The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-10
Governor Carter's 5
Name Struck
Out.
All Credit for Good
Administration Is
Denied Him.


Some radical changes were made in
the platform. of the Republican party
by the Territorial convention at Wal
luku, from the draft submitted by the
platform committee as printed in the
Sunday Advertiser.
Credit for 1.-The successful admins
tration of the public affairs of this
Territory is, by the first amendment,
withdrawn from Governor Carter. His
name is stricken out and the policy
of encoura ging immigration credited
in the draft to the administration" is
now made fatherless
The recon mendation of county boards
of education has already been report
ed, the only change in the educational
planks, from yesterdays report, being
a transposition of sentences.
A new clause. meeting one of the
propositions of the Honolulu mer-
chants recommends a legislative ap-
preparation for the Promotion Commit
tee. In the same category is rec
ommendation that an emergency fund
be provided for the Board of Health.
An amendment to the usual plank of
a permanent settlement for the former
Queen is made, by prefacing it with an
endorsement of the Delegates bill in
Congress to pay her an indemnity OF
$3.50. 200.
AS finally adopted, the platform is
given in full below:
PLATFORM AS PASSED.
The Republican party of the Terri
tory of Hawaii. in convention assem-
bled, hereby reaffirms it's allegiance to
the principles and traditions Of the
Republican party of the Nation and to
it's policies as outlined in the national
platform
We heartily indorse the honest and
vigorous administration of the Office of
chief executive by President Roosevelt
We heartily indorse the successful
administration of the public affairs of
this Territory, commencing particularly
asement of the finances of the Terri
tory. which has brought our expendi-
lures within our income, and been the
means of extending and improving
needed public works, and we commend
also the policy of encouraging imm1-
grafton.
We again pledge our support to Del
egate Kalauianaole in all his endeavors
TO secure Federal aid for this Territory,
and we congratulate him on the success
he has already achieved in this respect.
The Republican party claims credit
for having given to the people of tins
Territory. through the enactment or
the County Act, a larger share of pop
ular self-government than they have
ever heretofore enjoyed, and we ask
the support and assistance of the peo-
pie in extending, improving and per-
feeting such government upon lines
which may have been suggested by ex-
perience in the practical working of the
law We congratulate the several
counties on the successful administra-
ton of their local affairs under said
act
We believe that the waterworks sys-
TENS throughout the Territory should be
Fought under the Immediate control
of the several counties.
We believe that the law should be
amended SO that the income tax of
shall be payable in the
county within which the property of the
is situated.
We stand for the equality of labor
and capital. and we uphold the Terri
torial executive in the strict enforce
ment of the statute requiring that all
labor on public works shall be per
formed by citizens of the United
States. or those eligible to become such. |
We favor the rapid opening of public
lands. and believe in the disposal there
OF to bona fide settlers on the most /
favorable terms. We advocate that
adequate appropriations be made for
the prompt surveying and plotting OF
all lands available for settlement.
We will urge through our delegate
the amendment by Congress of Section
f3 of the Organic Act so as to give TO
our Legislature the right to amend the
land laws
The wide interest aroused for the
OF the public schools
shows that the people are alive TO the
necessity for the protection and de-
velopment of this great factor of our
American progress. We pledge our
legislative representatives to the adop- /
fion of appropriations that will secure
for the teachers of this Territory the
which their training and
experience justifies, under the rules and
of the Department or fupic
instruction. We favor the appoint
ment of a local board of education N