The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-16
MONSTER CROUCH
. ONBOURBON BUNCH
Democratic Central Committee
Protests Against Letting Re-
publican Get Any PIums

The Democratic territorial committee
of Hawaii Is pecved. 1t has q crouch.
IL feels that something has been slip
ped over on it and it doesn't like it
one little bit.
Incredible as 1t may seem, there are
Republicans holding office in the ter.
Titorial notwithstanding
that the administration is Democratic.
With a Governor who has been n life.
long Democrat for more than
three years, there are actually Repub-
licans feeding at the public trough. Such
a thing has hitherto been unheard of
and the Democratic territorial commit
tee has placed itself strongly on record
as condemning any such upsetting prae.
tises. There are observing Demo.
Gratis" who have no jobs, while Rcpub.
hcans draw down monthly salary.
so the Democratic committee sat it,
self down and cOgitated Something
aust be done, and done quickly. The
mountain labQred and brought forth n
mouse that looked like this:
Resolved that the Democratic ter.
ritorial committee Of Hawaii desires
to place itself on record as strongly
opposed TO the practise heretofore
adopted by certain Democratic ap
pointees, both in the judiciary and II
other government offices, Of retain
ing Republican office holders as cleri.
cal heads Of departments, as well as
in some cases their entire Republican
office forces.
.ffThat thooa RanuhI;.on Loll a.-z..
should be superseded by Democrats OF
responsibility, good character and pos,
sessing the necessary efficiency, so thai
personal merit and service to the party
may receive tangible recognition, as
well as providing for a sympathetic
and harmonious Democratic administers
tion by Democrats. y.
"That all heads of the territorial de.
partments of the Democratic faith az
wen as judges, present and to be up.
pointed, be furnished with copies Of
this resolution, to be also spread upon
the minutes of this committee"
The above resolution was sent to all
the department heads, and now the De.
mocratic territorial committee, and all
the good little Democrats who ought &c
have a job but haven Z are sitting back
on their launches with their mouths
open and their paws in supplcatory
attitude, waiting for some grateful De
mocratic department head to toss them
a bone.
There are several fine, juicy bones
that could so easily be tossed. For in
stance, g. J, Mccarthy, territotia'
treasurer, has as his chief deputy Henry
Hapai. Henry has some virtues, II
must. be admitted. He has experience
having been in the treasurer's Office
since the memory of man runneth not
to the contrary. And lie has made al
enviable record for doing his work care
fully, efficiently and faithfully. But the
man is a rank Republican, and the
notion of his drawing down salary
rom the Territory rankles in Demo
cratic breasts-especially such breast
jas do not belong to job holders.
Then, there s Manuel Cook, chief
clerk in the depa' tment of public works
Manuel, like Hapai, has held his job TO,
many years, and he is experienced and
efficient. But Manuel is Republican
He has been tried and found guilty
with no mitigating circumstances. H.,
didn 7 have sense enough to change hi
brand of politics when the administra
tion became Democratic. The idea Of
his holding a job under Charles R
Forbes, heir apparent to the Democratic
throne, is little less than reasonable.
There are several other guilty Re
publicans in various other Offices, such
for instance, as Willie Coelho, who
holds job in the land Office under
Bcrtram G. Rivenburgh. But it's un
necessary to go into further "crool'
details The fact is plain: with de
serving Democrats out of a job and
their mouths watering, Republicans ar,
in the enjoyment of all the fruits and
pcrquisites of office. Something must
be done If the Democratic. party is t,
preserve its list Of voters from imme
date disintegration. ~