Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-10-05
EXPRESSES SOME NEW OPINIONS
ON ADMINISTRATION OF 10.
CAL AFFAIRS AND HANDLING
OF TERRITORIAL BUSINESS
DEVELOPS IDEAS OF
TERRITORIAL platform
REMEMBERS TEACHERS SALAR-
les AND DEALS WITH PROB
LENS OF THE HOUR IN TERsE
AND VERY EARNEST FASHION

HILO. Hawaii, Oct. 2.-F'ollowing Is
the platform adopted by tho Repubi
can County and District Convention oil
Hawaii County:
The Republican party Of the County
OF Hawaii, assembled In regular con
ven;ion in South Hilo September q.
1906, pledges It's answering allegi.
ance and fidelity to the principles
which have guided the counsels OF the
National Republican party OF the Unit
I'd States for more than half a cen
fury.
Wo cordially endorse the policy OF
our present Administration. Presi
dent Roosevelt has nobly defended the
great fundamental principles Of tho
nation and Of our party, that all per
sons are equal before the law: that
the accumulation OF great wealth In
the hands Of u few Is national men.
ace; that the freedom OF the individ.
ual and the protection Of his property
are absolutely essential to Republi.
can form Of government.
We endorse the successful admins.
tration of the public AFFAIRS OF this
Territory, commenting particularly
Governor Cartcr's able management
of the finances of the Territory, which
has brought our expenditures Within
our income md been the means OF ex.
tending and improving needed public
works, and we commend also the pol.
icy OF encouraging immigration.
We again pledge our support to Del
egate Kalanianaole In all his endeav.
mrs to secure Federal aid for this Ter
ritOry. and We congratulate him on
the success he has already achieved
In this respect.
We heartily endorse the administra
lion Of the County Of Hawaii. by the
first Board OF Supervisors and hereby
express our appreciation of the honest
and able manner In which tho Affairs
nj the County have been conducted.
Two years ago the Republican party
NJ this Territory pointed out to tn,
people that Ahc centralized form oil
government then existing here Is an
institution which Is at enmity with
American principles. At that time VIC
pledged our faith to institute new or
der Of affairs by the formation oil
county government. Upon this pledge
to the electors the Republican party
'ubmittcd their candidates for election
with result which showed the up
proval Of our citizens of our campaign
issue. The last Legislature contained
a majority of Republican members
and through the efforts OF those mem
bers County government was given Ia
the Territory of Hawaii. We poin,
with pride to'thls legislation which IL
the most important for tho welfare
md upbuilding OF our community now
10 be found on our statute books We
assert that County government has
proven to be an entire success and
that the future legislation of this Ter
ritory shall sec no recurrence to the
old order of things.
In making this public declaration 0l
cur principles We most firmly bind
ourselves To the perfccting Of the sys
TEN of County government already In
augurated and to the end that oul
Territory shall have an essential, wis.
md economical administration of Its
Nffairs, we pledge ourselves to the
| fulflment OF the principles announced