The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-09-16

gpttlUmpui for years and liberated
through resolution introduced IN chs
Legislature rs the late Senator Hat.
voy u conclusive evidence that tho poo.
pic throughout the Territory must be
ever alert IN causing Investigations "a
be made whenever any complaint by
the people OF the settlement seems TO
DC reasonable.
We pledge our candidates for the
legislature TO the passage Of n law by
which amy person may try any cure for
leprosy within reasonable regulations
if such proposed cure Is desired by any
one so afflicted. and we further pledge
liberal appropriations both Territorial
and Federal for the cate, comfort aud
cure OF our fellow citizens detained at
Kalaupapa.
- EQUITY OF REDEMPTION
We demand the enactment Of law
securing the equity of redemption for
one year after any sale OF real estate
under foreclosure Of mortgage, tax sale
or execution sale upon payment of prin.
cipal, interest and costs, and we severe.
ly criticize the Republican majority in
the Legislature during the past three
sessions for defeating such bill in
each session. Nearly every State in
the Union has such law on its statutes
and it is self-evident that such law
not only protects the poor man but
serves to prevent real estate from being
consolidated in the hands of the few
to the detriment Of the many.
FUNDAMENTAL DEMOCRATIC
LAWS
We pledge our candidates for the leg,
islature to the enactment of the follow.
ing laws which are fundamentally
Democratic and the electorate will take
no excuse for failure to vote for the
same, namely: Direct Primary; Initia-
tive; Referendum; Recall. and law
preventing corrupt practises similar to
that upon the statutes of the State OF
Oregon. Such laws are in force in
many of the States and have proven
meritorious beyond question. The re
cent scandals connected with the prim
arv elections in the Republican party
and charged and counter.charged by
leading Republican papers demonstrates
the necessity for Direct Primary Law
in this Territory.
We regard the plank in the Repub
licau party platform recently adopted
declaring for direct primary law APP
plcable to the Island of Oahu only, as
the mos; ridiculous.
COUNTY CONTROL.
We insist upon more rapid expan,
sion of county government and the ad
dition of more elective Offices who are
subject to the will of the people in the
performance of their public duty
namely; Recorder of Deeds; Tax AS
SCISSOR; County Superintendent OF
Schools; County Surveyor and suel
other officers as may be found neces
sary to carry on the business of .
county under such county government
as obtains on the mainland There il
absolutely no reasonable excuse fOl
Withholding from the people their RICH
to govern themselves TO the full extern
of complete county government, whicl
includes the right to issue bonds, lew
and collect taxes and do all other coun
ty business not prohibited or limited
by the Organic Act.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR LILIUo-
KALANI. tAn
We pledge our candidates to the leg
/
appropria ton for former Queen Liliuo
| kalani, and pledge our candidate 70
Delegate to Congress to introduce ant
be provided with a pension from tn
Federal treasury for such amount n
congress may deem appropriate.
HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.
We pledge our candidate for Dele
ate, IL elected, to work for the repea
of the law embodied in the bill intro
duced by Delegate Kalanianaole limit
ing the use of the Hawaiian languag
relating TO government to ten years an
we contend that there is no iustifcG
ton for such a law.
VESTED FISHING RIGHTS.
We urge upon congress the necessit
of appropriating money and TO acquir
by condemnation, if necessary, all vest
ed private fishing rights in this TER
tory aud TO open the same for publ
use, and also, TO pass such laws as sha
not abrogate any treaty rights, but wi
protect the fisheries of Hawaii for tn
benefit of its citizens
EMPLOYER LIABILITY.
We insist upon our legislature revii
ing the laws relating to employers an
employees, undermining the same alon
the lines of the Employers Liaibilit
Act passed by congress.
WATER RIGHTS.
We pledge our candidates for the leg
slature to revise and amend the LAY
relating to water rights so as to NOR
completely protect the people in tn
proper use of water to. which they al
rightfully entitled
INCORPORATION OF CITIES AM
TOWNS.
We favor the passage Of genera
law. by the legislature, by which town
and cities may become Incorporated an
maintain municipal government e
such purposes separate and apart frol
county government, such government
to be initiated by vote of the residen
electors within the area sought to b
incorporated, and that such incorpora
ed city or town be prohibited by lal
from granting any exclusive franehis,
and empowered to own and operat
electric light plants, street railway
water works and every other publ
utility with the right to issue bonds fC
the construction and maintenance o
the same coupled with the right to lev
uul ocl1aat fawau for OH fatns .ft.aI f.,,