Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-08
THE GOVERNORSHIP--AN ANSWER

common good The situation now, with regard
to the Democratic candidates, is unfortunate,
and to many it is intolerable. To speak plainly,
none of the candidates whose claims have been
placed before President Wilson has general
following, general backing, in the territory.
The Democratic party is hopelessly divided in a.
bitter fractional dispute, and already the scram-
BILE for the office has developed an unsavory set
of charges that are bound to leave their faint,
even though dsproved. With the adherents of
three Democratic factions urging each for it's
man an immediate appointment, the territory in
general shrinks from the possibilities should
President Wilson change governors at this time.
Nothing more on this point need be said; the
situation is such that it is generally recognized
1 Such are some of the reasons why a change of
governors at this time is to be respectfully OPP
posed. In favor of longer consideration of an
appointment by President Wilson there are
equally strong arguments. Should no change be
made until September /, the president will have
several months in which to familiarize himself
with Hawaii's conditions and Hawaii's needs. tt
is not impossible that Mr.. Wilson and Secretary
Lane might find it advisable to send a commits
sioner to Hawaii to look into the situation. None
of the present candidates could we affirm, object
to such course and it would commend itself
forcefully to very many of Hawaii's thinking
citizens. AT any rate, while Governor Frear is
clearing up the slate for successor on or about
September 1, the governorship situation, speak
ing now of candidates would be clearing itself
up It isa rather hopeless sftuation now, the
one ray of hope being that no summary action
will be taken.
The Star-Bulletin does not argue for the APP
pointment of a Republican governor by Demo
cratic administration. Governor Frear's per-
sonal wishes, as we said above, were made public
months ago. And we believe that his record in
office entities his wishes to entire consideration
There has never been period in his administra-
ton when he was SO generally popular as he is
today. There has never been a period when the
people of Hawaii were so confident in entrust-
ing to him the management of the territorial af-
fairs,-or so reluctant to see those affairs taken
out of his hands before completed, and turned
over to another. During this session of the leg
islature the governor has done some tremendous
lily popular things popular because they were
done to safeguard the rights of the people.
The governor does not want another four
year appointment; that he has already said and
he has not changed his mind. He desires, as he
stated two years ago, to complete his work, and
he believes that time will be September 1, 1913.
The Star Bulletin believes that Hawaii's peo-
pie, Hawaii's leading men and women, Hawaii's
business interests, can well serve their territory
by urging upon Mr.. Wilson to make no change
in the executive office until September 1, 1913
and, if any appointment is made sooner, that
such appointment shall not become effective IN
til that time. ~