Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 344, 14 Kekemapa 1891 — Page 4

KA LEO O KA LAHUI.

"E Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono."

 

 

E LEO O KA LAHUI

 

John E. Bush.

 

I naa Hooponopono a me Puuku.

 

MONDAY DEC 14, 1891

 

            The Bulletin and Moreno.

 

   The Bulletin was an old pal of Moreno in the halcyon days of yore, when that gentleman was in favor with Hawaiian royalty, and would be to-day if Mr. M. was here again.  And who knows but it is the misleading articles published by his friend the Bulletin, that has given Mr. Moreno the information, which has suddenly created the affected denunciation towards him on the part of the editor of our @@@ing daily.  No doubt Mr. Moreno has been misinformed by some of his numerous friends here, among whom was a former editor of the Bulletin.  We agree, however, that it is not conducive to the general welfare for all such information to be circulated about.  We cannot agree that it is all falsehood, when the condition of our country is held up as rotten, and that condition as the result of official rapacity and incapacity – for that we know is a fact.  Nor is it false to say that the administration is non-representative, and should not on that account be accepted as competent authority to make treaties that will be expected to meet the hearty approval of this people.

   Whatever others may think or say, it is an ill will indeed that does not bring with it some good, and this is the way we view the stir made by Mr. Moreno.  Some such move has tended to create an inquiry into Hawaiian affairs and its relations abroad, instead of the blind acceptance of statements from Hawaiian and U. S. officials.

   The Hawaiian People can never be said by any one to have been represented as a Nation at Washington, and we are satisfied that they never will be until a Hawaiian recognized by the will of the people as their representative, is sent to the seat of the U. S. Federal Government.  Heretofore, our representatives have been the nominees of governments representing the choice of the Banker and Sugar producer, and Commission Merchants, - of the rich and not of the People as a Nation.

 

What is the National Party.

 

   An indignant toady of the sugar barons asks us what is the National Party?  Who are they?  What do they want?  Sugar is the principal thing in this country and everything else depaends upon it.  Now friends, ease your temper, put on your thinking cap and listen to us.

   The National Party in Hawaii is the equivalent of the now very active “peoples party” in American and England, and in other countries, whatever other distinctive title they may have.  The cry is for more truly representative government, and a land and financial policy that will emancipate the intelligent masses from the class rule of plutocratic capitalists and land monopolists.

   In Hawaii the National Party embraces in the ranks the industrial class of mechanics and workingmen, the peasant and agricultural class, the retail traders, and not a few of the jobbers of general mechandise, and why all h s ?  Mainly because there is an undoubted conflict of the several inter dependent interests of these classes, against the intersts of the planters or Missionary Reform Party.

   The workmen in the various mechanical trades are a numerous class and their families are quite an important element of our population.  Their continued and profitable employment depends upon the activity of general business, and the needs of householders, and the requirement of other industrial and agricultural enterprises.   In latter years the mechanics have suffered from the competition of trained coolies who have graduated from the plantations; a competition that if allowed to continue would eventually drive every civilized workingman out of the country, and replace them with Asiatic workers, without homes or families, and living as an excrescence on our civilization, instead of forming an important element of a civilized community that would assist in it general prosperity.

   The agricultural class of small farmers who on their kulcanas or leased holdings have been made to feel the grinding heel of the great sugar corporations that loom up around them, are alarmed at the rapid game of freeze out which is fast rendering them landless and homeless, and desire to call a halt.  Our government has been and is yet controlled by plutocratic monopolists, who render no assistance or protection to the minor industries, and the capitalists of the same class whose arbitrary and extortionate methods of money lending all but paralyze the common farmer, artizan or tradesman.  In this class we must also include the thousands of families, Portuguese principally, who have a little capital and are ambitious to become independent homesteaders, but are excluded by the haughty sugar barons and land monopolists.  This agricultural class are a large and valuable element of our population, who in allying with the National Party seek to secure freedom from the domination of the money power, and independence of the plutocratcy and flamboyant missionaries, under a fellow feeling with the laboring and toiling masses of our kingdom.

