The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-02-02
BELITTLES DIGNITY
OF HIGH OFFICE
This Is What Frear Does, Says
George r. Carter-Is Not
a Taft Man.
lFrom wednesday,s AdvertIser.l }

on record to San Francisco and return.
This statement, which he says he
made on the eve of sailing, in an in
terview with an afternoon paper, is
quite different to the interview that
paper published after Mr.. Carter was
safe at sea, when it quoted him to the
effect that Governor Frear was "not
in touch with the people,"
Where the Governor falls down, says
Mr.. Carter, is that "his recommends
tions for appointments are ignored and
by submitting to this ignoring, in my
opinion, Governor Frear belittles the
dignity of the high Office of Governor
of the Territory of Hawaii
81 believe it would be tactical
mistake on the part of the President to
reappoint Governor Frear,' says the
former Governor, "but this does not
mean that l am in any way in sym
pathy with Kuhio in the charges he
has brought. Kuhio charging Frear is
like the pot calling the kettle black.
To accuse Frear of failure to ad-
minister the land laws, as the Delegate
does, seems little hard, when, If /
understand the situation, it was the
Delegate who took the power of discre.
tion away from the Governor, and the
Governor who allowed the power of dis.
cretion to be taken away from the land
commission, leaving it nowhere.
don't see how you can adopt a land
policy if you have no power to do any
thing.
"The tactical mistake I would see
In Frear's reappointment has nothing
to do with the demands of politicians
at all but would come in the fact, in
my opinion, that Frear and the ad-
ministration in Washington have not
been in close enough touch to make his
reappolntment wise. In my opinion the
position of Governor is such one that
we should all recognize it as the proper
channel through which to reach the
ear of Washington.
Independent of Frear.''
''With the relations that now exist,
it seems to me to be better to be in
dependent of Frear or to oppose him,
rather than attempt to get anything
through him.
Three Times Turned Down.
''Three times Governor Frear's rec
concentrations have been ignored in
Washington, or have not been acted
upon, and that means the office he holds
has been belittled Being ignored and
submitting to it does not add to the
dignity or luster of the office 1t is
most important for the future that we
have someone as Governor whom the
Washington administration would treat
differently.
This does not reflect, in any way,
upon Frear's integrity or the efficiency
of the local administration
'The opposition to Frear has grown,
| think, because of his failure to de-
mand hearing from Washington when
the occasion arises for such demand" "
Opposed to Taft.
The former Governor was asked his !
opinion as to the coming presidential |
fight and gave it as freely as he spoke !
of his opposition to Governor Frear.
< am not Taft man." he said. "I |
thing it would be unfortunate If he |
were nominated. l should not be bit |
if Roosevelt would appear in |
the arena, and be persuaded to r1n
He is ready to do whatever he thinks |
is his duty, regardless of results. He |
never plays safe, but right, although if |
he be nominated it could only be at |
the sacrifice of his own good name. l |
don't believe that either he or Taft !
will be elected. 1t looks to me too much |
like a Democratic year. l think if |
Taft is nominated he will surely be |
defeated, but 1 don't see how he can |
1t is up to the President |
to help his party along. 1 don't think |
he has been success as President. He |
has fine character, however, and |
would have made a fine Judge
Charged with Silence.
Col. Samuel Parker, who returned |
home on the Mongolia, had little to
say about Kuhio or the Governor. The
genial Sam was voluminous with ST.
lence concerning delegate Kuhio aad
his charges, and declined even to say
who he thought would be the next Gov
ernor.
The colonel is in good health, and
will be on hand at the wharf to well
come home his chum, the Delegate, in
a week or so.
Just before Colonel Parker left San
Francisco, the San Francisco Examiner |
had the following story of hint of the
cOlonel's ambition:
Colonel Parker's Ambition.
"Colonel Samuel Parker of Homo
lulu, former chancellor of the excheq-
uer to the late King of Hawaii, and
one of the most hospitable natives of
the Paradise of the Pacific, has return
ed from a visit to Washington and is
staying at the Stewart. Although po-
litieal managers, nor Parker personally.
have given any public intimation of the
ambitions, there is r1mor
hun to Honolulu that he is
afflicted with strong desire for guber-
Material honors in the Island Territory,
and the same rumor says that his mis-
sion to Washington and his return to
Hawaii at this particular time has to do
with boom that viii be launched soon
in his favor in the Islands, -