The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-27

-e-srusS II me Lu-E-s 1cSCs II;
bse- Z substantial increase In the n
core f-u- chzc law, which was verl
marked departure il some respect.
from rh= r-svIoGS law
aNe= when We have barely become
accustomed 70 that law, 1t < proposed
20 s-a-r an innovation and branch
Out fr-c another system q taxation
which believe X not 3 sound method
cE procedure under the czrcuCSt2rces
and r0c su1cs6 70 or conditions. We
a-s II = transition STATE. We al IN
is-s-an5 the conditions OF population
+ society ard business ard oQ- political
position IL the present time, and 70
7 undertake now I radical Departure,
after 50 recently making Z very great
change. seems % ne uuSouci
As f4r as I understand the prin-
c5u-s O.. 5tsa q the income C2x, Il Is
theoretically the faIres1 tax II has
bes1 successfully applied IN England
ard some Of The colonies. where con
t1-50zs are d1Ee-sn-- IN England. with
Z great population and comparatively
I snail area and with i machinery
Of Euvzrzrsur UrsxcsIled On the earth
they have been able 70 carry ouC the
sys-s- fairIy vel In New Zealand.
With = hoEoEs1eous population o.
10000 people. with the hest Of co1di-
mons as 10 education and Development
q The country they have carried OUc
the provisions Of Al income tax SIG
csssfu-ry There were great GIEeUI-
-1es II t-s-t-u-tcE II there With our
eoz55Cio-s It would De extremely din
gU-- 20 carry cut Suc1 Z law and have
II work fairly and Justly
IN regard 10 the policy Of the Gov
s-Eue1C II This matter. that has been
clearly and distinctly announced
through the message OF the President
TO the Legislature II is opening which
Is a. fellows The operation Of the
TAX law Of 1856 produced il the main
satisfactory results. and while II gave
rise 70 litigation II K now more fully
understood. and It's administration II
t1e future viii undoubtedly meet with
but E--Is opposition Fur this reason.
and also on account Of Z desire that
al legislation should follow conserva-
tive lines. the Exeucutive have dseid-
Sd lot 10 introduce and new measure
for the purpose OF increasing the rev
e1u&
I viii II this connection remark
upon The matter OF the policy OF the
Executive Il has been stated il this
house and Il has been published II
the local press, that one OF the diff
CuLCtes q the work in the Legislature
sC this Session one reason for the
delay II its WORK has been on account
OF The lack OF policy on the part Of the
/ GOFErl1eEt- Il seems 10 ne that
those statements have been made
rather Ch0ughtIsssIy- and without
basis II fact because II the message
OF ths President the policy OF the Gov
eminent was announced very clearly
on the more important matters which
are before the country In the first
place, the policy was announced ii
regard 10 The political status. with
reference 10 our relations with the
United States next came the matter
OF public Improvements the policy Of
the Government in regard 10 which
vas clearly stated Then IN regard
20 edErauou- reTe1ue. consolidation
Of the public debt cable coumuuica-
rio1- forestry, sanitation. and the ap-
preparation bills On all the main es-
S=1-IsI matters for the administration
Of the Government for the uext Two
years & clear and definite policy has
been announced in the message. the
Appropriation Bill and on the floor
OF both Houses. and Is being followed
It seems 10 the ELzcurive that under
existing conditions II would be Z mis-
take 70 exchange for the present sys-
tan Of taxation z ueE- uutried and
experimental system
i therefore support most heartily
The motion 10 Indefinitely postpone the
present bill which would set Us adrift
On the s=z OF experiment.