The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-19
PLATFORM.

PLATFORM.
The Republican party of the First
District of Hawaii, in convention as
sembled. urge all good citizens to unite
with the Republican party and support
the following
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES:
We heartily reafirm the principles of
the Republican party.
We request more speedy improve
ments in our harbors, wharfage and
landing facilities throughout the Terri
tory.
We should give our attention, not
only to the diversified Industries, but
as well to the workshop and the fac
tory, that they may be established,
grow and prosper as elsewhere under
the American flag.
We favor the employment on all pub
lie works of only qualified voters and
citizens of the Territory.
We recommend continued liberal ap-
prOpriations for the maintenance and
comfort of our unfortunate fellow citi-
zens at Kalaupapa, MolOkai.
We favor the establishment OF county
and municipal governments as soon as
practicable.
We oppose all trusts and monopolies
and all combinations tending to control
supplies and prices.
We approve of the use of the Hawai-
ian language in legislative debates.
We recognize the necessity for re-
forming our system of taxation, and to
this end favor careful consideration of
the whole subject with view to adj
justing the public burden so that it
shall be least felt by the poor.
Relying upon the wisdom and support
of the voters of the Territory OF Ha-
wall, more especially our Hawaiian
fellow citizens, and the guidance of
Divine Providence, We shall earnestly
strive to carry out the foregoing declar-
atoms and TO do whatever else may be
necessary to perpetuate upon our soil
a government Of the people. by the
people and for the people.
W. O. WALKER,
J. =. CLAY,
JAMES y. LEWIS.
j. +. DILLON,
q. II. WILLIAMS.
PRINCE CUPID Is HERE.
Prince Cupid arrived on the CIauI'ne
for tour of the islands His coming
was preceded by letters 90 friends in
which the Prince is said 90 have eX-
pressed his willingness 10 accept the
nomination FOR Congress u offered him.
\ meeting was held yesterday fore
noon in the Hawaiian church in Puueo.
over 100 prominent Hauuiians We're
present and half do2 speeches We're
made. David Ewalik1 presided at the
meeting and INTRODUCED the Prince.
TIL" speaker briefly rev. we'd his con-
ncction with Hawaiian l....lys and the
part played by Delegate Wilcox in the
/ political undoing Of the Hawaiians at
[ Washington. He said that the greatest
mistake made by Wilcox was in the
/ beginning, when he forced the Home
Rule party upon his people. He should
have stood for the principles Of either
the Republican or Democratic party.
| BY failing to do this, he has led his
people astray and worked for them the
greatest political injury possible.
The Prince said when he came back
to Hawaii. he went in with the Home
| Rulers To do what good he could for
his people. But he had not worked
long with Wilcox until he found him
wholly selfish in all his purposes and
utterly unreliable. He therefore stem
ped out of the Home Rule ranks and
was followed by a large number Of
young Hawaiians who held the same
convictions. The speaker said il was
the desire of this younger element to
work along non-partisan lines as much
as possible. They We're for men rather
than for any special party name. He
urged Hawaiians 10 lay aside race pride
and race antipathies and work for good