Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 320, 20 November 1891 — Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY. [ARTICLE]

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Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY.

oJb' (iOVTKK:SfVIKNT AND t • (;f>NHTi'nmo.\. I. iUikiin thafe aU Oove^iitu&nt bt; faunjdiHl oo the o£ Überty, KqualHy axid Fratermty; nre liaM tnat ell meß are bor» Iree&&£«q9al before tbelaw «nd ar« with in«ltea&bl& ti%hU lo lile, to HbegpW, to prof>eHp, to ihe parsoit pi smdto s*?lf*p?oteotioii csmcBßtratJc»n i of p»>i?er. irrt£j>oxi£ībte m& ui&£air oooip«m»3aC 11e?e that Joat govermueot exfe«a oal? by oi tbe &tds*v it be<e<iiaeii for the |>ai* tir >?6ifan% k thev uiay aholiah eKigsn« fomsLF« rod*BtfibuBli more v»»tageoua imd equitabta ; «ud, as tbe x*fe> 6<mt (lowßtit«tion o( the flawaiksi Kmgdom /Aevor lm ha<3 tlic approtHl o£ the Peopie, but by dadon &nd frjaad lor t»enefit ol & <«rtaii» cl*ss, therefftrc». w* &ivf»r ttm *k>ption «f h new iuwV u3oro Oon-, nUtutioii t to trtily «arnre & (toycrnmeut <>/ the Feople, | **y thc nnrl for the | bx AT!ON 4. A unore i|utit aud }na£ect «vtiMiu <4 TaxaUon m\\Bt be mauguraied/ fco «dio* Hsh the prssent in«quaJiUei$ t by whkh the pmpertv of the poor is oxw«siveiy ta«t»d x whin«teurh ot the rich n»&*s «oode «h> uft&*r»val«eti for a&*B6me&t or entlrely eejoape taxaUoa; we akall tHec«fore ikwaiaiKl tho passage ot v laws that will moro eaertoaUy subk<it the propcrty ot i-<»rpor&tkiiB and ru>h oitixens to their just proportioit oi iuibhe burdenp. whuo granting iik#iv lUio-hI j «sempuoiis tnjthv >>oor; »w\«l a» a jnean* j ot dteeoura|tinff th« kxvk. •» up ot laxyo t trsk?ts oi nnrultivat«a a j t|a) tax «houMl lxih»vhvl in «uMiUou to i tho asaettemeut ou \nhmtitm.whioh [ *hotiKt betn pwpoHion to Uu» iVrvUiiv | of the soih Wv *haM »lt*» tavof th* j taWirfnueutofja $radnate%t iiK»ina tax. and thu» exptM to oiHain ampl* J f<vr tl\* g»vermm>nt aiui ai-

6. We AaM mB <mr t» qMa«i la*s by whreh afl frvcnUM4 lfr the all monappīie^,' tnaets S®d privilegea. %o apwial sg&l! be rendered iiapo6silJo, by fall, dejSuite and iaaiidajU»rv Htatiites. . -6. Bet*er laws Khouki reguīate 01vil Service. The pnneiple ol' the enjci tion of ofiicers of the government by i the people sho.«ld ēstablished, and ao inan plionM be aliowed to hcld mori' than or.e ofTice, pf profst, whiki salaries Co^]!T a mT lavieg ?honld l)e iidK<-ed and all sinecure.s or f?upfirfinotie offrces abolishp*l. Flimf:<JTlOīs. TQIIQME I>DT}STiftKS 7. "Wo <ir# iii favor of ebcouraging all home -āgr]ruk«re and mdūf?tricf», &rulaii ■our native product*„ Hke ric<»v cofloe, wool. tobacco t etc. Hhouhl be i>rotected ānd fostered by proper tariff reguktion; and also it must fce the dufy of the <iovment, in its contmci« a,ti'd other operatw\ie, to give to nālionai productB over imoorted oaiee. L()C AL SELF«GO¥ERKME^T S. We desslrg £moro libeml po!icy to\vards t.he df: t3ie King~ dotLi, outside shoitid reeeivē a i&neie f>roportioii :qC tl*e puhlie nioney© develbpnien£o£ \hgir rysdnrcēs and the. «at|pfartini of thei r wants. In fact, tbe loeal Self-government Fhould •be #xtemlcd, whereby giving Tocalitißs mas& <tii(KaB?e the most importaht of loeal executive oiliee-ii', and jevy tas:eg r for £he Mi{>ope 1* eal imr>roveiyient»« of'jf PROTECTION TO TBte' T J AfejkING . • CLASSES : . • 9. We shall endorse all $iejjeure tendiiig to improve the conditiob q{ the vvorking classes. »nd without injuring aay vcstet! rights, we wfll advocate laws to pre\ r ect all farther importafcian or employm<2nt of eo»traet~ labor of any kmd, npon cox*ditfotea whieh wlll bring it into a nsiit&Bs and degradln«r compctition \vitli fr«e H&wai ian or wfiite taboi\ We zhM sām, m the ipiterest ot the better proteetioai oi tfte poor t ask for T**m libera|lesempā&ais 0f thenf propeily from forced executi©tt, a«d from feeisaire T>roeeediīia». SMALL FABMT»ia AKI) HOMK . # 10. Tiie weālthy fractiGn of<*ttr popul»tion bave hitheiso preveßted tbe of a§ ind6t>eiidentclass ofeitia*iH£; ihe public lands bave been acquired"»pd Jiave been tied up in a 3few &&& or »ar&ellēd to Biiit favontēs, farmer@ ĀIHI pla}iters haye out by corporations or eaiutaiist«: bnt as ©ewiduorte to the staMlity of ftfee it should pe encouraged bv a pew an<l moreliberal Horneytead wheh theownership of nniall tract« of lasid ahd the settleQient thereon of famiiies pret-:ent populatit>nand especiali ly of the nātive Hawa3ians who have been left. almc»t m eonn-try.-shouid be rendered posable, To tJiatend, tbe Government and Oowa I»id8. { m eo £ar as ean be dcnie \ritho«t ii*vadmg \-ested rlghts) ahouM ed a* soon aā possilde to b<Hoeetea<fe. «od emter&d a&m of for a XI sh«iid be the $uslfe&r aimof goveiTi~ aaent to» a& onee, āo ka iinpr©?eth* **&V3<£ aU tbs di&f&*a, cifeas> ing <*f &* eoH &