The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-02
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the Territory necessary for the estab-
lishment. maintenance and conduct of
such counties and municipalities:
We pledge our Delegate TO actively
press the Justice OF special recognition
by the Congress of the United States
on the ground both of moral principle
and human law. of the entire equity
ana nagnaninous courtesy of granting
to our beloved Ex-Queen, Liliuokalanf.
substantial pecuniary sum common
surate with her former position and
dignity in answer to the prayer OF all
equity-Iovtng Americans in Hawaii
We ask our Delegate to secure from
Congress a liberal appropriation for the
establishment of free Territorial Uni
yerslty in Hawaii to meet the needs
of large number of ambitious young
men and women, who otherwise would.
because of lack of financial means. be
unable TO obtain the liberal education
which they crave.
We pledge our candidates.to the Leg
isiature to support the following meas
ures:
To pass the most liberal forms of
county and municipal government, and
that they must omit no endeavor to
secure those forms of government which
are "intuitive with the American" and
regarded as part Of his birth right.
To amend the existing election laws
and TO insert, among others a proviso
permitting all employees entitled TO
vote at general and special elections
held within this Territory. to attend
and vote at each election for three con-
secutive hours without reduction of
wages for time lost.
To SO amend the labor act as to per-
nit the selection of unskilled labor
from among the voters Of each politi-
cal party in the Territory of as equal
number as practicable from each party,
and making unjust\ discrimination in
such selection Il n1isdemeanOr.
To pass a law establishing an agri-
cultural school in the Territory of Ha-
wall and setting aside a suitable APP
preparation for this work.
We pledge our candidates who may
be elected to the Legislature of 1905 to
give immediate relief to the mass of
our poverty citizens through
the enactment of laws providing for
the same governmental encouragement
and financial assistance to small farm
ers and homesteaders that has for thir-
ty years past been bestowed upon our
sugar corporations, oahu Railway, cleo
trio company. etc. and brought them
to their present prosperous perfection,
to the end that the foundation of the
coming state of Hawaii may be laid
invincibly for all time upon the Shout
ders of resident Americans, small farm
ers, laborers and honest aders upon
whose vital Americanism alone can a
free patriotic and moral state be built
and maintained.
In conformity in connection with the
above we pledge our candidates to en-
act laws as follows:
(a) To pass an act exempting per-
sonal and real property from taxation
up to $1,000 valuation for a period of
seven years.
OBJ To pass an Act appropriating
money for the establishment of a fund
to assist small farmers and home
steaders. to improve their holdings.
erect and carry cooperative settlement
stores or exchanges, etc.
(c) To pass an Act providing for the
purchase and free distribution of taro.
pineapple. tobacco, rubber and other
plants and seeds to farmers.
Cd To pass an Act providing fund
with which to substitute and encourage
competing lines of local and Pacific
Coast steamship companies, whose
agents agree to make favorable freight
rates and make suitable provision for
the shipment of local farm produce,
providing existing steamship companies
canont be induced to Immediately make
such favorable rates and provisions.