The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-04
THE POLITICS OF TO-DAY.
From Luso Hawaiiano Dec 2s }


The struggle in which we are goiag to
take part next month, will be one of the
most desperate that Hawaii has ever ex-
perienced. There will be seen in the
political arena three great parties in con-
flict, that Of the Mechanics Union,
which failing to maintain the view
(intuito) of politics for which it was
created, allies itself to the Hawaiian
Political Association only with the idea
OF preparing the fall of the actual Cab
met, the Reform in different field from |
the first two appears to offer them a |
tenacious resistance.
The Fanakas have in mind as candi- |
dates to the next Legislature, individuals
of their own race. The Americans, the
English and the Germans, strive to fol-
low the example OF the natives, and We,
Portuguese, make no effort to come out
of the shameful iraction in which we lie.
Gu, colony represents, perhaps about
1000 electors, but according to the cor
respondence which we have seen in the
other journals Of the country, as yet not
one Of the parties referred to remem-
bered a single citizen OF Portuguese
nationality to be nominated either as
Noble or Representative for the next
Legislature.
This unqualified forgetfulness deserves
the protest of all the Portuguese colony,
and a practical solution. We are not
tied either to this or that party, and con
sequently form fourth party, and we
profit by the actual political division and
can make the other political factions feel
| our resentment.
The most practicable way to solve this
! protest is for us to send to the Legisla-
ture, Portuguese citizens who bind them
selves to support and defend the follow
ing programme:
l. Sovereign independence OF the
Kingdom.
| 2 Restriction of the Asiatic races.
| 3. Modification Of the Labor Contract
law.
4. Internal improvements.
5. Education.
+. Sound finance.
7. Division of Crown lands into home
stead lots for settlers.
8. Reduction of the National debt if
possible.
9. Free hospital for poor residents of
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nationality.
10. Creation of a municipal govern
ment in the principal towns OF the King
dom.
In the great Reform convention Of
Hilo the following candidates were NOM
mated for the next Legislature, viz: J.
NJ. Horner, J. Kauhane, r. r. Hind, J..
Wight, S. Parker, G.. III. WetmOre.
The above ticket is the most ridiculous
one that the party of Reform could con-
trive If such candidates can succeed it
will be misfortune for the less wealthy
classes.
Mr.. Horner is the prohibitionist cham
pion who has now for more than a year
disguised the public with his senseless
writings, and defender of the Chinese
DIR. Wight is the one who alone was de-
termined to vote against the anti-Chinese
amendment to the constitution; K. K.
Hind is the famous planter who threat
ems to dismiss the Portuguese who buy
lands of the Government, and the others
are of equal calibre. Therefore it is not
best for us to support a list composed
only of fanatical planters to Cypress us
with the weight of oppressive laws.
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! We wish our countrymen in Hiio to
consider veil the situation in which the
, Portuguese colony finds itself politically
and make efforts to send one Portuguese
, to the Legislature; we judge that if they
were united they could do it without the
least difficulty. Forward, patriots Of
Hilo, lose no time to follow a candidate
who may maintain and defend the pro-
, gramme which we publish to-day
From Maui we have not as yet received
a list, but we hope that our friends A
, Borba and A. Enos may accept the can
didacy.