Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-18
ubcans Adopt Territorial PLATFORM Hold Ratification Meeting Tonigh

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! traffic conditions. the Republican
party hereby reaffirms and pledges III
support to the principles set forth il
the improvement statutes. known s:
the Frontage Tax Law. believing that
through wise administration, such 4
procedure can be brought to q degrees
Of perfection that will most justly ant
adequately distribute the direct bene
fits Of permanent road construction &C
cording to the burdens thereof.
And TO the end that the benefits tc
accrue from the administration of suct
progressive statutes may be mort
speedily enjoyed, the Republican part,
further pledges itself to q wise revi
sion OF the procedure. based upon the
experience of the past and the prob
lens of the future. without endanger
ing the just and reasonable rights oil
property or the efficiency of perma
nent improvements throughout the
city.
We further believe in the payment
by the city and county of Honolulu OF
an equitable share of the cost of per
manent street construction in all i'm
provement districts.
We believe that adequate provision
for the establishment of permanent
roads in the city and county of Homo
lulu should include an equalization OF
the burdens upon abutting property
wherever possible and just, whether
private property, property belonging
to and utilized for the purposes of the
city and county of Honolulu, property
belonging to and utilized for the gen
eral purposes Of the Territory of Ha
wall, or property belonging to and
utilized for the purposes of the gov
eminent of the United States of Amer
lea, and to that end we pledge the
support of the Republican party of the
Territory of Hawaii to a revision oil
the existing laws with regard to i'm
provement of roads to secure a fair
and equitable distribution of the bur
den Of constructing the same.
PREPAREDNESS
In common with all other truly civil.
lied nations, we desire honorable
peace at home and We believe that one
of the obligations imposed upon US by
the dictates of fairness as well as the
law of nations is to observe the strict.
est neutrality in our national and 10
cal relations with foreign belligerents
Located as We, are, midway between
the Orient and the mainland of the
United States, our strategic import
ance in any scheme OF national de
Tense on foreign aggression makes II
imperative that this territory be made
not only. impregnable from without
but that its citizens through syste.
matte. training be made a powerful
auxiliary to the regular. troops of the
United States. in making it impregn.
able from within. And to that end we
advocate the passage of national and
local laws making adequate provision
for funds sufficient to enable the ter.
ritory to maintain a National Guard
of a number consistent with its duty
not only to itself but to the nation
And without thought of military az.
grandizement, but for the sole purpose
of intoxicating the sacred principles OF
loyalty to country, love of flag and
protection for home; the foundation
upon which our national and local
greatness must rest, we believe that
our legislature should provide ways
and means for making compulsory
military training a part of the regular
curriculum for students over IA years
of age in all schools within the terri
tory .5'
The Republican party believes in a
definite, patriotic Americanism. It
stands for American principles of gov.
eminent. It's policies always have en-
braced the largest protection of
American citizenship and American in.
terests.
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'n 1912 the R. :. ulte.in party enact
ed into law what time has proved to
be q most valuable measure; and one
which by both providing the means
for, preparing a school budget along
scientific lines, and by making the
requirements Of that budget first
charge upon the 'unencumbered rev.
enues of the territory, has put educa-
ton on sure and certain foundation
and raised it above the vicissitudes
incident to the rise and fall of pros
perity. .......
We hereby pledge cur support to
liberal appropriations in order to
maintain the high standard of our
public school system.
We pledge liberal support for the
continued development of the College
of Hawaii.
We pledge our delegate in congress
to work for an amendment to voca-
tional educational measures now or
hereafter introduced into the congress
of the United states so that this ter
ritory may ben Eft in the .apportion-