Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-18
REPUBLICAN TERRITORIAL PLATFORM ADOPTED
In CONVENTION AT HONOLULU, JULY II, 1916

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cure for the people of Hawaii the fui
commercial benefits resulting from
construction Of the Panama Canal; e
secure these benefits private enter
prise must be supplemented by public
endeayor.
We pledge the Republican delegate
to Congress, to be elected in Novem
Der, to support all projects for improve
ments to harbors within the territory
which are properly within the fedora
Jurisdiction, and particularly the prof
ect to dredge, . channel from the
Honolulu harbor to the Kalihi en-
trance to that harbor; the early com
pletion Of the Hilo breakwater and
the Kahului west breakwater; receiv
Ing early appropriations for beginning
the proposed breakwater at Nawili
Will harbor, and for the construction
Of a wharf at or near Lahaina.
We also pledge our DELEGATE to urge
! the cession by the United States to the
Territory OF Hawaii that portion OF
Sand Island fronting on Honolulu bar
Dor as extended. ~'
I. HoMESTEAoING.
Believing that the prosperity of
many homesteaders and small farm.
ers In Hawaii will be assured through
the extension Of the Republican prin.
ciple OF protective tariff to the coffee
Industry In this territory, we hereby
| declare for duty on foreign-import-
j ed coffee in such amount, as will a {,
ford the needed protection and we
pledge our delegate in congress to
work for the necessary legislation,
| The Republican party, true to its
traditions and doctrine, hereby up-
hollis The principle of demonstrating
| and demands a libaral construction
and application Of the land laws in
reference thereto
We believe that the sphere of USE
fulness and powers of the land depart.
ment, in reference to ENCOURAGING and
assisting homesteaders, should be
Proadeled, AMI for this purpose there
should be added to the land depart
ment a homesteaders', bureau to be
administered by agricultural experts,
who should, among other things, pro-
mote cooperation and understanding
between homesteaders and corpora-
tons owning and controlling manu-
factories, water for irrigation and
transportation facilities; also for the
supervision of agreements concerning
the conservation, distribution and
sale OF water for use on the land, and
the manufacture and purchase Of
products. =. Z. 81.
We further believe that homestead.
Eers' cooperative and protective associ-
atoms should be encouraged for the
purpose of promoting and DEVELOPING
incentive Interest," in the agricultural
conditions Of oureterritory, and like.
wise develop methods for their finan.
cial assistance. For this purpose we
believe IN legislation to facilitate and
encourage such organizations. = - -.
We believe I'M the Immediate and
Epropef application of the laws relat.
4 ing to the construction OF roads con-
Meeting all homesteaded land with
public highways. and in localities
whars roads have mt been fully con-
structed because OF lack of funds,
these should be bnilt without undue
delay, from the rents Of government
lands in such county or city and
county. t-,.-... - I
Wa pledge our delegate in congress
to endaavor to secure proper legisla-
act laws similar to the acts of con-
gress under which irrigation works to
be used in the reclamation of arid
land are constructed by the govern.
ment. ..~ r..
We also pledge our delegate in con-
gress to endeaYcr to secure an extern.
sion Of the laws relating to pastoral
lands SO that it, will be possible to
subdivide pastoral lands into small
areas Of not more than 200 acres for
purpose Of promoting ranches under
citizen ownership. Under the present
SYSTEM wealthy corporations and in
diyiduals are permitted, to lease. from
thu. government large tracts OF land
AMI thus prevent the individual eiti.
zen OF moderate means from compel
ing In the leasing fof such lands, BY
this method the consistent monopoly
of the products of such land by few
corporations Is being permitted, con.
trary TO Republican principles Of in
dustrial opportunities. .a-
~ II: TAXATION.
!. We favor the levy, collection and
the distribution of taxes by the City
and County of Honolulu and by all OF
the counties in the territory. We
pledge all our candidates to the care
full and economical expenditure of
public funds, togt Their with business.
like conservation of the same through
provision for well considered perman.
ent improvements. ~.~~
!. {. !: .= TAXATION RATE.
We urge revision Of the local rev.
enue law to the end that there be
provided a plan of valuation, assess
ment and collection which shall def
nitely apportion, by mill levy, the bud.
get sums required to meet city and
county and county needs; and We fur
Their favor such legislation as will au-
thorize the appointment Of a board OF
equalization for each county, for tax
alton purposes, TO- the end that all
property within the City and County
of Hoaolulu as well as the other coun-