The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1902-01-05

I ed. and which is so full OF siEnifcznc,
20 our people That is 10 say. tn
President fayors Cd homes,eads 4.
against a region of large estates till
ed By cheap labor and (2) develop
neut Of the Territory Ion the tradi
tiOnal American lines Nov. let i:
consider these propositions in the OF
der in which | have stated them
Her former Majesty. QHeea LiliuO
kslani. and every thoughtful subject
Of hers have decided that further dis
cussion looking to restoration Of the
Monarchy IS utterly useless The is
sues Of the conflict have been referred
to the recording angel OF history We
all have accepted the inevitable. and
have settled down TO the fact that this
is American territory. and that it viii
remain American territory forever
unless in the course Of time and
events it is wrested from the United
States by the strong arm OF some SUI
perior nation. And. so. We meet to
night. Americans. one and all. whether
born in liberty loving Massachusetts,
in patriotic Virginia, in fiery South
Carolina. in the great West, or on
these shores. made immortal by the
military genius and craftsmanship OF
the Kamehamehas.
Land and Homestead Laws.
As we are Americans on American
soil. We must square our life by the
rule of conduct regulating American
life. We cannot expect TO be politi
cally half American and half Euro
pean. or Asiatic Now the people
who originally came from Europe to
America came seeking a new home;
and they settled down and established
homes, for which they fought until
they conquered the right TO keep their
home free form all outside interior
plCSCAttu NAAN cAau manu- ~
all persons coming in tor settle down
and build up homes; but they gave the
other purposes. Land acts and home
stead laws We're of comparatively ear
" origin. 1t would tax your time and
patience to go infinitely into this sub
ject. The purpose of the people of
the nation TO save the public land for
homeseekers. which was early felt
and expressed. was voiced by them
in a special manner in 1884 in the con-
ventions of both the Republican and
the Democratic parties. they being
the two parties with which the people
of the nation affiliate.
Heritage of the People.
The platform of the Republicans
was reported to the convention by
William Mckinley. Jr.. who was then
a Representative in Congress. and
who has recently been enshrined in
our hearts. He was then noted for
his carefully considered views, and ali
his utterances were regarded as ma
ture and conservative. He reported
this plank: The public lands are the
heritage of the people of the United
States. and should be reserved as
far as possible for small holdings by
actual settlers. We are, opposed 10
the acquisition of large tracts of these
lands by corporations. or individuals,
especially where such holdings are
in the hands of nonresident aliens,
and we will endeayor to obtain such
legislation as will tend to correct this
evil. We demand of Congress the
speedy forfeiture of all land grants.
which have lapsed by reason of non
compliance with acts of incorporation
in all cases where there has been no
attempt in good faith to perform the
conditions of such ganrts.
In the same year the Democratic
National Convention made this declar-
alton: I'VE believe that the public
lands ought. as far as possible. to be
kept as homesteads for actual set
tiers: that all unearned lands. hereto
fore improvidently granted to rail-
road corporations by the action OF the
Republican party. should be restored
to the public domain. and that no
more grants of land should be made
to corporations. or be allowed to fall
into the ownership of alien absen-
tees"
Preaching No New Doctrine.
Now these declarations have guided
the craftsmanship of the country for
a quarter OF a century. and President
Roosevelt is preaching no new doc
trine in announcing his policy to-
wards the public lands of Hawaii
When we sought annexation 10 the
United States. we certainly knew that
Americanism is opposed 10 large es-
tates and is in favor of homesteads-
No thoughtful person, therefore. can
elsiu1 that the President has given US