The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-03
WASTE
I BY Our GOVERNOR
Plnkham's Pink Teas and Gifts
Of Roses At Public Expense
a Campaign Issue

Charging the Democrats in control Of
territorial affairs with extreme extrav
sgance and improvidenee, the Repub
liean committee launched a broadside
against Governor Pinkham and his
subordipatcs yesterday, which makes
good the rumors and reports which
have been circulating for more than q
esltk oar ttrmi. now on the Democrats
are going to be thrown on the defen
sive and held there until the campaign
IL over.
Governor Pinkham comes in for the
bulk Of severe criticism Of his party
made yesterday. The winning and din,
ing Of army post officers at the tax,
iiayers' expense; the issuing Of Christ.
mas cards by the Chief Executive, leav.
ing the taxpayers TO foot the bill, and
the balls, fetes and bouquets given by
the liberal, lavish hand of the Gov,
ernor are Get out with careful detail in
the charges Of extravaganee which the
Republican committee has issued.
According to their figures, which
were taken from the books of J. H.
Fisher, territorial auditor, the taxpay.
ers had 70 dig up $l974.s4 to pay for
the Democratic dance given at the
Armory ON December 81 last, and
t140.50 for the Christmas cards which
the Chief Executive sent out to his nc.
quaintances, wishing them merry
Christmas and prosperous New Year.
The dinner given by Governor Pink
ham To Colonel French, the post com.
mander, cost the Taxpayers $185.15, and
q similar celebration a few days previ.
Gus cost xIol.ll, not TO mention a
bunch Of roses which cost $3.50. The
Governor's invitations to one party
alone involved expenditure of $146.50,
and dinner he gave Mt Kauai cost
the citizens S456.70. =. N
The Republican committee has speei-
fed the different items which 20 to
iUhttrhte the improvidence and ex
tfavaeanee Of the present administra.
ton, and sums up the situation in these
,gIk cost the taxpayers of the Terri.
tory, Of Hawaii many thousands for
purposes not herein enumerated but
Immediately connected with social en-
tertainmeuts given by the Democratic
Governor of the Territory Of Hawaii.
The Republican national platform
Charge the Democratic administration
with extreme extravagance in the ad.
ministration of national affairs, and
the charge has been absolutely sus-
tained. Perhaps the Democratic ad.
ministrntion Of affairs in Hawaii has
adopted the methods employed by the
national Administration. y o., ... -. psE
hccofding to reports emanating from
the Republican committee yesterday,
the local @. 0. p. organization does not
propose TO rest its charges of extrava.
ghnee on the items given here alone,
but expect TO show from figures taken
from practically every department of
the Democratic administration that
there has been q long and abusive use
q public funds. At the different po-
litlcal meetings and rallies which will
Be held nightly from now until Mon.
day, when the campaign will come to q
close with q giant rally at Aala Park,
the Republicans propose to produce
proof 70 sustain their charges against
the administration. - - "a
1.-THE items of expenditure taken
from the Governor Is entertainment
fund, as known by the Republican com.
mittee today, do not total fortune:
but they can be taken as criterion of
what sort Of improvidence has been en-
eourAged or tolerated in expanding
money from other funds, - said one Of
the leading Republicans yesterday.
~ Wnm mAt0 that kka
obliged to pay $l974.S4 that fOur Gov.
efnor may stand host at a ball!
III that is not a MISUSE of the
chief executive 3 entertainment fund, I
am at a loss to know what is. Does
anyone think for one moment that when
the legislature appropriated $4,000 for
the entertainment expenses of the Gov.
efnor that II wished him to expend al.
most half of that sum to give a dance Z
The entertainment fund was provided
Tor with an express understanding of
the Legislators that il was to be used
BY the Governor to enable him TO en-
terrain distinguished persons visiting
here, such as princes of royal blood,
ambassadors, other Governors and such
other men as are eminently entitled to
some recognition and entertainment
and who may be visiting or passing
through Honolulu. II was not by any
manner or means for the Governor TO
spend couple of thousand dollars for
. dance, or several hundred dollars TO
entertain q local army officer, or to
send bouquet of roses to a departing
debutante. -. :
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