The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-09-10


the tendencies we have pointed on.
continue. We therefore appeal to the
great body of the electorate, whose in
terests coincide with what is best for
the Territory at large, to join with
us in giving such an expression of OPP
Mon at the polls next November al
cannot be further ignored.
We call attention to the public
lands of the Territory and the policy
pursued in regard to them in the past.
Capable of being made most potent
agency for the Americanization of the
Territory they have been administer
ed in such a way as to become a means
for further orientalizing Hawaii and
preventing the creation of an indie
pendent electorate-free men on free
soil. We report and endorse the de-
mand in the Democratic National Plat
form adopted at Denver, as follows:
I'VE favor the application of the
principles of the land laws of the Unit
ed States to our newly acquired ter
ritory, Hawaii. to the end that the
public lands of that Territory may be
held and utilized for the benefit of
bona f1de homesteaders." AS offering
a practical method of making of the
public lands a means of Industrial
acknowledgment of political stability,
and of true Americanization for these
Islands.
We approve Of and ratify the mem
orial presented to Honorable James K.
Garfield, Secretary of the Interior. dur
ing his recent visit on behalf of the
Democratic Party, wherein it was pro-
posed to dedicate the remaining por-
tions of the public lands of the Terri
tory forever to homesteads and citi-
zenship.
In consonance with thes views we
demand the immediate repeal of. the
Act approved April End, 1908 (l1nown
as the Kuhio Bid extending the term
for leases of agricultural public lands
from five to fifteen years.
We denounce the platform utteran-
ces of the Territorial Republican or
ganization relative to capital and la
Dor, trusts, monopolies and combina-
tons 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 its plat
forms, both National and local, con-
sidered in connection with their con-
slant and repeated failure to make
good" when the opportunity presents
itself, can only subject the Republican
party and its representatives to the
scorn and disbelief of all honest cleo
tors. The Democratic Platform of 1906
severely denounced and arranged the
Republican Party for platform utter
ances directly opposed to party policy
and calculated to deceive the electors
AS justification for our criticism at
that time. we point to the failure of
the Republican majority to make
good" the following platform declara-
| lions: 3r
LIST. Amendment of Organic Act
permitting local legislation on land
matters.
End. Failure to push the Refund
Bill in Congress-"
3rd. Legislative investigation OF
private wharves and wharfage dues,
together with action looking to gov
eminent ownership of such wharves.
4th. Failure to advance local self
government, by writing into the Coun-
ty Act, the pledges of the platform.
9th. Proposing no measure to put
into effect their platform declaration
relative to Water Works throughout
| the Territory.
We again call attention to the fall
ure of the Republican Legislature to
make a ro-apportionment of Terrific
rial senators and representatives, as
required by Chapter 2, Section 55 of the
Organic Act.
We believe the system of taxation in
vogue in this Territory is increasingly
Ubiquitous and burdensome, unscientific
and expensive in it's application. We
again declare for limiting source of
taxation to land values, and gra-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS