The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-08-29
PRECINCTS WILL
FRAME PRINCIPLES
Fifth District Committee Decides to
Request Clubs to Work
on PIanks.

platform and then gave way TO the rep
resentations of the business community
and agreed to the pronouncement lie
did not attribute defeat to the equivo-
cal position then taken, but he thought
such action again would mean defeat
He did not want to take the onus OF
making the mistake of trying to keep
the people from having their wish
though he had misgivings as to the
results of the enactment of such laws
He said 1t might mean greater taxation.
but if so he was willing to undertake
the payment for II the Republican par
ty did not give the people what they
wanted, they would get 1t some other
way. AS to the claim that a triple set
Of officials would have to be maintain
ed, he thought the appropriations now
made were sufficient to give to each ISL
and local government
The central government. he declared,
was here on sufferance. He said the
Congress had simply permitted it to
exist until the people might provide
for better system, and If the people
did not do il, it would be done for them.
The existing system he said was that
which had been ruling for the past
half century, the only change being in
the name. No monarchical form could
exist in America he declared and the
change must come.
Mr.. Low asked IL the chair did not
have some suggestions and Mr.. Achi
declared that he had called the meet
ing on the request of seven members,
from whom now emanated the platform
which was submitted.
Senator George X. Carter said that
he thought the only thing to be done
was to offer an amendment declaring
that "A delegate to Congress should be
nominated and then adjourn after noti-
flying the Territorial convention that
everything had been completed He
asked how the members of the COM
mittee would feel If the Territorial COM
mittee 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
tained 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 ad-
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 ii. His motion was
voted down however by a 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
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 n hei
delegations in the Territorial Conven-
ton:
The Republican party of Hawaii
heartily endorses the policy of our illus
trlous 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-
} promisingly opposed To any restriction
of the franchise I'm this Territory, other
, than the present educational qualifica-
ton, which Is fully adequate for the
protection OF the purity of the ballot.
g. We demand the establishment on
or before November ist, 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.
g. We urge the immediate prohibi-
ton by Executive order or Congress
, si0nal enactment ~ the employment In
I hawaii ~ Oriental or other alien con-
! tractors or laborers ~ any kind, di-
! rectly or indirectly, upon any federal
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