Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-01

isIation providing for such a revolving
fund CT sufficient size to allow IA
prompt building of roads as soon as
the homestead tracts are opeRed, the
money from TIE sale of such home
stead lots to be turned back into the
said revolving funds on hand TO pro
vide sor the prompt building CT the
| said homestead roads as socn as the
public lands are opened for home,
stealing.
In connection with the actual open.
ing up OF public lands to homestead.
ers, we point with satisfaction to the
increased activity OF the present com.
missioner of public lands in this re-
gard The government lands available
as agricultural lands are being fast
thrown open to the public, the aim of
demonstrating these lands is and
should be the settlement upon the
lands Of a permanent class Of citizen
farmers We believe In the home
stealing OF public lands Under such
regulations and rules as will prevent
the said lands being eventually turned
over TO the sugar corporations and
large holders and will succeed in es-
tablishihg upon the lands OF perman-
ent class of citizen farmers
CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
We again reiterate our faith and
belief in county government, and we
pledge our Representatives and sen
ators to the enactment of such leg
islation as may be necessary to
amend the present charter of the City
and County of Honolulu with a view
to the efficient and responsible adj
ministration Of local government by
elected heads Of departments who
shall be directly responsible to the
people for the efficient management
Of their particular departments so as
to insure the taxpayer against the
repetition of the profiigate waste of
public funds by the lavish and extra.
VACANT appropriations of the present
board of supervisors. The extrava-
CANT administration of affairs under
the present city government has large
ly Increased the tax rate and has
decreased the respect of our citizens
for the present city government. We
demand a return to that simplicity
and economy which BELTS a Demo
cratic government, and a reduction in
the number of useless Offices, the sal.
aries of which divert public funds
from more legitimate and necessary
public Improvements.
We further pledge our legislative
candidates to amend the other county
charters in so far as such amend.
ments may be desired by the citizens
of the respective counties as express.
ed through their duly-elected repre-.
sentatives and senators.
FISHERIES.
The aquatic resources of the terri
tory is an important asset that should
be conserved and developed.
We favor an appropriation by our
local legislature that will provide a
suitable site as an inducement for
the establishment by the federal gov.
eminent of fish cultural and biolo- |
gic labc. atory similar to those al
ready established in a similar manner
in many states on the mainland.
The demand for an Increased sup.
lily of fish at a cheaper price Is an
urgent one in these islands. and one
with over hundreds of miles Of coast
line that can be, met. by the applica-
ton Of scientific methods of fish cul-I
trre.
TAXATION.
We believe that the present system
IT taxation is wrong in theory and in |
he way It works out in practise. We
grge that the tax system should be |
7ade less uncertain in its operation |
md more equitable in its incidence. |
Jhe party pledges its candidates to I
The promoting of legislation calculat-
ed to insure a fair and just valuation /
IF propertytfor the purpose of taxation
and urge that the value Of the land /
se separated from the value of i'm.
provements thereon and the reapprais.
ing Of land values and the improve.
nents at regular intervals.
We favor the general principal of
assessing the cost Of public improve i
,nents, when practicable against the
property benefited We further be-
ieve that the present frontage tax
law is impracticable in its operation
IN the Improved portions of the city
and county of Honolulu and should
be made applicable only to the open
'ng OF new tracts for residential pur-
poses.
The party is on record as favoring
The election by the people of tax as
SCISSOR for each and every county and
again pledges its candidates to sup
tort such legislation.
LIQUOR LAW.
The present territorial law dealing
With the sale of intoxicating liquor
seems to be in accord with the desires
Of the majority of both political par.
les, and therefore is not made an issue
n this campaign In view of the ris-
ng tide in favor of restriction through
out the nation we confidently look
forward to a time when still greater
aAyance may be made in the curtaii-
ng OF the liquor traffic
STATEHOOD.
The plank in our platforms of 1912
md 1914 pledged the party to intro
luce a bill at the first opportunity
% provide for an act whereby Hawaii |
nay be admitted into the union as a
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