Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 316, 4 Nowemapa 1891 — Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY. [ARTICLE]

Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY.

PKIKOIPLE OFI GOVKKNMENT AND CON STITUTIOM. ■ ■ j.. ]. We deem that all Governmcnt Bhould be founded on the principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity; we bold tbat all men are born £ree and equal before the law and, are endnwed with ina]ienable rights m life, to liberty, to propertp, to the pursuit of happiness anel to against arbitrary coneentration oi po\ver, irresponsible wealth. and unfair eompetition. We be lieve that just government exists only by the consent of the People, and when it beeomes neeessary lor the ptib* lie welfare, they may abolish exigtta£; forms alnd €fitabliBh more advantageous | and e<fuitable syßtera; and, as the pre* Hent Constitution of the Hawaiian King* dom never hay had the approval of the People , but w*s i establigded by intimidation and fraujd for the benefit of a certain class, tllerefore, we favor the adoption of a m>w and more lihei'al Conetitution, to truly fiecure a Government of the People, by the People and for the People. [ OF TIĪK COITNTKY I 2. Out of tionsi(leration for the inherent! rights and present opinione of the rui» I tivo popr»latk)n, we dersire to retain the | indcpendence ofjthc Coujitry and defqnd it» aotonomy, übder a īiberal and populanform of £ravernment; but our Treaties with Foreign Piowere, ;yid especially with the United Btatep of America, rtlio\ild be revised, ho as to feetter rneet preßent necessities and to obtain more eqijitafele advantages in exch»nge of those ! granted by uh. | .1 UDli 'lAKY IMOKOii M» -i' Oui* ,Judioiary syetena and Code of Procedure. mu«t! be eubmitted to a thorōugh revision. to sēcure a eheap »nd prompt. admmistration of iustice,free of all sectarian pr pafcisan «nd to render the J n<|ge» inore dlrectiy re«* poiisiMe'w the People; and we i are in j£avor of 'a more mterpVetati9n" Constitutional gt!wrantees 01 the free<fdaiof and thje pre?s . ] TAX.4TION 4. A uiore jurit and j>erftH:t *v»Hem of Taxation inust be to abo. linh tlie present inoqualities, by wliieh I tho propertv of !the poor is oxce^sivelv !tis>:ed, while m .ieh of the rieh {loodp are m*der*valued ior «ssessment or ©ntire\y escap<» taxation ; \ve shall j thorefore domand tbe of lawa !that wiU mor<> ofi\v-tually suhjm;t the pro{Muly nf corporati<..nB and rich citiI zent? to th«ir proportion of puhlie i lmrdei>K, wlnle t;rantin<t niore liborai ! exemptioup« to the p« >or; and ah a |of the loelein? np of large ]_t-raotv of uncultiy»f<>l )ftuds. a dilferen- ' tial Ui.\ Hhoilhl l»e U vĪ5hl in additioH to > the j < shcmld I*' in proixmion to th« fertdity I of tho We ulko t*avor th*> «k4» ] of a <rniduated 'inovxfce*tax,; And thus o*i>eot to obtam »mpt« j tor oo!KhKtin<* the j»ovvriiment. and ] all ii«(ees!jary i>ublic iuiprove-'} ment« withoul .nny eall* on ttm I MONOI\)UES | | 5. n*j «>ur e?lorts >>hiaiu i lawKby whirh *ll \< ii;is:n in tlm{rOv-j ernr*?eru anu «H ni»>nwj»oho*s rrusti? and pr;vD(ye* k» s »•« i»i »hall U> i>f*ndereil l.y fnll % deflinīe! aud ; t;itnu s. *►. IH\M?hv»old »>njt)Uu» ihf ■ %il SH»rvw. Th<* prtnc»pU >-»t ti.,> e»e» - r #«t -»»ll rer< o? |.hi» w\ eru»ueii r hv «rie sh.uiid U> aud no "ian ?*b »ntd 1m allo\\*d ro hoM Yai>re ■ tha« iw* niiw.u' ' shouid U* adaqUAte comtxniiiaUoii k»r j ♦he-a» ivnd«»?ed. Alt :3attai>houlil Iwlmhuwl «nd\all

