Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-18

/ secure these Denef!tS private enter
prise must be supplemented by public
Cndeavor
We pledge the Republican delegate
to Congress, to be elected in Noyem.
Der, to support all projects for improve
ments TO harbors within the territory
which are properly within the federal
/ Jurisdiction, and particularly the prof
Get to dredge a 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 wharf at or near Lahaina
I 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.
! HoMEsTEADlNe.
| Believing that the prosperity of
imany 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-
led 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 it's
traditions and doctrine, hereby up
hoiis The principle of demonstrating.
anu demands a liberal construction
and application Of the land laws In
reference thereto
| We believe that the sphere of USE
| fuiness and powers of the land depart
ment, in reference to encouraging and
assisting homesteaders, should be
broadeaed. AMI for this purpose there
should be added to the land depart
ment d 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
| We further believe that homestead.
ers' cooperative and protective associ-
| ations should he encouraged for the
purpose Of promoting and developing
incentive interest in the agricultural
conditions of our territory, and like.
wise develop methods for their finan.
| cial assistance. For this purpose We
believe in legislation to facilitate and
encourage sucn organizations
We believe in the immediate and
| proper application of the laws relat-
, ing to the construction Of roads con-
meeting all homesteaded land with
public highways, and in localities
whers loads have not been fully con.
structed because of lack of funds,
these Shonld be built without undue
delay, from the rents Of government
lands in such county or city and
county ~
We pledge ou- delegate in congress
to endeavor to secure proper legisla-
| ton permitting the Legislature to en-.
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. >..,'''
We Glso pledge our delegate in con-
gress to endeavcr to secure an extern
sion Of the laws relating to pastoral
lands so that it will be possible to
subdiyide 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
dividuals are permitted to lease from
thu government large tracts OF land
AMI Ghas prevent the individual citi
zen OF moderate means from Compel
ing in the leasing of 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.
H.: 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, tog, Their with business.
like conservation of the same through
provision for we'll considered perman
ent improvements.
TAXATION RATE.
We urge a 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 appoftion, 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 board OF
equalization for each county, for tax
alton purposes, to the end that all
property within the City and County
of Honolulu as well as the other coun-
ties embraced within this territory,
may he equitably valued. for taxation
purposes Such valuation when fixed
by such board to remain in effect for
the period of one to five years and