The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-15
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Political Pointers
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Hawaii Herald.-The Legislature is
worrying over the problem of making
both ends meet. 1t is easy-go ahead
and do it. Of course the man who
undertakes the job will be the hest
hated man in Hawaii and will earn his
pay. But the job will be done and he
will receive the blessings of a few
holders of the widows mites.
Hawaii Herald.-That some faulty
recommendation appear in the Gov
ernor s estimates is due to the fact
that they are made by officials who
take long range shots from their com.
Portable office seats in Honolulu never
visiting or seldom, other parts of the
Territory and being in absolute ignor.
ance as To where work or idleness ex-
lists.
A Setta.-Hon. NJ. Kealawaa wants
an appropriation of $4,000 for pur-
chasing ten acres of land here for a
public cemetery Some of the funny
men in the House pretended to imagine
that part OF the town site of Hilo
was needed for the purpose. They for.
got the fact that people seldom die
mere until they reach a very old aoe.
the bracing climate and healthy sur.
roundngs compelling longevity. This
has also helped to increase HiIo,s non.
uiatlon to such an extent that the land
has been bought up for homes for fine
living, and one death beyond the al
lotted span of three score and ten. in
the last few months, has suggested that
there is occasional need for HAVING a
resting place for the dead.
Maui News.-The CarIey bill which
provides for the appropriation of funds !
for the relief, in dry weather of the
residents of Kula is now in the hands
OF the committee and their report and
the action of our Senators and Repre- |
sentatlves viii be watched for with in |
tense interest by hundreds of citizens. |
Ihe conditions ID the past have been |
such as to leave no doubt in the minds |
OF the residents of this island as to 4
the need of such an undertaking on |
the part of the government. It is true I
that we have recently had good show /
er and it is also true that MANY hun-
dreds of cattle have died during the
past year as a result of the drouth. |
hundreds of people have suffered for
want of water and many hundreds have
been compelled to leave their homes
and seek employment on the planta.
lions IN order to provide the necessities
IF life for their families.
Hiio Tribune.-Tt is a lamentable
thing to see the way in which the
Board of Supervisors in all of its ac-
lions of any degree of Importance is
absolutely swayed by politics. In ev.
cry important matter the political as
pect seems to be the only phase which
he members have an eve for, and in
the wrangle and strife in which each
man and each faction is trying to get
the best of the others, the merits of
The case go a 'glimmering. The actions
of the board at its last meeting placed
his beyond dispute. The Supervisors
themselves admit it; but each shifts
he blame to the others, and there is
no relief in sight. They should remem-
Der the political phase of their career
ended, or should have ended, on eIee-
ion day. The people have appointed
hem their stewards to spend the pub
lie funds wisely and economically and |
n such manner that the money is
spent where it will do the greatest
good for the greatest number. The
people demand a business like admins
ration of their affairs-and what do
hey gets