The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-27
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was to offer an amendment declaring
nominated and then adjourn after noti-
flying the Territorial convention that
| everything had been completed. He
asked how the members of the COM
nnittee would feel if the Territorial COM
rnittee should suggest the names of
men from the Fifth who should be put
up as the candidates for the legisla-
ture. He said the passage of the reso-
luton would mean an infringement up
on the rights of the convention, the
committee would be going beyond its
sphere and would subject itself to the
| ridicule of the people who know how
| such things should be done. He main
| tanned that a precinct club passing
such recommendations was entirely
within its precinct as it selected the
delegates to the convention. He said
he did not know any plank to which
he would object while there were some
which he cordially endorsed, yet the
members were asked to declare in favor
of fourteen planks which they could
not at once digest.
Frank Pahia moved to amend by
striking out every thing but the County
government plank. He said he met
| many natives and while all talked of
City and County government they adj
mitted they did not understand what it
all meant. He thought there should be
committee to study this matter and
then go to the precincts and tell the
people all about it. His motion was
voted down however by large major
ity.
Avery in support of his motion read
what had been passed by the Eva Re
publican district club, already given in
full in the Advertiser and he said the
resolutions were suggestions to the
clubs. Low explained the action of the
Eva club and expressed, the opinion
that the resolutions as meant to make
the clubs active, were proper with some
changes. Finally after L. L. McCand-
less motion to strike out the various
| whereases and resolutions, and to have
the matters submitted to the precincts,
with certain alterations. went through,
and the meeting adjourned after Chair
man Achi had called the executive COM
mittee to meet at noon today. The
completed resolution follows:
| Resolved, That the executive commit
tee is hereby Instructed to ask the
Precinct Clubs to act on the following
Resolutions or any part thereof to be
recommended by them to their several
| deIega lions in the Territorial Conven-
ton:
The Republican party of Hawaii
heartily endorses the policy of our illus
trious Republican President, Theodore
Roosevelt, as expressed in his first mes
sage to Congress that "in Hawaii our
aim should be to develop the Territoy
along traditional American lines" and
we pledge each and all of our candi-
dates to assist the President in the
attainment of his purpose by every
means placed within our power by the
people of this Territory and with the
utmost despatch.
More specifically, we declare the prin-
ciples upon which we ask the support
of the voters of this Territory to be the
following:
/. we are emphatically and uncom-
DrO11llSInSIy
of the franchise in this Territory, other
than the present educational qualifica-
ton, which is fully adequate for the
protection of the purity of the ballot
,. We demand the establishment on
or before November 1st, 1908. of county
and municipal government in Hawaii,
modelled after the most advanced and
popular systems now in operation else
where in the United States.
s. We urge the immediate prohibit
ton by Executive order Congress
sional enactment of the employment in
Hawaii of Oriental or other alien con-
tractors or laborers of any kind, di-
rectly or indirectly, upon any federal
public work.
T. We declare that the employment
of Asiatics, directly or indirectly, by
the Territory or any of it's political sub
divisions, in preference TO available
citizens or qualified voters should be
strictly prohibited by law.
5. We declare that eight hours should
hereafter constitute days work on
all public works of the Territory or its
political subdivisions.
g. We urge continued liberal appro-
priations for the maintenance of our
unfortunate fellow citizens segregated
at Kalaupapa and Kalawao, Molokai.
T. We favor a continuation by the
Legislature of the present permanent
settlement upon Ex-Queen Liliuokalani.
s. We urge liberal appropriations
for the improvement and maintenance
of the public highways throughout the
Territory.
g. We recommend suitable legislation
for the promotion of diversified indus
tries throughout the Territory.
10. We demand a seat in school tor
-
citizen or of any one eligible to be- /
come a citizen. We favor the addition /
of a university to the public school sys-
tenn of Hawaii and we demand liberal
and properly distributed appropriation
to enforce this plank.
II. We declare against the central
ization of power in the hands of one
man or a few men, not only in the BODY
polite. but also in party organizations