Charles Evans Hughes

“ With its intimate knowledge of local conditions, the supreme court of the territory said upon this point: 'The great bulk of the business of the territory is done in Honolulu. It is not for us to say whether we would make the difference in the amount of license fees in this case as large as the legislature has made it. It is sufficient that we cannot say that the difference is unreasonable, or that the statute is unequal or arbitrary in its operation.' [19 Haw. 651.] We find no ground for a different conclusion. ”

“ The plaintiff in error was convicted in the district court of Honolulu, Hawaii, of the offense of selling goods at auction, in Honolulu, without an auctioneer's license, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $600 and costs. ”

“ Rep. 594, the power of classification 'must have a wide range of discretion.' It is not reviewable 'unless palpably arbitrary.' Orient Ins. Co. v. Daggs, 172 U.S. 557, 562, 43 L. ed. 552, 554, 19 Sup. Ct. Rep. 281; Louisville & N. R. Co. v. Melton, 218 U.S. 36, 52-55, 54 L. ed. 921, 927-929, 30 Sup. Ct. Rep. 676; Engel v, O'Malley, 219 U.S. 128, 55 L. ed. 128, 31 Sup. Ct. Rep. 190; Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co. ”