The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-08-21
DEMOCRATS lDORI
THEIR PLATFORM
Bourbons Of Oahu Promise Many
Reforms in Effort TO Win
Support Of Voters.

| government be extended; that the ter
ritorial government be finally divorced
from affairs that are purely municipal
In their scope; favoring the holding'of
the municipal election at n time dif,
ferent from the territorial election
| touehing vaguely on the rate Of taxa.
/ tioS and the frontage tax law, com
I6chdfng the present Democratic super.
visors FOR what is elhmed 10 be their
/ tohAmeRdalh work on roalis anil
bridges; iHyoring Playgroands ami
paFLA and dealing wltn number OF
ObEer Issaf puDlic subjests, the follow
ing Denocratie platform TOR the City
alea tjonney OF Honolulu has E1en
\ adopted: ps4
/ The Democratic party an and CT the
City ard County OF Aonoluld, .ctiRs
by ana through the mcdiam pfeserlbed
/ b. the Party hules, hereby lrOHt.l sate,s
the following platform: 81
J Lowe roafhrm our allegiance TO the
faith Of the Democratic party, as set
forth m our National ana oEf .etri
torial Platforms.
~. Ne pledge our senators and rep
I gvsentatives III the legislature, and our
municipal officers and supervisory, 10
use their hest endeavors 20 carry into
effect The rinciples aud policies here
in oppressed,
bIsorec Of Governmental Matters.
/ 9. Ne believe that the powers OF
our l.sinitlpal cove. hsaei.S slasdld be
,exten,tel 20 as 10 cVnter more author
/, ity Glun The mayor and our board Of
supts isors, espt. tally such as wal Of.
fest o. final diSoics OF the territorial
/ xON elflieent From matters shat are pure.
iy AuniSipal in their scope, inciudiag
the saRlsC,t OF seLvs.s, ana, in larticu.
| lar, We demand that the right Oh TAXA;
ton Tor all municipal purposes, ard tn
/ ming Of the rate OF taxation in the
city an,l county, be conferred upon our
board OF aope:',.sofs.
Rate Of Tax1tion.
& Thar instead Of he present arbi.
, tfary two.thirds OF one per cent in the
tax raie for the support "a The city and
c0nnty, we believe tiat the tax law
slfolld be amellacu So that the bttfd
lc4 saservisois should prepare buaset
IN January of eat b year providing for
the WAlhs OF the city ami ,oanty TOR
The sGr1ehL year IRON this amount
sboaldbe deducted the ahount estinat.
ed for receipts other than taxes The
fsihainaef to be estimated as a certain
percentage Of the total assessed value
az property in the eity and county for
the previous year. This percentage
shodai DE tie rate Of taxation for the
cusreiI year collected Tor the support
Of the titysaud tbhnty. 80
70 Amend the license Laws.
SO. We pledge our candidates to the
ilegislatuIe to amend the license laws
80 as To make them more equitable. We
Ireeompend that the grades Of mer.
ehahdise licenses he so adjusted that
the minimum may be reduced and the
,naNimmn Increased in proportion to
sAe galae Of business transaeted
A-eaisn and Tsnare u Maa.tisal
IS. oaleorR
G. We believe that the best inter.
ests Of our city and county would be
subseryed by tlectihg It's officers al a
time different from the time when
members OF the legislature arc e,eSted.
Also than the term OF nlanicipaI OH,
GERS sliOula 10 extended 80 four years,
to the end that their efficiency may nor
be Impaired by too frequently reeur-
ring elections. .-.rE. ...r
The Frontage Tax Law,
I. We recommend the mayor and the
board of supervisors for the WISE iudg,
ment they have displayed in approach.
ing with caution and deliberations the.
responsibility of enforcing tho provi.
siOns of the so-called frontage Tax Law
passed by the last, territorial legis.
latnTe. a &C., 49,. g.. T.. .'
We heartily approve the policy adopt
ed by the board Of supervisors by which
the initiative for road improvements
under the provisions of Act l3l of the
Session, Laws of 1918, currently known
as the Ffontage Tax Law, must orig
mate with the property owners seek
ing road improvements under this law,
We believe this policy to be the wisest
course 10 pursue uuth such time as the
popularity of the assessment plan for
road improvements Is established in the
community and the principles involved
are thoroughly understood by the peO-
pie. tT5t .jg ~ =
We believe that this law should be
amended BY making the Territory and
any politieal Subdivision thereof par
ties to- and in favor Of any public i'm
proyements sought TO be carried on
theFeuhder, and that the general pur-
poses % the law may be strengthened
at points found weak or impractical
Commending Supervisors for Road
y. "a. Work.
s. We commend, our present Demo
cratic board of supervisors for the
amount and excellence of the work
done lO- them In the Reconstruction Of
bridges to the number OF tweRty-ons,
being virtually all Of the important
bridges in the city and county, in addi-
ton to long stretches Of highway re.
|. built upon permanent lines. Two i'm
portant and expensive additions to the
Belt Road, one in Waialoa district and
one in Koolau, were constructed out Of
current funds, although the present
board found an empty treasury upon
assuming office. But we believe that
this cannot become successful resort
for tourists until al beast satisfae,
tory and permanent belt road around
the entire Island shah be provided, aud
TO such bell road shoald be added, as
soon as finances permit, similar roads
through the Waianae and Waialua dis.
tricts, around Kaena point aud around
Makapuu pciat and through WaimaAalo
10 a Junction with tho present belt