The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-23
PLANkS FOR
THE SMALL
FARMER
Speaker HolStein Proposes PlankS
for Republican Platform Pledg-
ing Government Supervision Of
Sugar Mills and canneriss and
a System Of Rural Credits for
Homeateaders.

II. Z. Holstein, the kamaaina repre-
sentative from Kohala in the territorial
honse, who has been Speaker Of the
house for the past three sessions, has
announced his candidacy for another
term and has come out as a champion
Of the small farming interests. He is
ambitious Of having number Of very
progressive planks in the Republican
platform, to be formulated at the plat.
form convention TO convene in Homo,
lulu and has forwarded these planks 10
The Advertiser in order that they may
be placed before the public and in or
der that the delegates TO the convention
may become familafized with tho terms
Of his proposals before the convention
assemblies. 'HFt
Government Supervision Of Mills.
One important iAank deals with the
government supervision of sugar mills,
pineapple eanneries and such, placing
them in the position of semi public utii,
tiles, such as the plan discussed
throughout the Territory during the
visit of Secretary Fisher. What Mr..
Holstein would like to have ineorpo-
rated in the Republican platform re-
garding this is;
We believe the ideal system of
homestead farming is that in which
mill corporation and homesteaders
perfectly cooperate. It is compare
lively easy to acquire such cooper.
alton where the territorial govern
ment superintends the system, and
in this Territory where the owher-
ship of mills rest exclusively with
private corporations, the securing n
Of cooperation in place of iliegiti.
mate competition and discfimina-
ton will be difficult, and laws must
be enneted that will accomplish
this, Governmental supervision will
wipe out of existence preferential
rates and give to the homestead
planter a square deal, viz, an
equitable return for his raw mate
rial or manufactured product.
Rural Credits.
Mr.. Holstein's second plank deals
with the necessity Of system Of gov 4
ornamental rural credits, whereby home
steaders may be financed until they
have established themselves on a sat
supporting basis. The suggested plank
is:
The Republican party has been
the consistent friend Of tho farmer
and homesteader and by eonstruc.
tive and progressive statenianship
has brought a new era In The
demonstrating of public lands. The
ACQUIRING Of lands. and the mar.
keting Of his product is making
the farmer proud Of the results ac-
complished, We believe there is
important work yet to be secured
and that is TO make il advisable
for the government TO assist rural
credit and rural finance associa-
ton among the farmers taking up
homestead lands where the title to
the same is still lodged and pend
ing in the government Even
though legislation may be enacted
improving the farmers opportun.
titles for financing their operation,
good deal of educational work
must be done in order that the
fullest benefits Of any legislation
may be secured. i. .-. ii
Small Far-: B.tshers.
The third plank proposed by the
speaker is one TO do away with the |
necessity under which farmers now are
If taking out butchers license MI
hey do their own Strengthening and
'ell meats direct to the consumer.
This plank is; ~.
We believe the antiquated IL