Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 304, 19 October 1891 — Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY. [ARTICLE]

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Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY.

PEINOIPLE OF UOVEKSMENT GON ?TITUTIOX. 1. We deem that all Oovernment i ehoiilii be found<Hl on of | Liberty, Equality aml Fraternity; \?e | hold fhat all iV horn free and equal j before the h../ £ind are eml wed \vith inalienahle to life, to liberty, to i; 'i ' pumue cf happiiiess and to se)f-protcction »gainst arbitpa.ry eu:icvntration ei po\\er, irresponsibte wealih, r.p.u nn?uir eo:iipetiticn. We l>e lM»ve that just government e>jsts only bv consent M tbe P<K>ple. and tbat, svli«n fpr the pub. lio tf'eUar»\ they may aboiish forius and «*tablish more advantageons m*lequiud>le fs>|.«tem; and, as the^pre» ol the Ku>sh;td the reōjjK>. luit. \vat| ostablis:de<\ by tntimida»iou ;U\d fr.ij: I v>r ti«e K k )\ ?U uf a oer:H;n ela**. \ro fav<>r the ftdoi>tion oi u uesv ar.d iuore Überal Conj»tiiviion, to truly stvnre a ttt»\*emmftut r t\f VeopUv by (be People ; «nd for tl\e tVi.i»le. • , OF THE tX>V 2. Out of eonsiid»'rstion for the inheient ri;xhTJ> aiul o\ the native p"y»»latioh, we dt-rs : re to retain tbe indej>endenei» ol the ('oīmtry and defend iti« aiuonon\y, u nd»*r » hberal and popular form of^vi4nment; bntourTre*t«ts with Foreten l\>wew>, w>d espeojnllv with ihe tTuiunl States of Amwiea» «houM bc revieHl % to b< tt«r m««4 pr*sw>ti necee*itlte and to oht*ta roor« ē<?nit»hle&dvMi\tK£*si in of tlnvse jrr*ia«<l bv UB.

v;-[ : Htwtee<ibiāHM <•»**- ; m*pta*fr l4*iahleeti«e<jfjeitiee3»e •—nph»; ■»! M *K JreeJoin of epeeeh aad $& &&&. 4. Amom $%km& p«ieot eyafcasaof &»!&&» tiieproperty<iNi(te pw tMeēd t wMe nflrS<āi af 'mms. gQOdB are aa3er«vahied fer sHKfeftpw»^ r or entirely eeeape i«A tteefore <lemand th& ptißsagb <Ā Hs§s that will m6rē fhe of the taWiehm<iiitof a gradwtfe*l and ihue ex|peefctsi dbtai& S»ipt6 romfc for «>nductnjg the goverai»ent tending t© all neeessary puhlie iem:stti©ments without any fart!ber ca!ls ©&#** massefi. ; - 7!=; MOJ3OPOLHSB '/ 5. We shall nse our to obtaist laws by whieh all favoHti6|n • in ernment and all trvLßt&&& - privil«gea to speeial etesses «INKIi rendered impesaibie, by fuli,<ie&&e nnd mandatory statutes.

6. Befcter lawe shou3d regalate tlie Civil Serviee. The priiicij>te o£ the tten of oflicers of the govemmefit %gr the people should he estabijBhed,'3iii# man should be allowed to hoW mof» t.han one officeof wiiilst salarres should be adaqsate compensatioii lor thei sarvioes i-eadered. AU excessive salaries should be redueetl and all siaeeures or superfluous» ofijcesalw)lis}s?d.

PROTEOTEON T0 HOME IssDUSTEI£fi 7. We are in favor of eneouragmg ali home agriculture and mdustries, a»da& our nativo prodiicts. like rice, coffee, wool. tobaceo, etc. ahouM be protected and°also it roust be the duty of the Govment, ia its contrhcts and other operaiioae, to give preferesi)e to national produots over icii>orted ones> PTJBLIC SERVAOTS. LOCAL SELF- GO V J?RNMBNT 8. We deßxre a more libera3 poSk*v towards the different lßlande of tbe dom t outside of Oahu; they should receive aiairer proportion ol the. pnhlie moneys*£or the deve\opna«iit of their resonrces and the satisfactirn oi their wantfi. īn iact, the principle of loeal Self-governmeiit slibnl4 be extendecl. wfeereby giving locaiities may choose toe most important of Uieir exeeQtive officen, &nd levy laxes for the pnrpose loeal imr>rovement£ of a puHie nature. PEOTECTION TGTPE LABOTTRING • - CLASSEB ■i 0, We shall en4»ree r tending to improve ihe condit&ii <rf the working clasßes, and consequentlv, withont injuring any veetod rīghts, w wfil l&ws to prevent all further ieaportation or emjrioyrocnt of contractlabor of anv kmd, upon co»ditisa&whieh will bring it tnto & rnin«Uß degrading competition wiUi free Hawai ian or white labor. We. shall also, m the iaterest of the better protection oi the poor, ask for.more hheml exemptk>ns of their prop»rty fit»m forced sale on execution, sud froin soi*ure in bankjruptcy pmcee<linsfs» SMALL FARMUSG A2<D HOME* $TEAl>^ , t frartion of our popusarthc pnhlie - have been tiod iip ip a f|w h4nd&«/Mr o parce»wi tor smt f«vorite«, «n<l ouall/ farmers ānd p!&nters haye been -v by S r os p?tahst£ .liaiui mrn\inu «; duciw tn thQ>tal«īitr qf th« it * «houid pe ehcour«f<si * ne%~sfk&d liW ral •*£, tadk the owyierehip o! emall tr»ete of hmd and Uie 86ttlcment thereon crf our pre£ent pop«lat»on —andespeeiali Iy ( f the nati\-e Haw&uana who have >ven left almoei homek«« in thereeo«m-rry.-rfH>uld be rend«4red po««}d4e. To that en'd, the Qovernm*ot &nd o*<wna lunds, (in so far as be <tione without fnv*«ltiifc \-efsted rf§rhts ) ;sh<mld bsdevot» eil as m possible to and vxmferred upoa bona-fidle eeUktrs free «vf for a li*aiW period. It «Ihhilil be th#> f*»rth«r a)m of «ovem«aent to» at om«, w tar inpio\<» the mean>i of tr*»«poH: Uen, —n&lieikal xnd tat*rtt*uo3£al,—aa to in «11 the dißtricts, eheap hmumi i»ur llie prednet crf Uh» eoil to market *