The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-19

TO THE VOTERS or THE REPUB-
LIC OF HAWAII.

TO THE VOTERS or THE REPUB-
Lie OF HAWAII.
We. the delegates of the American
Union Party Of the Island of oahu,
Republic of HuUdii, in convention
assembled this I9th day of October,
1894, announce and declare these to
be orr principles and this the plat
form Of orr party:
!. We declare unequivocally that the
foremost mission of the American Union
Party shall continue to be unreserved
effort to secure the political union of
Hawaii with the United States OF
America.
2. We cordially commend the eff
cient, courageous and honorable conduct
OF public affairs by the officers of the
Provisional Government and Republic
of Hawaii.
3. We are proud of our party's policy
of internal improvements and develop.
ment, and in witness point to the in.
auguration of extensive public works,
to practical projects of similar nature,
and to plans of settlement for open
lands.
4. We oppose the employment of
prison labor in any mechanical pursuit.
8. We are opposed to the employment
of Asiatics upon any public work.
@. We declare against the importa-
ton of labor or material of any kind
whatever by the Government.
Z. We recommend that the Govern
ment at once secure absolute ownership
of all waterfront lands in every harbor
throughout the group where the pos
session of such lands by other parties is
detrimental to necessary wharfage
facilities
3. We favor a revision of the tax
system, whereby all property, inn
proved or unimproved, shall be taxed
on an equal basis, and recommend q
consideration of the graduated taA
system.
8. We favor such legislation as vii
promote the occupancy OF all publ,
lands by small holders, and foster The
development of varied industries, be
lieving it to be OF vital Importance tina
'many acres should be for many men.
We ask that Hawaiians have the op
portunity to secure homesteads upol
more favorable terms than granted t,
others.
10. We are in hearty sympathy will
the spirit which actuated the Govern
ment in its dispatch OF a commissions
to search for European labor for the in
dustries of the islands; as a furthe
earnest OF the intent of the dominan
party in these premises we refer to tn
creation OF the Labor Commission b.
the Councils of the Republic.
Il. We pledge all the power and in
tiuence this party may possess to az
gressive endeavor to bring about at ono
the restriction of Asiatic immigration
In this connection we again point to tn
menace of Asiatic encroachment, an
demand legislative protection from thes
people for Hawaiian, American an
European mechanics and tradesmen.
~. We urge the enactment at once G
law that will cause the Asiatics brough
to these Islands for plantation labor +
continue in that service, or return
their homes.
IS. We demand such a revision of tn
Tariff as will prohibit competition wit
, American products and manufacture
protection to which America is justl
entitled by virtue of the treaty of Rec
procity, and which we deem necessar
to insure the existence of our Merchant
who are being rapidly superseded by a
element having nothing in common wit
the principles lying at the foundation {
our institutions.
IA. We urge the Government to secui
for the Islands cable communication
that no exclusive franchise be granted
and that no agreement or contract /
made which does not meet with I'll
; unqualified approval of the Unite
States
10. We ask that there be continue
effort in the direction of extending al
improving the system of free schools.
IS. We declare our opposition
Monopolies and Trusts of any kind.
II. We declare full allegiance to ii
Republic of Hawaii, citing its Constit
ton and the present peaceful conditit
of the country as the work of the Anne
lean Union Party.