The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-12-05

Three million five, hundred Thousand
dollars practically represents the value
of the patronage at the disposal of the
Governor designate of the Territory of
Hawaii, l.. T.. Pinkham, for the biennial
period which hogan, on July |, 1913, and
which will endoonl June 80, 1915. The
table abost tells where this immense
amount of money is distributed.
This means that the annual worth of
the patronage which lis at the disposal
of the Governor, directly and, through
his heads of departments, indirectly,
amounts to practically one and three
quarter millions, n meat little sum, con
sidering that the area of the Territory
Is only a triile more than 5000 square
miles, aud ats population a trihe over
| 10000.
How much the impending change of
administration is to influence the future
of Hawaii is problematical Mt this time.
The territorial administration since the
inception of the Territory in 1898,
] Nutu IluNdll was uHHtAtu W lHt VIM
| ted States, has been essentially Repub-
lican and both the majority of the
| departmental heads and suDordinates
have been of this political faith.
Question Of Resignation.
There is therefore not altogether un.
founded apprehension in territorial Of
fetal circles as to the future. Depart
ment heads have so far failed to sig
Nifty Just what steps they will take,
whether they will, MS n matter of form,
turn in their designations or await the
arrival of Governor Pinkham and learn
his pleasure.
just what steps and changes the new
Governor may take and make il now
merely matter for speculation. All
the present heads of departments are
holding uncXpired commissions, most OF
which have been confirmed by the ter
ritoral senate, but n few officials have
been reappointed or newly appointed
after the close of the 1913 session OF
4 the Legislature.
Unquestionably shortly after Gov
ernor Pinkham IS arrival there will be
II cabinet meeting, when it is ex
pected that the new Governor will make
hHoMu MS pans lOI IHt lHluTt anu lht
policy to be followed. Until this takes
place it is quite certain that all tn,
present heads of departments will TAX,
no step one way or another in the mat
ter of announcing whether they viii
hold on to their positions or tender
their designations to the Governor anC
await his pleasure in the premises.
May Be Non Partisan.
There is feeling in other than Off
cial circles that Governor Pinkham viii
play an Independent role and that 1t
will generally suit HIMSELF that neithe
: of the big political parties will be abl
to dictate to him and that his admins
tration will be practically non-parti
san one.
Those who have this feeling accoun
$ for it on the ground that while Gov
= ernor Pinkham was appointed by
, Democratic President he owes, other
wise, but little to the Democratic par
ty. That he was bitterly opposed b.
$ the Democratic organization in Hawai-
= is well known and that his confirmation
c in the senate was ultimately secured
! only with the aid Of the Republica
! senators is now matter of history
e His former utilization with the Repub
= lican party in Hawaii is not forgotte
I here. All things considered those VIII
have studied this question rather eS
}. pect to see him more of Progressiv
d than either a Republican or Democrat
:. The question Of patronage, AS far
?. the new Governor is concerned, is one
g therefore, of great interest to man
!. people in Hawaii, seeing that Their
c are several thousand men and wome
I. on the territorial payroll, while man
e others also derive pecuniary benef
o from the territorial treasury.
r The salaries of the Governor, tn
IS .ecrctary Of the Territory, the Judge
of the supreme aud circuit courts @
@ the Territory, are all paid by the fea
n eral government, but the expenses q
4 all these departments, excepting tn
4 salary of the private secretary Of tn
- Governor, are all footed by the TER
A tory,
Some Territorial Patronage.
n Under the Governor Is direct c0ntr
II is the military department, or Nation
4 Guard Of Hawaii, with salaries nn
expenses amounting 10 t23, 500 for a
biennial period The secretary OF n
Territory has Also control OF the g
: pendiurr Of tsi,s00, which inelnd
NJ clerical salaries aud expenses, the II
~ Wuiinn birth registration dopartmel
"A elections, public archives, Library
~ Hawaii, entertainment and eNpens
" and Hupuolt ui promotion.
N Under the attorney general are hgu
~ al bic salary AZ we'll as thoHr OF Il
N drpullrs' clerks and eap.nsss, The n
10 ufirs ~ lhr hlRh sherlii, bic dspui
elefh, warden guards and lanag ~