The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-09-02

never be given that privilege under any
/ circumstances.
The native Hawaiian is entitled to it
and worthy of II.
ZION. PAUL R. IsENBERG, rancher,
LII Oahu.
III l. A Territorial form of government.
H 2 The Supreme Court to be APP
pointed by the President of the
! United States for life.
! The Circuit Court to be elective for four
years.
8. / favor the retention of the Judges Of
the present Supreme Court, the others to
be elected by the people.
L. To be elected from residents of the
proposed Territory.
5, Offfcers to be elected by the people
g. | am in favor of retaining the penal
contract labor laws.
If proper wages are paid thlnk we can
get all the labor we want.
Z. Not answered.
n GORGE A. DAVIS, lawyer. Honolulu.
l. A Territorial form of govern
l, ment with such concessions as Con-
" gress is willing to make and as our
condition and status warrant. We
should have Representative in Congress
and a Senator if possible and within the
power of Congress. A Territorial Legis-
lature of fifteen members-one house is
all we need-together with a Governor
and Executive Council of five. Honolulu
and Hilo are entitled to have a Mayor
and Board of Aldermen.
2 The Judges of the Supreme Court
should be appointed by the Governor of
the Territory for life, and the Circuit
Judges for three years by the Governor.
s. A court of last resort should be COM
posed of able and impartial men, whose
opinions should be founded upon the law
and the evidence as presented, and they
should be able to recognize that the con-
ditions of this country have changed. The
this.
A change is desirable and especially so
OF the ground that on the formation of a
new Territory all should be given equal
rights in the matter of selection for Of
flee.
l. They should be selected from the peo-
pie of the Territory.
s. The principal officers, Judges, Chief
Sheriff, etc. should be appointed by the
Governor.
6 AS long as Asiatic labor is imported
and employed the penal clause is the only
protection that
capital has and
~ WILL. it should stand.
WnlIeS If white labor
Cannot Work in ed edh a D5 e dn fSs
the Fields. work on the
clause must be
e p a e d. I
must confess that 1 fear that the work
in the canefelds cannot be performed by
white laborers. The business interests Of
the country must be protected Congress
should give the planters time in the mat
ter of the penal clause as to Asiatic labor
ers and the penal clause. Corporal pun
iShment should be done away with and
any manager who allows it on the plan
tations should be prosecuted.
z. | would like to see the negroes of the
South sent here in large numbers. They
can do the work and will make good citi-
zens if treated properly.
.. A restricted franchise e. e. taxed on
$500 income or real personal property
or both to the extent of $400 and the fur
ther qualification that the voter should
be able to read and write the English
language.
n FORGE P. ANDREWS, NJ. D.. Hon
1 oluu.
tJ l. The one which will come TO ia
with annexation. OF course 1 should
prefer statehood, but Territorial rights
will do for the present. If we could have
maintained our independence under the
present regime it would have been most
desirable, but the danger of foreign in
prevention was too imminent The mon
archy had outlived it's day, and its con-
tnuance was an invitation to corruption
and turmoil
2. think both should be elective and
L rather favor long term of years
3. No answer given.
4. think the most satisfactory and
useful selection can be made from rest
dents of the Territory
8. Elected.
8. do not favor penal contracts. and 7
do not see why the general laws that
govern contracts cannot be applied to
these.
I. No answer given
g. would have an educational restric-