The Democrat. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1910-1910, 1910-10-25
CRATU|TOUS INSULT TO
THE PEOPLE

vided Walter f. Frear, Governor OF the
Territory of Hawaii by the grace of
William Howard Taft, with con-
tingent fund of $4,000, it was not with
the intention that His Excellency
should use the money gratuitously to
insult not only the legislators them
selves, but also the electorate of the
Territory. But that is the use to which
Governor Frear, high priest Of Repub-
licanism ex-officio, has put at least
part of the money entrusted to his care.
Hardly had the legislature adjourned
and the members scattered to their
homes, when the Governor metaphori-
cally put his thumb to his nose and
twiddled derisive fingers at them
Hardly dignifed gesture, perhaps, for
so ra-dignifed gentleman, but a
man with $4,000 of pin money to
spend as he pleases can afford to be a
u tie gay and festive, especially when
be thinks what beautiful opportunity
he has to show the vulgar crowd of
voters how little they really are in the
estimation of their lord and master, the
chief executive of the Territory.
When the salary appropriation bill
was under consideration, the legisla-
ture with intent to prevent useless ex-
travagance and prune out unnecessary
offices, decided that one deputy was all
the attorney general needed, so they
provided salary of $3.50 a month for
Mr.. Sutton. and cut the other deputy
out entirely This was not done until
after the matter had been thoroughly
discussed.
But see what happened. AS soon as
the legislature adjourned, leaving him
with his $4,000 of pin money to play
with, Governor Frear dipped his hand
into the bag and pulled out an extra
$50 month for Deputy Attorney Cen
eral Sutton.
Finding that an amusing game, Gov
ernor Frear, who is Governor chiefly of
the Republican party, dipped in again
and pulled out salary of 5000 month
for second deputy that the legislature
had decreed the attorney general did
not need and should not have. Mr..
Lymer was appointed second deputy
and presented with this snug little sal
airy, which he has been drawing ever
since
Governor Frear is going to show the
people of this Territory who is boss. He
wants them distinctly to understand
that he is going to do as he pleases, no
matter what the voters want Voters
What have they got to say about it,
anyway? They didn't elect Walter F.
Frear governor, did they? Well. hard
ly. If Frear had had to depend upon
the votes of the electorate, he couldn t
have been elected poundmaster. But
he didn't. He was appointed by Big
Bill Taft, head luna of the Republican
party of the United States of America,
at the request of the Republican bosses
and the sugar interests of Hawaii-and
well he has served his masters.
The people? Huh, what have the
people to say about it. They don't sup
pose, surely, that the government is for
them? 1t is for the interests" for
those few who own about all that is
worth owning in Hawaii and who are
trying earnestly to grab the rest.
If the Governors snObbishness ever
reaches the point where he thinks he
needs crest to maintain his proper dig
nifty. it might be well to suggest to him
whislSered man. rampant on field
argent twiddling his fingers with his
thumb at his nose.
''To hell with the Portuguese vote
we do not need it. HARRY Murray in
1906.
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