Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 284, 15 August 1893 — ENGLISH VERSION. [ARTICLE]

ENGLISH VERSION.

Thi of Mr. Ai»xii ,ifr K-*brri*'»o to b** D;?triCt M c f**r Hooolulu d<irir.g • i ! ,cf <>f Judge Fu?trr. ha« to P3V t »• ;> j«t f crcalrd c><nsi Jsrabl«? 60ri ri.-<* m thi? c>uj:uu:iilv, and n j.- .-,»■>■ .<:ly in thv btip;iiPr,- o rc • - I r»tb-cli: g on thig l..lcst f»-.it • f tite {»rovHoonal g-.rerna.ent. ’we u -h i* di-tiuct ! y underst->d thnt n»*itii»r the HolomOa. n->r the puhiie view the you:ig gentlenian who h. « been «•'ect» , d iu ti ! i the verv jinportaut pos»;tion l’‘.rice Judgf rxcepl with tbe greate»t eongider;.lii»u aiid »pprv*va!, »» f-»r as bis n»*r--.nH.ity i(? concerued. >ir. R<>b»-rt(?.>rt i» a favorablv known vt»ung man, w ho enjoys a well eamed p..puhirity aniong hia felloweiliiene. hut we do not believe thnt hey»l h.*»- proven himaeli capab:e or suitable to hold «n oflfice w hieh be»id)s mueh I*-gnI training de□idude an uneommon amoual of know ie»lge of busiaess routine,praclieal sense, and a well matured mmd. The p)»sition of District Mag>trate in H<»nolulu is generally admitted to be eecond in importanee ■ »111 y t> the Ju<Jg<s of the Suj reme Beuch, and it haa heret>fore aa a rule been filled bv men of great practlcal experience in the functioiis of law and justice. Mr. Kobertson a fewyear9ttgo was ael rk iii a ftore in Honolulu. He Ieft private erapIoyment to enter the government service as clerk in the Finarce Ottice, and he resigned that ]><»siti<*n abont three years ago, when he wnit t<» the States for the j»urjt<i-e of studying law. He has returu»d but a short liine t<> h»s nalive e »untry, «n<l we do nnt doubt lhat he h <s u-ed his time well, and ha> h « n ;<ti industrious and c.ireful rch<»l»r at the law sch<»ol where he enter> <1 >»« a student. But is it jx.ssib>, we ask. lbal a three years’ vis t t<> n law scboul is cor.sidered 8nfficient te enahle a ynung man to fill a p<>sitionasPolice Mpgistratein llonolulu to tlie satisfaction of the t )x pivers? We elaim nol decidedly notl Mr. U»bertBon h«s not Bince his return to Hawaii furnished any proofs t<> the b«r er U> the community that he is in passe?sion of the qualities nece»ary to fi'.l the li ; gh p>.sitioD with whieh he has been eatrusted. He has h»d no opportumty to ajtj>ear as an attorney iu any .<f <>nr courts. He haa not g<<ne through the f<>rmalitv <»f enten:.g the office «>f any attorney kii«»u ltere f<»r the purp<>se of lear!in;g the routine of Hawaiian law pr.ctioe. Hesimply returned, j>rrsent»-d a certificate, we eupjH>s»*, Usiitymg to h;s graduating froni tbe Vrtle Law scii.Mil, and iinmeiiiately Mr. \V. (V Smith pitchf»rks him into a pasit;on whieh gives Ihe most unliuiited j*ower inU» h s hands. VVe l»elieve that th>' eomiuiiuil v should pr<*test openly and vig >r >nsiy against this late8t outrage comiuitted by the incoiupetent and injudiciouB men who, today :.n- UBurping the reins of the Haw.-uian goverument. We believe lhat it >s right for tlie Chamber of Commerce to eall a meeting. and enler a solemn pn>Ust against the apjM.intn.eut of this y»>ung j>r.>Uge ul Mr \V. O. Sroith. Thecriminal Cas. 9 whieh will oome before the Dislr;ct Mag.slr..teof Hoin.lulu are ail righL lu aueh casea he sits as an ex .mining ro..gistr.*te, snd all th" ; ; ! br b'. f, rc Lim togtther wiih thetr attorn»*ys fully exp». l lh-.t lheir caws wiil finally be seltled before a jury of the eountry, btl it is the numerous civil •mts whieh have to be decided by the l>istnct Magistrateof Honolulu whieh we have in our mind, and whieh are .<f a great d&il more practicjil imjM>rtance to the busi* iiess coDimuuity. A very great number «<f assumpeit »uil* are eonetantiy brooght before tbe Diftrict Magi»trate. The aroounts bb a rule are comj.»»ratively small but Ihe oas»*s are often extremely iuIneaUe. Jt takes gre.it quaiificatiou to eatisfactorily decide such euile, and the caj»ability of the magistrate is the e*fe guard of Ihe lil>gaiits, heeauee fcw desire to iucur the heavr ex|wnee, iroub!e. and anuoyaoce whieh are couuected by *ppeaUog

j rivil cases. and carrying lh-m thrcugh the h gher courls. And : lhjt is wtiy the ni»-rchants in Honoluiu kiek. and hae? a j>erf«*ct rg’ ttokick .*g ii.st the apjM>mtmciit of an inexj*enencrd man iike Mr. Roberts >n. It is j.itifu! t> see that tbe j>rov;si<>nal g>veriuuert h--. •> b-ll r m..teriiti ui its ra>iks lro:ii whieh l» s-ieel ils h>2h «>ffieīaia. If Mr D >le and Mr. Smith em Qnd no n.>>re «nit ib!e j>ers >ns t;. fii; offi. es f «ueh eminenl im- j : rta;;ce ..s the oue now given t > Mr. U>>bertsoo, we fear that they , in liie tnture, will have to ee se ei ii:ning all tiie ii>te ! ligence, abil»ty, and respectab»lity f r Ihe memb*rs of the ann?xati*>u purty —lheir supj»rttrs. , The Star natur«lly makes ihe i appointmeut <>f Mr. K*>berts >n even m<>re >hjeclionabIe by stating th:«t alth»ngh he is the brotlier t<> i the Queen’s Chamberlain. he nevertheless is a stannch annex «tionist. I That is truly rich and il plainly I shows thal the P. G. even uses the office? uuder the J«idiciary Department for the furtherance of their jioliticaI ends. It is highly satisfactorv for the taxpayers t<* know that Mr. Kobertson has been plaeeed in his imj>orlant i>ossition, becaiise ‘he is an annex>tionist ’ It is aore e»j>ecial!y highly interesting and imjx>rtant tn his polilieaI «>j>ponenla to be niade aware of snch a fact, and to know the fate whieh awaits them if prcv.dence an«l \V. 0. Smith. (what a c»mbinalionl) sh*>uld bring them in the d ek b?f>re this politica 1 Judge. The governniei«t has been very busy einee the day on whieh Mr. Stevens calle<i them into existence to devise meana by whieh they couid eommil jx>htical suicide and cover theiuselves with ihe hatred • and odium of the j>e>>ple. Tnnipering with ihe punty of the 1 Keneh and the selecti»n of men to 1 serve as j odg-s on accou.it «>f their polilieil affiliations is tlie cli;nax and it is abont time f»r thecountry t>> j>rotest atvl make Mr. D >!e and his seventeen supporters heeome practica!ly aware of saeh unmiraous and unc»nditi*>nal protesL