Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-23

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sible. the opinion that any reSersion.
on this occasion. to the district Or
ward system would make this chafter
cohyenfion the most disastrous vista
ton Hon0ltlu has ever aad outside 81
pesfllence. To me it Is nnthinkable
that the delegates should commit
such folly. 8
The present number of supervisors.
with or without Q mayor IN addition,
Is exactly right for local conditions IS
wen as for continuing the present
method Of c6nmissiOn comniittee man!
agetient. which Is developing increas-
Ing efficiency the longer Il Is pursued s
with The chairman Of each committees
the managing director Of depart
nfent or group 81 Departments, and
the membership Of the several com
ihnittees infekl0ckines pfactically all
danger OF department grab amea is
avoided. That there IS no danger, In
the election Atlafge plan IN vogue, OF.
any section being neglected has proof
in the statement made to me within
the. past few days BY the supervisor
who Accidentally .hSppens TO. be the
only one living in the fifth district,
that since the charter came into, force
the NTH district has never had fairer
OF more liberal treatment than It is
receiving from the present board
/ would respect fully submit that the
convention Is absolutely without war
rant from the people fpk making any
radical changes ID the present systenn
81 city government That only % per
cent Of the registered voters Thought
worth while to vote at the charter
election, with q certainly much less
proportion Of what may be called the
business element taking any interest
whatever III the affair, shows that the.
community as q whole - fairly well
satisfied with the present charter. An.
other evidence Of public satisfaction Is
the fact that 4 majority Of the super
vis0fs returned at last election served
upon former boards since the charter
came into effect. II there had been 9
primary law from the first. in all prob
ability there. would have been two Or
three members. with all the advan-
tages Of cumulative expefience. setv:
ing on everyone OF the four boards
elected under the existing charter.
As to the initiative: referendum and
recall: consider all to BE nothing but
bSrnacles upon representative institui
tiOns. A term Of two years Tor all.
elective officiaIs, with the existent pro
vision for fnfpeach makes the re-
call unnecessary ana. with It's liability
to abuse, undesirable. AS for the ini<
tiati9e and referendum, II Is time.
enough to think about them when you
have 4 board Of Supervisors that will
DISREGARD reputable demand Tor psrtic:
ulaF ieEisldtioh Or for th6 :rep sshs q
measures that have become ionsly
out 81 tune with public senfil It The,
idea 81 having measures enacted by
popular vote In the uiidi gested state
ia which they may como ftOtH the
hand Of any casual draftsfian Is re-
pugnant to all ideas Of deliberate leg
is1atiUil.
Finally, with regard to the n0nlpa5;
tisaii idea. believe It's adoption wOuid'
simply put II IN the power Of disregNts
able interests to swing elections, The,
honest rivalry Of parties and their dis.
eipiine will give larger scope Of
choice to the electorate and create the
enthusiasm that is necessary to- de-;
stroy. indifference. In the independ-'
eilt voter rests the best hopes of lse,
curing real nor. partisan results inel,id-,
ing the punishment Of the public sery.
ant who will play politics in. the exer-
else Of his duties.
IN this connection. ] wish to- de-
.nounce the views Of Mr.. Achi. where,
he said that It takes six months OF g
year for supervisor to take proper
hold OF his duties, and again where
he has asserted that the last six
mouths OF a term Is always devoted to
the playing Of politics. In the case OF
the first board Of supervisors. every
public service iii Its jurisdiction was
in full swing the first week Of it,
existence, and within q few mohths
scme OF the most progressive meas
ilres Honolulu has known had been
enacted. In the last six months Of IL
term, including the election period.
there was not the slightest dexia don
from the regular program Of work ex.
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able with a handsome balance Tor the
succeeding board assured to pave
Fort street between King and Hotel
streets with bitulithic and to con:
struct permanent roadway over two
of the worst sections of the belt road
these, at cost OF 100000. One %
these places, it may be MENTIONED. han
been known as q menace tQs life ana
limb of man and beast for hah
century fsee p. C. a "Reminiscences s Of
so years ago in a hate SUNDAY edttiQng:
vet none OF the "Inaragers under
monarchy, provisional government, re:
public and territory. had ever COPIED
with the problem II surely viii be
admitted as pretty decent 3 politics %
FhaYe scared up this trap and made an
everlasting highway over its site.
In conclusion, let me say that the
pfesehf charter han lo prevented the
existiig scitys government from setting
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