The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-12
LINK BUILDING
THREE PLATFORMS
LATEST McoANDLEss PROGRAM
TANNED THROUGH IN MORE
OR LESS PEACEFUL MEETING.

Ihree platforms are to be built by
the Democrats for the coming CAM
paign-one for the nominee for dele
gate to congress, one for the legislative
candidates and one for the county
nominees. This is the newest of the
McCandless programs, and Link put il
through at a meeting Of the Democratic
Territorial Central Committee last
night. The platform which was shat
tered by the Republicans in the last
campaign and upon which McCandless
stood like the boy upon the burning
deck, defiant and alone, was carefully
analysed and il was decided that when
the platform builders commence their
work this year, the one upon which
MeCandless stands shall be stripped of
all features which make his standing
uncomfortable.
MeCandless wants the antiimmigra-
ton plank eliminated from his plat
form, for he expects to be the nominee
for delegate to congress. He com
planned last night that he had to with
stand all the attacks of the Republicans
during the last, campaign because of
that plank. He stated that it, does not
properly come within the province of
the delegate to bolster up that partic
ular plank, but that it should be in
serted in the legislative platform. Link,
however, is strong on the land law
plank, and will have one put in his.
platform which will be formidable and
fairly bristling with hard knots.
Committee Agrees.
The committee agreed with McCan-
dless and Ryan that there should be
separate platforms. The action taken
by the committee last night indicates
that when the Democratic convention
meets Monday, Link IS original program
to have a congressional nominee select
ed will be put through then, and
platform constructed at the same time.
McCandless was light-hearted and even
jubilant, and spoke of the various
planks for the delegates platform with
the assurance of one who expects to be
in full control of the convention.
After the session of the board of
supervisors is over tomorrow and Mayor
Fern takes the chair at the Democratic
meeting, the platform will have been
fairly well outlined. McCandless Of
fered two planks last night as starter
and both were accepted.
Tariff Plank.
The first, to replace the former
tariff plank of 1910, was adopted as
follows:
The sugar industry of Hawaii having
been built up under a protective tariff
and large amounts of capital having
been invested, we would not place that
commodity on the free list, therefore,
we heartily endorse the action taken
1 l. ~ II II
Committee in adopting and transmit
ting to congress the following resolu-
ton:
"Resolved, by the Democratic Terri
torial Central Committee of the Terri,
tory of Hawaii, that we do not favor
the passage of the bill introduced by
Representative Underwood, now pend
ing in the congress of the United States
seeking to remove the tariff on sugar.
1--WE also favor duty upon coffee,
! bananas, rice and other island products
calculated on a basis of producing
revenue only, but which would mate
rally assist in establishing small in
dustries in Hawaii, which would attract
the American farmer and home builder
to our Shores:
Wants Statehood.
McCandless also believes that Hawaii
i is entitled to statehood right away
: and will stand on the following plank:
' We realize that the success of the
Democratic party already attained by
| securing large majority in the nation
6 a house of representatives, together
s with the bright prospect of electing q
e Democratic President brings Hawai-
1 nearer to statehood.
a On this subject we charge in
, sincerity on the part of the Republica:
r party and in proof we offer the fac
: that although a resolution was adopted
: by the last Legislature urging the ad
= mission of HAWAII as a State, no bill
/. Ito that end was introduced in congress
t by the Republican delegate.
o What Ryan Wants.
Ryan was bitterly opposed to any i'm
Q migration law which assisted an immi
n their own fares, he insisted. This wa
n a preface to the statement that thi
) was a matter which the delegate nomi
r inee had nothing to do with in tn
j. campaign, and is prophecy that Linl
o will not stand the responsibility of an,
II opposition on the part or the Repuh
/ 1icans against the anfiimmigrati0n POI
+ iicy of the Democratic party.
d The remainder of the evening wa
spent in wordy discussion of the ian.
o laws and what the Governor hasn
Q done, and what the Republican part.
s. hasn't done to carry out the inten
. of the land law. All the speakers iron
Il McCandless down to Pnngie eiaime'
e tho present law was "rotten," an
that fha 90 onvarnment didn u want T.
e attract white men to the Islands.
It McCandless even claimed that the rea
It son the Spanish and Portuguese imml
grants who left for San Francisco il
the Sierra yesterday, did SO because o
the land law. He charged the Cover
nor and the Republican party with tn
responsibility Of the fact that immi
grants had gone to the Coast.
If things didn't go right he deelar
ed, the Democratic parry here woul'
= na0atu f0rcaU fha Govarnnr IN caII ,