The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-04-18

tells it to be honest as matter of
policy. Aphorisms merely furnish us
with. convenient excuse for doing
what we should not do, or for not doing
what we should do.
ono man hesitates to look gift
horse in the mouth when its accept
ance involves loss of the aeceptor S
dignity or self.respect, or to which is
attached an unreasonable eond ticn.
81 remember a few years ago, when
Judge Dole, then President of Hawaii.
made trip to the mainland. AS the
President was without an overcoat, he
accepted from Mr.. w. o. Smith his
coat. The President did not look tn .
gift horse in the mouth. lie wore
and doubtless enjoyed the garment.
But SUPPOSE Mr.. Smith had said. Mr.
President, | give You this coat, but do
so on condition that you wear il wrong
side out, and decorate yourself with a
lei of sharks teeth. The condition
would not have impaired in the slight.
est degree the utility of the coat, and
yet it does no require any stretch OF
the imagination to say that with such
n condition attached to it, the Presi
dent would have looked the gift horse
in the mouth Fancy the President
Of Hawaii landing at San Francisc
wearing an overcoat wrong side out
and decorated with a lei of sharks
teeth
Unreasonable, He Says,
cit is the easiest thing in the worl,
to test the reasonablencss of che "or
ditiou attached to the gift of Atnahau
F"If the condition is not upreasor
able, il it is proper, WIZ not enact
law closing all Of the other parks II
sunset'
t"Could such law pass the house
Would il have the sanction Of publ
sentiment
of not, why nots The answer is Oh
vious. Such law cou not pass tn
house; public sentimen. would ba cor
crete in it's opposition to ~, simply b,
cause such a law would be unreasonable
of law closing any other ,ark .
sunset is not reasonable, why auG lo'
does il become reasonable when ~
piled exclusively to Ainahau9
"The only way to answer this is I
say that the gift of Ainahau cannot i
accepted without observing the conl
ton; in other words, to secure ii
: property, it must he accepted upon :,
Unreasonable condition. This,
= course, involves an admission of N
! argument against accepting the gist.
81 do not believe there is a publ
: park anywhere which is closed to Il
Q public at sunset, and speak with pr
J. else knowledge as to two of the lar
est, namely, Central Park, New Tor
I and Golden Gate Park, San Franvisc
!, "Again, from the standpoint of dc
r lars and cents, it is unwise 10 accc
!, Ainahau 1t is situated approximate
o FIVE hundred yards from Kalakaua av
y nue., and is only reached by a Mario
d lane. With the exception of We
u small area, 1t is swampy lowland, viii
IT will require an immense amount
g money to fiji, and Just as soon as &
h gift is accepted, the same influenc
e that are working to have the Terrific
u accept the property, will be out in Fl
force nsking for large appropriate
with which to acquire the valual
4 property between Ainahau and Kal
n Saua avenue. so that it may be
!. longer backyard, but may have
n frontage on the boulevard and furni
. proper outlook for the .fashional
|, tourist resort the Moana Hotel.
y Offers Suggestion.
]. "Why spend money on Ainahi
a which is to be closed at sunset win
ii one may stand in the center of tho
v premises and knock baseball in
q Kapiolani Park7 Why have two We
. large parks so close together2 WI
= not spend one half of the money viii
a It will take to develop Ainahau, al
o employ it in beautnyiug Kapiola
!, Park, which like every other park
- Honolulu, is. neglected to a disgracef
- exteptf