Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14

2 GttUu ho0S
The ruler of the state during the great
ler part of the 40 years OF my acquaint
ance with the state government has
not been any man authorized by the
Institution or by the law, and, sir.
there is throughout the length and
breadth of this state deep and sullen
and long-coRtinued resentment at be.
ing governed thus by men not of the
peoples choosing. The party leader
is elected byE no one, accountable to
no one, bound by no oath OF office, re.
movable by no one. All My friends
here have talked about this bills Great.
ing an autocracy. The word points
with admirable facility the very oppo
site reason for the bill. It is to de.
stroy autocraty and restore power 81
far as may be to the men elected By
the people, accountable to the people,
removable by the people. don't
criticize the men of the Invisible gov:
eminent. How can II have known
them all, and among them have been
some of my dearest friends, can
never. forget the deep sense OF indig
nation that j felt in the abuse that was
heaped upon Chester A. Arthur, whom
I honored and loved, when he was at
tackled because he held the position OF
POLITICAL leader. But It. is all wrong,
1t is all wrong that a government not
authorized by the people should be
continued superior to the government
that is authorized by the people.
The Patronage System.
How is IL accomplished? How is il
done? Mr.. Chairman, II Is done by
the use OF patronage, and the patron:
age that my friends on the other side
of this question have been arguing and
pleading for IN this convention is the
power to continue that invisible goy-
eminent against that authorized by
the people. Everywhere, sir. that,
these two systems of government co.
exist, there is a conflict day by dax.
and year by year, between two prfn-
eiples OF appointment to ofhee,S two
radically opposed principles. The
elected officer, OF the appointed Off
Ger, the lawful officer who is to be
held responsible for the administra.
ton Of his Office desires to get men
into the different positions of his Of
fee who viii do their work in way
that is ereditable ito him and his adj
Whether it be preSi-.
dent appointing al Judge, or a governor
a Superintendent OF public
works, whatever II may be, the officer
wants to make success, and he wants
to get the man selected upon the
ground of his ability to do the work.
How is ii about the boss? What
does the boss have. to do? He has to
urge the appointment Of man whose
appointment will consolidate his pow:
er and preserve the organization. The
invisible government proceeds to build
ND and maintain it's power by a re-
rersal of the fundamental principle
Of good government which Is that
men should be selected to perform
he duties of the office: and to sub
,titute the idea that men should be
appointed to Office for the preserva
ion and enhancement and power of
he political leader. The one, the true
me, looks upon appointment to office
With a view to the service that can
,e given to the public. The other. |
he false one. looks upon appointment
@ office with view to what can be
,otten out of it. Gentlemen Of the !
| appeal TO your knowledge |
" facts.
Hhen Politicians Control.
Every one Of you knows that what |
say about the use OF patronage under
he system of invisible government is
rue. Louis Marshall told us the other |
lay about the appointment of wardens |
n the Adirondacks. hotelkeepers and |
PEOPLE living there. to render M
service whatever. They were appoint |
d not for the service that they were |
o render to the state; they were ap- |
pointed for the service they were to |
ender to promote the power of pO-
itical organization. Mr.. Chairman, we !
I'll know that the halls of this capitol
warm with men during the session of
he legislature On pay day. A great
lumber. seldom here, rendering no ser !
ice. are put on the payrolls as mat
er of patronage. not of service, but ,
# party patronage. Both parties are
like; all parties are alike. The sys-
EN- extends through all All. Mr.. !
chairman. that system finds it's OPP
,ortunity in the division of powers, in /.
six-headed executive. in which, by |
he natural workings Of human nature
here shall be opposition and disCOrd !
md the playing of one force against .
he other, and so, when we refuse to
make one governor elected by the peo- !
lie the real chief executive, we make /
Inevitable the setting up of a chief .