The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-23


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respect has been productive of prac-
tiral results in some matters and has
created an atmosphere which will
eventually lead either to statehood, or
freedom Of action on the part of the
Territory almost equivalent thereto.
Home Rule a..
The Republican, party has from its
organization in this Territory. been
committeN ID 1henea1fse of home rule,
and we rca1irm oAt devotion to that
principle and demand that, except as
modified by tho necessities of war, fIa-
wall be permitted I'd. settle her Owp
problems and her affairs be admins.
tered by her own citizens, and in this
connection we call attention to the
constant violation, by the Democratic
party of the spirit Of the Organic Law
and the express declaration of its
platform in 1916 by the sectional APP
pOintment to the judiciary and other
positions of men who are not within
the spirit of the Organic Act.
Public Lands
We believe that any amendments to
our Organic Act of the land laws of
the Territory should, before enactment,
first receive the sanction of the lrgiS
, laturc. We held that the Territorial
Democratic administration has utterly
failed to encourage or assist the home
steaders in their endeavOrs to secure
homes, whereas it has always been the
policy Of the Republican party that
homcsteading should be upheld, nnL
prospective hOmrstcaders encouraged
rather than discouraged.
We believe in the creation of a com
mission with broad powers, to be ud
ministcred by disInterested agricultural
experts, whose function shall be TO con
troll all agreements between mill own
ers and homesteaders concerning the
distribution and sale of watcr, the man
ufacture. and purchase of products, and
the division Of proceeds between the
mill owners and the hOmcsteaders; and
that said commission should be grant
cd full power to make public all facts
relative to tho separation of the same.
We believe that with a government
cOmmis siOn working sincerely and earn
estlv to advance the interests of the
small producer of the staple crops of
tn" Territory of Hawaii. homesteading
win be a success, and our public lands
will eventually be dotted with prosper
Gus. contented any happy homes.
We favor extension of the Organic
Act so that it will be possible to sub
divide pastoral lands into small areas
of not less than one hundred acres and
not more than five hundred acres, for
the purpose of promoting ranches under
rif nXnrnnrghin Nv hA al .
such an extension the evils OF the pres
cnt system, under which only wealthy
corporations and individuals are per
mited to lease from the government
large tracts of land, will be remedicd
and individual citizens of moderate
means will be above to compete in the
leasing Of such lands.
Prohibition
We commend the prohibition biz
passed by congress and of which our
representative, Delegate Kuhio, srrur
ed the enactment That law, recogniz
ing the principle of home rule, provides
for POSSIBLE submission. to vote Of the
people here the issue of prohibition two
years after the conclusion Of peace.
Woman Suffrage
We favor the enactment by the next
legislature of the Territory Of Hawaii
Of law granting to all women who
ar" citizens Of the United States the
right to vote.
The Republican party was the pioneer
of this movement within the Territory
Of Hawaii, and pledges all members of
the party who may he elected to con.
summatr the movement instituted 10y
the party. We firmly believe TINT the
women ,of the TsrritU'Ypare entitled to