The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-03-15


The above resolution was adopted
unanimously at the annual directors
meeting of the civic federation yes
terday afternoon, at the public service
headquarters. 1t was presented by
Hon. @. II. Dickey, as good govern
ment measure, and in the discussion it
occasioned, some caustic comments
were passed upon the present municipal
government with which Honolulu is
blessed.
Lorrin Andrews led in the discussion
urging the resolution, remarking as a
final argument, that it seemed quite
impossible that Honolulu could ever
get more incompetent government
than it has now. After the resolution
had been offered Andrews was called
upon by President Arthur G. Smith.
Time Now Ripe.
"Now is the time,o said Andrews,
for all bodies having the interests of
the community at heart to unite in
working for better city government.
If the civic federation and the mer-
chants association and othe bodies are
to wait as usual, and leave it to the
party organizations, they will have to
take what the parties give them. I'm
I.der the present system there is no
other possibility.
cit is time now for the people who
want good government to organize for
it, and it is up to this organization,
and others similarly devoted to the
cause of better administration, to see
if business men IS ticket, irrespective
of party lines, cannot be carried in the
November elections.
Hughes a Party Man.
John Hughes said that he had al
ways been a party man, but that he
realized the need of better municipal
tickets He said he would like to see
committee appointed, to see if better
political conditions could not be
brought about.
Bryan Would Pause.
Professor Bryan expressed a view
that it would be well to await action
by the parties. He favored calling
upon the party managers for state
ments concerning their candidates,
and thus getting statements from them
over their own signatures. eff we
find that the parties are putting up
undesirable men, then we can follow
Mr.. Andrews suggestion" he said.
No Hope in Parties.
"The doctrine of waiting for the
parties to act is worn out retorted
Andrews. "San Francisco and other
communities have tried that with
disastrous results. Why should we
waltz 1t would be almost impossible
TO get more incompetent local gov
eminent than we have now, and the
parties cannot do any better than they
have done.
cit is no use to expect, under the
present party system, anything better
than we now have. Men who are only
in politics for what they can get out
of it are in control of both parties.
AS long as we sit supinely by and let
them name the tickets we shall have
the same lack of government we have
at present. It seems to me that the
time has come for an organization like
this to take a stand for clean govern
ment.p
Andrews further said that there was
no prospect that the next conventions
OF the parties would be better than the
last. Independent action was needed,
not necessarily by the civic federation
alone, but by Independent bodies gem
orally, with view to having them CO.
operate and see that a clean municipal
ticket was put in the field.
r. B. Anderson suggested that the
resolution did not commit the fedora.
ton to any definite political movement
in local politics, and slight change in
the wording was made to clear this
point. With this understanding the
resolution, as given, passed.
Officers Reelected.
The election of officers resulted in
Arthur q. Smith being unanimously
chosen for another term as president
and r. b. Anderson vice president, j.
M. MeChesney second vice president, @.
II. Dickey treasurer and Professor w.
A. Bryan secretary. The executive
committee consists of G. ]. Waller, J.
M. McChesney, John Hughes, P. M.
Pond, ]. w. Gilman, Edgar Wood, A. |
F. Cooke, Paul Super, @. H. Dielxey,
R. B. Anderson, A. G. Smith, w. A.
Bryan, Doctor Clark, W. 8. Bowen.
Free Garbage.
Just before adjournment President
Smith announced that the standing
committees would remain as they are