Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-24
PLATFORM ADOPTED BY DEMOCRATS
after Three DAYS Conferences


committee following three days con,
ferenees, many CT which were star
chamber" ...@ =@.: ~. 49,.
/ We. the representatives of the
Democratic party of the Territory OF
Hawaii, in committee assembled, re-
affirm our devotion and pledges to
the principles of the great national
Democratic party. ard we urge that
after many years of continuous strug-
gle against the priyilege-seeking and
Privilege-granting Republican party. a
glorious victory for the party has
been achieved in the election of
President Woodrow Wilson. The
Democratic congress, under the wise.
progressive leadership of President
Wilson coupled with the unvarying
and tireless cooperation of the Demo-
cratic representatives, has written
more constructive and far reaching
legislation in the interests of the
common people in the statutes Of Is
months than was enacted in r. years
of Republican rule. We rejoice in
the fact that under this government
human rights now prevail over prop
erty rights.
The tariff.
The Democratic party in an almost
incredibly short time has made good
its promises and pledges to the
American people in giving this ma
ton new tariff law. This tariff
law touches the entire commercial
life OF the nation, and we believe that
as patriotic citizens we ought to meet
the new conditions in a fair spirit
without premature and unjust criti-
cism. ..s#-
Education. -
TIE public schools of this territory
constitute the cornerstone of our
democracy, and it is through these
schools that the various races in this
territory must be welded and nodded
INTO Anne rican citizenship. We pledge
our party to provide for the develop
ment OF education that shall be of
practical value to our bows and girls
IN making them more efficient in
their work and general life duties.
We pledge our party in this territory
TO cooperate with the commission
provided for by the present congre IS
for the study of vocational schools tn
the end that the schools of this terri
tory may be placed in a position
whereby they will be entitled to the
aid OF the federal government for yo-
cational schools.
Government by Commission, =
The movement of this territory to.
ward more popular government
should be promoted by wise and
thoughtful legislation and we disap-
prove of any plan or plans which in
volYe government by any kind of ap-
pointed commission; we declare il TO
De matter OF party principle in this,
territory that the present system or
carrying on the government of this
TERRITORY by various boards or COM
missions ought to be discouraged, and
that the work and duty of carrying
on all kinds should be delegated ONLY.
70 those persons properly elected for
that purpose.
Harbor Improvement.
We again favor memorial to CON
gress to make an approximation for
the dredging of Kalihi Harbor, and
by condemnation proceedings or
otherwise, acquire all necessary lands
at any place in the territory for the
public wharyes, to meet the increas.
ing demands for greater shipping ac-
commodations.
redemption from Execution Sale,
We favor the passage of a law nv
which mortgagor, or any debtor,
shall have the right to redeem real
estate sold under foreclosure of mort
gage or execution sale, within one
year after such sale, by paying prin.
clpai, interest and costs.
College Of Hawaii.
The College of Hawaii is an insti-
tuition which it will be the endeayor
OF a united Democracy to make a
worthy college of the people"
thoroughly in keeping with similar
colleges of agriculture and mechanic
arts found in every state of the
union. The Lever bill recently
passed by the Democratic congress is
an evidence of the attitude of Demo-
cracy toward these colleges, and the
failure of Hawaii's college of agri-
culture and mechanic arts to receive
the benefits of this bill constitutes
an unanswerable indictment of the
weak, faltering and utterly incomne-
tent representation of this territory
and Its interests by the Republican
delegate to congress. Due to the abb
sence of the delegate and the wholly
lnethclent representation of Hawaii in
washington by the Republicans. an
exception was made OF Hawaii alone
IN direrting these funds from our To-
cal college and thus checking the
plans of our college administration
TO carry on the work of intelligent
agriculture abroad in the territory
Homssteads and Homestead Roads.
We again announce our belief in
the principle that the public lands of
TINS territory ought to be given tn
the citizens. We pledge the Demo-
cratic party of this territory to work
Tor the enactment of such legislation.
poth In congress and in the Local leg.
islature. as will tend to facilitate the
homesteading of the public lands in
such way as to build up the citizen
farmer class of this Territory In