The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-04

stating that the Hawaiians welcomed
an investigation, and that our records
were at the disposal of any senate com,
mittce.
alt was stated broadly by the Demo
cratic lawmakers that Hawaii, even
with free sugar, could produce sUca,
as cheaply as Cuba. Representative
Hardwiek also made that statement in
his argument, and senators told us
about it. We believed VIC Should con
duct "a campaign to counteract these
Measurements.
cit was shown the size of the lob
bies in Washington then was not us
large rs in former times. Senator Pen
rose estimated it was forty. per cent
less than formerly, or when changes
had been proposed during the Republi-
can administrations
Mr.. Carter said the Investigation
specially when the lIawaiians were
brought before the investigating con-.
mittec, was like saying man is guilty
until he is proven innocent.
Mr.. Carter confessed that many Of
the ideals he had formed as a young
man of the great and glorious Amer.
lean Republic were rudely shattered
Turing his last visit to Washington
Tic had been taught of the splendid
system of government but found it not
under the Democrats. The Hawai-
JAMS were cross.eAamined by noted
criminal lawyer. His constant effort
was to put answers in the mouths of
the men on the stand Questions were
put which they were obliged to answer
without modification. Mr.. Carter was
IN the stand three hours and " was
lazed when he finished.
But ] kept on for J knew / was
Sighting for the land of my birth and
Nas going to fight to the end " Cap
plause.)
"They asked me what salary Ballou
was paid.
81 told them | thought it was So.
600 a year. They asked if / didn 7
think that was too much. | told them
that when. the Hawaiiaus wanted a
good man in Washington they paid him
well, and ] also stated that believed
the senators felt we had good man
there.
- As to myself ! believe might com
pare myself with the rusher in tho
football game, but Ballou was the half
back, aud when he did get the ball
he always scored. His testimony was
remarkable. He is the only man in the
United States who stayed through ev-
cry meeting of the IIardwick commit
tee. When questions came up concern
ing former testimony, Mr.. Ballou spoke
up before the Investigating committee
and said that this on that feature could
he found on page so.aud so, volume two
or three of the llaTdwiclI hearings and
the book would be opened to that page
and passed over to tho senator's I'd
| Lowry, the refiner = man, remarkcdt
Gee, but that is smart man.
"They told BalIou to bring over hi,
check tooks and Everything. file did
and laid them by him. One of the
senators calmly walked over picked uT
the bunch of checks aud then witt
another retired TO the side of the room
aud commenced looking them over
| They seemed 10 think they were on IN,
track of something big, and finally IN
terruptcl the hearing aud producins
several checks triumphantly asked Mr.
ballou why il was that he was paying
out 30 much money 10 Mr. llousemaa
hallou answered calmly; 'Why, be- d
MY landlord. u produced laugh, am,
tho senators ala not appreciate IT,
J. H. Paxton told the committee thn
ho Went 10 Washington just no soon al
/ pre- convention pledges we're bcin.
violated as 20 sugar. They aid not asi
| iaAton amy moro queftIons,
IRWIN Quiet But Effective.
liaUy Irwin ~ lilo had been quin
/ Ia Wlthingiop lle nid litila. hu
Hhrn ~ took lhr stand be- told iheu
be- va nem9rrai uni had boon 81
ihr lluliimOr convention llr mld ~
groundwork VIII bio nni statement b0
stating ibai u Mas unionioad iha