Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-10-22
fREAR COMPARES Land
POLICIES OF TWO PARTIES

est !" the people OF hawaii. APP
peal 10 you 10 eject ousihessiike
Legislature, Legislature composed
oi men VINO VIII give ousihessiike
administration ana VIII De perseVer-
'hs' honest ana sciehtinc' IN 'heir
e"o''s 70 solve 'he Propiems vi 'he
u"s'
Il have stated before that the
question OF public lands was the par
amount one In so far as the welfare
OF the Territory is concerned, and l
VIII now speak briefly on this sub
Ject. The Democratic platform stands
Tor one thing, and one thing alone.
ana that Is the extension Of the
American land laws to the Territory
OF Hawaii. In the Democratic plat
form this is set forth In two places,
ana the meaning OF both paragraphs
In their printed literature Is the
same. am well aware OF the fact
That the Democrats have come to a
realization OF where they are In this
matter, and some OF them state that
they nave not gone SO TAR as saying
that the land laws OF the United
states In their entirety should be
ADOPTED mere. l Wish TO read a short
extract from their PLATFORM. and IL
the principles do not mean the laws
themselves am at loss To know
what they do mean. The principle
OF the law Is exactly what that law
states, but l am not going to split
mars ABOUT that. inc Republican
party speaks oil the spirit OF laws,
ana II this is not straightforward why
not pass some other laws?
Again, there Is the memorial
which the Democratic party present.
ed to Secretary Garfield when he
was here, in which they say Not
withstanding the fact that grave
abuses have existed under the FEEDER
al homestead laws-and your state
ment based on your experience In
administering those laws we must
accept as conclusive on that point
we urge the extension OF those laws
to the public lands OF this Territory
as the most practical means OF abol-
ishing the abuses and meeting the
needs that you have had pressed upon
your attention everywhere you had
oeen In these ISLANDS. In this we
do not discredit your Judgment, but
we would point out that there Is
Likelihood OF such amendments to
the Federal homestead laws as Will
prevent the abuses arising under
them and VIII make them serve. be-
cause the attention Of Congress is
being directed to those evils by your
sell ana from all directions. We urge,
the Immediate suspension OF that por
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| III we asked Congress to do this,
IL would be virtual confession that
we are unable to exercise the power
granted us by congress, or carrying
out those things which have been
entrusted us by Congress. 1t would
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