The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-15
HAWAII MD FISCAL REFORM.

Mr. E. l. Spadnes recent report the Chamber of Com
merc has again, very notably fixed the public mind ON
the question of fiscal reform i'm the general government
Hawaii As Spany has plainly shown Hawaii has been going
pace year, with the usual result When this Territory began
bonded debit five millions and half OF
dollars and has authorization Legislature cNpcud million
and hall more three million, of credit left to exhaust
margin available and the Star holds that the 'SuS OF SAM
aon and mcador plans OF hbor Improvement sewer cN
tension designs and the be for less than 100000
more Already largely owing legislative pressure and that of the
s1pauo,s county governments the absolute of the harpe kind
Of retrencmcnt mphcd form of government IS
not merely at hand but in actual presence.
Meanwhile there is no sign of lettering county methods especially
on Oah, T. L. McCands who like Mr.. Spading quickly pcne
OF thing, financial reveals one instructive phase OF
quo in the following terms:
considerable more than Gos 6usG D eis OF about to $1,000
monh $4,000 yer 0 f oos in Nuusn Valley This is more
than the total amount Of money that we WIN nave 10 'P pc
per s1num out that have to maintain
Mr. AcCandcss but instance of wastetu osa and
disastrous OUTLAW and Spug has shown that such methods have
been common the Territory else there could have been no such
accumulation with little to show for it, If had not been
for the Governor exhibit would be mcasub worse lie does
what he can but with Legislature and the county governments bent
on doing politics the public mountaineering the lower classes
which constitute fine vas, voting majority conencd the Caesars did
the greedy popucc with bread and the circus Gov
errors voice only palliative 1t keeps things from going to
devil all but the drift is steady towards the abyss OF
bankruptcy.
What shall be donc2 What al be done
It might be possible Legislature and the county gov
wholly committed to economy rerencmen and reform
but under our system government unqualified and nonpr
cped majority highly probable The ruc OF the voting mass
demands daily employment price for which it will make no
adequate return labor performed Generally speaking can
Legislature Board OF Supervisors cannot DC ce
If opposes this organized conspiracy OF po II he gets oce and
then res,ts present conditions be collected How
then, can the needed retrcnchment be achieved
way except by changing political conditions
here through the Organic law Congress has given
spending functions OF government to the aHeater and e the
TAXPAYER at mercy except the opposition may override
and for the of law democratic principle winch
does NOT work well even among people of AngoSaXou training has
been entrusted aboriginal majority which IS little more
than paceou appetite One cannot gather grapes
of and the get hghnmed voting
from political has been proved failure III every
wear of Territorial Is ue Has there really been an
improvement years. If there has BEEN does e growing "
of nexcube ndefense outlay it: And does the con
tnuance political conditions which have brought awai IN sight
Of banLr,Dtcv promise ANYTHING better in future;