The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-10
THE FIRST ,PLArTORM,

columns the younger element is not
disposed to be led by the nose BIZ the
old class Of POLITICIANS who made such
a mess of their affairs in the last legis-
lature. There is decided friction in The
party and there is a strong effort being
made to heal it, which viii probably lie
impossible, and at all events to Keep
the facts from the public which Is Ger
tainly impossible. -
The platform has been put forward
in a shape. and may be now regarded
as the ground upon which the hght
will be maze. Ihere is the usual pre-
paratury mng at the executive. which
OF course was to Be expected. Inere is
a peuuon tor various uupuc bultulngs,
some OF which ought to have come IL
us already. mad. lyel,aate wilcox zone
his autv py the Territory. Nnlcn ne
certainly oid no. 5Au the demands OF
the Federal Goveynmell Tor lauus. ap-
parently lriyate as wen as pupnc. are
approved, ana of course lne Deciara-
ton OF independente and the Constitu-
ton meet with "impncit commence"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tnat there are many
Home Rulers WHO have no sucn conn
dence, and are quite ready to violate
the constitution ana the Organic Act.
The first plank is the county bill
which is to become law in sixty days
after its passage. This is followed by
a municipality plank by which the
people of the various districts are to
regulate their own affairs" But un-
der a county act there will be no dis
tricts for the present district organ
ization will disappear and the county
take its place. There is d haziness
about the use Of words and terms in
these two planks which favors strong
~ of previous efforts in this line. If a
sood and well thought out county bill
is brought in it would find many sup
porters among the voters, and II
general act for the formation of muni-
cipatities were put forward there might
be good reason to consider it, What
Is needed, however is work upon such
oliis ana backing ot.conmon sense
VINO Is gong TO guarantee the pay
ment OF wages every week? Is the
public treasury TO pay the wages owed
by bankrupt concerns? 1t seems
very wild goose plan to guarantee wa
ges. What fund is going to be set
aside for the purpose If the Home
Rule party is going to guarantee wa
ges, why should it not guarantee other
things. 1t might guarantee truffles
and champagne to the members-elect
and the members Of the central COM
mittee. Plank four is odd.
Plank five is redundant and unnec-
essarv. It was pointed out at the last
legislature that ar agricultural college
couId he obtained II The legisJa tlre
would vote a ceriain sum of MONEY. If
a Territory wants money for. an agri-
cultural college. it viii AT once GET its
assistance from the FederaT, Govern
Government. Rui the legislature was
much too busy wrangling to attend to
any advice upon this subject
The sixth plank pledges the party to
ask Congress for suitable. anpropria-
tons for the fire claims. If the Dele
gate had done his duty we should rrob-
ably have had money for the fire
claims now. but not only did he not do
his work, but since his return he has
publicly stated thar the fire claims
were stealing money from the Fadarai
Treasury. Yet after such an utterance
ne is to be elected, If ne can, upon this
plank to which he must subscribe. The
political morality of this need not be
discussed, for the Delegate has no po-
Htical morality, but the Grass absurdity
OF. his position is laughable. 1t may
Ialrly be said that Delegate Wilcox
STOOD IN the way of the fire claims.
WIZ he do any better next time. The
piahk' as plank is a good one and will
inquire in all the party platforms, but