The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-07-24
Detention Home for Juveniles.

people. ...
Detention Home for Juveniles.
We believe that the delinquent chill.
dren of the community should not be
herded with common inebfiates and
criminals, and to that end we pledge
the Democratic members of the coming
Legislature to provide an appropriation
with mandatory direction for the cree
tion and maintenance of territorial
home for the detention of Juvenile de-
linquents in the City and County Of
Honolulu. $3.50 'F''p B.
Territorial Marketing Division.
We indorse the efforts being made
by the territorial marketing division 10
assist the small farmer TO secure fair
return for the products of his labor,
and we pledge our candidates to the
legislature to make adequate appropria,
tion for the purpose Of maintaining
and extending the operations of the
territorial marketing division. ~"
T. Municipal Ownership. e.,
Believing in the principle Of govern.
ment ownership of puhlic utilities, we
pledge our senators and representatives
that in cases Of taking over, any prop,
| erty from any franchise holdefs n physi,
\ cal valuation Of saeh propefsy shall be
insisted upon as a basis Of settlement.
The Liquor Law.
We have heard no serious complaints
against our present liquor law. We do
not believe in eternally tinkering with
= laws that are admittedly good. Neither
do we believe in establishing an I'm.
known tribunal with the powers of a
court, from which there is no appeal
The law proposed eby the Republican
platform will be found to be a very
dangerous one in practise.
Tax Assessors Elected by People.
We pledge our candidates to the leg,
islature to work for the passage of q
law by which tax assessors should be
telected by the people in each and every
county of the Territory.
immigration.
We condemn the policy of the Re
publican party by which they have
flooded the Territory with undesirable
Filipino laborers.
We demand an immediate repeal OF
! all the laws of the Territory author
izing assisted immigration.
lE.5. Settlement on Queen.
We pledge our candidates to the leg
, islature to procure liberal appropria
tion for Queen Liliuokalani and pledge
our candidate for Delegate to Congress
| to work for pension for her, follow
ing the precedent established by con
gress in granting pension to Mrs
Cleveland and Mrs. Mckinley.
County Of Kalawao.
i We pledge our candidates to the leg
, islature to work for a liberal appro
priation for the unfOrtunates Of thu
County of Kalawao
? Hawaii Free Port.
The completion of the Panama Cana
necessitates the establishment Of fre,
port by the United States or som,
other nation on both the Atlantic an,
! the Pacific sides thereof, such as Hong
kong, Hamburg, Curacao, Punta Are
!. mas. St. Thomas. -
I The commerce Of the world demand
4 and win have it, such a port main
/ tanned in Hawaii wiz in no way later
1 fere with our import laws, but vii
Q draw TO our nation 4 large part OF tn
/. trade of all other nations, Hawai-
D above all other places in the Pacif
IOcehn is most ueSlfdnlt lot sum
!. port. Here vessels from all direction
!, may discharge those parts of their ear
o goes that are to be delivered TO poiht
b outside of their regular route, the sam
h to be taken by another vessel aEi car
/, ried onward in the same manner a
9 railroads handle each others freigli
!. and passengers. When Hawaii Is mad
( such a distributing point for commerce
o the advantageous results to her Will b
t incalculable. I.a.
v The Democratic party pledges ltscl
o TO strive earnestly for this result, an
= to keep at it until it shall accomplishi A
That a Democratic Delegate to Cor
gress can do far more than a Rerut
: lican with the party now in power "a
. the advancement of Hawaii 5 interest
: in every way, must be self-evident
' all voters ...
n ... The Primary Law.
m The Republican party has enacted
% Primary Law that is admittedly fault
# in many of its provisions. We pledg
ir our candidates for the Legislature
1t so amend the law that the wishes {
Is the people as expressed in primaI
~ election may not be defeated, 4