Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-14

) flee, and has appointed to federal pc
! sitions citizens of Hawaii only in
cases where required 10 do so by posi-
| tive lava policy directly contrary
| to an unqualified promise contained
III their platform We vigorously pro
| test against this attitude, and pledge
ourselves to do everything in our pow
er to neutralize the harmful and false
! declarations of the incOmpetency OF
! our people necessarily implied by the
; adoption of this course.
Harbor Improvements.
We believe it TO be the imperative
hduty Of the Republican party to Sc.
I cure for the people Of Hawaii the full
commercial benefits resulting from
construction Of the Panama canal
To utilize these benefits, coal
wharves must be provided in the har.
bors of Honolulu and Hilo, at points
adjacent 10 land that can be mada
available for coal storage Wharves
for oversee commerce must be pro-
yided for the use OF large vessels or
the Lahaina coast of Maui, Kona coast
of Hawaii, and at Nawiliwili, Kauai,
to facilitate the economical distribu.
ton and marketing of the products of
these sections of the Territory. ..-
We pledge the Republican Delegate
to Congress, to De elected in Novem-
Der, to support all projects for i'm
proVements to harboTs within the
Territory which are proper subjects
for federal supervision, and particular.
ly the project to dredge a channel
from the Honolulu harb0r to the Ka-
lihi entrance to that harbor. Knowing
that the Hawaiian Islands, with the
completion of the Panama canal, will
be not only in name. but in fact, the
Crossroads of the Pacific" we pledge
both our members of the next legis.
lature and our Delegate in Congress,
to employ all legitimate means to Sc,
cure aid from the general government
for such improvement of our harbors
as shall enable us to properly care
for the increased commerce which is
bound to come by reason of the con-
struction of the Panama canal. =.
Settlement on Queen. IL. ..-. .'...
We favor a permanent settlement
on the former Queen Liliuokalani as
long as she shall live ard pledge the
Republican members of the next let
islature of the Territory of Hawaii to
support the proper appropriation
therefor. ....
City and County Government.
Greater and broader powers should
be accorded the City and County of
and to this end we pledge
the legislative candidates to empower.
by proper legislation, the people OF
Honolulu to revise their charter at a
convention consisting of representa-
tives to be chosen by the people.
Like power should be granted to all
within the Territory should
the legislative delegations from said
counties request the same.
Woman Suffrage.
We heartily favor granting to wo-
men the right of suffrage Should
Congress give to the Territorial leg
Islature the power to grant that right !
land we pledge our delegate in Con-
gress to the support of such law
we further pledge the Republican
members of the legislature to intro. |
luce and pass legislation for this pur. !,
pose. So
Education. -... |
For the purpose of further aiding in !
The great work which our public
schools are accomplishing. we believe |
hat our children should be taught the ,
Importance Of manual labor in foster !
ng sound and useful citizenship. and |
.hus be ready to lead in fastening the |
line when the many important tasks |
the territory shall be un.
lertaken and directed by American |
,itizens of intelligence and loyalty. |
We renew our former pladges of lib
sral financial support of the public
schools .,.- I
The College of Hawaii has made
splendid beginning and we pladge the
party to cordially support
,very measure that will enable the
authorities of the college to continue
he development so that the territory /
hall be worthy of the splendid en-
Iowments provided under the federal
appropriations. It is cur duty as we'll !,
IS our privilege and opportunity to
literally supplement the federal ap-
Reform in judicial Procedure.
Believing that present cumbersome
nd technical methods of enforcing
he law result in much injustice, de.
ay. expense and vexation. and that
he enactment of needed reform as to !
judicial procedure in both criminal
nd civil matters will not only &C.
omplish much desired relief, but will
estore to the courts that respect
'hich they are rapidly losing by ad.
erence To technical rules which the
pirit of this age has outlived, we ia.
or the enactment of laws which.
'ithcut denying persons accused of
rime rights to which they are justly
ntitled. shall secure speedy hear.
lg. and a determination of guilt or
innocence without reference to the nu.
ferrous technicalities now EMPLOYED
S a shield for the guilty: which shall .
ecure to suitors in civil matters a
Deedy, inexpensive hearing on the
lerits, devoid of technicalities: and I
hich shall. in every constitutional !
lethod which can he employed, SIM.
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