The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-12-13

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hnt mo- veto power
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cruor of thr Territory frqm untlNe tAa
ccrucl of the titvs employees mnffr
al a. from che audit department. 90 tha
fsritCr as representing tha Territory
fhc lools and accounts Cf tHt tifF
should he gone over hy such au ohgial
thoroughly 40 least twice e1ch ycar. At
some after date the auditor ana account
ant expert could be- added to tht list ot
elective city officers as d ,cp1rpto ulhet
"plovision should Doe mldr iu tlc
barter which would authorize t1e epuu
~ 10 establish Hn honorary civil ser
ice commission Co De pUt ou p working
basis, say FIVE years after the accept
nocp ot the charter Tn tive meantime,
their preliminary work would be ca pre-
uare the wav for thnt stew hv cnep0r
0oipg our public and private Schools 90
I lit pupils To enter the municipal service.
Manner OF Voting.
As TO the main provisions for the
u 4 q "a u. a..
should he placed on the ballot on peti-
tion stating the position for which the
pusOu Is candidate, signed separate
~ bv twenty five voters. Tho elections
should q absolutely nonpartistn, mso-
far ms Territorial or national parties
are concerned, and should ho held iu
on years il possible,
"lhe ballot with am the names oi
the candidates for the offices DO he filed
should be SO arranged us DO admit ot a
system OF preferential voting for inst
second aud thiId choice tor olcA office
thus uniting the primary with ihe eloc
tivn, 40 ourh election, iu "a way 10 So
IcWo un accurate and complete expires
sion Ol tine will Oi The peopc at thI
polls with minimum of cost and effort
by this plan % majority of an vote.
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ma lority rs found iu the FIRST choice th,
man with the tewost FIRST choice vote
is dropped and FIRST and second choice
|. are added together, This process y
cont nued the lowest man hoing DION
pod each time until all preferences hayl
been united and all candidates electe,
to- oliive 10y clear majority of all M
voters as FIRST second or third choice
By this plan an officer always goes init
power with "a majority of the people
behind him, and IL may be added, ~
an aside, TINT IL admits in certain case
! of the election of the more ohicien
rather than the most popular candidate
for people often vote first for the ma
i they like aud as second choice fo
r the best man,
Special Features,
y 4" As to the initiative and roferer
r dun, ] would favor requiring twenty
Z five poTcentum petition of the voters d
the last regular election to- place III
c question before the people in q speech
< or u general election, in order 10 prs
vent illconsldored proposals coming I
Z a vote.
= " 4 petition Of twenty-five peTeenm
u OF the voters NJ any time RiX month
c amer the Inauguration Of Officers IN 81
y der 70 make tho recall petition effective
3 would seem 10 bo q conservative ~
,, rangement,
0 Franchises should in every cpse D
y referred back 10 the people al specii
i or, in any case, at thd ndxt sneeGeiin
y election or on petition for q TefereI
d dunn.
i. As 10 special feoiures lust on
II word and ! am done ~ addition
a the plan of endorsing The selection 4
mayor and thereby the policy pf Vi
"a council which, 80 for aB ! know, u no.
, proposed for tbs FIRST timer and III
- plan Of permitting The head VI NJ
: paTlmeni the privilege, win thp N
- poya Of the council ~ divide bis sd
" airy VIII one cQWpetnni nsHhtnpt whirl
" heNgYe, ~ nlsQ news lUd . plD
y whereby " desirNble, The eQuprl lftl
election eRp, by . fQWifiba WRiQrit!
y olerl city mnnngeT W be ihg husiUpi
y held Qf The eliY gQVfTpWent gD Hdnl
J. tgilQn ~ lhe smUHipn l+QGkpQrt idgi
70 WISH 10 urge tho confederation Z
Is nlnelpg some plqn NJ gT0lp partieiDl
Y, iol ln the draft ~ tie rhgTler While
n VIII admit NJ YlTiQpa GiYiG, GbgTltHlI
Y pnl WslneHs organizations pntfIDI
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b pqTiiripaiiDg and adyisprY TGl8ti0
b. WIN the Ely % EeGeRily prqpqTed i
MI a. w. MDrdQpk,
~ also wigh ~ prge faT r0DsideTl
ton an entirely new ideg, RamflY, lbi
m . plan ~ QPtlona tqsaiilB M f6Rril
II nnTpQsasl lhe nTQfee1a N hR Yafel
IS nnbllf town meeting NY the Pe0nle Dg'
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M lnd " ahalFRi Rnd the degelQBmeHi
,ee The citizen % well N the fiiyN
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