Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-29
7. j. Ryan Voices What
He Believes Is
Party Mind
PREDICTS NO Land CHANGE
DURING PRESENT SESSION
Other Things That Are Good and
Why-Governor's Position
.. Passed Upon

Your editorial yesterday urging the |
people to work and act regarding |
legislation both In Hawaii and Wash. |
ington, meets my hearty approval. !,
| While am not taking any contracts
for the Democrats really think they
will keep their end up. 1t has been
laboriously rubbed into the commu.
nifty that the Democrats "cut no ice"
They have only minority In Con
grcss; only a minority In the Legisla' |
ture: have nothing to offer, and don't
know what they want anyway, etc.
1t is true that the Democrats have
been pretty liberal with criticism of
public officials, but at the same time
It will be found that they are quite as
frank to give credit where credit is
due.
admit. and | think nearly every
Democrat In the Territory will join
with me, that the Governor of this
Territory has no easy task. He is
CANNED II he does and he Is damned II
he don't, II he did not get hustle
and draw up a land bill or any other
kind OF bill who would do IL? No
one but Democrats.
The Democrats have their land law
in course Of construction. II will be
submitted to every Democrat club in
the Territory for debate and amend.
ments. II will be brought to the at.
tention Of the Legislature and of Con.
gress in the full light OF day and at a
| no al "a, A
snap judgment" will not settle the
public land question In this Territory.
No proper hearing can be given the
question by Congress until next De.
cember. II will come up then, no mat.
ter how many bills are passed at this
short session and its likely that none
will be passed affecting the public
lands. Where the Governor is right
we are with him. but where he Is
wrong we are against him. The Gov.
ernor Is right In wanting the reclama
ton service extended to Hawaii and
he will find no stronger support than
q he will among the Democrats. both in
c Hawaii and in Congress. Tue Govern.
or " right about wanting something
done in regard to proper survey OF
/ these islands and We hope he will not
B let up until every acre Of the public
/. land Is surveyed We Offer no serious
objections to section 2. OF his bill
which changes the pay and otherwise
r regulates the sessions OF the Legisla.
, ture.
? Probably no opposition will be made
, to section which cuts out provisions
:. incident to change Of government at
:, the time of the taking effect Of the
Organic Act. II has served its pur.
pose and become dead timber" Out
with It!
= Section 1 relating TO bonded indebt.
edness Is not Objectionable, but II
seems TO indicate foreign conclusion
!, that County Government is not to be
enlarged. Democrats are for more
complete county government. but will
make no objection to section 4.
Section G, to abolish the office of
High Sheriff will not only meet ap.
proval, but applause from every
i Democrat, and think pretty much
n every one else In the Territory. That
ONCE probably did no great harm but
|. 1t was something like wart on a
t mans nose.
r Section 7, relating to tenure In Office
J. and discharge by the Governor, II
l. amended TO provide that such dis
II charge shall be for cause and hearing
Is allowed, will meet with no objection
l. Section relating to the disqualif
" cation OF Judges through previous in
lie terest In the case as counsel etc, Is
Ie all right. ..
" Section providing for the transfer
CT property taken for uses and pur
Ie poses OF the United States, etc, NOR,
lie properly belongs with the public lane
l. legislation on which II is safer to with
,e hold judgment at present.
Ia Section 10 relating to pay OF Govern
10 or Secretary. Judges OF Suprem,
# Court, Judges of Circuit Courts, U. s
District Court, U. S. Marshall, U. S
District Attorney etc, should stant
in class by itself and not be mixeC
as In bill relating to land laws. 1t Il
IN not very clear that these officials ar,
err worth any more than they are gettinI
i'll now, but II they can work Congress
- for more the Democrats will not oh
Ject for the reason that their salarie
are paid out Of the Federal Treasur,
and not out Of the Territorial treasury
II 1t was otherwise, there would b.
something doing" among the Demo
Gratis. Taxes are too high now.