The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-09-25

ponslvo iu collection. while they tax
industry n ratio as 10 is benefited. But
I'm this connection declare that the
burden of educating aliens I'm our
public schools has grown TO such pro-
portions that provision should be made
whereby those thus benefited shall be
directly taxed tn,rwor. We demand
an enactment covering forced sales
Of property for taxes, or under
mortgage foreclosure and TO provide
for the redemption Of same within a
reasonable time.
We view with deep concern the total
absence of provisions i'm the fiscal sys-
tenn Of the Territory for meeting in
terest on the redemption Of bonds
when same shall fall due We charge
that under the prevailing practice many
non-revenue producing improvements
for which Loan appropriations have
been expended will become fruitful
sources of further expenditure for re-
pairs long prior to the redemption of
bonds issued therefor. In this con-
nection we favor the policy, on gov
eminent account, Of making loan APP
| preparations for productive works only
making provision under general loan
act for non-productive loan funds Sc
secured by special tax.
| We denounce the action of the Ter
ritorlal Executive in arrogating to him
| self the right to set aside and nullify
such items i'm the last Territorial APP
preparation bill as did not or do not
meet with his personal approval, and
deny the right of such executive ito
divert any fund specifically appropriat-
ed to any other cause or purpose.
We pledge our candidates for the
| legislature to the enactment of a Di-
rect Primary law. The Initiative and
Referendum including the "Recall" and
such other legislation as may be need
ed to put the quietus on Graft" and
the Machine" in this Territory.
We favor the establishment of an
Agricultural College, to be maintained
as other Agricultural Colleges are
maintained throughout the United
States, by Federal and Territorial APP
preparations, and not by leasing the
public lands to corporations, as in
dicated in the Republican platform re-
Gently adopted at Waikiki.
We favor the abolition by the Con-
gress Of the United States of the office
of high sheriff and that of superintend-
ent of public works with their access
series, both being useless and undemo-
cratic adjuncts of the public service,
usurping functions that should be per-
formed by County officers, and creating
an expense which has no justification.
We favor the extension of the pub
lie school system, so as to embrace a
comprehensive course of manual and
, agricultural training and an element
airy course in civil government thus
instilling into the youth of this Terri
tory the principles of industry and
good citizenship upon which the future
welfare of this Territory so much de-
ponds. We denounce the parsimonious
| treatment given the teachers of the
} Territory by the legislature of 1905 as
! fit climax to the method of retrench-
| ment adopted by the Executive of the
= Territory during 1904. We favor MAX
ing salaries in all departments of gov
3 eminent commensurate with the SER
= vice to be rendered.
We favor a strict enforcement Of the
] citizen labor and eight-nour laws, cou'
e pied with a minimum wage of one dol
lar and fifty cents ($1.5O) per day or
e all public works
i We commend the action of the Unit
] led States in establishing a Fedora
d Station for inquiry into the causes o
S and a possible cure for leprosy, a
j Kalaupapa, and favor such appropria
= ton as will meet the requirements o
2 the people there detained. We favo
s the erection of Suspect Hospital a
! some convenient point adapted to tn
n requirements, where persons afflicted
with disease may be treated unit
s such time as the nature of their dis
y ease has been fully determined.
5, We pledge our candidates to the leg
|, islature to a renewal of the appropria
n lions for former Queen LiliuokalanI
J. and our delegate to congress to intro
y duce and support a measure looking I
e a Federal appropriation for the pay
If ment to her of a lump sum in settle
Y, ment of all existing claims on her part
d Eighteen months experience unde
h the Liquor law passed by the legis
o lature of 1905 has proven the meas
y ure a disgrace to this Territory. TIL
lie indiscriminate issuing of licenses there
l. under has created conditions without
Il parallel under the American flag
blot on our civilization: and a specta
re Gle to be ashamed of. We pledge GU
re legislative candidates to Nhe enactmen
l. of a law that will check and regulat
d the present unbridled and crime-invit
ic ing methods of selling liquor and tina
will result in the giving of licenses
t, citizens only, the discretion of issu
, to 1;oopsas 70 he D1aced In the hand
to of the County Supervisors.
v We favor an amendment of the exist
a ing law so that the income tax of col
or porations shall be payable in the Cour
IN ty where the income producing PROF
as erty is located,
d, We declare in favor of a suficier
o. territorial appropriation for the pul
III pose of assisting in the maintenanC
ne of the work of the Hawaii Promote
Committee.