The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-07-28

OF the wishes of the people whose
servants they are, and defiant OF the
Constitution and laws which they
have solemnly sworn to maintain.
We charge them with appointing
TO high official positions carrying
exorbtant ), salaries, pliable mex
perienoed and incompetent persons:
With psrceling out the public do
main in princely tracts to favored
individuals, with the intent that
the same be held in trust for great
corporations, in fragrant violation
Of the letter and spirit OF the Or
Ranic Act: with using the public
funds with which to defray the ex-
penses OF it's emissaries aud lobby
lists to and at Washington for the
purpose OF preserving the statu quo
OF the Oligarchy, concealing its
frauds aud disappointing the wish
es and aspirations of the great mass
OF the people OF this Territory. And
we call attention to the fact that
the acts as we'll as the policy OF the
present Territorial Administration
was roundly condemned IN toto by
the three Republican United States
Senators who recently visited Ha-
waii as Subcommittee OF the
United States Senate, and made a
detailed aud exhaustive investiga.
ton OF all OF it's conditions, to wit
Hon John Fl Mitchell OF Oregon,
Hon Addison @ Foster of Washing
ton, Hon Jos r Burton Of Kansae.
(3 We appeal to the conscience
aud manhood OF the voters OF this
Territory to join US in our effort to
effectually restrict the power of an
dministration which is dishonored
at home, and discrsdited abroad,
and which possesses neither aim nor
end other than it's own aggrandizs-
ment. And we cordially invite all
citizens without reference to race,
creed or class to unite with us so
that we may have in this Territory
a government OF law, aud not OF
men, a government OF eqnal rights,
opportunities aud privileges under
which the voice OF the humblest
citizen may be heard and res
psctedD
(4) We declare ourselves in favor
of the most liberal forms of county
and municipal government and we
solemnly pledge ourselves to omit
no endeavor to secure those forms
| of government, whichs are ''nstinc-
tive with the American" and re-
gardsd as a part OF his birth
right. l&
(5) We declare ourselves in favor
OF the repeal OF the law which re-
quires the Chief Justice OF the Su.
preme Court to make biennial re-
port to the Legislature, which law
affords that official a pretext for
intermeddling in politics and mat
ters OF Liquidation, entirely beyond
the scope of q proper report.
| e. We condemn the passage Of
a law by the last legislature suthor-
izing two or more corporations to
form co. partnership, aud we charge
that said law was devised for the
purpose OF enabling cor porations
to evade that ust and sensible pro-
hibition 10 the Organic Act against
the holding OF more than one thou
sand acres of land by a corporations:
AMI we charge further that said law
is directly contrary TO tina laws OF
Congress and opposed TO the policy
of enlightened states, as witnessed
by recent and almost universal tleg7
islation aimed at corporate assocla-
Aion aud combination. And we ca II
upon the Congress OF the United
States to imm sdiately repeal said
law.
"a We denounce the appropria
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