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

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EDUCATION.
The Democratic party will support. as
in the past. liberal appropriations Tor
the education of the young, ana Tor
the more liberal payment OF the teacn,
ers To whose hands such education shali
ha committed But we view with as
satisfaction the increasing tendency OF
o,r educational authorities to depart
from the solid and elemental branches
of primary education, and to engraft
nnon the currieula of even our primary
schools certain expensive fads OF no
practical utility, whereby the time and
efforts of both teachers and pupils are
diverted from their true aims. the more
necessary features of practlcal ednca-
ton are neglected, and the expense
thereof increa sed.
We feel that the administration OF
this important department should pc
brought nearer to the people, through
the assumption by the people S represen'
tatives in. the legislature of a greater
degree of control over the subjects to
he taught and the methods Of teaching
and administration.
We deplore the great increase IN the
expense of providing books and other
material for the use of pupils-nov
grown to a figure beyond the means OF
poor parents. This figure should be
regulated by legislation and necessary
books should be freely provided for the
children of the poor.
As the law now stands, the expense
of building and maintaining school
premises rests upon the counties, but
~ 10 c,,nY,Iy tho funds
have no voice in the administration OF
the schools for which they pay. There
fore the Democratic party will support
legislation looking to the ultimate, but
gradual. assumption by the people of the
respective counties, of the control Of
the schools.
We favor raising the school age to
eighteen years.
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS
AND TRANSPORTATION.
One of the most pressing needs of
tn. Territory. in order to the develoo-
ment of small industries, is cheaper
transportation than now prevails by land
and water, between different points.
The rates of passenger and freight
traffic, telegraphing. telephones, water
service, etc, etc., should be regulated
by law.
To this end the Democratic party will
endeavor to secure the adoption of leg
islation providing for the establishment
and maintenance of commission to
regulate such rates and fares within tie
Territory or if thought more exped;ent
to investigate conditions, and report
to the legislature, in order that the
Legislature may enact statutes to regu-
late such charges.
TAXATION REFORM.
We favor a law by which taxes upon
land shall be levied according to the
products raised thereon and the receipts
from the same.
We denounce the unequal and unfair
tax laws of this Territory which have
been under consideration by various
commissions provided by the legisla
ture and appointed by the Governor
but no reform or Improvement has yet
been made.
ELECTION OF DISTRICT MAGIS-
TRATES.
We favor the election of district
magistrates by the people.
VACCINATION.
We favor law by which all vaccina
ton in the Territory Of Hawaii shall
be performed by federal authorities
and that all virus used therefor be seal
ed under authority of the United States
Health Department.
WHAT CONGRESS SHOULD DO.
We urge upon congress the furthel
amendment of the Organic Act so as TO
Abolish the Office of superintendent
of public works;
! Abolish the Office of high sheriff;
Allow election of public boards b,
the people as well as by appointment
Prohibit the ownership of real estate
by aliens;
Restrict the private ownerships o,
real estate by individuals 10 a reason
able limit;
Extend the reclamation service t.
naval, under authority of the secre
tary Of the interior, and also to
| Appropriate money for the entir,
care of the leper settlement;
Appropriate more money for fedora
| agricultural experiment station;
Appropriate more money for the az
rlcultural College of Hawaii and main
tain experimental farms Oh each of tn,
four principal islands.
We pledge our candidate for Delegat,
to congress to work for all the abov,
provisions and appropriations.
T. J. RYAN,
Chairman.
D. L. KALAWAIA.
Secretary.
HENRY WEST.
j. s. CHANDLER.
NJ. o. KALEIOPUU.
GEO. KAUWE.
DAVID WHITE.
q. w. kAHUKULA.
II. H. EWALIKO.
EDW. H. F WOLTER.
NELSON n. KALOA. JR.
GEO. X. KEAWEHAKU.
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