The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-18
TOO BAD" JACK IN BAD
FAVOR WITH DEMOCRAT
(From Monday Advertiser

The Honorable Jack Kalakiela, who
thought to turn an honest penny by
collecting for his semi-ofiicial services
as chairman of the Banana Claims Com
mittee of the Democratic party and by
making sure of his money by promis-
ing his official support as member Of
the legislature to claims filed and paid
for through him, is in bad with some
of his colleagues, who frown down upon
Too Bad IS unusual activity. Kala-
lIiela, as reported in The Advertiser,
has been as busy as Pittsburg alder
man, making a nice little pile of hay
while the sun shone and blindly crop
ing for the reason why his collection
OF "fees'' had excited comment.
Other Democrats yesterday professed
ignorance of Kalaluela s activities,
but hurried to denounce them. AS yet,
however, there has been no show of
Democratic haste to investigate the
plain charges of graft made by this
paper,
'You can say for me, that if any
thing like what is charged is being
done,' said Il. l.. McCandless, "it is
manifestly wrong. ], for one, would
not tolerate anything like that, and
the Democratic party will not stand for
it. The men who have been elected,
Democrats and others, are to represent
the people and the only compensation
they are entitled to is what the law
provides.
A Change of Mind.
L. j. McCandless, Democratic rep
resentative from the fifth district,
when first seen yesterday was also EN-
phatic on the proposition. He also did
not know that anything like what is
alleged had really happened, but il
such were really the case he thought it
wrong.
at is wrong for any one who has
been elected by the people to take ad.
vantage of his official position to mulct
the public like that, understand, pro.
vided it is true what people say.
"Jaek Kalakiela was sappointed as
secretary of the committee to receive
such banana claims as people had to
offer. The Democrats feel they are in
honor bound to carry out their pledge
to the people, to the extent of aiding
such as had suffered in fling their
claims as a preliminarytfor Legislative
action. Had / been appointed to act
as secretary of the Democratic banana
committee ] would have attended to
the work without expecting any per.
sonal pecuniary benefit"
Later on the same McCandless stated
he thought it was quite right for KaIa.
kiela to be paid for his time, paper and
services.
Deplorable, Says Edings.
Judge w. s. Edings, one of the fore.
most Democrats in the Territory, holds
rather pronounced views on the matter
In question. He knew nothing at all,
he said, about what is alleged to be
taking place in regard to the banana
claims, but if the case be as reported
he certainly deplores the occurrence
As a Democrat, | deplore the DOS.
sibility of anything like this happen.
ing, said Judge Edings last night.
OF course, ] am not aware that any.
thing like that Is actually being done,
but II II is really 80 that any one n
taking advantage of his official posi.
ton to benefit personally. would say.
without hesitation, that II is wrong.
Banana Politics.
The Democrats are trying 10 make
additional political capital out OF the
late unfortunate banana eraze.u Hnid
q hepqbliean member Of tho legislature
hast night Filling claims with The
Democratic committee appointed Tor
The purpose IL not going 20 mako these
claims any more valid than otherwise.
When bannnaa were being cut down
tho board Of health published notiro
eAiAng upon these whose plants we're