Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-04
FIGHT
CERTAIN; GREEN
HATS MAJORITY
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i the flying Of kites are dealt with eacf
Il in separate detailed section.
As printed and ready to be submit
4 fed tonight, the majority report con
tains few Important features which
have not been discussed In the news
papers as fhe committee proceeded
with its discussions Provision Il
made for the election or the super
visors by district. for the election Of
"a mayor. shefff, superintendent Of city
works, city and county clerk, auditor
treasurer and attorney. The district
magistrates are to be appointed by the
mayor upon Recommendation OF the
Isupervisors I'm the respective districts.
| 1t is this provision which has arous-
ed the greatest condemnation among
the advocates Of elimination of parti.
san politics so far as possible from
the city government. They declare
that the plan is designed to build UP
d political machine
Green's Criticism Emphatic. IS.
Francis ]. Green, the dissenting
member of the committee, in his mi.
nority report. which will also be pre-
scented tonight, says in part
am opposed TO the adoption OF tile
majority report Of the committee OF
five on the organization Of the gov.
crning body OF the city Of Honolulu
on the proposed method OF dfvidfng
the city into wards, on the electiJn
OF Independent department. heads and
on the addition TO tie number Of elec.
tive Offices proposed thereby.
Experience has shown that demo-
cracy. as understood and practised in
this country, VIII accomplish more
and make fewer mistakes III city gov
eminent ii the number Of elective Of
ficers be small ana tile responsibility
Is concentrated III q few persons, and
these directly responsible to the com
fnunity as a whole. And also expe-
fience has shown that many of the.
worst forms or municipal extfayagancel
and Acknowledgement can be checked
by intelligent legislation, but such:
legislation must take cognizafcA Of
past mistakes III the form ana pow.
ers Of municipal government with its
consequent abuse OF political power
Uuu ouuOEuiMNtl0u VI Tic puU1iS CO0he
TO private interests.
The ward system. as proposed BY
the majority report. carries With 4
the most vicious element Of Alrhericsn
municipal government. mean ward
leaders and their system Of unofficial
me ward system is the method Of
Tammany Hall reduced to its lowest
terms Ia that It relies upon the crea-
ton and services Of ward leaders for
its continuance III power and expert
ence has shown that such services IN
cvitably carry In their train weal<er-
In6 81 the political moral fitre 81 the
community and e0ksequent poIitichll
debaueh.
am opposed to the adoption of the
majority report In that it carries with
1t an increase in the number of cleo
tive Offices, and is consequently retro
gfessive and reactiohary IN prifci-
pie.
II the experiences or these past thir-
~ years has demonstrated anything,
It is that IN order TO secure the best
results from the administration Of
city government, the number of Of
noes to be iflled at each election
should be few The resulting short
ballot as 1t has been called. may to-
day be regarded as the keystone Of an
effective American city charter.
/ am opposed to the adoption of the
majority report In that 1t creates a
new elective Office. the "Superinten-
dent Of City Works e 81
The division Of the city's activity
which more nearly concerns all resi-.
dents. taxpayers or not. is the engi.
neering department Upon the proper
conduct OF this department depends
IN great part The physical wen
Being Of the city and the contentment
Of the citizens
The creation of IN elective Office to
Be III charge Of this department is q
subterfuge for placing It under the
control of the professional politician
and for making political influence,
rather than professional ability, the
requisite to Office am opposed to
more pie being placed on the pie
counter
These, then, are my grounds for
in the majority re-
port:
1t is reactionary In that it advocates
the adoption or the ward system, |
which has been tried and has always
resulted IN p6Iitiest defiotslizStioF.t
IT is reactionary in that it provides |
FOR an increase IN the number of city
officials to be elected and is thus dill
recfIy contrary to the experiences re
sulting from the modern system of tho |
short ballot st ny f.. Il
II is menace to the physical wen
being Of the city In that it places the
public works 81 the community under
political control. hE@a'Hf 4
AS a basis for a new draft of a
charter for the city and county of Ho-
1olulu. and as 4 minority report from
The committee of FIVE, I recommend;
The adoption Of - a..
Chapter o. the municipal research
Chapter I; Of the municipal research
proposal.
The prOpoSed act of w G. Achi