The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-12

a NEW PLATFORM UN-
FURLED.


hall on Friday evening, President
Kahoonei occupying the chair. Quite
a number of politicians were present.
The meeting was opened with prayer,
after which the secretary read the
minutes of the previous meeting,
which were adopted after some slight
alterations.
JNo. Poe made motion that the
committee appointed to draft plat
form for the organization be requested
to make their report.
Mr.. KALANA contended that the
first business of the evening was I'M
finished business left from the previ-
Gus meeting.
On the motion being put and carried
]. Kanui, the chairman of that COM
mittee, read the following platform,
prepared by J. Poe and himself, for
the candidates to abide by:
l. We do hereby wish to express
our sincere hopes that our independ-
ence be continued as we have enjoyed
in the past.
2. We fervently hope that Hawaii
will continue as mOnarchial govern
ment, and that the line of succession
formulated, and mentioned by the
late Kalakaua in his will, be acted
upon, and that the laws of the king
dom should be changed accordingly
in order to enforce it.
8. We shall do all in our power to
promote the government, and ever to
uphold the throne of Hawaii, and
in times of foreign invasion or
civil strife, we shall endeavor to as
sist the government as the law re-
quires.
4. We firmly desire the constitu-
ton to be changed so as to conform
with the wishes of the people, that
mobiles should receive remunerations
for their services.
5. We hope to effect reform in the
election of civil officers, and that their
salaries be reduced.
6. We shall use all our influence to
will enact laws so that HaWaiians all
receive better chances of obtaining
for moderate salaries, and the amounts
left over in the appropriation bill
should be added to the resources of a
National Bank Ito be established).
Z. The National Bank shall be
national property, the people to de-
posit their sums in the said bank, the
interest to be devoted to internal and
domestic enterprises, and borrowers
must give good securities for loans.
s. The manager of the National
Bank to be elected by the people.
Said manager must own estates free
from mortgage, etc.
8. We shall bring measures forbid
ding vaccination. Vaccination has
done unspeakable harm to this ma
ton in the spread of leprosy, which
must be attributed to it.
TO- We shall revise the laws con-
corning leprOsy. The Board of Health
should be dismissed, for they have
failed to try and find means of allevi-
ating the sufferings of the lepers.
IL. We shall favor the establish
ment of Hawaiian Board of Health
to look after the public health,
II. We shall make laws authoriz-
ing the establishment of a branch
leper hospital at Kalihi, where those
who claim to have discovered reme-
dies for the cure of leprosy are to be
permitted to experiment on the Iep-
ers, and those pronounced cured not
to be removed from the hospital till
at the end of two years from that date
of experiment.
Ii. In order to reduce the profits of
the smuggling ring, opium intro
duced into the country to be licensed.
IA. Gambling and lotteries carried
on in the Kingdom to be licensed.
Is. Heads of departments making
extended tours abroad should not re-
ceive salaries for the time they are
away. The government ought not to
pay salaries for services not rem
dered.
16. Government officers should be
elected by the people, and laws
should be made to that effect. Heads
of departments should be appointed
by the Sovereign.
II. All subordinate officials to be
elected by the people. They shall
receive their commission from the
Cabinet. The Police and District
Justices to have power to cancel their
commissions if these officers are
found guilty on any charge relating
to their official capacity before the |
Courts.
Is Sunday laws should be en-
forced, and the sanctity of Gods Day
reverenced by all. The laborers should |
be guarded in the enjoyment of their
Sabbath rest; and it is not conform |
able with physical and moral laws to
let Iaborers work seven days in the |
week. The welfare of the public, and
Christians especially, ought not to be
trampled on by pagans.
10. We, the candidates for Mobiles
and Representatives, solemnly swear
to uphold the above platform of the
Hui Kalaiaina.
20. The importation of medical APP
planes, drugs, etc., by merchants,
should not be permitted. The Govern
ment alone should import them.
Mr.. KALANA moved that the re-
port of the committee be referred to a
committee of five.
MR.. KAHUMOKU thought that as
The committee had not signed their
report, it was not properly before the
louse, and should be returned to
hem.
j. Poe, one of the trainers of the
platform, said that they did not sign
heir report because it was not ap-
proved yet. If they had signed their
'eport before it was approved by the
meeting, all would ridicule them and
all them cranky fools.
MR.. KALANA said that the reason
lie asked the report to be referred to
special committee was, because the j
eport was a very poor literary piece
u work. Yet there were some arti- :
les he greatly favored, and he did not !
want the good ones to suffer for the
clauses included in the
eport, therefore he moved the pre- .
lon, l. s.,l. I