Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-23

publican party, the forced leyies OF as
sessmenis from Office holders for pc
litical purposes, the menaces of dis
missal from office for supposed disloy
atty to himself and his henchmen and
the hunting down and defeating of Re
publican candidates for office whose
independence might be bar to the
contamination of his ambitions, estab
lished system of graft and machine
methods never before attempted In the
political history of these islands, all OF
which we maintain Is calculated to
undermine political independence and
the right to open criticism so necessary
to maintain honest government. We
charge that the manifest desire and in.
tcntion of the Executive Department
o. the Territorial Government to dom
mate the Legislature Is particularly
unfortunate as ii means before long
the elimination of that body Of intelli.
gent, Independent and fair.minded leg
islators who have always been found
H. the legislative assemblies Of these
Islands in the past and who have done
so much to preserve good government
end 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 finan-
ces, and cut down its expenditures, for
that such retrenchment was brought
about by cutting down the salaries Of
employees beyond the living point, and
by Diminishing other employees TO the
detriment OF the public service, where.
as we believe and declare that the de-
pleted condition OF the Territorial
Treasury would have been more justly
met by taxation upon wealth; and IN
that an increase In the rate of the in
come tax would have been more fair
and courageous and more democratic
than the method adopted. In connec.
tion with the retrenchment policy in
question we particularly condemn the
discrimination exercised against the
non.voting employees Of the govern.
ment In the cutting of salaries.
I'VE declare the policy OF the Re
publican party In this Territory where
ny 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 oul
Territory in any division of the public
domain.
I'VE further pledge our Delegate Il
Congress to constant vigilance oyet
matters affecting the Territory, untir
|. ing effort to secure liberal apprOpria
tions for public improvements through
out the Territory. the withdrawal o
House Resolution No. 1862 granting
arbitrary power OF removal to the Coy
! ernor, the passage OF measure pro
. viding for the sale In fee easy term
: OF payment of land in Punchbow
: and elsewhere now principal.
occupied by citizen tenants, pref
ence being given the actual oc
'cupapts, and to careful dissemination
of correct information among tn
members OF Congress and In the De
partments at Washington relative 4
local affairs.
Having full faith In the ability o
the people of this Territory to govern
themselves, we denounce the Repub
lican party for its duplicity and breacl
of faith with the voters OF this Terri
tory In the miscarriage OF that party
measure for county government pass
ed by the last Legislature, and pledg'
our earnest effort to secure the pas
/. sage and enactment OF county Law
providing for complete local self-goy
: ernment.
1--WE deplore the present distresse
financial condition OF the Territory
b brought about In part by the Republ
!. can element In Withholding from circula
: ton large sums of loan fund money
u that might heretofore have been mad
available had the departments use
due diligence in prosecuting the SCI
u eral works comprised in loan fund al
preparations. and in extravagant az
minlstration, resulting In the issuanc
OF government warrants to employees
: and supply men, a preposterous cours
whereby the taxpayers are being do
a, bly, mulcted in the amount OF intere'
paid In unproductiye loans on the OIL
"a hand and the loss incidental to di
: Icounting warrants on the other. and
= this connection we favor the policy
= making loan appropriations for pr
n ductive works only and within the
:, restrictions advocate a comprehensi'
!, system of pablo works throughout Il
,r TERRITORY.
1T Eve pledge our candidates to Il
ID Legislature TO a revision of our d
IA laws. an adjustment OF our 9th