The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-01-07
MECHANICS UNION.

| A Revised Declaration of Principles
Unanimously Adopted. The Candi-
dates Nominated.
On Friday evening a meeting of the
Mechanics and Workingmen's Political
Protective Union was held at the K. OF
P. hall, Fort street, with a good attend
ance. Mr.. John Phillips presided, sup
ported by Vice President D. Mckenzie.
After the meeting was called to order
Secretary w. H. Stone read the minutes
of the previous meeting, which were ap-
proved. T. K. Nathaniel was asked to
officiate as interpreter.
President Phillips then read the re-
vised declaration OF principles of the
Union, on which it pledges its candi-
| dates. 1t is almost an entire change
from the platform at first laid before the
Union, and includes the following lines
of policy: To defend all measures for
the benefit of the working classes; abso-
lutte independence and perfect autonomy
of the Kingdom; the Constitution, which
| it is considered was framed hastily and
imperfectly, to be carefully revised; lib
] eral reduction of the income qualifica-
ton; to augment the efficiency of the
| Homestead Act; immediate and strin-
! gent measures against Asiatic laborers
| that no Asiatics be employed on public
works; no material that can be made in
the country to be imported; the Sunday
| law to be modified; revision of the tax
| laws; improvements to the harbor; ex-
tension OF the railway around Oahu
better and more systematic road system
careful attention to roads and bridges
If a loan be needed, to utilize the Postal
Savings bank; rigid laws against the
opium and Illicit liquor traffic and va
grants, etc.
The Objectionable clause in the former
| platform, relative to the election of Gov
eminent officers, has been much modi-
fed. The platform was not read in Ha-
waiian as the Hui Kalaiaina which was
holding a meeting elsewhere had the
native translation. The President stated
that there would be meeting at an
early day and then both translations
would be read.
| j. A. Mehrtens moved, seconded by
d. Mckenzie, that the principles con-
| tanned in the document be adopted by
| the Union.
! D. NJ Crowley then made speech in
which he stated that the platform must
| give perfect satisfaction to the working
man. 1t had unanimously passed every
member of the joint committee OF the
| Union and Hui Kalaiaina. The most
| important question in the document was
that referring to the Chinese. He
| thought the Government had been
throwing dust in the eyes of the work
ing man. They did not say when they
were going to stop the incoming of a
| thousand month of a far more objec-
tionable nationality, namely, the Jap
anese. A native could not compete with
a Jap brought here to work for $13 a
month Not word had been said in
| the ward meetings about the Japs, the
reason was they dare not. 1t had been
said that the executive committee had
been asleep, but they had been busy as
bees, and the platform presented is the
result of their labors.
On call for question, the platform
was unanimously adopted.
% President Phillips then read the fol-
| lowing list of nominees who had pledged
| themselves to run on the Union plat
| form :. For Nobles-H. A. Widemann,
John A. Cummins, E. G. Macfarlane, E.
Muller, H. G. Crabbe, G. j. Mccarthy,
j. S. Walker, John Phillips and d. w.
Pua Representatises-Ward l, J. E.
Bush; 2, w. H. Cummings; 3, A. Mar
ques; 4, T.lR. Lucas; 5, r. W. Wilcox.
R. More moved that the action of the
joint committee in nominating candidates
be endorsed. Carried. ga
A. Coyne thought that the Executive
committee merited praise for the manner
in which they had worked for the me-
chanics.
John Bowler said the committee had
done their duty to the Union They had
studied the character OF each candidate.
He urged on those present that they have
got to fight for these men, that they may
90 into the Legislature and protect his
and their rights. No half way measures
would do.
President Phillips said he thought a
mass-meeting would probably he called
for Monday evening, at which most of
the candidates would be present, and he
hoped they would turn out in strong
force. Due notice would be given of the
time and place, by posters and through
the press.
After brief discussion respecting the
appointment of Ward committees, the
meeting adjourned.