The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-11-15
Concerning Hawaii.

Concerning Hawaii.
''To make of this Territory an ideal
American commonwealth, is the task
that should commend itself to every
patriotic citizen here. We should enter
upon it at once with vigor and deter.
minaton, and never cease unit our
efforts are crowned with victory. '"'
Party Politics. .vi.
Party politics is an essential feature
of popular government, whose eprinciple
object should be the uplifting and edu,
cation of the people. 1t has become
with us to a great extent corrupt, de-
basing and demoralizing; so much So
that instead of having government by
the people, we have government by
boss, caucus and convention. At the
latter, trickery and chicanery reign, and
the peoples rights are bartered and
betrayed.
A conservative estimate of the
amount of money spent in the late cam
paign, would be siXty-five thousand dol
lars. The ultimate purpose of spending
this vast amount among the voters,
from the substituting of papers to the
giving of luaus, was to swing about
1000 voters.
"Now this feature Of party politics
is one that should not be tolerated in
any American community, and yet it
has been allowed here for twelve years
without any organized effort to correct
I it. Three times the dominant party
has had Incorporated in it's platform a
direct primary law which gives us the
only known remedy for the ills stated
Twice the party failed in its promises
A reform organization, of responsible
elements within both parties, should
form now and force this and other
questions to an issue.
The Local Machines.
"''The political machine. an octopus
that fattens on ignorance, cupidity anG
intimidafion, is the greatest enemy OF
honest representative government il
this country, and we have two of then
here: the police and road board ma
chimes. The men who, at divers times
are fortunate enough to control them
have dominated every political conven
tion held here since party politics were
inaugurated.
"To such an extent has this contro
been carried, that no man, no mattei
what his character or ability, can re
ceive a nomination TO any elective of
fee, unless he stands in with the ma
| chine.
ALLOWING policemen to be per
niciously active in politics is criminal
and should be stopped, if necessary by
legislative enactment. The police force
should be placed under a commission
and civil service rules. BY this means
the evil would be eradicated and w
will have an honest, efficient polio,
force.
Incompetent Road Work,
"The history of the road board-be
cause of machine politics-is one of in
competence, negligence and squanderinj
of taxpayer money. Road building
and bridge building is class of worl
that permits of estimates and specifi
cations being made to the most minut
details, and in the carrying out of sue
work there can not well be any crook
edness OF patch work. For this reason
all public work except light road re
pairs should be done by contract.
"The city engineer should have CON
plete control; the full board of super
visors should constitute the road board
Islands Should Advance.
"No man can love his country with
out desiring 10 see it advancing il
the paths of true progress These Is
lands should advance, because they ar
the fairest spots on Gods footstool
Here nature has been lavish of he
choicest gifts, for we have the mos
kindly climate, most fertile soil, an
best people on earth. And yet this cit.
that could be made so beautiful is
blot on nature IS handiwork, with it
unsightly tenements and ill-kept streets
"What is wanted here is real mum
cipal government, having its own wa
terworks, sewers, streets, parks an
highways, and progressive citizens a
the helm.
Public Utility Commission.
,''In the coming session of the legi'
lature several hundred thousand dollar
will be appropriated for public work.
wharves, bnidiuts and such. A publ
utility commHfidn shoiid be forme
consisting on business and practice
men, Responsible 20 public opinion, I
see that this'NAoney is used Ia an Ell
Client, economical aud progressive mar
ner. Such commissions ae IN Operati0
in various AnlsFiean eitieei they are
success, and ~ We have passed the vi
lage stage, toe IL room tDr one hen
"My Friends 10 the few remarks
have made thif even ng my desire ha
heen 10 makfyon feel 40 dos that ou
country 70 ne greatest one on eaftl
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