The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-02
THE PLATFORM RECEIVED.

49, 1S4t44414lSEC NCOlSE - GaT-
ter from the committee on platform
was recognized and read that docu-
ment at length.
The convention expected much from
the committee and its declarations were
received with applause. The name Of
President Roosevelt first evoked cheers
and when the committees pronounce
ment on suffrage was read there was
a cheer and burst Of applause, show
ing how completely the stand of the
party filed the minds of delegates and
spectators. Tha, next plank, that deal
ing with the stand of the party on city
and county government was just as
loudly received and from that point
every declaration Of faith brought forth
applause. The plans dealing with the
leper question, with Ex-Queen Liliuo-
kalani, the schools, in fact every one
was applauded ana the report gem
orally was well received. The platform
which is signed by every member of
the committee appears elsewhere.
When the report had been read T. f.
Lansing moved the adoption of the re-
port as a whole and this was seconded
by J. L. KauIukou, who said there was
no reason to argue upon such a com
plete production
Curtis P. Iaukea took the floor and
moved the following as an amendment
TO the platform as a substitute to the
city and county plank:
Be 1t Resolved, That the Republican
party does hereby pledge itself to enact
law providing for municipal and
county government in the Territory of
Hawaii, and that said law shall be-
come effective within thirty days there
Of
&C. P. IAUKEA.''
Col. Iaukea in support of his resolu-
ton said that he had a duty to per-
form, duty to the party for without
a clear-cut resolution on the question
the party was counting defeat The
platform plank just read, he said, left
loop hole in that the law must go to
the people which might mean delay for
two years. The executive, he said, was
opposed to city and county govern
ment, he had said SO, and he would not
call an election. He said the plank was
not sufficient to avoid defeat He was
opposed to submission to the people for
it meant delays. Deferring action he
said meant that those who voted so to
do must bear the burden of RESPONSE
bility. An answer must be made to
the administration for a second defeat
and he thought the only way to meet
the emergency was to come out
squarely.
Col. Iaukea said he wanted to- be able
to say to the Hawaiians that the bene-
fits which came to the people came
through the Republican party. He
said that if the Republican party fail
ed now he feared it would be many
years before the party would be
the controlling force in the Territory
He called the policy evasive for it
meant deferred action. and he predict
ed that such action would mean the
forcing out of the party Of the intel
ligent Hawaiians, who would insist up
on the people having their rights. Il
will stand by you" he said. but there
must be an end. If the convention
votes against me today L shall stay
with you and 1 shall feel that I have
done my best to save the party with
which l have cast my destinies."
Col Iaukea made his own speech in
Hawaiian and he was literally applaud
ed throughout.
DR.. j. H. Raymond secured the floor
Immediately, but was interrupted by
Col. Fisher who demanded the trans
lation Of Iaukea's remark that the plan
meant the staving of of action until
there werc sufficient haoles in the coun-
try TO defeat the bill over the heads of
Hawaiians
Dr. Raymond said that during the
session of the committee there was not
a single voice raised against immediate
passage Of an act establishing county
and municipal governments. The rea-
son why the clause was inserted send
ing the law to the people was for a
ratification by them and not for the
purpose of delay. II was the intention
Of the committee that the law should
be passed at once and submitted i'm
mediately so that the law might go into
effect even before the conclusion of the
legislature
DR. Raymond said that all are
American citizens and he was surpris-
ed that any man after hearing the
speeches Of the senators this morning
would appear on the floor and make a
fight upon the color line.
A. G. N. Robertson secured the floor
and said he agreed with much that Iau-i
kea said. The Republican party could
not afford TO be equivocal on the sub
1ect of county and city government.
ne SeAlI II would De ana
un-American to be equivocal. He said
there must be immediate action and
that the easiest way was to amend by
striking out the clause referring the
act TO the citizens OF the Territory. He
said that with the plank in that form
the objections of the delegate from the
fifth district would be removed and a
plank left upon which all could stand
and for which all could work heartily
H. P. Baldwin was recognized and
began by saying there was no inten-
ton 70 postpone action as everyone
was pledged TO it. He was ready to see
such a law passed Immediately. He
said there was no intention 10 put the
calling Of an election TO the executive,
as inferred by Iaukea but such a mat
ter, Of such Importance it should go to
the people for ratification the law pro.
yiding for the date Of the election so
that there would be no chance for de-
lay. There are some in my delegation
who favor the bill but who believe
there should be ratification by the peo-
PIE. Personally, he said. he would not
oppose Robertson's amendment as IL
made the matter Of city government