The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-10-22
PLATFORMS:
PLATFORM:
TO THE VOTERS OF THE RE-
PUBLIC OF IA WAII:


We, the delegates Of the american
Union Party Of the Island Of
oahu, Republic of HdUdii, an
convention assembled this 18Th
day of october, 1894, announce
and declare these to be our
principles and this the plat
form Of our party:
l. 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.
.. 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
aueuIation of extensive public works,
to practical projects of similar nature,
and to plans OF settlement ior open
lands.
4. We oppose the employment OF
prison labor in any mechanical pursuit.
). We are opposed to the employ ment
| of Asiatics upon any public work.
6. We declare against the lmporta-
! ton of labor or material OF any kind
whatever by the Government.
7. We recommend that the Govern
ment at once secure absolute ownership
of all waterfront lands in every harbor
throughout the group where the posses
sion of such lands by other parties is
| detrimental to necessary wharfage
| facilities.
s. We favor a revision of the tax
4 xx-haraIxr oil nr0nprtv I'M
proved or improved, shall be taxed
on an equal basis, and recommend
| consideration oil the graduated tax
system. 81,
| 9. We favor such legislation as will
| promote the occupancy OF all pubic
| lands by small holders and foster the
| DEVELOPMENT of varied industrious, be-
| lieving it to be of vital Importance that
"msny acres should be for many men,
| We ask that Hawaiians have the OPP
| portunity to secure homesteadS upon
/ more favorable terms IMAM grahIeu u
i others.
| 10. We are in hearty sympathy with
the spirit which actuated the Govern
ment in its dispatch of commissioner
to search Tor European labor Tor the In
dustries of the Islands; as further
earnest OF the intent OF the dominant
party in these premises we refer to the
creation of the Labor Commission by
the Councils of the Republic.
IL. We pledge all the power and In
fiuence this party may possess to ag
gressive endeavor to bring about at once
the restriction of Asiatic immigration
In this connection we again point to the
menace of Asiatic encroachment, anC
demand legislative protection from these
| people for Hawaiian, American anC
European mechanics and tradesmen.
| IL. We urge the enactment at once o
| law that will cause the Asiatics brought
to these Islands for plantation labor Il
continue in that service, or return Il
their homes.
Is. We demand such a revision OF thu
Tariff as will prohibit competition witt
American products and manufactures
protection TO which America is lustl.
entitled by virtue OF the treaty OF Reel
procity, and which we deem necessar.
to insure the existence of our Merchants
who are rapidly being superseded by al
element having nothing in common will
the principles lying at the foundation
our Institutions.
IA. We urge the Government to secur
for the Islands cable communication
that no exclusive franchise be granted
and that no agreement or contract b
made which does not meet with tn
unqualiheu aPPiO'oA VI
States.
Is. We ask that there be continue
effort in the direct on OF extending an
improving the system of free schools.
: is. We declare our opposition t
Monopolles and Trusts OF any kind.
II. We declare full allegiance to tn
Republic of Hawaii, citing its Constitu
ton and the present peaceful conditio
of the country as the work Of the Amer
iacn Union Party. 3S2O-t1