Star did not in any way whatsoever
even hint that the judge was sore at
all. 1t published well defined rumor
that he might resign because not salts
fled with a salary of $3.50 month and
it intimated that this was really not
enough to satisfy him. This may
have been a mistake and perhaps the
Judge is satisfied. Perhaps $3.50 a
month is enough for him.
A similar denial is made in behalf
of Judge De Bolt:
Judge De Bolt, whom The Star
also has on the verge of chucking
up his job in fit of pique because
he did not land on the Supreme
bench in place of Judge Perry,
was mildly amused when he read
the story. "The Star seems to
know more than l do about it,
he said.
Now the fact is that The Star has
never in any manner whatsoever hint
ed that Judge De Bolt was piqued at
all. 1t said that he was serving as
he could make as a lawyer and that
he was not satisfied and might resign,
in view of an appearance of barriers m
the way of his we'll merited promotion
to the Supreme bench. We cannot
believe that Judge De Bolt has denied
anything so obvious as all this is. In
fact this foolish "'denial" continues
by repeating The Stars statement, for
it says: Judge De Bolt may resign
soon, but for business reasons If at
ALL" This is all this paper said in
the first place. AS far Judge Robin
son and his intentions,-he hasn't got
assurance of a reappointment to his
present job yet, let alone the elevation
he sought.
Funny, isn't it, how many people who
never owned dress suit raise a kick
because Mayor Fern wears yellow
shoes with his ceremonial glad rags?
Because he is Mayor he is a target
for just such criticism, but how about
the gentlemen of our four hundred
who wear straw ats with Prince Al
berts? How about the noblemen Of
our upper forty who attend swell
funsctions in white duck? How abou
Secretary of the Territory Mott-Smitf
and his eternal white linen jacket ant
pantaloons?
Talkig about dress, wave of al
legged modernity has hit this Paradise