The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-29
POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS
WILL BRING A STORM OF
PROTEST TO new MAYOR
Experts Must Be Employed and Allowed
To Work Untrammeled- Frontage Tax
Must Be Made Use of---LetterS From the
People Defend Jack Lucas and His Views
(From sunday Advsrtiser.l

(From Sunday Advertiser)
The taxpaying public appears to be
generally aroused over the reported
plans Of the mayor and supervisors who
take Office after the New Year to ad-
minister the affairs of the city from a
politically partisan standpoint and to
reward various political workers at the
expense Of efficiency and economy.
The Advertiser has received large
number Of letters on this subject, some
Of which are here published:
EFFICIENCY OR PoLITICs7
Editor Advertiser.--T continued
feeling Of uncertainty expressed by the
taxpayers as to the attitude Of the in.
coming board Of supervisors in eonnec,
tion with the organization Of the engi-
noering department, the roads depart
incnt and the water and sewer depart
ments, leads me to wonder If these are
the same men who, last fall, appealed to
the voters Of this county on a platform
Of efficient government.
ask, is II necessary Hfor the good
Of the party that this board should
use these departments for the build
ing up Of political machine, and for
creating positions for the paying Of
political debtsl Was not the sentiment
expressed by the large majority Of yot-
ers, who placed these men in Office on
n platform Of efficient government, suf-
hcient to demonstrate the kind of adj
ministration the people WANT These
men were nominated at the direct
primaries, and were elected and were
supposed to 60 into Office without any
strings tied TO them, or any obligations
other than the platform upon which
they were elected.
Now Is the Time
! appeal to every Republican voter
in this community to immediately take
an active and personal interest in this
question of administration, and with
the commercial bodies of the city, make
an effort to assist and advise the new
mayor and board in their program for
the coming two years Now is the time
70 make yourself heard, and not wait
two years and then complain Of what
a rotten administration we have had.
DO you think, Mr.. Mayor and Mr..
Supervisor that the Republican voters
and taxpayers Of Honolulu, who placed
you IN Office are going to stand for
anything but efficient administration in
the next two yearsi If you expect to
retain the support Of the commercial
bodies Of Honolulu, and the Republican
voters Of the community, you will lose
no time in presenting TO those same
voters, who now appear before you as
taxpayers, an outline Of a program Of
your administration.
The Best Politics
The greatest argument that the Re-
publican party can advance at the next
election viii be TO point TO an efficient
Republican administration by an ALI
Republican county government, and
any attempt to appeal TO the voters by
any other method will result in failure.
Road Policy Important
The expenditure for roads, directly
or Indirectly, constitutes large proper
ton Of the disbursements of the board,
and the departments through which
these funds are disbursed have always
been open 10 the greatest criticism; and
the attitude Of the board of supervisors
toward these departments has always
received the keenest interest of the peo.
lie. Street Improvement, today, is the
topic of greatest concern TO the tax
payers, and, upon the policy Of the in
coming board In handling this work
viii depend the amount Of confidence
which will be extended by the tax
payers
Means Careful Planning.
This road policy amounts to more
than putting a gang of laborers on
the payroll, IL means the planning for
the expenditure Of millions Of dollars
Of the taxpayer money; it means the
organization Of an efficient department
Of engineering, headed by an engineer
capable Of advising and directing the
policy Of the board in matters pertain
ing 10 the expenditure of funds for
road and street maintenance and i'm
provement, the furnishing of an ade-
qllate water and sewer system, and all
public Improvement which comes under
the county government; a department
capable OF handling large contracts; a
department which will control, under
one head, the road department, the wa
ter department, and the sewer depart
ments, for IL is absolutely necessary
that the work Of these departments be
carried out in conjunction with each
other 10 avoid conflict and TO reduce
costs
UP 70 the Party
II IL is the intention Of the Repub-
liean party (and ! put II right up to
the Republican party where it belongs)i
10 continue to run these departments
for political purposes as they have been
run in the past, then you certainly will
not need an engineer at the head Of
them. All that Is needed is an iustru.
Inent man 70 furnish line and grade
for your political road bosses, but il
Il Is the Intention to operate these de-
paftments for working results. then
Il - necessary to organize them with
that end in view.
II would be useless for the Hawaiian
Association of Engineers, as has been
suggested, TO appoint commission of
engineers TO offer suggestions in laying
cut the treetimproyement plan for
the future, II this work is to be carried
out by department. organized for poll.
teal purposes, and doubt II engineers