Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 342, 10 December 1891 — Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY. [ARTICLE]

Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY.

INDEPENDENCK OF THE COUNTRY 3. Our JudicUrv system and Code of Procedure imist j be submitted to a thorough revision, so as to secure a eheap and prompt administration of justice,free of all sectarian jor patisan spirit, pml to rencler the .Tudges more directly reeponsible txv tlie People; and we are in favor of a more liberal interpretation of Constitutionai gbarantees of the freedom of npeeeh and the pret=s. T^XATION 4. A uiore just and perfect svstemo£ Taxation must be inaagurHted," to abo. lish the prefent| ine<}iialitieH, by whieh the property of j the poor is excessively taxed, while mueh oi the rich man's goods are under-valued for assessment or entirely escape taxat»B; we shall therefore demand the passage of lawe that will more effectuallv subiect the prop©rty of corporatkne and neh citizene to their jujBt proportion of puhlie burdeoB, while granting more liberal exemptions to the poor; and as a means oi discouraging j the locking up of large tracts of »ncuHiv»ted lands, a differeHtial tax eliouM be levied in addition to Uie ueual aegessmen/ en valuation,which should be in proportion to the fertility oi the soiU We «hall also favor th« ea» tablishnteiit of a {jraduated income-tax, and thuB expect to obtain ample iHnd6 for eonductang the govetnment and attending t# iU necepß»ry puhlie improvements \vithout anv iurther calls on the ma*ses. M«bfOPOLIES 5. We shall use our eftoit« to obtaiu lawe l»y whieh all favorltihni in the jjOv > - ernm«at aml trust« and privileg«i to apwial olasses shall be rendered unpoisihle, by full, definite and mandatorv statutee. - Better lawh shou!d regH lale thv Civtl The pnneiple of tho of ofticers of thn aovernmont by the people sh<mld be eaUhliahml, and m> m*n Bhould be allowed *o hold more than one olliee of pmŌt, wiiibt salaries Bhouhl be ailaquate for the sarv ioes rende \. <111 excemv* salari6B BhouM he re<himl and »11 cur«B ©r sui»erfluou? oAieea alK>liBhed. PROTKCTION TO HOME INmJSTUIKS 7. We are in fjavor oi' all home a£rteulture anvl mdustrkv, amiali onr native produets, HU wool, tol»am\ ate. sh%Mild 1* prot*cted and io«stered by propt«r tariff ivvulati<m; and alaon muBt be the dutv nf the Govm ite and other operaW jm » *> naUona! im»>nrted

liOOiLl>®^-G<)YEESSMf 8, We desire a more liberal poii*?y to- - wards differ&iit IsiaM<3e of thfe l£jb&gdom, outeide of (Mhu; tbev ehouM teceive a lairer proportio4i cf the p«blic moneye ior the devfclopmeHt of th«ir re«" aonrces and imse ū satiffaetirn of their wai>t|. In £act, the principle of loeal Se}f-goverinnent shouid be extended, wherēby giving localities.uaay ehooee the most important of their loeal executive ofncers, and levy taxes for the p«rp«Ke liN-al im»rovements of a Dnblic nature. PEOTECT!ON TO THE LABOUEIIS(i CLASSEB iL . t>. We shall endorse all measure tending to iraproVe the condition of the working classes, andconsequently ? without injuring any vested rights, we ■ wfU advocate lawa to prevent all farther importation or employment of contractlabor of any kmd, uj>on conditions wliieh will bring7it'into a and_ degrading competition ian or white labor. We shall also, m the intereet of the better protection oi the poor, ask for more hberal exemptions of their property from forced eale on exeqution, aud from eeizure in bankruptcy [ proeeedixuD3.'' ; BMALL FARM?NG AND HOME | ST£5A3>B. 10. The wealthy fraction of our population have hitherto prevented the development ofan indepēiident class of citi9sene; the public lande hav& been acquired and have bepn tied np hi a few hands or paroe!kl to suit favorites, and amall farmers and i)lan€ers have been driven out by eorporatiGTis or combinations ol capitalists; bui as amall farming ie eonducive to the stability of the State, it should pe ene©uraged by a new aud I more liberal Hoanestead act, by whcfe I the ownersliip of small tracts l of land j and the settiement thereon of familie» : of e r present population,—and especiaii | ly of the native Hawaiians who have i bee.n left almost homeless in there eoiuii try .-should be rendered poss'ible. To i that end, the Government and Oown s lands s (in so far as ean be done without I invading veeted right« ) should be devot!ed as soon as possibie to homeeteads. and eonferred upon bona-fide settlers free taxes for a limited period. It should be iiie further sum of government to, at onee, so far improve the meane of transporU tion, —loeal, national and international, —as to provide, hi a&1&£ districts, eheap meane of wnveying the pr«duct of thegoil to market. ELECTO»AL RIHGT. 11. We hold that .®pright and honŌ£>t . manhood, and not the ©opaeenion of j wealth, arbitrarily fised, should consti* | the right to vote for nobles as well as : representatives, and no more power ; yhouid be acuord£d to the ballot of thc j rich min than to the ballot of the | i>oor man. The discrimination īn favor i of wealth now made in our Coneutution i is contrary to all the eternal principles of right and andmust be aboiish- : ed. To tliis end, we will favor a Jevelj ing of t.he preseut distincUon of wealtl» j and classes whieli blemish o«r law* | with respect.of the right to vote for no- : bles, thereby restoring to the native } Hawaiiane privileges whieh pertirin to tkem in their own country, and of whiel» they have been nniQ£tly deprivedL INT£RNAJMMPROVBMENTS 12 We favor expenditure of cient sumB to «»cure a numberof »eedta puhlie improvements <mOahu and other Islandp; railroads and harbors and wharvee, public \ight, a&d alao a thorougtr ayatem of resarvoirti aml wat«r-woi i ks«, not only for Hottoi\du, but throuffh-out the other ltslattde.