Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-24

We believe that the present law;
! with regard TO auditing OF public &C
counts are Inadequate, and should be
amended. We believe in the principle
OF a territorial audit bureau, whereby
the accounts of the territorial depart
ments and the county departments
may be efficiently and thoroughly aud
tied from time to time.
Marriage Licenses.
We condemn the present arbitrary
manner of appointing marriage license
agents by the territorial treasurer
and pledge our party TO the enact,
ment of law authorizing the several
county treasurers TO handle the issu
ance OF marriage licenses, the fees
from which should become county
realizations.
Minimum Wage.
We pledge our candidates to the
legislature to work for law which
will make the minimum wage two dol.
lars per day for all unskilled labor
performed by territorial, county and
municipal government employees.
Citizen Labor on Federal
Public Work.
! We pledge our candidate for Dele.
gate to Congress to work for such
measures as will prevent the employ
ment of any but citizen labor on fed.
eral government work in Hawaii
Public Administrator.
We favor the passage of a law by
which the duties of public admins.
traitor shall be added to those of coun-
ty treasurer, who, with the advice and
assistance of the county attorney.
/ shall act as the. local officer of the
county in perfofmaing the duties of
public administrator, without fee or
reward, except his salary as county
treasurer, as provided for by law.
Equal Suffrage.
! We believe in the principle of equal
suffrage. We are thoroughly in sym
pathy with the movement toward that
end, both on the mainland of the Unit
ed States and in this Territory. We
pledge our candidate for Delegate to
Congress to work for an amendment
to the Organic Act, so as to promote
such legislation as will give the wo-
men of this Territory a right to vote.
! We believe, however, that before such
legislation should be undertaken, q
! nlebiscite to determine the wishes Of
g., the voters on this question should be
| held in this Territory: I'VE are CON-
! PEELED to view with suspicion the
modesty and timidity of the Republi-
can party in reference to this ques-
ton. $685..
Cemeteries.
! We believe that the reservation or
requirement of suitable plots of
ground, convenient to the centers of
population should be made in each
county for the burial of the INDECENT
dead The cemetery conditions of the
city of Honolulu require thoughtful
consideration. Proper regulation
should be made, enabling the poor to
bury their dead without being com.
PEELED to pay such exorbitant charges
as are usually exacted by private
! cemetery companies.
, County Government.
We again reiterate our belief in
county government, and we pledge
our representatives and senators to
the enactment OF such legislation as
may be necessary for the extension
of the powers of the different county
governments. We favor the creation
of an office in each county where
deeds. mortgages, ETC.. shall be re-
corded, and provision made for some
official of the county to have charge
of the same or that a new elective
office be created for that purpose.
Taxation.
We believe that the present system
of taxation is wrong in theory and
in the way it works out in practice
! We believe that valuation of all the
property in the Territory, for assess
ment purposes, should first be made,
and that after this valuation, budget
showing the total expenses for the
year, both territorial and county,
should be made, and upon such as
sessed valuation and such proposed
budget the rate of taxation should
be based.
Fisheries.
In our platform Of 1912 the follow
ing recommendation was made: We
urge upon Congress, and we pledge
our candidate for Delegate to Con.
propriating money and to acquire by
condemnation if necessary all vested
! private fishing rights in this Terri.
tory, and to open the same for public
use"
We further demand enforcement, by
the territorial government, of sec.
tons min ty-five (95) and ninety-six
(96) of the Organic Act, and we urge
Congress to provide means to promote
fish culture in the seawaters of the
Territory.
Statehood.
The repeated assertion in the ma
| tional platforms of the Democratic
party, that the United States should
acquire no territory except that which
is ultimately destined for statehood
strengthens our confidence in ulti-
mate statehood for Hawaii. We
charge insincerity on the part of the
Republican party in making state.
ments favoring statehood, as express
ed in their platform, and as proof of