The Daily bulletin., 1890-01-04

MCCudnlCS uul NOIhluSulCu w n tl- |
ion was held Friday evening at the
Knights of Pythias hall, Fort Street
Mr.. John Phillips the President was
in the Chair and called the meeting
to order at 1880 O'Clock. The min
utes of the previous meeting were
read by Secretary Stone and adopted,
afrer which the President under the
head of standing committees read q
revised platform rs follows:
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
Whereas the workingmen in this
kingdom feel that they have not
yet been duly represented in either
the Legislative or the Executive
branches of the Government and
that their interests and reasonable
desires have been ignored or disre-
garded in the making and applica-
ton of the laws:
Therefore, we the delegates, Sc
lectcd for the purpose by the Me-
chanics' Union and the Hui kalai-
alma, after careful consideration of
our heretofore published platforms
and a review of our political princi-
pies hereby 10 submit to the peo-
pie the following basis of policy,
which we have drafted for the guild
ance of such candidates as we may
present and support at the coming
elections for the Island of Oahu:
l. Our candidates are required TO
promote and defend all measures for
the advantage of the working classes
and to oppose whatever might be
subversive of their rights and inter-
ests, not forgetting, however, that
all classes in the nation being alike
entitled to consideration and protec-
ton, any legislation must be made
for the majority of the people, on
the basis of equality for all the civ
ilized races here settled, and no
longer perverted to the designs or
purposes of any clique, faction or
colony.
=. Our candidates are emphatic
ally pledged to maintain the abso-
lutte independence and perfect auto
nomy of the kingdom and agree not
to support any kind of treaties or
measures which might lead TO the
practical annexation or absorption
of our country by any other power;
but, for the purpose Of obtaining q
still more formal recognition of our
independence, with definite qua
rantee of neutral rights, they will
favor special appeal, not only to
America, hut also to all the Great
Powers who have hitherto protected
us and made treaties of friendship
with tins kingdom they will also
cOuntcnance the continuance of the
present Reciprocity Treaty with the
United States of America, under
this reservation, however, that, in
the event of an abrogation or altera-
ton of their present tariffs, Hawaii
must be at liberty to adopt mea-
sures to meet the contingency.
8. Whist deprecating any ILL
considered tampering with the pre-
sent Constitution, we think that,
from its having been framed very
hastily, it is necessarily imperfect,
and that u hcalthful revision of it
might he obtained in calm council
without undue outside pressure.
Such revision, made in progres
sive and liberal spirit, keeping in
view the political and social ad-
vaEcement of the country and care
fully guarding the peoples liberties,
would be the most enicacious and
satisfactory method of eradicating
forever all ideas of retrogression,
which at present no intelligent man,
native or foreigner, can entertain
without fear for our future safety
and independence.
1. Our candidates will support q
liberal modification of the presen,
law on the property and income
qualifications now required of elect.
ors for Mobiles, in order TO include
in that voting privilege worthy
class of natives, small landowners
and mechanics, who are now un'
justly debarred. 1t might also bt
we'll to consider whether more So
tisfactory status of the Legislature
could be obtained by dividing it into
two separate bodies, instead of sit
: ting together, as at present, which
is an anomaly not to he found in any
other constitutionaIly governed
! country.
3. We believe that certain public
Offices might be satisfactorily lillet
, by election of the people and recon-
, mend the question TO the thoughtfu
, consideration of the legislature. Al
any rate, we expect that the ap
pointment of all the public officer,
? will, in the future, give to the pub
lie better satisfaction than they have
done hitherto, and we are in favo
, of the adoption of a iudicious civi
service and equitable pension law
to protect the really efficient an'
faithful public servants and secur
! them from arbitrary removal wit!
+ every political change.
6. We decidedly favor the mos
rigid economy in the expenditure o
q the public funds; and one of th
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