The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-23

for office whose independence might
be bar to the contamination of their
ambitions, 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
in the legislative assemblies of these
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 re-adjust its
finances, and cut down its expendi-
lures, for that such retrenchment was
, 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 de-
clare that the depleted condition of the
Territorial Treasury would have been
more justly met by taxation upon
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 re-
trenchment policy in question we par
ticularly condemn the discrimination
exercised against the non-voting en-
ployees of the government in the cut
ting of salaries.
I'VE denounce the policy of the Re-
publican party in the National Con-
gress whereby private Hawaiian legis-
lation was submitted in committee
and received attention in advance of
pressing public matters, with the result
| that after the passage of private bills
the remaining Hawaiian measures
were absolutely neglected and refused
further consideration during this ses-
sion of Congress to the detriment and
ritory.
I'VE declare the policy of the Re
publican party in this territory where
by large areas of land and valuable
water rights are still being alienated
from the public domain for the sole
use and benefit of corporations or per-
sons already possessed of large tracts
of land and privileges, a positive men
ace to the upbuilding of an untram-
| meled electorate in these Islands and
! pledge our delegate to Congress to Sc
cure local application of the spirit of
American land laws, preference being
given the landless electorate in our
Territory in any division of the public
domain
! I'VE further pledge our delegate to
Congress to constant vigilance over
matters affecting the Territory, untir-
ling effort to secure liberal appropria-
/ tons for public improvements through
out the Territory, the withdrawal of
! House Resolution No. 1852 granting
arbitrary power of removal to the Gov
ernor, the passage of a measure pro-
viding for the sale in fee on easy terms
| of lands in Punchbowl and elsewhere
in the Territory now principally occu-
pied by citizen tenants, preference
r being given the actual occupants, and
TO careful dissemination of correct in
/ formation among the members of Con-
gress and in the Departments at Wash
! ington relative to local affairs.
Having full faith in the ability of
the people of this Territory to govern
themselves, we denounce the RepubIi-
| can Party for its duplicity and breach
| of faith with the voters OF this Terri
| tory in the miscarriage of that party's
measure for County government passed
by the last Legislature. and pledge our
earnest effort to secure the passage
and enactment of County law provid-
ing for complete local self government.
We deplore the present distressed
financial condition of the Territory,
brought about by the Republican ele-
ment in part by 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 appropria tons. and in extrava-
CANT 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
d1scounting warrants on the other and
in this connection We favor the policy
of making loan appropriations for pro-
ductive works only and within these re-