Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-09
WHAT WILL HE,D0 !?

Does Democracy in Hawaii really approve the
Kind of politics that the Democratic territorial
central committee is playing in putting forward
T. l. McCandess for the presidency of the board
Of health?
Do the Democrats of Hawaii approve such an
apparent scheme to seize upon the political
feed.trough? z J ~ 1919 II f."
Does Mr. McCandless approve of such an OBJ
Yious plan to put in his hand the key to the po'
litical pasture? e. RI j.. ID II.
Democrats active in the plans for seeing that
loyal party members are taken care of under the
new administration admit with amazing frank
ness that this health board move is made insorier
to pared out patronage to the rank and file a
The territorial department OF health fur.
nishes employment for large number OF in.
spectors clerks sanitary officials of various de.
frees OF responsibility and at various salaries.
The president Of the board is an important ex-
ecutiye official Hedetermines very largely the
personnel of the entire department. he has ii
ID his power to turn the department oyer to the
patronage hunters or to administer ii On the ba.
sis Of businesslike efficiency
why does the Democratic central committee
insist on putting forward Mr.. McCandless to
head the board?
This question may fairly be asked with no re
lection whatever on the ability of 3. /. Ne
Candless But the presidency, of the health
board is entirely out Of his scope His knowl.
edge Of construction work and his training in
handling men would support a. candidacy for
superintendent Of public works, for instance.
His wide experience in land matters would be Of
1fail should he wish to become land commission.
1f But the work Of president Of the board OF
Iealth is a specialized tafk for which neither ex
rerience nor training has fitted Mr.. sMcCand
less and this may be mentioned without Tho
slightest intimation defogatory to his capacity
ID other lines
It is but just to Mr.. Mel andIess to say thai
publicly he has indicated that he would not ac
capt the place He told the star Bulletin last
Friday that he is in no position to take the office
81 any other office under the TERRITORY.
such is his public statement But IS that his
private attitude? He has such strong influence
With the territorial committee that it is ordinar
III looked upon as a ssMcCandless committed
II is practically certain that If Z. i. McCand
less were to tell this committee he would not al
low his name to be used as candidate for tn,
presidency of the health board, his name would
not be SO used
In spite Of the public profession that he doe
not want the place, the territorial committee hal
put his name up to Governor Pinkham. And il
30 doing, the committee has confessed its pla1
to use the board of health. and the health depart
ment as a pax ty feed-trough. SO {
The sanitation work of Hawaii is one Of Fla
waits greatest and most critical tasks. The fed
efal government looks to the territory to handle
health matters effectively. No further emphasil
need be placed on the necessity for sound prin
ciples and energetic operation in the health de
partment Hawaii knows the need full well.
It will be fatal to turn this department Owe
to the patronage hunters absolutely fatal s
If Mr. McCandless is not candidate for tn,
presidency of the board of health, he owes it b
good faith and public policy to make an unequiy
Deal statement An unequiEoeal statement ae
eompanied by the prompt withdrawal of hi
name from the committee's list of Endorsements
VIII he do it, We Mncerely trust that h
will A 4eA - II
WHEN TIE Hen GOES TO COLLEGE,