The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-09-16
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM



turai lands and also pastoral lands IN
various parts Of the Territory for
homestead purposes on OF before Jan
uary Rrs,, 1911, aud annually there
after
We disapprove Of any upset price
or any rate Of interest being demanded
from the homestcader and contend that
he is just as much entitled 20 a free
homestead In Hawaii as in the Phil
ippine Islands and ON the mainland.
We contend that FIVE years OF actual
residence upon homestead Is sufii
cient to demonstrate the good faith
of the homesteader. We still insist
upon the right Of appeal from rulings
and decisions OF local Lind officers to
the land department of the United
States and we pledge our candidate for
Delegate to Congress to never cease in
his endeavors until the public land
law of Hawaii is further amended sub
stantially as shown in II. II. 2la25. In
troduced in the house of representatives
at Washington, d. c.. February 10,
1910, and locally known ais the "Cand
Ter Land BILL
IMMIGRATION.
We oppose the immigration policy of
the territorial government and assign
the following as some of the principal
reasons therefor;
First-There is now a surplus Of Labor
ers in this Territory there peir" only
about $4,000 employed on the sugar
plantations out of total population
estimated at from 10000 to 100000,
but few of which ace other than labor
ers. If at Tie expiration of two years
from this time there is found to be a
shortage of laborers and our citizens
are employed at good wages the Demo
cratic party stands willing and ready
to withdraw the objections we now Of
fer to assisted immigration.
Second-The changed conditions sought
to be brought about by a more liberal
homestead law win induce farmers to
cultivate their own land, and two years
will offer sufficient opportunity for
our public land officers to make good
their present professions. We believe
that our public lands should first be
offered to our citizens and after they
are supplied, If any unoccupied agri
cultured land still remains the advan-
tages of settling upon it should be
thoroughly advertised in newspapers de-
voted to agriculture published on the
mainl md, to the end that farmers who
intend to "till the farms they own ,
may be induced to settle here. Bring
ing to oar Territory large humble Of
aliens, who must necessarily compete
with our citizens not only as to en-
plcyment but occupancy of the land as
well, is grave injustice to both our
present and prospective citizen popula-
ton
Therefore, we favor the reenactnent
and continuation of the Special Income
Tax law so amended as to divert all
such funds now on hand as well as all
funds to be derived therefrom to the
const qetiOn of belt roads around the
Islands, to be expended substantially in
the ratio of collections of said tax in
each county. A liberal proportion to
| be expended in the construction of
numerous honest ad roads so as ia
make aall homestead lands available
All of such funds to be exclusively at
the disposal of the board of supervisors
in eaeh county.
| We insist upon legislative invest
cation of all funds already spent upon
immigration and a detailed accounting
of the same.
STATEHOOD FOR HAWAII.
| All the Territories on the mainland
having been admitted as States, the
| Territory of Hawaii stands next in the
| line of promotion and the platform
declarations of the National Democratic
| Party has again and again reiterated
that it only favored the acquisition
of such territory as should ultimately
| h. Il taI lot IN an frain
| therefore our only hope for statehood
lies with the success of the Democratic
parity We favor immediate statehood
for the Territory of Hawaii and the
bright prospects everywhere apparent
for the election of a Democratic major
ity in the next house of representatives
the election of a Democratic Delegate
to Congress would hasten the admission
of Hawaii as a State.
LIQUOR LEGISLATION.
We fully approve of the prompt and
effective action taken by the Demo
cratic Territorial Central Committee il
passing resolutions relating to the Cur
It's Prohibition Bill while the same was
pending in congress. Said resolutions
dated February 7, 1910, are as follows
''WheTeas, A large majority of tht
voters of these Islands do not approve
of any legislation being enacted fol
the Territory of Hawaii not applicabl,
} to other Territories, believing the cleo
torate fully capable of self-government
and
"Whereas, There is now pending il
the congress of the United States bill
embodying special legislation to pro
hibit the liquor traffic in the Territor!
of Hawaii, and
"Whereas. The electors of this Ter
ritory should be permitted voice il
determining said question, therefore
be it
, Resolved, That the congress of thu
United States, in the event of the pas
sage OF said bin be, and it is hereby
| requested to amend the same so thai
the question may be submitted TO n ref
J, erendum vote of the electors of tho
I Territory Of Hawaii at the ensuing gen
eral election. A majority Of all the
votes east at said election being neces
sary for its adoption.
, Though The question was not with
held until the general election the priu
! ciple Of Referendum advocated by thu