Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-02
FISHER HEARING
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printed complaint as to my ability and
honesty. | take this occasion also to
express my appreciation OF the cour-
tesy and fairness which his attorney.
Mr.. Ashford, has shown during this
investigation. While it is hard to be
made the goat, as some have express
ed it, at these hearings do not know
but that can stand that-any Gov
ernor Of this Territory must expect
a liability to such things. 1t is known
here that this is a thankless job, but,
SIN, that is so anywhere. Again
still, | believe that a great deal of
good is going to result to this Terri
tory from this investigation, and be-
lleve that 1t is good thing to wash
out the dirty linen; that it is a good
thing to air these complaints; that it,
is good thing for US to see our
selves as others see US, and that it
will be valuable for this Territory to
have such suggestions as you have
made and coming from such a person
as you. | believe that the result, will
be, referring to your address of yes
terday, that more of the people of this
Territory will come forward with a
helping hand and not leave the brunt
of things to others. reserving the right
to take a crack at them for things
which do not suit them. believe that
the result will be that the people of
this Territory will not be so content
hereafter to dwell on the minutes of
the previous meeting, but will go forth
with renewed zeal for the accom-
plishment of new business"
Ashford Makes Statement.
Mr. Ashford said:
Although the hour is late, might |
claim few minutes of your time.
ION behalf of both the Delegate
and myself, desire to reciprocate ali
the pleasant things that have been
said by Governor Frear of us. There
weren't very many, but what there
were very sincere. We desire to re-
turn to him and to his counsel, the
tribute of fairness and of courtesy that
he has extended to us-I am free to
saw that the closer and more intimate
association Which these nearly four
weeks have brought about-7I am quite
free to say, for cleared out of our
minds, or at least the minds of some
of us, many of the cobwebs-the mis-
takes that previously existed there. 1
am sure, i do not know to what ex-
tent the same fact may be true with
reference to the other side of the con-
troversy, but with reference to us
VIC are proud and perfectly willing to
admit that many things. that seemed
to US at the time of making specifica-
tons to be serious, have In large
measure lost their seriousness as re-
suit of the explanations that have
been given by Governor Frear or 9TH
ers, and of the examinations and OBJ
that we have been able to
give to the circumstances themselves
as we have proceeded upon our jour
ney, especially around the group of ,
islands. .7
81 entirely concur with Governor
Frear in the belief that there are
great advantages to be expected from
this investigation, desire at this
point to accord to you the most sim
cere tribute of respect from both the
Delegate and myself with reference to
not only the absolutely unbiased and
fair methods in which you have con-
Quoted this inquiry, but to the ability
which you have shown and the deter
mination to go to the bottom of
things, and above that, the absolute
indifference as to where the blows
might fall. We expect, as say, as
a result of this inquiry, great many
good things think those things may
be multiplied in proportion as you say
it may be if desirable or If the time
could be afforded to dwell upon them
in any report which you may be able |
to make, but even if this incident |
should be absolutely closed today and !
not another word was written concern
ing it, think there has been enough |
information come out from the hidden |
and secret places to so far enlighten !
our community as to matters hereto |
fore unknown among US, that the re- !
suit in this community alone will be a |
vastly better understanding as to what !
have been our conditions, what is the !
cause of some of them and what is !
the method by which they can Ne bet |
tered or remedied:
It may be that if the Governor and !
the Delegate or those who represent
ed him at the time had known each
other better and had known each 9TH |
er's views better, that this inVestiga-
ton would not have been necessary,
for the reason possibly that the mat
ters may have been arranged between
them and nothing in the shape of for
NAL complaints would have been made.
l say that is possibility. | can speak
for myself only when l say that when
l was first brought into the contro-
versy, when through the medium Of !
a wireless telegraph was caIled out !
of a sick bed and brought here to Ho-
nOlulu to take the steamer here TWEEN
ty-four hours later for Washington for
the purpose of representing the Dele
gate in the matter, it was absolutely ,
the beginning of my connection with
the matter. From that point on have
so represented the Delegate as in my
mind to entitle me to a certificate OF