Ahailono o ka Lahui, Volume I, Number 10, 21 Ianuali 1890 — OECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES [ARTICLE]

OECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES

Kor ihf! gulciAriC6 of | the c«ndid«tcs prcsented and sui>ported at tt 5 □$xt elcct»on in theisland of Oahu, H. 1., by the combined politicaI Mechanics' Union and the Hui Ka^aiaina.

Our caadidatoh are miuh'eu to prooiote ainl defend aH «neasures for tlie Ravant*ge of tlie \vork- 1 ingel&3BJB «ui to oupoe»e wh#tever might be | sub7ersivc jf their rigbts *nd interes»t i%, not fotm'ttin<£ how»Ter tbat «!< el»ssr»s ui thc n»tion bem£ ( aaM*eutitic4 to cv>usideraiion aud proteetion, any j legislation mnst be :nade for the tnajority of the people, on the basie of cqunlity for a!l the eivilized race« nere settled, and' no lon<;er perver*ed to fhe def»igns orpilrposes o! atiy cliijue, faetion or eelony; | 2. Our eaudidates are emphAtically pledgcd to ; maintain the absolute independenee and perfeet | autonoiny of tb< j kingdom and agreenotto BuppOi t ' kind of treaties or rae*>snres whieh might lead | io the praetieal annexatīon or ab*orptiuii of otir j f»onntrv any nther power;' but, for fhe j of oMainina: a etill more forrhal reeo??aition of onr '' indc* ,, cndc"ce, gna T 'snti , » > nfn?>itrn! nghts, they will favor a ppeeial appeal, not only to Ameriea, but also to all the Gre;it Powers who have J hitherto proteeted. as and m;ade treaiies of friend•ihin with this kine:dom; they will also countenanee Ihe eoulinuanee ot the prescnt Keeiproeity l reaty j with ibo L'niU*<t S!ait;A or \'n»eriea. uiid»;»- l'ni&ie-! -erv:iiion that, hi tbe«.ve»>t of an a!irogation or altention of ♦h*dr present tarīffs, Hawaii | must he at Uherty to adopt measures to nicet the coutingciicy; | 3. Whilst depreeat?i)!r aiiv ill-eonsidered tam-' periug wiU» the pr#ftent Coubtituiion, v. e rhiuk that ' —from Vts having been \try hastlly-—īt i? ! uecessarily imperiect, and thkt a Liealthful revision j of it might be obtained in t*aim eonneil without j undue out&ide presßurc. Sueli a revision—made in a progressive and liberal spirlt. keeping ia vie\v the polit;cnl and soeial advancement of the country ! and earefnlly iruarding- the people'* liheiiiēa,— j woula be i'ue Viost ethcaesous and fr.tiāfaetory meE:.od of eradicating for ever all ideas of yrtrog:ysxion, whieh at pre!»er.t no int,;ltigent man, native or lbreigner, nan entertain without fear for our future ettfety and indcpendonee; 4. * Our eandidates will support a *iberal modification of t.he present iaw on tho properiy and ineome qualitieaticnf now required of eleetors for | iobles, in order to ;nc!ude in ihat rotiug i ";vM";.e ' a \voithy class of n?Uives, sm,tll land o\rners and mecnanies, who are n»w urjji:slly duhaircd. It iuia;ht also be well to eonsider vLclher a more *atisfac f orv s^at- > js of Oio lr-<'-ia , at'irc eouhi be <~btained 1) ■>* dividiutī it into two scp=irate bi»diefc. in stead of'sittino- togethei\ as at present, whieh 5s ,»•1 •*n.»>!'.a , y not to be fonad jn any otiter eonsu,uTioiī<illv s?o"vern«d eountry; f* 5. Wi* bel!eve that eei'tain puhlie ofUees miu;ht he sati-staetonly ii!led by t ketiōu ol'iue ]>e«j}»ic yita r t >i•. 11>: thp nu<"4tion to the thoughtful-f'onsid-eration 01 ti»u iegislat ui fc. At any r;;te, we cxpcetrhai the i»ppointments to all the puhiie"oHiee» v ill, in the future, give to the puhiie b.etter satisfaetiun th:'.n thev h?vp done and we are in favor ot lUe auoplion oi a judieious eivil sp*'vice und , equitabie oeusion law, to proteet the real*y effi- j eieui a?id thlthful public servants <uul secur:*. f hem , froia uibitraiy removal with everypolitie.it chauge; ; 6. We dt cidedly fuvor the most ri_;id eeonuiny | in the expcndjture of the puhlie fund,s; and one of ; the most practical proofe ōf that desire ean he j griveti by t' e suppj ession of ull unuecessary otliccs, ; ā*w used for the purpose of favoritism and by tlie | redaction of many cxcessive salarit s, wiijle at the , «ame tirae, the humMe and indispensab»e pub!ic ; Bervnnts t who, at present, barely exist on a sia**v-! ation saiary, should reet ive a jiūt increafte. j 7 As the strciigth and wealth of ā nation are j bUilt oh the partition of the soil into numerous j t>mall fanns rather than irto a few lame estates, j our camTidatoB will c,ndorse all praeticabic stxgges- _ tions for augmeuting the efflcieucy of thc Hoiiu*, ' stead Act, aud consider tlie ways aud meaus of obtaining aud devoting; more lanas the purposes of that act. Concerning immigration generally, it j īnuW he the dnty of tbe government to devote ; special ntteufion to the question of ri:p >puhiH>tg the Kin.i,-iorn wit!i suitab!e people and of faeilitating i their settlement. 1 8. Our eandidates will unconditionally endorse aod further by all means, the eainest wish expressed by ouf Pohtical Asgociatlons, for'tmmediāt.<j aud j ' stringcnt n.easures a«rainst T l> " Asiat.ic lfr>rd«-s * ,who threaten this couhtrv,—supplanticg and st Arv-' out the Natives and drivhig away* the foreign Workmen. Chinese laborere seem cvidcntly indi-1 speusable to our pl:uiting intercsts and planfers j i must have the proper facilitics for procuriug a( their eipenae and obtaining as many as they may I need, but these tmtst he 6trictlykept oti the plain- j j atious aud must be retui-ned to their homes as . j &oon as no louger used for plantation lahor. For i that purpose, proper restrictive constitutional legi- j slation must he enacted without delny. Moreover, j ir conneirion with this asiatic question, we insist j on these points: A) —that neither the govcrnment nor any puolie ; offleers or government contractors should.be al- j lowed to use A»ialic Uhor oii pn'olie worke«; } B}—iUat uo nc\v-coiuer> ofasiatic be ; allowed to cngage in trade or meehauieal oeeuua-; tions, the prescnt licenses being gradual'y cancelcd : u», th«" rJisappeni*ance of tnē actm»l ' I?. I». b4iv *!,;<•,'w .r : li<" v ... -ū- •, : iia >Y aliilii auu ia\ul' l tlt iUIiU ilig 5U£, gestions. j A}—Uiat n<> tlnishcd materials that ean he made : proeured here on reasonable terms be impoi ted ! for government nse, so as to protect-loeal industries; j B)—ihat, in eonsideration of thc heavy *übsidies j paid to the Queeifs Ilospital from puhlie fiaids, ' the Hrovernnient should insist on its trustees modi- ; viug their regulatioiiS, so as to make of it a truly j c«ariialue ilut ion, nioi'e accessible Lo ilk de»ti lud<> ot ali nutionalities; €}—that the pi*» 4 scnt Buuday. law he liberally , modificd, so tiiai the pe<»ple be allowed heallhliil ; recrcatiau ea that day; j D) —th»t a more eqnitafde assessmcnt of property and a ju-r r- vt-i<<n ,>f tt»e tas laws Ik* obtuine<f; * . 10. ltt trarding tho 'liberal policy dcsircd bv out ' Assocuitiōns about ]>übli • itnprovvn;eii!s havini; for otm4l the developi«iviit of natiotial resource» and * givīug uTcater faciiities to the foreiguaiuldomestie * eouiiuei *, we &peckliy tecommcād the ! mcjwjures ! A) —the immedisty improvements o? Hoīioluln ; Harhor t to ;!t ro;nr»d;ite vcssels of Ihe largest tonasi the eommeiee ol thc port;

