The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-06

Union and the Hui Kalaiaina' Friday
evening:
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
Whereas the workingmen in this King
dom feel that they have not vet been duly
represented III either the Legislative or the
Executive branches of the Government
and that their interests and reasonable de-
slres have been ignored or disregarded in
the making and application of the laws:
Therefore, We the delegates, selected for
the purpose by the Mechanics Union and
the Hui kalaiaina, after careful considera-
ton of our heretofore published platforms
and review OF our political principles. do
hereby submit to the people the following
basis of policy which we have drafted for
the guidance of such candidates as We may
present and support at the coming election
for the Island of Oahu:
/. Our candidates are required to pro-
mote and defend all measures for the ad-
vantage OF the working classes and to OPP
pose whatever might be Subyersive of their
rights and interests, not forgetting, how
ever, 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 civilized races here
settled. and no longer perverted to the de-
signs or purposes o. any clique, faction or
colony.
= Our candidates are emphatically
pledged to maintain the absolute independ-
ence and perfect autonomy of the King
dom 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 still more form
al recognition of our independence, with a
definite guarantee of neutral rights, they
Will favor special appeal, not only to
America but also to all the great powers
who have hitherto protected us and made
treaties of friendship with thi, Kingdom ;
they Will also cUuntenance the continuance
of the present reciprocity treaty with the
United States of America, under this reser-
walton, however. that in the event of an
abrogation or alteration of their present
tariffs, Hawaii must be at liberty to adopt
measures to meet the contingency.
3. Whilst deprecating any ill-cOnsidered
tampering with the present Constitution,
We think that, from its having been
framed very hastily, it is necessarily I'M
perfect, and that healthful revision of it
might be obtained in calm council without
undue outside pressure. Such revision,
made in progressive and liberal spirit,
keeping in view the political and social add
vancement OF the country and carefully
guarding the peoples liberties, would be
the most efficacious and satisfactory meth
cd of graduating forever all ideas of retro
| erosion, which at present no intelligent
man, native or foreigner, can entertain
without fear for our future safety and in
| dependence.
4. Our candidates will support a liberal
modification of the present law on the
property and income qualifications now
| required of electors for Mobiles, in order to
| include in that voting privilege worthy
class of natives, small landowners and
mechanics, who are now unjustly de-
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| whether more satisfactory status of the
Legislature could be obtained by dividing
| 1t into two separate bodies, instead OF sit.
ting together, as at present, which is an
anomaly not to be found in any other con-
| stltutlOnally governed country.
5. We believe that certain public offices
| might be satisfactorily filled by election of
the people and recommend the question to
| the thoughtful consideration of the legisla-
| ture. AT any rate, we expect that the
| appointment Of all the public officers will
in the future, give to the public better
! satisfaction than they have done hitherto
and we are in favor of the adoption of a
| judicious civil service and equitable pen
| sion law, to protect the really efficient and
faithful public servants and secure them
from arbitrary removal with every poll
teal change.
| 6. We decidedly favor the most rigid
| economy in the expenditure of the public
|
| proofs OF that desire can be given by the
| suppression of all unnecessary Offices, now
used for the purpose Of favOritism, and by
| the reduction of many excessive salaries
while at the same time, the humble and
Indispensable public servants, who, at
| present, barely exist on starvation sal
| airy, should receive a just increase.
| Z. AS the strength and wealth of ma
ton are built ON the partition of the soil
into numerous small farms rather than
into few large estates, our candidates
will endorse all practicable suggestions fol
augmenting the efficiency of the Home
stead Act and consider the ways and
means of obtaining ard devOting more
lands to the purposes of that act. Concern
ing immigration generally, it must be the
| duty of the Government to devote special
attention to the question of repopulating
the kingdom with suitable people and OF
| facilitating their settlement.
8. Our candidates will uncOnditonally
endorse and further the earnest wish ex-
| pressed by our Political Associations for i'm
| mediate and stringent measures against
| the "Asiatic hordes" who threaten this
| country, supplanting and starving out the
| natives and driving away the foreign work
| men. Chinese labOrerS seem evidently in
| dispensable to our planting interests, and
| planters must have the proper facilities
| for procuring at their expense and obtain
ing as many as they may need, but these
must be strictly kept on the plantations
and must be returned to their homes as
soon as no longer used for plantation
labor. For that purpose, proper restric-
acted without delay. Moreover, in con.
nection with this Asiatic question, we in
sist on these points:
| (A) That neither the Government nor
any public officers or government contrac-
| tors should be allowed to use Asiatic labor
| on public works;
OBJ That no new corners of Asiatic races
| should be allowed to engage in trade or
| mechanical occupations, the present licen-
| SEES being gradually Cancelled on the natural
disappearance of the actual owners.
| 9. In the special interest of the labOTing
| classes, Hawaiian and foreign, we favor
| the following suggestions:
| ca That no finished materials that can
| be made or procured here on reasonable
| terms be imported for Government use, so
as to protect local industries
OBJ That, in consideration of the heavy
subsidies paid to the Queens Hospital
from public funds, the Government should
insist on its trustee; modifying the regula-
tons, SO as to make of it truly charitable
institution, more accessible to the destitute
of all nationalities;
Co That the present Sunday law be
literally modified, so that the people be
allowed healthful recreation on that day ;
Cd That more equitable assessment of
property and just revision of the tax laws
be obtained.
TO- Regarding the liberal policy desired
by our Associations about public improve
ments having for object the development
of national resources and giving greater
facilities to foreign and domestic commerce.
we especially recommend the following
measures:
ca The immediate improvement OF
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