Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-16
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SCISSOR; County Superintendent o
Schools; County Surveyor and sucl
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 4,
absolutely no reasonable excuse fo,
withholding from the people thei,
right to govern themselves to the full
extent OF complete county government
which includes the right to issue
bonds. levy and collect taxes and dc
all other county business not prohl
bited or limited by the Organic Act
APPROPRIATIONS FOR LILIUokA
LAM.
We pledge our candidates to the
legislature to continuation of the usu
al appropriation for former Queen Ii
liuokalani, and pledge our candidate
FOR Delegate TO Congress to Introduce
and support a measure by which she
shall be provided with pension from
the Federal treasury for such amount
as congress may deem appropriate.
HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE,
We pledge our candidate for Dele.
gate, IL elected. to work for the re.
peal of the law embodied in the bin
introduced by Delegate Kalanianaole
limiting the use Of the Hawaiian Ian.
guage relating to government to ten
years and we contend that there Is no
justification for such a law.
VESTED FISHING RIGHTS. e.
We urge upon congress the neces.
sity OF appropriating money and to
acquire by condemnation. IL necessary.
all vested private fishing rights in this
Territory and to open the same for
public use. and also, to pass such
laws as shall not abrogate any treaty
rights, but will protect the fisheries Of
Hawaii for the benefit of its citizens.
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY.
We insist upon our legislature revis.
ing the laws relating to employers and
employees, undermining the same along
the lines of the Employers Liability
Act passed by congress.
WATER RIGHTS.
wo nledge our o,nI,,a,a. O.. A.,
legislature 10 revise and amend ,hs
law roIo,irg 90
more completely protect the people In
the proper use OF water to which they
orc riphtfuuv entitled
or n,r,re .nn
TOWNS go
We favor the Massage os n ,Arero,
law. by tho legislature no .,n,ot
towns and cities NAV becono ,noor
lofated and maintain n munIcinoI GOV.
eminent for sucb nurnosas senorots
and apart, from county povernman,
such government tn be Initiated hy
vote of the resident electors within
the area sought 10 no incornoroted
and thai such ineornoratsd, civ n,
town BE- prohibited Inv law from grant.
ting any exclusive franchise. and am.
powered to own ana onerhte. eIoctrIc
light plants. street RAILWAYS water
works and every other nubIIc ptIIitv
with the right IN issuc horIs for ,ha
ond maintenance Of tho
same coupled with the right IN law
and collect taxes for oII munIc,noI NM
poses.
CITIZEN LABOR
We repeat the cItIzen labor miami =,
our platform for 1eos Wo ,aynr
strict enforcement or tho cItizen Iohor
and eight.hour laws incIrd,ng Iahor On
the terrItorIoI whorvoe and whar,os
licensed Inv or leased from Tho aovorn
mont ana demand tho, IN aron,ina an,
license or making any Ieoso for wh.r,
purposes these condition. sho,I h. In
sorted We endorso tho ,,i,In,,
wage Of Al 20 nor dov n, o,gh, hnnra
ON all me nuhiIc WORKS IN he Torri
tory wbetbcr federai ,orrI,oriai CON-
~, or munIcInaI ana Voc n,odsa onr
candidate for Delepate 70 Congross IN
and work for Tho nassoao =,
n hill conformIng IN our local oI,,,on
Labor Io,v ana ro,ut,Inn an $500,
publIc works I'm Inc rorrl,ory q, H.
wall IN he rorrormad ~, c,,,,on Iohou