Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 296, 7 ʻOkakopa 1891 — Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY. [ARTICLE]

Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY.

PEINOIPLE OF COVEKNMENT AND CONSTITITTION. ]. We (leeui |that all Government fouiide(ji on the principlt;s of Liberty, Equalit|y a«d Fraternitv; we hold thatall meii|are lwrn freeandeqnal before the law ahd are endowed with Jnalienable rightā to iife, to lil>erty, to propertp, to tliej pursuit of happmeiss and to self-prote<L'tion against arbitrary concentration ofj power, irrespons»le wealth f and unfair com|>etition. Webe |ieve thatjust g<j>verninent e,xists only bv the consent of|the People, and that, when it befomes nece«sary for the publie welfare, they| may aboliph existing forms and establfch more advantagepua and equitable system; and, as the present (jonstitution of the Hawaiian Kmgdom never haa had the approval of the People, but wa« jestablisded by intimidation aiul fraud for the benefit of a certain elape, thprefore we favor the adoption*of a new and more liberal Confititution, to trulyi secure a Government ©/ the People, by\ the People and /or the People. INI)EPENDENC.R 0F THE COUNTRY 2. Outofconsidjeration fortheinherent rightsand present opinions of the native jvopnlation } we der«sire to ret-ain the independejice of the Oountry and defend its autonomy, under a liberal and popuhir form oOrovermi)ent; butour Treaties with Foreij?n Powere, and especiaUy iith the Uniteil/States of America, ehould be revise< so aa to teetter meet pr€«ent necesfitieis and to obtain more equitftble a<lvajUagos in exchangeof thoee granted by ue. [ JUDICIARY REPORMB 3. Our Judiciary system aud Code of -Pfocedure muft l>e fsubmitted to a thorough reviskm, eo| as to secur« & ehoap and pr«mpt administratioaof justioe,frt» of all t&rian or patis&n Bi>irit. and to render the Jiula«s more airectly ree* nonsißle to the mopl«; and we are iu mvoat oI a more Mberal intorprat*tion of Constitutional ff«amntt»ee of the frcedom and of the press. i 4. A more jiist and pcrfect svsteixi of Taxation must be iu&ugurHted/ to abo* I li«h the present inequalities, by whieh the property of the poor is excessively tax€«, while mneh of the rich maa*s imdeiM*a]ued for asBeesßMßt Q.r eatirely eeean» taxatkm; stoil i property of corporatk»e a&d Heh Een6 tothoir iu»t prow»iion of wūhlie lmrdkNiB, whae KhmU

otdis(S«Me>?7, tho W0i»«.^333.f tial be ia the ugual asgessmsn£ ®n vsteito should be Ip pro|vōKti«i to £he fei*ti3lty of thesoil. Weeiaall alsofavor tablishment of a graduated and thng expect tQ obtain ampie fanv|g for condncting thfe govemmeijt aaā atteßdmg t@ all necesfi!ry puhlie imprm ements without any fnrther ealle c& the mass£s. ' v. , MONOrOLIES 5. We ahall use our efforts to, .obtain laws by whieh nll favoritigm in the goverament and all monopolies, trusts and privileges to ??pecial classeg be« rendered imj>oBsib!e r by full, defhiiie | PUBLIC SEBVANTS. 0. Better lawe should regulate the Civii Service.i The principie of the eleetion of oflicert? of the government bv t the people shoukl be established. and no -man ehould be aliowed Tō hold morc Ihan one office of profit, whilst ealaries ; should be adaquate for ! the sartic«s rendered. Ali excesßive pa- ! laries «hould* be reduced and all sine~ | cures or Kuperfluous oflices aboliehe<k PROTECTION T0 HOME IN- ; I)USTRIES | 7. We are in favor of encoura<*ing all honie agi'iculture and mdustries, andali ! our native producte, like rice, coffee 3 : M'oōl» tōbacco, etc. should be protwted - and fostered by proper tariff regulation; ahd also it rDustl>e tlie duty of the Gov- ' ment, in its contracts and other operaI tions, to give preference to national pro- | ducts over imported onee. | SELF-GW)YERNME]ST | 8. We desire a more liberal jpolic\'to- | wards the diiTerent Iplands of the dom, outside of Oahu; they shonld receive a fairer proportion of the puhlie moneys for. the development of their resonrces and fche satisfactiru of their wants. In fact, the prjnciple of loeal Self~government• shouid be estended, whereby giving localities may ehoop.e the most important of their load exeeutive officers, ancLlevy taxes for the purpose lcrcaMmprovements of a puhlie nature. FROTECTION TOTEīE LABOUKING CLASSES 9. We shall endorse all measures tending to irnprove the condition of ihe working classee, and consequently, without injuring any vestcd rights, we will advocate laws tp prevent all further īmportation or employment of contractlabor of any kind", upon co.nditions whieh wjll bring it into a ruineuH and degrading competition- with free Hawaiian or white. labor. We ahall also, in the interest of the better protection of the poor, ask for morfe liberal esempt!ons of their propert.y from forced sale on esecutioii, aud from peizurc in bankruptcy proceedinas. . ' SMALL FARMING ANX> * HOME-. " STEADS. . 10- The wealthy fraction of onr population have hitherto preventes thedevelopment of anindependent claBs. of citizens » the public lands have been acqnired and have been tied up in a hands o,* parcelled to suit favorites, and emall farmera and plHnfcers have been' driven out by corporations or combinatiō«s ef capitalists: but as^small - fftrmmg is eonI dncive to the stability of the State, it j shonld ne encouraged by a new and more liberal Homestead act, by whieh the ownership of small tracts of land and the settlement thereon offamilies of our present population acd especial|y of the native Hawaiians who have iieen len almost homelese in there eoun-try.-phould be rendered i>osstble. To that end, the Government ahd <>own ]ands, ( in so far as ean be done without invadmg vei>ted rights ) phould be devoted ae aoon as possible to home&teadg and conferred upon bona-fide gett]erß free af taxes for a 2imit«d period. It should be the further aim of government to, at onee, so far impro\-e th© means of tjransportf tion t —loeal, national and international,—as to prc\ide, in all the distncts, eheap means oI conveving the product of the soil to market. * KLECTORAL RIGHT. 11. W« hoUl that upright and honest and not the wealth, arbitrarUy sho«ld eon*!the nght to \*ote for noMe» ae as repw>sentatfv<*. and no mon> pow ehoukl be accorded to the ha!lotof th* neh m%n th«a to th« ballot of tht ppor man. Thi in ol wallh now mftde ia ow OoaelilaHoa w cpntmiy to«ai th% ed. To this end, wo will Bavw a of th«prenent disticetion ol v«otb clasees whieh hlemiah oor laws ythrespectofth9 right to vofe> fcr We«s thereby to Uie Hawaiian® thwn in thoir owa oo«u»tnr, and «2 whk* they have heen nn]ustly diidM INTERNAL IMPROV£M£KTS /li Wo laxor th* «KpieditiiieofBiift* awm %*Mrter ot MMk i*wo«MMfete o&Oah*MKl4ther ruftrointe Mdh»Hnn 55? S7«INI Of NMmkl «ll w*tor-works, not o»ly «wHoaohO*, lalaA^