Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-26
PROF. BRYAN, SENATE CANDIDATE,
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ty would encourage qualified farmers
To- enter new and undeyeloped fields
of agricultural production that, If de-
veloped. would be OF vast worth TO
the people of the territory. Such a
policy, If wisely and consistently fol-
lowed, would add both wealth and
population to the islands.
"As a democrat pledged to the sup
port of the democratic platform. find
il equally easy to pledge my support
to the fundamental democratic meas
ures in all platforms.
Out of all that is proposed D. he
territorial platforms for consideration
by the voters at this time, however,
two pIanks commend themselves to
me as being of paramount importance
by reason of their profound bearing
on the future well-being Of the terri
tory. One OF these the proposal to
make Hawaii a free ports contained
in the Democratic platform. The 9TH
era proposal to regalue the taxable
lands of the territory and TO separate
the value Of the land from the value
of the Improvements To the and that
the burden of taxation may fall upon
the land rather than upon the improve
ments thereon is found in the Pro
gressive platform. As a citizen and
as a Democrat and Il believer in the
single tax, have long and repeatedly
urged in papers and addresses the
wisdom of these two ideas upon the
attention of this community, believing
them to be fundamentally right and
economically sound.
The making Of Hawaii Americas
great free port in the Pacific in con-
nection with the opening of the Pan
anna canal and under the direction
and protection of the United States
would result in an incalculable benefit
to Hawaii. To America and TO thu
whole world. 1t would more than off,
set any less the islands may sustain
from the revised tariff II would di
versify our agricultural activities ant
interests and develop the latent man
ufacturing and general commercial OPP
portunities, interests and resources
all time make Hawaii the commercial
center of this great ocean.
Favors Progressive Plank.
"As a believer IN the Justice of the
principal Of the taxation of land values
for use and the gradual reduction OF
all other forms of taxation, find N.Y.
self in hearty agreement with the tax
plank In the Progressive platform and
urge its consideration by the citizens
Of this territory as the most valuable.
just and far-reaching reform that 1t is
within the province of our legislature
to enact into law. This is demo
cratic idea adopted by the Progress
sives from the teachings of fundanen.
tai democrats Such a law will solve
for Hawaii-as it has solved for the
Canadian northwest, New Zealand and
Australia-our most difficult :iyic and
economic questions where they bear
upon or grow out of the use of land.
Tourist and vacation travel the
world over has grown to he business
of splendid magnitude and it is one
for which this territory with its un.
surpassed attractions on every island
could well afford to spend large sums
in catering to. The isolation of the
group coupled with the a',norInally
high rate of oversee and inter-island
travel is one Of the most serious OBJ
stacles to be met in the proper de.
velcpment Of this form of business,
business which without question can
be made one Of splendid proportions in
Hawaii To obyiate the difficulty Of
expensive isolation / would favor the |
enlarging Of the duties and powers of
the harbor or the public utilities conl-
mission enabling them to arrange for