The Daily bulletin., 1890-01-04

must be the duty OF The Government
to devote special attention to the
question of rcpopulatng the king
dom with suitable people and of
facilitating their settlement.
8. Our candidates will uncondi-
tioually endorse and further the earn
est wish expressed by our PoliticalAs-
sociations, for immediate and strin-
gent measures against the "Asiatic
hordes" who threaten this country,
supplanting and starving out the
natives and driving away the foreign
workmen. Chinese lahorers seem
evidently Indispensable to our plant
ing interests, and planters must have
the proper facilities for procuring at
their expense and obtaining as many
as they may need, but these must
he strictly kept on the plantations
and must be returned to their homes
as soon rs no longer used for planta-
tion labor. For that purpose, pro-
per restrictive constitutional legisla-
lon must he enacted without delay.
Moreover, in connection with this
Asiatic question, we insist on these
points:
(A) That neither the Government
nor any public officers or govern
ment contractors should be allowed
to use Asiatic labor on public
works.
OBJ That no new cOmers OF Asia
tic races should he allowed to ell
gage IN trade or mechanical occupa-
tions, the present licenses being
| gradually cancelled on the natural
disappearance of the actual owners.
9. In the special interest of the
laboring classes, Hawaiian and for.
eign, we favor the following sugges-
tiOns.
(A) That no finished materials
that can he made or procured here
on reasonable terms he imported for
Government use, SO rs 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 regulations,
so rs to make of it truly charitable
institution, more accessible to the
destitute of all natiOnalitics
(C) That the present Sunday law
be literally modified, so that the
people be allowed hca!thful recrea-
ton on that day;
(D) That a more equitable as
scssment of property and just re-
vision of the tax laws be obtained.
| 10. Regarding the liberal policy
desired by our Associations about
public improvements having for OBJ
ject the development of national re-
sources and giving greater facilities
to foreign and domestic COM
merce, we especially recommend
the following measures:
(A) The immediate improvement
of Honolulu harbor, to accommodate
vessels of the largest tonnage and
the increasing commerce of the
port;
(B) Government assistance for the
extension of the railroad around
Oahu, which will not only give occu-
patton TO laborers, but also facili-
tate the settling of the Island and
promote the cultivation of its ricl,
lands;
(C) The adoption of a better and
more systematic road system, and
the opening of new roads in the re-
mote districts where the local road
taxes are insufficient and where con
sequently the lands are now inacces-
sible to settlement;
(D) The improvement of harbor
and landing facilities Oh all the isl
ands, and the construction of all
necessary wharves and bridges.
If, to carry out the above cOntem.
plated improvements, or for the re-
funding of the present national debt
loan be necessary, we recommend
proper utillsatiOn of the Post
Office Savings Bank.
IL. Due attention must he givel
to the general education, will
liberal support of public schools; tt
the health of the country at large
and TO the sanitary conditions of th,
city of Honolulu.
, y. In view of preventing the ex
cesses of Government cen,ra!isatiol
, recently developed, u cautious stud,
, must be made of the feasibility o
local sef-government.
-. And, finally, we demand :
strong and rigid administration o
the laws and more impartial pro
secutlOn of delinquents, opium snug
, glers, illicit liquor sellers, and yag
! rants.
. Hoping that these brief views
| formulated in no partisan spirit, bu
+ with the most earnest desire of sery
ing the interests of the country n
; large, as well as of helping the caus
of the people and of The workin:
q classes, will meet with the approba
r tion of the people in the same wa,
! as they already have been endorsed
10y our candidates, we earnestly cal
! on the voters to manifest their all
q hesion al the polls.
, Honolulu, January ,, 1890.