The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-09-25

rnniEati0n relative 10 Capital and Ia.
tor. Trusts. Monopolies and combina.
lions Of Capital, and amendment 81
the Organic Act In relation 90 Public
Lands. as mere piatitudes. opposed to
the policy Of the party leaders, and
calculated TO deceive the electors, The
constant rciteratinn Of these so.called
principles by said party, in it, plat.
forms, both National and local, con.
sidered In connection with their con.
slant and repeated failure to "make
good when the opportunity presents
itself, can only subject the Republican
party and its representatives to the
scorn and disbelief OF all honest
electors.
We again call attention to the failure
of the Republican Legislature to make
n re-apportionment of Territorial SEN
ators and Representatives, as required
by Chapter 2, Section IS of the Or
ganic Act.
The application of the County Act,
passed by the Legislature of 1905, de-
monstrates that there is still much to
be desired, both as to local self-gov-
eminent and economy of administra-
ton. We pledge our candidates for
the Legislature to careful revision
of the Act and to such additions as
will bring it to the American standard,
including, among other things, a pro.
vision for the establishment in each
County of recording office, and the
election of a County recorder.
We believe the system of taxation
in vogue in this Territory is increas-
ingly iniquitous and burdensome, I'M
scientific and expensive in it's applica-
ton. The platform statement of the
Republican party on this subject is one
of evasion and procrastination under
conditions that require action. We de-
clare for an immediate adjustment of
the tax laws, creating elective asses
sors in each County, with right of APP
peal from assessments to the County
Supervisors sitting as Tax Appeal
Board; assessment rolls to be placed
with County treasurer for collection,
together with all licenses issued in the
County; Territorial expenditures to be
met by percentage of receipts from
all counties.
We favor limiting sources of taxa
tion to land values, and graduated in
come tax, believing these to be the
simplest of application and least ex-
pensive in collection, while they tax
industry in the ratio as it is benefited.
But in this connection declare that the
burden of educating aliens in our pub
lie schools has grown to such proper
tions that provisions should be made
whereby those thus benefited shall be
directly taxed therefor.
We demand an enactment covering
forced sales of property for taxes, or
under mortgage foreclosure and to
provide for the redemption of same
within reasonable time.
We view with deep concern the total
absence of provisions in the fiscal sys-
tenn of the Territory for meeting in
terest on and the redemption Of bonds
when same shall fall due. We charge
that under the prevailing practice
many nonrevenue producing improve
ments for which loan appropriations
have been expended will become fruit
full sources of further expenditure for
repairs long prior to the redemption
of bonds issued therefor. In this con-
nection we favor the policy, on gov
eminent account, of making loan ap-
preparations for productive works only,
| making provision under a general Loan
Act for non-productive loan funds Sc
cured by special tax.
we denounce the action or the Ter
rltoriai executive IN arrogatihg TO MIN
sen tne rignt 10 SET ASIDE ana n9ilify
such items IN the iast territorial ap-
preparation Dill as ala not, or DO not,
meet with ms personal approval, ana
dehy the right OF such executive TO
| divert any fund specifically appropriat-
ed any other cause or purpose.
we pledge our candidates for the
Legislature TO the enactment OF a
direct primary law, the initiative and
referendum including the recall ana
such other legislation as may be need
ed to put the quletus on 'graft" ana
the machine In TINS territory.
we faVor the establishment OF an
agricultural college, to be maintained
as other agricultural colleges are nam
tanned throughout the united states,
by federai ana territorial aPproprla-
| tlon, ana not by leasing the pubic land
TO corporations, as indicated IN the
hepupilcan Platform recently adopted