The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-08-23
DEMOCRATS END
. THEIR CONVENTION
BY NOMINATING COL. c. P. IAU-
KEA FOR CONGRESS ADOPTING
A PLATFORM.

The Democratic Territorial conven-
tion concluded it's session yesterday af-
ternoon. The docile character of the
coming session was still apparent at
the concluding session. In fact the De-
mocrats appeared to be a solid unit in
their docility.
Following are the remaining planks
of the platform as presented by Chair
man w. A. Kinney the main portion of
the platform having been published yes
terday afternoon
In dealing with Territorial matters
we first and foremost enter our protest
against the Capitalization of power in
the Executive branch of the Territorial
government and the means adopted to
secure that end. The executive is an
appointive one in this Territory and
n responsible to the electorate and is
already clothed with inordinate powers
under the Organic Act.
mot content with this, however, it
seeks to own and control the Legisla-
ture dominating the primaries with
office holders and henchmen for that
purpose Though protesting a beside
for clean government it has by the
exaction of undated designations from
the heads of all Departments the re-
fusing of government employment to
the citizens and taxpayers of the Ter
ritory unless they sign a pledge of
feaity to the Republican Party, the
forced levies of assessments from Of
flee holders for political purposes,
creating fear of dismissal from office
for supposed disloyalty to the Execu-
tive and its henchmen, hunting down
and defeating Republican candidates
for office whose independence might
be bar to the consummation of their
ambition, established a graft and ma
chine methods never before attempted
in the history of these Islands, all of
which we maintain is calculated to I'M
dermine political independence and the
right to open criticism so necessary to
maintain honest government We
charge that the manifest desire and
intention Of the Executive Department
of the Territorial government to dom
mate the Legislature is particularly
unfortunate as it means before long
the elimination of that body of intelli-
gent. independent and fair minded leg
islators who have always been found
islands in the past and who have done
so much to preserve good government
and the balance of power between the
executive and legislative branches of
the government
I'VE declare against the method and
means used by the Executive of the
Territory, recently to Te-adjust it's
finances, and cut down its expendi-
l..
brought about by cutting down the
salaries of employees beyond the liv-
ing point and by dismissing other en-
ployes to the detriment of the public
service, whereas we believe and de-
clare that the depleted condition of the
Territorial Treasury would have been
more justly met by EaXation uHon
wealth; and in this connection we be-
lieve and declare that an increase in
the rate of the income tax would have
been more fair and courageous and
more democratic than the method
adopted. In connection with the res
trenchment policy in question we par
ticularly condemn the discrimination
exercised against the nonvOting en-
ployees of the government in the cut
ting of salaries.
1--WE deplore the present distressed
financial condition of the Territory
brought about by the Republican ele-
ment in partly Withholding from cir
culation large sums of loan fund
moneys that might heretofore have
been made available had the depart
ments used due diligence in prosecuting
the several works comprised in loan
fund appropriations, and in extrava-
giant administration, resulting in the
issuance of government warrants to
employees and supply men, a preposter-
Gus course whereby the taxpayers are
being duly mulcted in the amount of
interest paid in unproductive loans on
the one hand and the loss incidental to
discounting warrants on the other hand
in this connection We favor the policy
of making loan appropriations for pro-
ductive works only and within these re-
strictions advocate a comprehensive
system of public works throughout the
Territory.
I'VE pledge our candidate to the Leg
islature to a revision of our Tax Laws
an adjustment of our other sources OF
revenue, including the Excise Laws
and providing for the substitution of a
Toll Bill for wharf dues thus doing
away with the present conditions
whereby the government pays ex'
clusively for the expense Of maintain
ing the harbor and private wharf own
| ers reap the fees; an enactment COW
ering forced sales of property for taxes
so as to provide for redemption of the
same and an appropriation Dill sc
framed that the annual expenditures
of the Territory shah not exceed its
income, believing that any admins
tration incapable of 90 limiting its eX
penditures is unworthy Of the Support
of the people.
1--WE pledge our candidates for tins
Legislature TO a renewal of the usua
appropriations for Liliuokalani and oul
Delegate to Congress to the introduo
tion and support of a measure looking
TO a permanent appropriation for tbs
same purpose.
1--WE favor all reasonable measures
looking TO the amelioratlon of labol
conditions among the citizens Of thi'
Territory pnd to the upbuilding Of
permanent homes within our borders
| W. favor n more strict enforcement OF