The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-16

! settlement for years and Liberated
through a resolution introduced III tn
legislature by the late Senator Har
vev is conclusive evidence that the PEG
pie throughout the Territory mus b'
ever alert in causing investigations Il
be made whenever any complaint by
the people of the settlement seems t
be reasonable.
We pledge our candidates for thu
legislature to the passage of law by
which any person may try any cure fo1
Ieprosv within reasonable regulation:
if such proposed cure is desired by any
one so afflicted. and we further pledge
liberal appropriations both Territorial
and Federal for the care, comfort anc
cure of our fellow citizens detained al
Kalaupapa.
EQUITY OF REDEMPTION.
We demand the enactment of a Law
securing the equity of redemption fol
one year after any sale of real estate
under foreclosure Of mortgage. tax sale
or execution sale upon payment of prin
eipal, interest and costs, and we severe
w criticize the Republican majority il
the legislature during the past three
sessions for defeating such a bill il
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
stature 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 a. 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-
ary 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-
lican party platform recently adopted
declaring for a direct primary law ap-
plcable to the Island of Oahu, only, as
the moss ridiculous.
COUNTY CONTROL.
We insist upon a more rapid expan.
sion of county government and the adj
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 such
other officers as may be found neees
sarv to carry on the business of a
county under such county government
as obtains on the mainland. There is
absolutely no reasonable excuse fol
withholding from the people their right
/ to govern themselves to the full extent
of complete county government. which
includes the right to issue bonds, levy
and collect taxes and do all other coun
tP business not prohibited or limited
! by the Organic Act
APPROPRIATIONS FOR L1LIUo-
| KAI.ANI.
! We pledge our candidates to the leg
| islature TO continuation of the usual
| appropriation for former Queen Liliuo
! kalani, and pledge our candidate fol-
Delegate to Congress to introduce an6
support a measure by which she shall
| be provided with a pension from the
| Federal treasury for such amount a:
congress may deem appropriate.
| HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.
We pledge our candidate for Dele
J ate, If elected, to work for the repea
of the law embodied in the bin intro
duced by Delegate Kalanianaole limit
| ing the use of the Hawaiian languag,
relating to government to ten wears ant
we contend that there is no iustifica
! ton for such law.
VESTED FISHING RIGHTS.
We urge upon congress the neeessit,
of appropriatiug money and to acquir
| by condemnation, if necessary, all vest
ed private fishing rights in this Terri
| tory and to open the same for publ
use, and also. to pass such laws as shall
not abrogate any treaty rights. but vii
protect the fisheries of Hawaii for tn
| benefit of its citizens.
EWHLOY Efs > L1ABlL1TY.
We insist upon our legislature revis
ing the laws relating to employers an,
employees, undermining the same alou;
the lines of the Employer s Liabilit,
! Act passed by congress.
WATER RIGHTS.
We pledge our candidates for the LEG
islature to revise and amend the Law
relating to water rights so as to NOR
completely protect the people in III
proper use of water to which they ar
rigftfully entitled.
INCORPORATION OF CITIES AMI
TOWNS
We favor the passage of a genera
law. by the legislature, by which town
and cities may become incorporated an
maintain a municipal government e