The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-01
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of any sovereign power on the face of
the earth; and TO deprive Hawaii of the
right of self government would reduce
her to a position of a mental depend
ency; and thereby deprives American
citizens of the right of vote.
And we therefore pledge our delegate
| to direct all his efforts TO defeat such
unpatriotic scheme to deprive the Ha-
waiians TO participate by free ballot in
governing the affairs of their govern
ment
We pledge our delegate to Congress
to guard the elective franchise based
on manhood and on educational dualif-
cationss and we object to all attempts
to disfranchise great many Hawaiians
who cannot speak, read and write the
English language.
We pledge our delegate TO amend Sec
tion 73 of the Organic Act so that our
local Legislature can have the right 10
amend or repeal the land laws Of the
Territory of Hawaii; or that the Con-
gress of the United States amend our
land laws to suit the conditions of the
country.
Our delegate viii endeavor to amend
Section @55 of the Organic Act of the
Territory of Hawaii so that the govern
ment of the Territory of Hawaii can
have power to assist American small
farmers and homesteaders.
We oppose the changing of the laws
of the United States relating to immi-
grafton, By passing a special act so that |
the corporations in Hawaii can contrib |
ute moneys towards the expenses Of i'm |
porting laborers into this Territory.
To amend Section 55 of the Organic |
Act by changing the word "of'' in line |
40 to Gin so the several counties can |
borrow money for improvements with |
out the necessity of giving the power |
to the counties to assess taxes on prop, |
erty.
To ask Congress an appropriation Of |
one hundred thousand dollars for the |
purchase of konohiki fisheries for the |
use Of American citizens.
We pledge our delegate to actively |
press the justice of special recognition
by the Congress of the United States
on the ground both of moral principle
and human law, of the entire equity
and magnanimous courtesy of granting
to our beloved ex-Queen Liliuokalani,
a substantial peeuniary sum common.
surate with her former position and
dignity.
We hereby make, promulgate our can
didates for the Legislature TO the fol-
lowing propositions:
/. We oppose any appropriation for
2. We oppose any appropriation to
assist special industry.
3. We oppose any unnecessary TX
penses in any government Office.
4. We believe that the incomes from
any water system in any county should
be applied to the repairing and improve
ments of the water works in each eoun-
ty; and we pledge our candidates to
pass a law to that effect
s.. We recommend the widening and
of the balance of Aala park
block for the enlargement of said park
to Aala lane.
6. All license fees should be applied
to the counties for the benefit thereof.
Z. All fines and costs in the several
district courts in those cases IN which
no appeals to the higher courts are TAX
en- should be paid into the treasury Of
the several counties, to be kept as
special fund for the use of the police
department in each district.
s. The merchandise license law
should be amended so that storekeepers
pay for their licenses according to the
assessed valuation of their stores or ac-
cording to the amount of their annual
gross income.
g. That proper division should be
made of the taxes between the Terri
tory and the counties. T.
TO- To amend the laws of segrega-
ton and vaccination.
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