Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-25
DIR. {. 5. GOODHUE THINKSG. O.P.
TERRITORIAL PLATFORM WORTHY

not officious but quite Just and timely.
City and County Government
Iiarbor Improvement.
Frontage Tax.
Military Belt Road.
Regulation OF Insurance Companies,
Public Accounting.
Citizen Labor.
Fisheries.
Free Sewer aud Garbage System.
Plant and Fruit Industry.
Promotion. .-..a
Workman's Compensation Act.
What more specific or farreaehing
recommendations for local needs could
you ask? ."-..
Taxation.
Taxation Rate.
Were thoroughly discussed by thosa
familiar with such matters Chas. A.
Rice and other good men were there.
Education
Industrial Schools.
Juvenile Detention Home.
are planks, II seems TO me, showing
due regard TO the moral and ethical
aspects of modern life, and to the
social needs of our community.
Preparedness
In general. an echo OF the universal
cry; in particular, demand which
surely all good citizens OF Hawaii win
! favor.
AS originally draughted Gin my opin-
ion) there mrked q danger in the
clause referring to compulsory mill
tary training in the schools, and tkis
pointed out to the committee.
Quick as o flash, Mr.. Baldwin pro.
posed an amendment, which was
adopted
Liquor Law
II rested with some few OF rs. for
| expediency sake, not to object To
rather harmless and attennated
clause.
A Democratic eyes, Democratiel
luau which | attended the other daF,
pledged the health OF its guest In cold
water, and Mayor Lane gave our com.
mittee at the Young nothing but
water to drink.
Despite filings ut the administration
for its grape Juice policies, may say
that the best and the only real policy
carried out by the present Democratic
administration Is its temperance pol-
icy. The example set has had 4 wide
and farreaching influence
i But / believe that liquor selling and.
protective liquor laws viii meet their
fate in the opposition OF poiider-
able and growing public opinion mold.
ed by just such an example, and By
that alone. Political action cannot
/ do 1t.
Public Health
j For most part clear statement 3f
the position any enlightened party
should take in regard to the health
questions OF the day.
i I objected to the clause on 1eprosy,
considering It a poor and unnecessary
advertisement OF an unfortunate and
passing accident.
But my objection was overruled.
and am not Charlie Achi.
That the Democrats may have an
equally good platform, or make some
recommendation we have made, il
neither here nor there
/ They're quite up to the trick OF
stealing Republican thunder.
The fling at "idealismr was un.
called for. There was enough OF it
In the committee and the convention
as whole to leaven the lump and
keep out more mere political dough
than fell into it; but It was neither q
parsons nor poets assembly, AZ the
i practical, horse senseship OF the plat
form clearly indicates.
1t must be remembered that a plat
form is only a creed; matter to be
worked out and perfected: made
larger, clearer and more adaptive dur
ing the activities OF the actual cam
paign.
| AS to the political part Of the pro-
gram, election Of Officers and so on,
| that, think, was a great improve
ment on the methods Of which e few
months ago the Star-Bulietin entirely
approved
II was a-matter OF preparedness OF
sections, of initiative and persistence.
Those who were most strenuous got
their men elected, as must be in all
such contests. That's all there was
to it.
Ed Towse was given opportunity to
say what he wanted to say, both be
fore the executive session and the con
yention as a whole.
i am certainly surprised at the MAJ
ture OF the Star-Bulletin's challenge.
E. s. GOODHUE.
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