The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-27
PLATFORM.
TO THE VOTERS OF THE REPUB-
Lie OF HAWAII.

TO THE VOTERS OF THE REPUB-
Lie OF HAWAII:
We. the delegates of the American
Union Party of the Island of Oahu,
Republic of HdtDdii, in convention
assembled this 18Th dag of October
1894, announce and declare these to
be oar 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
5. We are opposed to the employment
of Asiatics upon any public work.
6. We declare against the importa-
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 pos
session of such lands by other parties is
detrimental to necessary wharfage
facilities.
8. We favor a revision of the tax
system, whereby all property, inn
proved or unimproved, shall be taxed
on an equal basis, and recommend a
consideration of 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 industries, be-
lieving it to be OF vital importance that
"many acres should be for many men.
We ask that Hawaiians have the op.
por,unity 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 commissioner
to search for European labor for 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.
II. We pledge all the power and in
| fiuence this party may possess to ag
gressive endeavor to bring about at ono
| the restriction of Asiatic immigration
| In this connection we again point to TIN
menace of Asiatc encroachment, ant
demand legislative protection from thes'
people for Hawaiian, American anC
! European mechanics and tradesmen.
~. We urge the enactment at once o
a law that will cause the Asiatcs brough
to these Islands for plantation labor t.
continue in that service, or return II
their homes.
10. We demand such revision of tn
Tariff as will prohibit competition witt
American products and manufactures
protection to which America is justl.
entitled by virtue of the treaty of Reel
procity, and which we deem necessar.
to insure the existence of our Merchants
who are being rapidly superseded by al
element having nothing in common witt
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
unuualified approval of the Unite