The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-01-17

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esting paper upon 'ngrolnlu Not 30
hno Nr told uf how. WI n d. cam
here twenty yesrs ago, thr govern
mcni was fun by thirteen mUn who
received compensation. he stated that
this was fort Of tommissinH govern
fhCnt aud his experience was that h
was u good one, Que of the hest he had
over seen. Then he compared the
present government of Honolulu with
that of sor.c of %, cities ou the matt.
land, 90 ihe credit Of Honolulu.
one point. particularly b. accontu'
ntcd Should be provided tor in the new
charter and that was a ritil service
commission So that the frc aud police
departments could be taken out OF pol.
titles aud efficiency made the basis of
holding a position in these depart
meuts
Following Mr. Towse. Prof W. A..
Bryan read scholarly paper outlining
n form Ct charter which would con
tain the up-to.date ideas for popular
government and strongly dwelt upon
the necessity of provision for
frontage tax on property and system
of taxation similar in most respects
to the single tax. lie believed this
would he strong factor in the de-
velopment of the city.
One of the most interesting short pa
pers was that of Senator C.. II. Dickey,
who told of the part the native Ha-
waiians have played in the govern
ment how only seventy years ago the
natives as mass were practically
serfs and had 70 voice in the govern
ment. Finally constitution was
granted by which the people were rer.
mitted to vote for representatives, but
only those who could read and write
had the franchise. Now they have the
fun franchise and had acquitted them.
selves well in their duties.
Recall Necessity.
Senator Dickey agreed with PROBES.
sor Bryan upon the value of the re-
call, but believed that greater safe
guard against its abuse should be pro
vided than a petition of twenty-five
per cent of the voters He thought
that at least forty per cent would be
better safeguard.
Professor Gilmore, of the College of
Hawaii, was called upon for a few re-
marks about what he had seen on the
Coast in connection with the commits
sion form of government, and he told
of what was being done along this line
and from what he had seen he was
fully in accord with the short ballot
system as prevailed in many of the
mainland towns.
g. 1t stands for civic goodness de-
clared Professor Gilmore, "but the
ultimate good depends on the men
elected. There can be bad govern
ment under any form. 1t is all a
question of the uprightness of the
men, and the commission form of gov
eminent simply adds to the opportun-
ity to get in these men,"
There was some discussion over a
proposed resolution, which it was
finally decided the meeting had no
special privilege to pass under the cir
cunstances, and the first mass meeting
| in connection with the commission
form of government ever held in Ho-
roulu, and the first meeting to be held
in the fine hall of the new library, adj
Journed early.
Several ladies were present at the
meeting and seemed much interested
in what was said.
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