The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-25


in the face OF countless personal and
political attacks. has these many years
kept the faith. fought in the open and
paved the way for far reaching re-
forms of inestimable value to his fell
low citizens and posterity; and in this
connection we express our high ap-
proval of the patriotic record made
by Democrats in both houses of Con-
gress in supporting meritorious meas
ures urged by President Roosevelt
when, without their help, defeat await
ed such measures at the hands of a
Republican Congress upon matters vital
to the public welfare
We deplore the conditions brought
about in this Territory through the
Republican system of bossism and
|.spoils, resulting in the building up OF
a political machine and its attendant
combinations, course of action in
vading individual freedom of action,
and leading to the selection of un-
desirable 'ring'' candidates.
We again declare the policy of the
Republican party in this Territory,
whereby large areas of land and valu-
able water rights are still being ali
enated from the public domain for
the sole use Hof wealthy corporations
and persons already possessed of large
tracts of land and privileges, posi-
tive menace TO the upbuilding of an
untrammeled electorate in these is
lands, and we charge that the Repub-
Ecans of this Territory have up to
this time evidenced but little DISPOSE
ton to adopt the public land policy
advocated for this Territory by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his message to the
Fiftyseventh Congress, wherein he
says:
In Hawaii our aim must be to
develop the Territory on the traditional
American lines. We do not wish a
region of large estates titled by cheap
labor; we wish a healthy American
community of men who themselves till
the farms they own. All our Iegisla-
tion for the islands should be shaped
with this end in view; the well-being
of the average home maker must af-
ford the true test of the healthy
development of the islands. The land
policy should as nearly as possible be
modelled on our homesteads SYSTEM -
We favor a new land law for the
Territory of Hawaii on the lines and
embodying the spirit of the national
land laws to be enforced and carried
out by the Federal governme MT, as
recommended by the last Senatorial
Commission in its report to the Con
gress of the United States, (page 50
thereby, believing that the abuses
heretofore and now existing in the adj
ministration of the present law will in
that way best be remedied
We denounce the platform utter
ances of the Territorial Republican or
ganization relative to Capital and La
bor, Trusts, Monopolies and Combina-
tions of Capital, and amendment of
the Organic Act in relation to Public
Lands. as mere platitudes, opposed to
the policy of the party leaders, and
calculated to deceive the electors. The
constant reiteration of these so-called
principles by said party, in it's plat
forms, both National and local. con-
sidered IN connection with their con-
slant and repeated failure to tmake
good when the opportunity presents
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
d Tportior:acnt of Territorial SEN
ators and Representatives, as required
by Chapter ?, Section So 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, 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 its applica-
tion. The platform statement Of the
Republican party on this subject is one
of evasion and procrastination under
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
sitting as a Tax Appeal |
Board; assessment rolls to be placed |
with County treasurer for collection, |
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
ton to land values, and graduated in
ONE tax, believing these to be the |
impliest of application and least ex-
oensive 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
lions 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-
-em of the Territory for meeting in
crest on and the redemption of bonds