The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-15

oae of h. eameaosi of 90, present haari of ...rs I.
To- u'h'f wonderful way 81 innr bsipess ~ 49, tlo %
he pump and Circumstance, uif varh h. p,..u man
very vc 0iqcd icn of huv cp-atur, does bu.ut..
attempt the board just Dol. be, think Legislative session
should be- Thus the frivolous aud unpor.ut busne..
which could be- settled 20 the minute boo which presented
must be- placed n the hands of committee which makc o.
}pcvrien report which must again Doe presented or adoption
Even the committee of the whole stunt has mot been forgotten and
This has been introduced holusbous into he supcord ccre
nonial
bcr VINO iet Their dignity very severely We suspect that some
of the more experienced members fully of the fut
pleased tie new and did particular harm outside Of the
fact that il wasted lot Of time. 50 they let We
IN some other respects that seemed like canankrou ufndng
to pick at this so far rather innocent falling
But then last week the executive session business The
der certain business connected viii, eiNSrtb f 5 to
hnted with settling the claims for the refund
the money lost through the Mcguire scandal added Really
said the supervisors looking very important business which
must be considered in executive session
Now, the business which taken mp that
so very dangerous nor does the question as TO whether il
acted IN or in executive session in itself make differ
ence any On the other hand the fact that was held in secret
Sph served no purpose except hat made som" OF the new
members feel how great they But political evil has
done in the Hawaiian Islands through official secrecy
any olh' way lme was when all boards and similar bodies met
IN secret but this and of them have adopted the
the public whose business it matter Of fact which being
transacted On this island of public boards followed
this method and wherever they
the result and they have gained the confidence of the public Where
policies followed though business trans
acted is of the most innocent character public confidence
ne boards what faults
had their business said what they had TO saw and had
their fights IN open meeting, where all might and
the supervisors prefer resort to the underground methods
they are establishing very undesirable precedent.
However must be added that the supervisors seemingly not
altogether to blame except possibly for their weakness allowing
themselves to be tempted by Prosecutor rccon For the
sors that he it who insisted their session being
AS above Of
innocent character cannot that good purpose
unless possibly doing business in such prosec
much the better for reasons On the whole if the
commission investigation tends getting the supervisors
on fashion OF doing its business whereas the
they have at least done II in open session. believe that
commission producing results about directly contrary to that
which 1t expected that it would produce it is possible
them We believe however that the commission has
ton AS far Brecons is concerned thoroughly approve
his object which part that of plans financial
settlement Of the county claims before the supervisors their
consideration rather than avail himself the letter Of power
him and the attorney these claims in.
they f The only unfortunate part the business
the desire for The commission has
gaining the confidence of the community through the open
policy Of playing its in the and should insist upon
the general adoption of the honorable