The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-10-01

" here Politics Comes In
'r"The biggest thing that looms up
in his horizon Is the election that lies
two years ahead. How il he going to
tbe able to keep this attractive shsr-
ifship In his family indefinitely He
has the choice between serving the
community interest faithfully by being
a Woodworking, honest official, tnforc-
ing strict discipline In his force, and
treating all lawlbreakers impartinlly,
or furthering his self-mterest.. by ap-
pointing political friends and hench
men as deputies and officers, being
kindly partial TO their ffailties, blind
when laws are broken by those whom
il IL policy not to offend, and generally
crnv-ttisg his department inoO pohtl-
cal machine. &. o." BY I.I
Here stands this man. Within
himself there IL conflict between his
interest as an individual and his in
terest as n citizen. He cannot serve
both masters. Both courses open mp.
vistas of troubleg responsibility, and.
criticism; but one Is hard to travel,
the other easy. Most men follow the
lines Of least resistance, and thus We
circle back TO the so-called "p!aying
Of politics. -.
There is no play about it. 1t /.
a bread and butter proposition. This
is his means Of living just as your
means consists in bookkeeping, doc
toring, and managing d plantation.
Playing politics is merely a symptom
Of a bad system Of government. Put
this man into a more favorable posi-.
ton in which his selfinterest comedies
with the community interest and there
will be no oceasion for him to play
Nv 10 solve Problem
"How can this be doneH This is
the puzzle. If yon are not willing to
try to solve il, quit seolding and ida
talk Line yourself up with the poll
ties. player and take your share of
blame like a man. For the comfort Of
your soul, however, i win remark that
the problems have been solved, and
that all, we have to do is to try and
ct; the solution to our peculiar condi-
tons. ~, ,.ajr, IS pg,&.
"when enough seIf.interests combine
for mutual protection we get a gronp
interest, and 1t frequently happens
! that group interests conflict with com
Inunity interests. Stcdy of these in
terests is always important in ques-
tions of government. HarmonizatiOn
of selfish interests leads to good gov.
1 eminent. .s , r.. -. ,-.'t..
| my friend, Mr.. Laughton, being a
parson, will suggest to you that elimi
nation is better, way. 1t Is. But
/ that way leads to Heaven, and We are
taking about Honolulu. If you could
assemble all of the, citizens of your
\ county In one place at the same time
4 YOU would almost immediately find
I that no matter how you arranged them
\ they would not stay pnt. Some in
stinet fuses them, into pairs, from pairs
into small groups, and very soon these
small groups unite 10 form larger ones.
! +" After a time you see three prinei-
pal groups each standing mote or less
separate and apart from the others.
Much the largest Of these is composed
I of Hawaiians, Mkt comes the Portu-
guese, and finally smaller one VI
J Americans native born or, coming from
Europe o. Great Britain and its colo
MES. d - p
The Brighter side T.; 3d..
r. Happily it Is not my duty today 20
: display before your gaze dazzling
line of remedies. But having shown
/ the dark side Of the picture it is my
privilege to turn II around and pre-
sent the brighter side. In the first
place, the bulk of the sHawaiians are
/ not opposed to the, improvements You
want! Come to Hawaii and we will
show you two districts which are net
J ted with splendid roads built by Ha-
ta ~ raaff NJ a xU n
ian supervisors. 49, Dr..
"There are no better workers in this
Territory than our Hawaiians when
their efforts are properly directed.
have never had the pleasure Of discus
sing this matter with Kauai s famous
road builder, Mr.. Moragne, but | am
certain that if you ask him he will
substantiate this statement. Believe
me, the Hawaiian is no exception to
the general rule that human beings
y prefer to be engaged in good, product
! i've labor rather than loafing in dis
order and idleness.
Again, the confusion and disorgan'
i'ation in the offices might have been
very largely. ayetted by wiser fore
sight in the beginning.
7 lyon have not forgotten the pratt
ing and prattling prevalent some few
years ago anent government by FEEDER
al commission. 1t was fool talk which
lead 70 nothing and did much harm
Any proposal WHICH aims at restriction
Of the power possessed by the dominant
group, aud its transferenGe 10 Other
groups, is completely outside Of the
range of practical politics. This car
only be done by changing the eondi
tions of the suffrage, and would mot
find favor at Washington in face Of the
united opposition Of the Hawaiians aRf
the many citizens who think as dc
and would join them in the fight
against it.
Hawaiians Will Keep Power
7 "You can only reform your lOca
government system with the consent OF
the HawaiiRns, who are very jealous OF
their political control. and, since the
publication Of this stupid gossip, very
suspicious that reform movements arr
simplYt ei0aks itof s0rnetsH invasion OF
their rights. They win not consent t.
any changes that will displace Hawai-
ian officials to put in others who may
i be better qualified for administrative