Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-02
'UT EFFICIENCY ABOVE DEMOCRATIC POLITICS


"TammanyiZing Honolulu seems 10 be tho
pa of Il faction of the Democratic county com
. ittec and this faction succeeded i'm getting
Trough the committee last Saturday night a res
ution that is not only very poor politics fol
be Democrats to play at his time, but is utter
vicious in IFS tendencies 80" .5.@'' -
Under the resolution engineered through 10y
.SoapboX" Barron, the Democratic party .'shall
be manner provided hy the rlIles of the Demo
ratio party These rules i'm practical effect
Re that candidates for office must be Endorsed
y precinct committeeman of their respective
.fecincts. -. -.--
The intent of this resolution is quite plainl.
p build up political machine in. Honolulu
long the lines that TamInany Hall maintains
y New York and that 'Ge6rgc B. Cox the cor
|upt Cincinnati boss, maintained in the Ohio
|ity until outraged public opinion Smashed his
Machine and drove him into dishonored oblivion
II IS a machine built on the absolute power OF
BE political bosses to control public office and
b keep public employees under their thumbs
The resolution that went through the Demo
ratio committee contains misrepresentation tt
|rgin with. Itsrecites that sin order to comply
lib fhe wishes of the people who elected them
b offices, that theS Democratic party shall man
re the city and county government.
The Democratic ticket was elected to office
lot because the candidates were Democrats, but
'eeause they promised better city government
IaIi Honolulu has had within the past two
|cars, and because the voters of this city were
red OF Republican nismanagemeEt and wanted
Is put Republicans out of office and try another
|Pt OF men, 1t was inefficiency the voters re
|blted against, -inefficiency, quarrelling and
tas not merely Republicans they voted against
The newly elected Democratic. supervisors arr
on a program of economy and eff
.iency that is promising and praiseworthy. Ever
he most partisan Republican must admit tha
he Democratic supervisors are doing the RICH
hing in planning now how they can save thu
tify money during their terms in office. and
including in their .caucuses the ONLY
Republican elected to the board
The program of the Democratic supervisor
IS efficiency, but this blindly partisan resolution
Iioes not mean efficiency. 1t does not mean any
thing except that the first qualification for Of
ice here is to he membership in some Democratic
precinct club instead of ability to do work.
The resolution is reputed to have the backin;
of i. l.. McCandless but it certainly does no
have the backing of the farseeing Democrats Q
Honolulu This city is aroused to the necessit,
for running its government along sound business
lines, and while such a resolution might swell
the Democratic precinct club lists with men will
inc to sell their votes for the sake of .holdin;
their jobs in the road department. or the clerk
office or the auditors office or some other office
III will breed such dissension among more public
snirited party members and suclf dissatisfaction
in the electorate at large as to defeat its owl
ends as .@
Sheriff Jarrett has done the right thing il
declaring that he will not be. bound by such
mercenafy and nasty move TO put politics aboy
efficiency in Honolulu. The resolution ought +
be rescinded and the party ought to 60 clearl
and sincerely on record for redeeming its plat
form and campaign pledges ofefficient govern
ment and capable administration.
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