Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-21
Public Officials.

Ye general populace Is wont to
envy We ordinary public official hys
job and wish that they had one that
was like unto II. At the same time
we public official Is wishing all ye
time that he could get rid of 1t and
secure nice quiet little job in ye
city, free from all we cares and wor-
ries of public life. These two uncon-
tradicted facts need looking into
Wherefore We scribe even sacrifices
hymself upon We altar.
Ye' only facts that We scribe had
to work on were that we public Off
cial thought that he was we most
hard-worked man In we Territory
while we man on we street thought
that We official had We fine time. Take
we stand OF We official first. II he IL
We good official and has plenty of ye
talk that soothes We nerves OF We irate
taxpayer, who wants all ye improve
ments done in hys particular lot, he
will last, or, II he is strong enough
politically to be able to send out ye
message to We taxpayer that he is toe
busy to see hym, then he holds down
We lid without any effort. 1t Is W
official OF We in-between breed, how
ever, that Is we hard gentleman Il
deal with, and who also makes 1t hare
tor hymself to keep we lid from fiyint
off.
Ye irate taxpayer will come In ant
want to know just why we official l.
not spending all we money on ye dis
will start in to tell hym that Their,
are other pebbles on ye beach. but y,
taxpayer will Immediately tell we Off
cial that they are not to be compared
to hymself. Then will start In "
great and mighty argument, and "
Taxpayer will bounce out of We ofiic,
and go down ye street telling all by
friends that We official Is of no nc
count. Those of hys friends who owl
property In we districts where ye chic
supporters of ye official are will sym
pathize with hymn, and behind thei
backs they will even say to them
selves what a good man ye official Is
| Then We same official will feel ex
hausted with We exertiOns to whicI
he has been put, and will even TAX
hymself to hys automobile and find
man that he has to see on We othe
side Of ye island. When We reporte
comes along he will even tell hyf
that he has had we very busy day an
went to we other side of We island I
see we man about dog for we polio
department.
Then one day in a weak moment h
will confide to ye bosom friend tina
he does not think much of a certai
gentleman. and that friend will re
peat We conversation. In time 1t get
to We ears of We gentlemen of y
press, and then there Is pilikia 70
we Official. He generally denies all y
story, and there Is further pilikia.
Public officials are Of many kinds
Some are short and some are lont
Some are nice and some are we con
trary. Some of them there are VIII
hold down their jobs by telling tn
reporters all that they know. and 9th
ers who tell the reporters that wha
they have said is all they know Will
away at the back of their heads Is
real good story. Ye chief fault abou
an official is that as soon as he be
comes one he Immediately thinks tina
there is something to hide and
afraid for fear we general public sha
get wise to We fact. Therein is by
general downfall sooner or later.
This is we first of a series, ye sec
ond number of which will appear ]
we next century.