The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-10-23
PLATFORMS:
TO THE TOTER,S OF THE RE
PUBLIC OF Ia WAH:

EOBLIC or ia w III.
We, the delegates Of the american
Union PARTY Of the Island Of
oahu, Republic Of Hd1Odii, in
convention assembled this 18Th
dan of October, 1894, announce
and declare these to be our
principles and this the plat
form Of oar party:
l. We declare unequivoca)ly that the
foremos, 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.
8. We are proud of our party's POLICY
OF internal improvements and develop
meut, and in witness point TO the in
au.uiation 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.
5. We are opposed to the employ
of Asiatics upon any public work.
8. 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 posses
sion of such lands by other parties is
detrimental to necessary wharfage
facilities.
s. We favor a revision of the tax
system, whereby all property, i'm
proved or unimproved, shall be taxed
on an equal basis. and recommend a
consideration oil the graduated tax
system.
9. We favor such legislation as will
promote the occupancy of all public
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 than granted to
others.
10. We are in hearty sympathy with
the spirit which actuated the Govern
ment in its dispatch of a commissioner
to search Tor European labor for the in
dustries of the Islands; as a further
earnest OF the intent OF the dominant
creation of the Labor Commission by
the Councils of the Republic.
IL. We pledge all the power and in
huence 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, and
demand legislative protection from these
people for Hawaiian, American and
European mechanics and tradesmen.
IL. We urge the enactment at once OF
a law that will cause the Asiatics brought
to these Islands for plantation labor to
continue in that service, or return to
their homes.
49, We demand such q revision of the
Tariff as will prohibit competition with
American products and manufactures,
protection to which America IS Justly
entitled by virtue of the treaty of Reel
procity, and which we deem necessary
| to insure the existence OF our Merchants,
who are rapidly being superseded by an
element having nothing in common with
the principles lying at the foundation OF
our institutions.
IA. We urge the Government to secure
| for the Islands cable communication /;
that no exclusive franchise be granted /;
and that no agreement or contract be
| made which does not meet with the
unqualified approval OF the United
States.
Is. We ask that there be continued
effort in the direct on OF extending and
improving the system of free schools.
Is. We declare our opposition to
MonopolIes and Trusts of any kind.
II. We declare full allegiance to the
Republic of Hawaii, citing its Constltu-
ton and the present peaceful condition
| Of the country as the work of the Amer
| iacn Union Party. 3S2O-tf