B>~The t-xten sioti ruilroaā aroun<t Oalni, ' w/ wil) uot only give oeeupaīion to lahorers. bat oiso fttcilltate the settHng of the igland and j,iC«ioU- *tic caKivatlov, oHt: ' O—thc &dtption of a bcttcr aad moro j raH»! B>'6tt;iu, Uind the openitig of new roads in thc f remote diftriets wl)erē tho looal road-taxcs are In- j wfficient aud where fonsequently the l*nd» are ! now i»accee*ib!e lo helilemenl; i T>">—the imnrovenient of harhor anel landing \ laeHiūe» oit ali the ĪBtaads, and tiie eoustruetiou j all nccessary wliarves and bridges: If. to c»rry out thc abot-c contca:plat?d !rarrovo-; • «»!• »«»|- t •«*» r»*-l H «•« wi- 4''*«--r-<. I, U4 , ,g««M •, d?bt, a loaa "be neees3ur;,Y rceoramenct a proper ntilisation of the Posf-(sfficc Saving Bank; | 11. Due attention must bc given to tlie general J cducatLoa,—with liberal t;upport of puhlie schools t | —to 11 It* oftbc counl ry at larir« an<l to flic V sūnitarv eondition? of tlic city of Honoluli 1 .. I» ' view of p;'eventing the recent ex:eesBes of government centralizatioh, a cautious stu(lj mu c t Vof the fea*ibility of loenl fiiiallj, we demand a strong and administra- ■ ticn of the lawi and a moi-e lntpartiāl £i\>r.eeiitloii , of delyiquents, opium' smuggiers, illic.it liquor- ; sollers and vagrants. | Hopiug iUat thes»e brief vlcw §»-—formukie'l in na . parC.i«ati spirit, liul wilU ilie ,mo«t eai uehl de.Bi.re of | eervics< thc interests of the eoun' ry at a. weli; b*lpi.ng ihe of puonle ;m«V of *«ikiun' vi*s.d«jo,—s»lll mcet wlll»' t*»<? ',app.'oV;tiwn '• of the people iu thc same way as tljey aln*ady have ; heen en Jorsed by our candidates, we earuestly eall I ou the voters to manife6t their adhesion at the poll*. -»Ilon&līilu, Janaary 3, 1800.