The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-12-13
suggestions Are Made
by W. A. Bryan in
Address.
Audience Is
Given Pointers BY
Speaker.

Before large ana interested NWul' D
nce In the Davies memorial building .
art evening, composed of members of ,
/ he Church Club aud their friends, /
'rof. W. a, Bryan, of the College OF I
Hawaii and member Of the special 1
hartcr committee of the civic fedora
/ ion, read an exceedingly scholarly F.
PAPER upon the commission form Of
government, dwelling especially upon
form which he believes would be
i daptablc for Honolulu. In this Paper
@ proposes two or three new idcas,
Which hnvc never been tried, but which
@ believes are improvements over old
icthods. His address In part is ms fol
lows;
7 :" This IN the city and ! am one of
liz citizens; whatever interests tho rost,
ntorcsts me, said Walt Whitman, tho
God grey poet of democracy, and 1t Is
n that spirit and for similar reasons
That | have undertaken to speak brief
v on the very pertinent question of
no commission form of government for
bur city
"With the past President, the pres
mt President and the future President
" the United Stntcs, representing az
hey do thrcc distinct phascs of nation
pnrtisnniRm, all on record ns un-
cscrvcdly favorinR this new municipal
yttom; with 10 much Ia the daily press
md magazines reporting the practical
Workings of the system in more than
wo hundred towns aud cities in Amer
Zen, with such cnrcful and scholarly
addresses on the subject M those by
BUR distinguished Governor and the
'blc chlci justice OF tnu supreme uou 1t
ocontiy deilVered poi9ro scleSt Uuui'
,hcoh, ana iuter puplsnou w wy vo,I'
nunity, ~ ~ iorolgh 10 ny Innlh puI
loSc 10 attonPt m ont'nucu nrR ml
or inc Adoption OF tno Fnoit puilo' W.
oinmihmoh FORM Oh government 'o' t"o
ivy OF ll9noiul9' ., ,.
'ihe plhh OF tne cleetlvc eV"''i.h,
ION, OF snort DaIlot Hybtom ol wy
government, III its eseontihI iohtuIos ~
Iihple RoNornn,cnt hinPn"ou W .no ~
y doBree rlNo lo"tulos nv to""u "
VI commission awe ana TOT INC SnNo
81 clenrncss mhy DC hero S'"tou'
Tho Five Features.
"The first fcature, and tho funda.
nontnl one Of all, IN that the lcgisla.
i've and the administrative authority
tho city are exercised by one and
he same body.
Then. second each member Of this
lody which may be called NJ pleasure
he commission or council or super
kisorg--is placed In charge Of division
of tho work of the city.
"Third; the board is small, never
having more than ten and usually, and
preferably, not more than FIVE.
Fourth; NIL Of these mombcrB are
elected by the voters Of the entire city
and never by wards or districts.
"Finally, fifth, In addition 10 ordi
barry methods OF publicity one or more
methods Of popular and direct control
are included, such ns the referendum
which, under certain rules, enables the
voters TO compel their commissioners q
seconsder, or repeal, or submit Ordi
ianccs objected TO, TO the vote Of The
people; the initiative, which enables The
,cople TO originate, present, and " nee
ssnry, pnss ordinnnccBi and lastly the
Tecnll, which enables the people when
Inc majority no wills, TO remove nn
'o .or mo ,ho I'm 'ho a. Gyo 'V nnIm art
ia. 80 goi,h -, Inc ham, ~ tbc com
nis.ion sbn,, hoiiot nI"n md IN,
h,oo ScvIcos ycsoyteJ IN a. I1mro non
lar Central devices which aro In t6,
aat anaIyHIe politieal socialigm
'.In dcyolopIna this simple plnn /,
meet The variety of conditions cxistin(
different communities and In ordo
GRAFT onto IL new aud progress
iyc ideas of government IL IN bu
patnral that there should he Wild
variety Of detail. Each charte
granted IN nm attempt TO improve OF
hose elsewhere In force, until the fey
bility Of the main plan has been full,
proven and number OF plans hhY'
been put into successful operation
with oil the ingenuity OF cluzfhr
thterlncn ana progressive PoDuflhn
pr0ught 70 Dehr on tne unPIo'spnn
u 10 Rood ana Simple y pun W. noupl
cas NOW plhna nehI VIC "nlln ~ in
peIieetl9n o. tnM lhouoa" ''au ms
lnu pnsln.sen"p aan toIi ~ nP !,
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