Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-29
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LETTERHOLDING
HE'S HANDICAP
Holds Protest Against Proposed
Beretania Street Improve
mentS is Warranted

In statement given the Star-Bul
letin today, which, among other
things, bitterly denounces the present
board of supervisors for what he
terms a useless and wasteful expendi-
ture OF the taxpayers money in the
construction ard maintenance of
roads, Lincoln L. t''Link") McCand-
less, Democratic candidate for dele
| gate, answers communication re-
Gently appearing in this paper which
brands him as a handicap to civic
progress.
This communication, signed Nv
| Progress" refers to McCandless' ac-
ton with regard to proposed improve
ments on Beretania street understlle
| frontage tax law The Bourbon war
horse has told the Star-Bulletin thai
there will be no let-up in the fight
to block the project by securing the
protest of IS per cent of the frontage.
AT all events" says Progress, 1T
should be made a penal offense for
any property owner to interfere with
the voluntary judgment Of other prop
erty owners with respect to any pro-
posed Improvement .Bossism' of any
sort in matters of public welfare ID
nowadays a solecism and ought not
to be tolerated"
That part of the communication re-
ferring to .bossismp appears to be
lothering McCandless, according TO
bis statement today.
Wants to See Boss
Show me a man who can boss the
Democratic party and Ill show you a
miracle he declares. No. man Is
big enough to boss It, Several have
tried, but they have not been success
full"
McCandless says that, according to
the newspapers, the national govern
ment has appropriated $l50,0OO,O0O
for road purposes, this money to be
divided up among the several states.
"And /. see that Hawaii Is not in
cluded in this appropriation, he adds.
well, / couldn't do worse than that II
was in the national capital, could T."
He continues:
Regarding this gentleman who has
written so much referring to the
communication and regarding the
frontage tax law. The law allows that a
majority OF the people concerned
where the tax Is to apply have the
privilege OF protesting, and Il 55 per
cent protest they can stop the project.
aThe people on Beretania street did
protest, and II there would be taken
into consideration the people who are
fronting on that street. and not Null
anu stream. Aala Park and the road
ways, 80 per cent of the frontage
would have protested instead of 90
per cert, as required by law.
saws Majority Should Rule
isn't this minority progressive
enough to believe that the majority
has the right to rule, and is the mi
nority SO small as to deny the ma
jority the right to rule?
aIn my Judgment we had better De
eide in Honolulu what kinds OF ROADS
shall be built before starting to spend
The money for them, and / think that
n This Progressive would take the
word Of the newspaper for it. he would
find that II takes 80 per cent OF
dollar 10 nav the overhead before the
dollar is spent under the admlnistra-
ton of the present board OF super
yisors, and therefore the taxpayers
are really getting 20 per cent on tue
dollar.
saBefore / shall be willing to pay
more taxes than ] am now paying !
would like to see business-hke
hnard Of supervisors, capable OF spend.
inc the money entrusted to it by the
taynavers. as it is evident that the
,rasent hoard has never known the
value Of a dollar.
Quotes Party Platform
discussing in q local Democratic
weekly newspaper his plans Tor the
ccrnt,,g campaign, McCandless says
SaThe platform of the party locally
is a splendid program OF legisiauou'
and is fully on a par with the acn,sss
ments of the national party. Mhsn
eli the people begin 70 unoerstailu
that the doctrines and practlses OF
the Republican party act as drag On
the wheels of progress, and that al
the policies OF the Democratic parry
make for the highest embodiment oil
social Justice and the uplift OF the
n asses there will be little need 10
breach Democracy at the street cor.
ners and on the highways and by
ways.
@The Territory OF Hawaii has never
been able to secure recognition at
washington because we have had a
delegate who did not do the duty for
which he was paid. And it seems a
rather remarkable fact that the pres
ent Democratic Administration at
washington has done more actual con !
strnctive work for the territory ana |
done more to contribute to our pros |
perity than all the Republican con-
crosses that have preceded it,