Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-05
Pinkham Tells Leading Demo-
Gratis That He viii Listen to
Advice but Reserves to Him
self the Decisions Pertinent
to His Office
POINTS TO NATIONAL
DEMOCRACY AS BEACON
Star Chamber Sessions Are
Not on Programs According
to Initial Message

Two-score active Democrats, prac-
ttcally all Of them active party work.
ers. met Governor Pinkham at 3
o'clock this afterneon upon the writ
ten invitation of the governor. ~
With brief statement which he
had prepared in advance. the new
chief executive made clear his policy,
particularly with references to patro-
mage and upon what basis he will dis
tribute II.
Below is published the statement of
the governor which he read and which
explains. he says, as far as he wishes
to explain what he will and will not
do with respect TO patronage. The
statement Is simple, short and clear.
He announced before reading il that
IL contained all he wished to say.
Among the 80 Democrats who had
been invited to appear at the meeting
were many who have been extremely
active lately in discussion of patron
age and plans for distribution Of Of
fices, according TO party and commit
tee endorsements.
One Of the significant things brought
out In the governors statement is that
he wishes 10 be guided largely by per-
sonal consultation which is taken to
mean that he will not give sole weight
to party endorsements but will rely
on his own judgment in selecting the
men for-important offices. Also he In
Inmates that he does not favor star
chamber" sessions
Said the governor in his statement:
Your governor prefers at present
personal consultations as he has no
experience Al party disenssiops and
asks theywmHy De deferred until he
has had the opportunity 10 become
fully acquainted with Its personnel" J"
The governor made Il q point TO
state that he did not wish his invita-.
tion list TO be taken as exclusive, and
says that those who failed to receive
an Invitation should not take ii as a
significant omission.
''The limitations OF the executive OF,
flee and lack Of time may have caused
scme omissions in invitations that /
ray regret he says, adding but it
has no significance"
Gentlemen: AS prominent Demo
Gratis and representatives of Demo
Crazy III AalC 4SGAt4l0tg Vi 14a NoAt
you have been invited to meet the
first Democratic governor OF these
Islands, that through you and the
publicity accorded to the state-
ments here made the members of
the party throughout the terri
tory. and others who sympathize
with the objects Of the admins
tration may know the spirit and
purpose of the governor who has
been commissioned to here rep
resent national Democratic ad.
ministration, and to here work
ont and harmonic local condi-
tions with national policies.
The concrete purposes of the
administration and its firm per
sistence have been SO demonstrat-
ed by legislation that it is not
necessary to here enlarge upon
known political and economic
facts.
The Democracy of Hawaii must
draw its lessons from the nation
al administration and attempt no
substitutions.
The administration is a creative
force, for, while condemninaA Ame-
nacing economic and social Son-
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