The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-09-25


blot on our civilization and specta.
Gle TO be ashamed Of We pledge our
legislative candidates 10 the enactment
of law that will cheek aud regulate
the present unbridlcd and crime Vim.
viting methods Of selling liquor and
that will result in the giving OF IA.
eenses TO citizens only, the discretion
OF issuing licenses to be placed in the
hands of the County supervisors.
We favor an amendment of the exist
ing law so that the income tax Of cor.
porations shall be payable in the Coun-
~ where the income producing prop
erty IL located.
We declare in favor of sufficient
territorial appropriation for the pur-
pose of assisting in the maintenance
of the work of the Hawaii Promotion
Committee.
We direct and pledge our candidates
for the Legislature to the passage of a
law permitting the treatment by 9TH
ers than licensed physicia of those
afflicted with leprosy.
Believing that the health of our peo-
pie is all important, and that our com
merce should be protected and built
up in every possible manner, we favor
liberal appropriations for health pur-
poses, and pledge our representatives
IN the territorial Legislature to use
their best endeavors to obtain such
appropriations.
relying implicitly upon the sound
ness Oh the principles above set forth,
ana upon Ihe justice ana intelligence
OF the masses, we present this plat
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FORM TO the people OF the Territory as
the expression OF the Democratic par
y on local issues and earnestly invoke
the active support of all in it's vim
uicalion ana success.
T.. M. WATSON,
- Chairman.
~ T.. EIauEh,
oecre'ary
'ueh moved the PLATFORM De
"uop'eu' s4.t 4 ~
LEPROSY AN ISSUE.
Sol. Meheula moved an amendment
to the effect that the candidates pledge
themselves to make the effort to And
cure for leprosy.
Emmeluth said that the United States
had established leprosarium on Mo-
lokai to make this very attempt, He
thought it would be discourteous. under
the circumstances, to the United States
to insert the Meheula amendment.
II happen to know the United States
is not going to spare any expense in
this matter" he added.
F. w. Weed supported the Meheula
amendment. He said the arrogance of
tho Board of Health was fierce. and
because a man had no physicians IL
cense he could attempt no cures
II know that leprosy can be cured.
The talk Of the Board Of Health is all
bosh," said Weed.
Meheula said that the convention was,
aware of the request of certain man
here recently to endeavor to cure lep-
rosy. That man had been refused the
opportunity even by Dr. Brinckerhoff,
the physician in charge of the Federal
ieprosariur'.
sam hoioa endorsed the Meheula
amenament. he said that here and on
Ha"aii the Board OF Health mad DOCK
ed EFFORTS to erect a cure.
Enrheiuth SAID ne understood better
ABOUT the amendment. II he mad the
disease himseif, he felt he ought to have
the right TO call In whom he pleased. :
Inc Legislature should pass a law to
give this opportunity to individuals to
cal! III whom they pieaseo.
Inc amendment as AMENDED
PASSED.
| DELEGATE TO CONGRESS.
Sam Koloa nominated e. B. McClan-
ahan for Delegate to Congress-. VIM.
Kaai nominated w. A. Kinney. The
latter said he had entered obligations
and he must stay by them, thereby
declining the nomination. If they
wanted to lasso his partner, all well
and good.
! you had better go ahead and NOM
mate him, too, before he hears of it,"
said Kinney.
/ Mechanism was thereupon nominal
ed for Delegate to Congress. on rising
vote with three cheers thrown In.
| CENTRAL, COMMITTEE.
ton of sixty members to form
| ~. 80 naa as,,aa