The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-19

IR, HONOLULU, TUESDAY,
which he congratulated the party on
its growth in this Territory and pre-
dicted victory here and on the main
land. Vice Chairman Shipman made
a similar address.
The committee on resolutions was
ready to report except that the Hawai-
ian version Of the platform had not
yet been typewriter, and while this
was being done the convention listened
to number of speeches. L l. Nc
Candless was called to the floor made
a speech on the public lasi question
illustrating it with maps Of the differ
ent Islands taken from Governor Car
ter's report to the Department of the
Interior, showing the area of govern
ment lands in the Islands, and how it
had been eliminated from Niihau and
Lanai. He urged that the principles
of the Federal land laws should be
applied here, and that the land should
not be left to the executive to legislate
concerning, and 10 affix conditions
unauthorized by law.
r. H. Trent and DIR. Raymond were
also called on for addresses.
Chairman W. A. Kinney of the COM
mittee on resolutions, reported the plat
form as follows:
THE PLATFORM
The Democratic Party of Hawaii, in
Territorial Convention assembled, re-
news its fealty to the National Demo
cratic Party, the principles of which,
we believe, are the surest safeguard of
the rights of American citizenship, and
the best hope for the working out of
the problems which now confront the
American people, and which in their
solution will bring liberty and equality
of right and of opportunity to every
human being.
We declare our belief that the appli-
cation of these principles in the admin
istration of Hawaii will give here that
full measure of self government en-
joyed in the past and now in otheTTer-
ritories of the United States, will abol-
ish the feudalism of our land system,
and will give to labor it's due and just
rewards.
In this behalf we urge upon the
Democratic Party in Congress such a
revision of our land laws as will take
from the Executive of the Territory
power to ALLEVIATE, through exchange,
the public lands of this Territory, a
power under which immense areaShave
been and are being alienated and given
to large land holders, thus making it
vital TO the interests of this Territory
and imperative that some prompt and
decisive action be taken to preserve the
portions of the public lands
of this Territory for settlement by bona
1de homesteaders. We, therefore, in
struct our delegates to the National
to endeavor to secure a
plank in the Democratic National plat
form favoring the application of the
principles of the land laws of the Uni
ted States to the Territory of Hawaii.
We call on the Democratic Party in
Congress to so revise the Organic Act
that the full extent of local self gov
eminent desired by the people of this
Territory, may be accomplished with |
put duplication of officials and govern
mental functions, and without burden
ing the people with Territorial depart
nents and officials unnecessary and ex-
oensive.
In common with all citizens of the |
Territory, we approve the policy of
-ilO1 OuSIIIy 1O1 lily Ills tliCoC jSI<1ido eLo
the strategic outpost of continental |
America, and are gratified with the
action recently taken to carry out that
policy, and we urge that none but
American citizens shall be employed |
on Federal work in this Territory.
whether such work shall be done by
contract or otherwise.
We believe in the dignity of labor,
and hold that this Territory can never
rise to it's full possibilities of prosperity
Or happiness for it's people as long as
a system of labor continues which not
only discriminates against American
citizens but associates servility with
labor. The Democrats of this Terri |
tory have kept inviolate their prin-
ciples of American citizenship, and
have consistently held aloof from all
public expression and demonstration
tending to place this community in the
attitude of a peculiar or alien people
in the eyes of the nation We have, |
therefore, refused to participate in the |
requests of our Republican |
fellow citizens here for discriminating !
legislation at the hands of Congress in |
the interest of our so-called peculiar |
ocal needs and conditions. We deny |
that either our industries or our COM |
nerce need legislation exceptional or |
contrary to that enacted for the rest |
If the American people.
We renew the declarations of the |
Democratic Party of the Territory |
made two years ago in regard to a |
suitable provision to be made by Con-
yress for Queen LiIiuokalani, and urge
Congress to act speedily in the matter.
The Democratic Party of Hawaii fav-
,rs William Jennings Bryan for Presi- |
lent and instructs its delegates in the |
National Convention to express by uni
ed ballot this choice. so long as he |
a candidate before the conven-
ion.
A motion to consider it section by,
section was voted down. c. w. Ash
ord sought to strike out the instruc-
ion for Bryan but did not succeed, the |
convention being clearly overwhelm-
ngly in favor of instructions.
SELECTION OF DELEGATES.
On motion of E. NJ. Watson the dele