The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-01-28

took control.
BY reason OF outstanding passports, |
the number OF Chinese had increased on |
JANUARY l, 1888, TO 1871, WHICH NUM-
Der MARKS HIGH TIDE.
At the Special Session of 1887, re-
striction Act was passed, which was sup
plemented by a further Act in 1888. By
the terms OF these Acts, practically all
Chinese are excluded, proviso allowing
the entrance of not more than 800 in any
quarter if the agricultural necessities OF
the country require it, upon the requisi-
ton OF the Board of immigration coun-
tersigned by the Cabinet. Although
strong pressure has been brought to bear
at times, no permits have been issued
under this proviso.
A further clause in the act of 1888 de-
clared all outstanding passports not used
before July, 1889, to be cancelled. By
virtue OF this clause
1850 OUTSTANDING PASSPORTS WERE CAN
CELLED ON THE 1sT OF JULY, 1889,
thereby preventing that number of Chi
nese who held them from returning to
the islands.
From March l., 1888, the date when
the restriction act OF 1887 went into
effect, to January l, 1890, the num-
Der of male Chinese who left the
country was. ...: .-.....-' Z,9lo
During the same period there came in
to the country. L ,SOo
Decrease. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. ...1,1O7
Add outstanding passports cancelled
July l, 1889. ................... i, 15O
! Total decrease to the credit of the Re-
form party..... ........z, oo'
OF the 1903 who have come into the
have come on passports issued since tina,
date, leaving 1910 who have come in or
| passports issued under the old system
| Had it not been for these 1910 passports
large portion OF which were fraudulent
and for which the Reform party are
not responsible, the number would hav,
| bccll Stili iui liiCl iCuuCCu ny eliett luiia
Der, or a total reduction of 4,497 i,
twenty-one months of Reform rule.
1t is charged that the members of tn
Legislature of 1888 stultified themselve
by not passing the anti-Chinese constitu
tional amendment in 1888.
THIS CHARGE is WITHOUT FOUNDATION
THR REFORM PARTY CAME INTO POWER
UPON A SINGLE ISSUE.
That issue was the support Of the New
Constitution, and the establishment c
Constitutional Government under it, il
place of the unlimited personal despo
tism which had preceded it.
That issue and that alone was the on
before the electors in September, 1887
and the country responded in the affirm
alive by electing forty-six out of forty
eight members of the House.
This issue was of paramount impo,
lance and the Legislature carried on
the work entrusted to it faithfully an
WE'LL
During the course OF the session othe
questions arose, important in themselves
but side issues as compared with tn
main question. Among these were tn
questions of temperance legislation an
Chinese restriction. Neither of thes
questions were mentioned IN the Part
Platform nor were they discussed at tn
election.
They were questions upon which mem
bers honestly differed.
The proposition to, not only restric
men from coming into the country, bu
to regulate the employments Of thos
already here, by reason OF their nation
atty, is sufficiently startling one, an
SO contrary to all precedent in any coun
try governed by Anglo Saxon principles
that no man has right to impugn tn
motives of another for not accepting
upon sight.
The direst necessity and the plea {
self-defense and self preservation are tn
only excuse for it.
The appreciation of the necessity
this action has come but slowly, bu
come it has, and it has come to stay
The question which was a side issue
and concerning which there was div
sion of opinion two years ago, is nov
one of the main issues.
CHINESE RESTRICTION AND REGULATION
is the main principle of the Re
form party and the most prominen
plank in its platform. The Cabinet an
it's candidates are pledged to carry it int
effect.
The Reform party has never made
pledge that it has not carried out.
Under its administration the unbroke
record of increase in the number {
Chinese has been broken, and decreas
shown for the first time since Chiname
came to the country.
The Reform party confidently appeal
to the country for support in carrying
out its policy of Chinese restriction an
regulation, relying upon its record as
guaranty OF the faithful execution of tn
trust confided to it.
| Makawao News.
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