The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-04-27
n OvERNOR SENDS
j VETO 10 HOUSES

SIS
The Governor ) Veto message in full
follows.
TO the Legislature.
i have endeavored to persuade, al.
most to force, my judgement and con.
science to believe 4 N. Is. 354--An act
Incorporating the City and County Of
Honolulu and providing for the govern;
ment thereof, = TO be for the best good
Of the City and County Of Honolulu, for
the Territory Of Hawaii and for the
Federal Government in its peculiarly
Intimate relations with the island, Oahu,
hut cannot 50 persuade or force, hence
return the, act unsigned and disap-
proved for the following reasons:
I wish. to. say that in my ensuing
statements / refer TO no individual
concerned in the past, present or future.
i have underworld 70 inform myself
as to the various socalled reform NUM-
cipal governments, and venture to MS.
sert TINT, in the ultimate analysis ,of
every one OF them, the success or fail.
ure-and there have been more failures
than SUCCESSES festa ID the character,
ability. experienced. common sense. iego.
ton and integrity Of those elected OF
appointed to Office. and but slightly due
the form prescribed by law.
Praises Present Charter
You have, under the present charter,
full opportunity TO secure good govern
ment
Under the proposed act, you have an
opportunity 10 have good government
solely IL you elect good men, OF to have
the worst possible government en-,
trenched almost beyond attack.
In this act the attempt is made 70
combine Legislative, presiding, deciding
and executive functions in one man, the
mayor, most unprecedented and dan
gerous combination.
The mayor, if he performs strictly his
legislative function, must take part and
sides IN discussing Legislation and APP
propriations.
Governor Threntens
The Island OF Oahu, in other words
the City and County Of Honolulu, Is
becoming a trinity Of interests, which
fact, fear at times, is being Intention
ally overlooked and will continue TO be
until 4 rule awakening Is forced, The
eomponents are the federal government
az represented by the army and navy;
sponsible for large and growing indebt-
edness Of counties; and the City and
County Of Honolulu, differentiated in
powers from the other counties.
II the present plans of the army and
navy now in progress are continued,
and there is no Indication Of a change
but the reverse, the federal government
win become In expenditures by great
odds paramount to any political sub
division, branch Of government, or cor
Porate or private interests in this ter
ritory.
The federal government is primarily
Interested in health conditions, santa
tion and highways.
Provisions are Uncertain
The provisions relating TO bonds Of
public officers are left in very un.
certain state, Several sections OF chap
ter Ill, r. L. H., 1915, relating to
ouch bonds were repealed and amend
ed by act 81, =. T.. 1915. This seems
not TO have been noted by the trainers
Of the new act.
The mayors power Of veto, as grant
ed by sections 164S1651, R. L. H., 1918
IL not specifically denied him by the
new net. The law Is therefore left IN
such indefinite state that ordinances
@and appropriations might be attacked
The new charter Is inconsistent IN
itself in certain particulars. For ex
rmple. by section 20 il is provided that
he officers Of the city and county Of
Honolalu must have resided for a,
gtt'St two years in the city and count,
before their election. BY section q
the deputy auditor Is required 10 hav,
the qualifications Of the auditor; h,
section 90 the deputy treasurer Is re
quired TO have the qualifications Of til,