The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-07-24

his salary as county treasurer, as pro,
vided for by law. NJ
Equa, Suffrage. y
We believe in the principle Of equal
suffrage. We are thoroughly in sym.
pathy with the movement toward that
end both on the mainland of the Unit.
cd States and in this Territory. We
pledge our candidate for Delegate TO
Congress to work for an amendment to
the Organic Act, so as to promote such
Legislation as will give the women of
this Territory a right to vote. We be-
lieve, however, that before such legis-
lation should be undertaken, a plebis
cite to determine the wishes of the vot-
ers on this question should be held in
this Territory. We are compelled to
view with suspicion the modesty and
timidity Of the Republican party in ref
erence to this question.
Cemeteries. @r
We believe that the reservation or
requirement Of suitable plots Of ground,
convenient to the centers Of population
should be made IN each county for the
burial Of the INDECENT dead The GENE.
tery conditions Of the city Of Honolulu
require thoughtful consideration, Prop.
er regulation should be made, enabling
the poor - bury thelrsdead without bc,
ing NeotnpelIed 20 pay such exorbitant
charges as are usually exacted by pri'
vate cernotery companies.
county Government.
We again reiterate our belief in coun.
ty government, and we pledge our rep
resentatives and senators to the en-.
actment of such legislation as may be
| necessary for the extension of the
powers Of the different county govern.
ments. We favor the creation of an
Office in each county where deeds, mort
cages, etc, shall be recorded, and q
1 provision made for some official of the
county to have charge of the same OF
that new elective Office be created
for that purpose. E
L Taxation.
We believe that the present system
Of taxation is wrong in theory and II
the. way it works out in practice. W.
believe that a valuation of all tbs
property in the Territory, for assess
ment purposes, should first be made
and that after this valuation, bulge
showing the total expenses for thu
wear, both territorial and county, SHOULD
be made. and upon such assessed valua
tion and such proposed budget, thr
rate of taxation should be based.
4 Fisheries .. -. D.
In our platform of 1912 the follow
ing recommendation was made; 'W
urge upon Congress, and we pledge ou
candidate for Delegate to Congress 81
to do, the necessity of aJpropriatini
money and to acquire by condemnation
il necessary all vested private fishini
rights in this Territory, and to opel
the same for public use, >
} We further demand enforcement, b,
the territorial government, of section
ninety.fve (95) and ninety.six (96) o
the Organic Act, and we urge Congress
to provide means to promote fish cul
ture in the seawaters of the Territory
j, statehood.
The repeated assertion in the ma
Il tional platforms of the Democrat
party, that the United States shoul
/ acquire no territory except that whic
is ultimately destined for statehoo
strengthens our confidence in ultimat
statehood for Hawaii. We charge IL
: sincerity on the part of the Republiea
. party in. making statements fayorin
! statehood, as expressed in their plat
! form, and as proof of such insineerit,
Y we call the attention o. the people I
I the fact that, although clothed wit
b power for a long period of time, bot
national and local that party has ne'
er introduced a bill in Congress askin
for statehood for this Territory. RI
I iterating our plank for statehood 9
! 1912, we again pledge our delegate
! congress to introduce bill at the firs
I opportunity to provide for an act b
: which Hawaii may be admitted int
the Union as state. J..
!, Workman Compensation Act. "
b We pledge our party so far as th
: Territorial Jurisdiction extends, to a
/ employees Compensation law proyidin
adequate Indemnity for injury to bod
or loss of life. -. r.. . III
y Initiative, Referendum and Recall.
!. We favor the initiative, referendn
y and recall. Such laws ser,y to SAY
J. the people from the wrongful doings /
Il officers that have been elected by the
n votes, and also give conyeniei
i method of voting on such questions I
i territorial and county bonds and 9th