Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-16
BOSS M'CANDLESS' PLATFORM
that WAS TANNED THROUGH
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION


United stat and We Hedge our can
dldate for Delegate to Congress t.
never cease In his endeavors until the
Eublic land law Of Hawaii is further
amended substantially as shown in II
4. 2li25, introduced in the house OF
representatives at Washington. d. C.,
February 10, 1910, and locally known
as the Gambler Land Bill"
IMMIGRATION.
We oppose the immigration policy
OF the territorial government and as.
sign the following as some of tn
principal reasons therefor:
First-There Is now surplus of
laboreTs In this Territory, there being
only about $4,000 employed on the su.
gar plantations out of a total popula
lion estimated at from 10000 to 100.
600. but few of which are other than
laborers. II at the expiration OF two
years from this time there is found To
be shortage of laborers and our ci.
tizens are employed at good wages
The Democratic party stands willing
and ready to withdraw the objections
we now offer to assisted immigration
Second -. The changed conditions
sought to be brought about by more
liberal homestead law will induce far.
mers TO cultivate their own land. and
Two years will offer n sufficient oppor
tunity 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. II any
unoccupied agricultural land still re.
mains the advantages OF settling uron
II should be thoroughly advertised IN
newspapers devoted to agriculture
published on the mainland. to the end
that fdfmers who intend to "till the
farms they own" may be induced to
settle here. Bringing to our Territory
large numbers OF aliens, who must ne.
! cessarly compete with our citizens
not only as to employment but occu.
pancy OF the land as well, is grave
injustice to both our present and pros
pective citizen population.
Therefore. We favor the reenact.
ment and continuation OF the Special
Income Tax law 80 amended as to
divert all such funds now on hand
as well as all funds to he derived
therefrom to the construction OF belt
roads around the Islands. to be ex.
pended substantially In the ratio OF
| cnlIpctitnS nf aaId tox In oach county
A liberal proportion to be expended In
the construction of numerous home
stead roads so as to make all home
stead lands available. All of such
funds to be exclusively at the dis.
posal of the board of supervisors In
each county.
| We insist upon legislative investi
cation of all funds already spent upon
immigration and a detailed accounting
OF the same.
STATEHOOD FOR HAWAI-.
| All the Territories on the mainland
having been admitted as States, the
| Territory of Hawaii stands next In
the line of promotion and the plat.
r,ooratto pet hoa aaa,n and ao,In
ro,,oro,a, ,hot u onIy Soyorad Tho NO.
ar,s,,,on - s,oh tarr,,orv ne shonId
,n,Imatat, no adm,,tod as ctotas In
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,on .tatnhnoI IIas Nth ,ho omoosss n,
the Democratic party. We favor i'm
mediate statehood for the Territory
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lhorso 90 ranrosontot,yeo ot wosbing
co., roohs -, 40 hoI,oro mot Tho a,ec
ltior of n democratic delegate 70 Con.
gross would hasten tho admission ot
uowoii os a state
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