The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-08-23
Platform of the Democrats.
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prissd in Joan fund appropriations,
and 10 extravagant Standardization,
resulting in the issuance OF govern
ment warrants to employees and
supply men, q preposterous cours 9
whereby the taxpayers are bein &
duly mulcted in tho amount of in
terest paid ia unproductive loans on
the one hand and the loss incid
to discountinR warrantsou the other;
aud in this connection we favor the
policy OF making loan appropria tions
for productive works ouly and with
10 these restrictions advocate a com.
prehensive system of public W orks
throughout the Territory.
"We pledge our candidates to the
Legislature to a revision OF our Tax
Laws, an adjustment of our other
sources of revenue, including thu
Excise Laws, and providing for the
substitution of Toll Bill for wharf
dues, thus doing away with the pres
emit conditions whereby the govern
ment pays exclusively for the ex-
pense of maintaining the hsrbor and
private wharf owners reap the fees;
az enactment covering forced sales
Of property for taxes so as to pro-
vide for redemption OF the same,
aud an appropriation bill SO framed
that the annual expenditures of the
Territory shall not exceed it's income
believing that any administration in
capable OF so limiting it's expend l.
tureais unworthy OF the support of
the people.
"We pledge our candidates to the
Legislature to a renewal OF the usu.
al appropriations for Liliuo kalani
and our Delegate to Congress to
the introduction and support OF q
measure looking to permanent sp-
preparation for the same purpose.
"We favor all reasonable measures
looking to the amelioration of labor
conditions among the citizens of
this Territory and to the upbuilding
OF permanent homes within our bor-
ders. We favor q more strict en-
forcement of the citizen labor and
eight hour laws, caupled with q min
imum wage and au extension of this
provision along reasonable. lines to
embrace labor required under vslu-
able franchises or other special priv
ileges granted by the Legislature of
this Territory. We favor also dis
pensing with the employment OF
prisoners on work in competition
with free citizens.
"We condemn the procrastinatiug
policy pursued by the Territorial
Executive in relation to securing
control of the private fishing rights
in this Territory aud pledge our
candidates to the Legislature to
such a course as shall most prompt
ly open these fishing rights to the
general public.
"We favor the extension OF the pub
lies chool system, 80 as to embrace
! comprehensive course OF manual
and agricultural training and an ele.
mentary course ia civil government
thus instilling into the youth OF this
Territory the principles OF industry
and good citizenship upon which
the future welfare OF this Territory
90 much depends.
"We charge that the Republican
majority in the last Legislature
avoided its sworn duty by abst ain
ing from reapportionment of Ter.
ritorial Senators and Representa-
tivss as required by Chapter 2, Sec
tion 55 OF the Organic Act.
"We favor establishing under Fed
eral control and at Federal expense
appliances at the Leper Settlement
in this Territory, the employment