Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-27
FORESEES elimination OF ALL
PARTISAN AND PETTY POLITICS
Charles R. Frazier Tells Kauai
Meeting More Reform Is !
Territory's Need

Greater endeavors for territorial re-
forms by the organizations which
make up the civic convention we're
urged by Charles r. Frazier Of the Ho-
nolulu Ad Club, responding to the adj
dress of welcome at Lihue yesterday
ITO the AID Club has been given the
high honor of responding to the ad-
dress of welcome" Mt Frazier said
and as chairman of the Ad Clubs
civic convention committee the pleas
ant duty has devolved upon me OF try
ing to express to the people of Kama
and more particularly to the members
OF the Kauai Chamber of Commerce
some measure Of the great JOY we
feel on account OF your whole-hesrted
and most hospitable welcome kauai.
we thank you for the way you have
greeted us and we honor you for
your enterprise in bringing the fourth
civic convention to your beautiful
Garden Island - r.
: Besides this >eDdeaVor to express
appreciation for the manner Of our
reception, il is also appropriate to
state briefly why we are here.
The fourth civic convention finds
men assembled from all parts OF the
Territory with special purpose elo-
quently and suggestiyeiy expressed in.
two words civic Righteousness "
IL believe no man In Hawaii can
fail to be impressed with the prog
ress these conventions have made
from the general to the concrete
from somewhat abstract ideas to very
5aarst, o,,.l r4tnti.,o 11tp orc IN h;nb
we have found necessary in carrying
out those ideas. -
Pleads for Civic Righteousness.
I'VE have come to the realization
that the basis of all progress is per
sonal and individual character and eff
ficieney. There can be no civic right
eousness unless the citizens who con-
troll the government are righteous
There can be no civic efficiency unless
the men who cast the ballot and who
hold office are efficient and demand ef.
ficiency of their fellows in public life.
Public business Is no different than
private business in this respect.
when this community and every
other community in the territory de-
mands that its public servants pro.
duce honesty, energy and ability as
their qualifications for office then we
shall have militant and constructive
civic righteousness. 49, -
We are getting 1t already. Harm
fui partisan politics and petty faction
alism have got to be eliminated, and
they are being eliminated. More and
more the cities and towns and corIn-
anc ysao faf
their employees and are looking at can.
didates for office more carefully than
ever. before. And, let me add, it was
Kauai that set the first example.
ave have had some shocking les
sens in inefflciency, incompetence. and
misuse of public funds. Empty county
treasures and INADEQUATE public con,
veniences and utilities have resulted
Through these we have felt the weight,
of civic unrighteousness. ..
Big interests Scored.
"In the past we have seen some of
the big interests tacitly supporting in
candidates for office and
contributing to their campaign funds.
Until the men and corporations Of
wealth in this territory make 1t ac-
lively, openly and Enthusiastically known
that they will not support candidates
for office who cannot deliver the goods
of efficiency and common honesty, the
fight for civic righteousness must go
forward slowly, even though surely.
But the big interests have seen
the point. Big-heartedness and toler
ance on the part of some of our lead
ing citizens have led them to the
error OF leniency in politics. Let this