Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-28

contend that the Legislature must be
called each time II Is found necessary
| 10 remove a subordinate official? II
80 the taxpayers of this community
must pay pretty penny for this Dem.
ocratic method.
| When the Democratic President Of
the United States. Grover Cleveland.
assumed Office every prominent Repub.
llcan office holder in the United States
was removed from office and Demo
Gratis appointed. Shades of Jefferson.
II the Democratic party were success.
iul and Democratic administration
assumed control Of affairs here, the
would not be compelled to sign
pledge OF fealty to the Democratic par.
ty could be counted on the fingers OF
your right hand.
The support by the Democratic party
of an independent Republican who had
been turned down by his party conven.
ton and whose platform is opposition
to the administration" shows conCu.
slvely to the electorate, the lack OF
real issue of the Democratic party, and
It's readiness to support any and all
corners "agin the government"
Republican Harmony.
With burst of Indignation, CalCu.
lated to awaken all the dead heroes OF
Democracy. the electorate is called mp
on To witness the awful spectacle Of d
Republican Executive working In har
mOny with the legislative department
In enacting such measures, rs insure
TO the taX.paying community an eco.
nomical and efficient administration
Such thing has been unknown here
tofOrc. and all the Intelligent. indie
pendent and fairminded Legislators who
have always been found In the legisla.
tive assemblies of these Islands IN the
past and who have done 50 much TO
preserve good government" are called
upon to witness the scene. II is bet
ter. according to the Democrats idea,
that the taxpayers OF this Territory
pay 81 600 per day Tor q To-day session
of the Legislature than that the elect.
crate of the Territory lie degraded by
the working in harmony OF the lcgisla
tive and executive branches OF the gov.
eminent.
Democrats to Increase Taxes.
How does this sound to the taXpay.
ors and | quote from the Democratic
platform: 1--WE declare against the
methods and means used recently by
the Executive of the Territory to read
Just its finances and cut down Its ex'
penditures. Such retrenchmont wasI
brought about by cutting down the
, salaries of employees beyond the liv
ing point and by dismissing other EN-.
ployees to the detriment of the public
service;
Whereas, we believe and declare
that the depleted condition vi the Ter
ritorial Treasury would have been
more justly met by taxation upon
wealth, and In this connection we be-
lievc 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
u"'P''"'
II this Is a sample of the financial
policy OF the Democratic party. God
help us! The wage Garner and mer
chants are told by n political party In
the field asking for their ballots, that
premium VIII De placed upon their
thriit ana economy 10 pay Tor mcreas'
Ell salaries and clerks. Every ihd''id'
nai IN thls territory mas ielt the ne
cess'.y oi cutting eNpehses' OWING to
the depression Wh'ch mas existed DC
casiohed py o'erdeVe'opmeht, ana
every man VINO Wou'a De anec'eu ny
'his 'hsane hhahc'a' pohcy VI 'he Dem
ocranc party "he'her MS income "
from salary OF from investment mas
nau po'n reduced 10 s"ch an extent
that an increase III the rate OF the IN
come TAX 10 support increased salaries
n"" ihe'eaSeo e'eihS W 'ne "o'er"
'heh' service, shouiu MAKE MN sup
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