Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-16
DEMOCRATS Agree ON, PLATFORM

Representative Underwood now pend
ing In the Congress of the United
States seeking to remove the tariff on
sugar"
We therefore pledge our delegates
to the National convention to use ev.
cry means In their power to prevent
the said convention from incorporating
in the National platform clause pro.
viding for the abolition for the tariff
on sugar and We pledge our candidate
for Delegate to Congress. II elected, to
use his utmost endeavOr to prevent
the passage Of any bill attempting to
abolish such tariff.
Statehood.
The success of the Democratic party
already attained by securing a large
majority in the House of Representa-.
tivos and with the present bright
prospects of electing a Democratic
President brings Hawaii nearer to
Statehood. We charge insincerity on
the party of the Republican party and
In proof we offer the fact that al
though resolution was adopted by
the last local Legislature urging the
admission Of Hawaii as a State. no bill
to that end was introduced in Con.
gress by the Republican Delegate. We
pledge our candidate for Delegate to
Congress to further the movement for
Hawaiian Statehood. believing that
the same Is in accordance with the
wel.recognizcd principles of DemoC.
racv.
Reforms.
Should It be found that the Organic
Act of Hawaii In any way prevents
the enactment by the local Legislature
of laws providing for establishing
what are commonly known as the mi.
tiative, referendum and recall, then
and in that case we pledge our candi.
date for Delegate to Congress to en-.
deavor to secure such an amendment
as will remove such disability.
Direct Primary.
The platforms OF both parties In Ha.
wall, having repeatedly pledged their
candidates to enact direct primary
law and also to enact law establish.
ing the Office of Recorder of Deeds in
each County, the Republican party
having heretofore been in continuous
control OF the Legislature, 1t alone is
, responsible for the failure of such leg,
islation. Therefore, II the next Legis'
lature again fails to enact either or
both of said proposed laws we pledge
our candidate for Delegate to Con
gress to set forth the facts and proofs
and ask Congress TO pass both such
laws which have been so repeatedly
demanded, so repeatedly promised by
| the Republican party, and by the same
party so repeatedly refused.
Citizen Labor. F..
We pledge our candidate for Dele
| gate to Congress TO Introduce bill
and secure It's passage, II possible
conforming to our local citizen Labor
law and requiring all Federal publ,
work in the Territory OF Hawaii to b,
performed by citizen labor only.
Queen LiIiuokalani.
We pledge our candidate for Dele
| gate to Congress to endeavor to Sc
cure a pension from the United Statei
Government for former Queen LiliuO
lalani in such an amount as Con
gress may deem appropriate.
Fishing. r.s
We urge upon Congress and VI
pledge our candidate for Delegate Il
Congress so to do,the necessity of al
proprlating money and to acquire b.
condemnation II necessary all yeste
private fishing rights In this Territor
and to omen the same for public use.
Land Laws.
The Democratic party of the TER
tory Of Hawaii has, for number q
Years advocated complete roviaib
oil the land laws Of this Territory an