The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-17
HomeiRulers Have
lie gisIative
Plan.
THEIR MEASURES
MUST GO THROUGH
Candidates to be Pledged to'Vote
Straight and Not Propose
Any Amendments.

" ONE RULERS are preparing to
~ do" politics on scale never be-
%A fore attempted. The plans upon
which the members of the executive
committee and affiliated members of
the Legislature will work are now two
fold. While they are not overlooking
anything which might be considered as
ammunition in their warfare against
Governor Dole, they have inaugurated
a class OF work which indicates that
they consider an extra session as i'm
possible.
Although there has been no formal
committee given the task OF preparing
a party platform for the campaign of
next year, several members are hard at
work upon the preparation OF bills,
which failed to pass the last Legisla-
ture. for submission to the heads Of the
party organizations. for ratification.
which will mean that these measures
shall constitute the platform of the
party. and that upon them each mem
Der shall be pledged before he is given
a nomination for a seat in the Legis-
lature-
The ramidcatIons Of the plan are
many. According to one member OF the
Legislature who was second to none in
prominence during the spring and sum-
mer sessions, the plan is to choose the
measures upon which the Home Rule
party Is TO pin its faith, consider them
in detail and then when the form Of
a measure pleases the executive COM
mittee make IL an article in the con-
fessiOn OF faith TO which each would
be Home Rule legislator must sub
scribe. The pledge is to be n steel
bound, copper-riveted. alright oath
which binds the candidate; then in the
event OF election he Will vote for the
various bills enumerated in the plat
form. first. last and all the time. And
continued the legislator, in the event
OF a Home Rule majority there is TO
be not a single change in any one OF
the bills so chosen. There VIII not be
an amendment offered. but the bills VII
be rushed through on schedule time.
there being speeches only in explana-
ton
The special meeting OF the committee
this evening will have several particu-
lar matters before 1t. The question OF
a mass meeting for the purpose OF /
sending to the President a statement /,
in the event OF Gov. DOle's new refusal !
to call an extra session. will be up. and .
there Is a strong belief that it will be |
adopted. The plan is TO provide a COM (
mittee to arrange for such a meeting. |
for speakers and resolutions. It is not /
thought any attempt will be made to /
call such a meeting until late in the 1
month OF January. There viii be given !
bv this plan time for the preparation
OF the resolutions and addresses, and
as we'll opportunity for the party lead
ers on other islands to be notified or
the plan so that they may have oppor-
tunity to come here If found desirable.
or at least, to communicate 10 local
Home Rulers their wishes in regard to
the various questions.
1t is desired on the part Of many
Home Rulers that the mass meeting
proposed shall be held at time when
the various outside leaders are in the
,ftv TO take part in the great confer
ence which is scheduled for the latter
part of January. At that time it is ex-
pected there will be a representative
session Of the heads Of the various dis ,
,rict anu other local clubs and COM
rnittees. which shall decide the lines
to be followed in all subsequent mat
ers OF party government AS showing
how the party proposes to proceed. the
following editorial. from the kuokoa
Home Rula. the original organ Of the
pa rtv. and for which George Markham.
the editor. still claims that honor Is
luOted,
ARE NOW PREPARING.
Tho leaders OF the Home Rule Aloha
Alma marty are making arrangements Tor !
the publication. weekly. OF such lows a
az, E-.rte1 am thai tha said laws wili
be IN shane when presented for the con-
si.1er,tin, ~ the legislature at it's regI-