|--I PBOT®etfoir TOHGM« mm&am ■ . 'We are in f&TQT oi eaeoom&ie «II home ssr?ciilture and our na£ve pr«ducte, Uke rice, ea&e, wora. toti6(SOi ete. $bosi4 he pxsseesfgi and fosteredby f»roper ta*iff reguSa4S©a; iwui also it siitBt be the daty of the<3wmeni. in its ccmtraets aml otber oaer&tioa», to give pre£erenee to natk»]a,l prrvdncte over icat>orted <giee. PUBLIC SERVAFTS, LOOAL BELF-G()VERNMEKT 8. We desire a iHore. liberal poiiry towards the diflferent Istands of the Kinerdom, outside of Oalin; they ahoial ne*ceive a fairer proportion of the pahlie moneys for the devt.lopmeiit o£ their reso«rces and tne satis£actirn. of thehwants. In fact, tbe principle ol īoeal Self-government Bhotild be extended, whereby g»ving localities may ehopee tlie moflt important of their loeal executive officers, and levy taxes for the purpo.«e i . eal improvencjentB of a pubiic natare. PHOTECTION T0 THE LABOURING OLASSJBS »*■ - 9. We shall endorse all measure tending to imsrovē the condition of tlie working classes, and consequently, without injaring any vested rights, we wfil advocate laws to prevent all forther ipaportation or employmeut of contractlabor of any kmd, npon nonditions whieh will bring it into a ruin©BB and degrading competition with free Hawai ian or white labor. We ehall also, m the interest of the better protection oi the poor. a&k for more hberal exemptions • of their pr*merty from forced sale on execution, aucbfrom seiziirē in bankmptcy proceedinss. BMALL FARMTNG AND HOME • > BTEADB. 10. The wdalthy fraction of otir population have hitberto preveiited the devdopment ofan independentclass m eiii/ene; ,the public lands have be6n acquired and { have been tied up .in a few hands or <tparcelled to suit fayorites, aifH '6mall farmers and planters have %sfefo v i&i*6n out by corporations or combpjfirtio(ns ; capitalists; but as smail farming eonducive tothe etability of the State, it should pe encouraged by 'a new aiul more liberal Homestead act, by wheh the ownerehip o£ smalf tracts of land and tho eettlement thereon offamilies > of our prepent populatkm,—and especiali ly of thc native Hawaiiana who have been le£t*olmost in there eonn-try,-should be rendered possible. To that end t the Government and Grown lazide, ( in so far as caji.be dsn& wit'iout invadmg vestedrights ) should bedevoted as soon as possible to homesteads. and cotiferred upon bona-fide settlere ffee of taxes for a limited period. It should be the further aim of gcrfernment to f at onee, so far improve the means of transport? tion,—loeal, oational and mternational, —as to provide, in all the diHtricts, eheap means of conveyinir the Droduct of the soil to market. KLECTORAL RIHGT: 11. We hold that uprightapd honest manho<xl. and not the poss«ssion oi wearlth, arbitrarily fixed, should constithe right to vote for nobles as well as representatives, and no more power should be accorded to the ballot of the ricb man t.han to the ballot of the poor man. The discriminati<>n in favor of wealth now niade in onr C*»stLtution contravy 1o all the etetii&lprhk4ples of fight and justice, and must lie abolished. To this enil, we will favor a levriing oi the preeent distinctlon oi' wen'i h and cīasses whieh blemish our lawe? witii i-espe« t. of the right to vote for nobles, thereby to the native Hawaiians privilege? whieh» pertain to them ik» tlieir owa couatr>\ andwhioh they have been uniustiv deprived. INTERNAL IMTR<)VKMENTB 1- Wo favor the expenditure of cient r?ui»s to s=ecure a number of need«<t puhlio improvemeiit)i oiiOahiHaiKl other Inlands; railroads and harhors and whatrfee, puhlie !ight, and als«> a thorough Ssyat<«n .ot r«servoir?» and watei*-\vorks,Hot otily tor Honolulm j thrmigh*outtheother l*lands.-