   The retail traders in all the various necessities and luxuries of a civilized population, look askance at the procession of Asiatic coolie that pass their door, but by no manner of means can they induce them in to purchase, neither by tempting away of goods or prices, unless perhaps the article be rice or soy or opium.  It is only when a workingman or his wife, or a farmer from the country happens along that there is a mutual exchange of goods for coin and thus promotes an active trade that keeps other industries moving in unison.  The retailers depend for custom upon the requirements of a civilized population, and likewise the wholesale jobbers trade depends upon the extent of the retailers custom.  Therefore their interests are allied to the National Party whose purposes are to seek the welfare of all classes that go to make a prosperous nation.

   The National Party is also aided by and is bringing into prominence a large number of young Hawaiians who feel that there rights which their birth and education should give them have been ignored and invaded.  The attitude which these cabinets since 1887 have assumed towards them, have made them justly indignant and inspired them with a determination to create a political agitation that will force their claims to recognition.  Here in Hawaii nei are their homes, their families and the burial grounds of their ancestors, and whatever sentiments exist in them of love for native land, of pride and ambition, are all clustered here.  The studied slights and insults which successive cabinets have put upon our Hawaiian youth in favor of those of alien birth and parentage have wounded them deeply; and as it is noticed that in the great countries which surround us the patriotic sons of the soil continuously evoke the honest sentiment of  “America for the Americans !”, “Canada for the Canadians !” “Australia for the Australians !” so we say, “Hawaii for the Hawaiians !”  We repudiate the meaningless platitude which the Missionary Reform Party are trying to foist upon us of “all Hawaiian for Hawaii” but adopt the other and clearer sentiment.  Those colors we have nailed to the mast and propose to stand by them, and we defy either missionary or reformer to haul them down.

   If we have answered to the satisfaction of our friend “what is the National Party” we trust that he will not only join us in our efforts to secure a popular government for the benefit of the minority; but that he will induce his friends to chip in with that class.  Our platform is broad enough for all to stand upon.

 

                        HON. R. W. Wilcox.

 

   After a tour of the districts of Koolaupoko, Koolauloa and Waialua, with his colleagues, Hons. W. H. Cummins and Bush, the above gentleman took his departure by the Kinau for the purpose of making the circuit of Hawaii.  Landing at Mahukona, he will stump that district in company with Hon. Wm. White, and from thence he will proceed on to Waimea, Hamakua, Hilo, Puna, Kau and Kona.  He may on his way home, take Central and Western Maui.

   Mr. Wilcox in company with Hon. Wm. White of Lahaina, takes with him the nominations of the Hawaiian National Liberal Party, through its officers, for that island.  The nominations have been made by these gentlemen at the request of the leading Hawaiians in each of the elective districts, which he will visit and as our advocacy of principles and men are open and above board, and in the interests of good government, we print their names, giving friend and opponent alike an opportunity to know who the are:

 

For Kohala.  G. P. Kamanoha

 “  Hamakaa.  Z. Paakiki

 “  North Hilo.  H. Kauwila Unea

 “  Central Hilo  Henry West

 “  South Hilo   J. Nawahi

 “ Kau      J. N. Kapahu

 “  Kona,  D. H. Nahiny

   The nomination for Nobles will be announced in the future.

 

  For Maui, the nominations from the same gentlemen are:

 

For Hana,  P. Kamai

 “  Wailukku, L. W. P. kanealii and W. H. Daniels.

 ‘  Lahaina, W. H. White

 “ Molokai, J. Nakaleka

For Oahu, the nomination are:

 ‘ Koolaupoko, J. E. Bush

 “ Koolauloa and Waialua,  R. W. Wilcox

 “ Ewa and Waianae, J. Kauhi (probably).

 

   These gentlemen, as far as nominated, are entirely from the Hawaiian National Liberal Party, and from no ther political organization in the country.  Mr. Wilcox goes unassisted with any collection, make as stated to be for that purpose, by the President Kahoonei of the Hui Kalaiaina. His  patriotism is his incentive, and his recompense the good of the Hawaiians who believe in him and his motives.

 

                                    ON DIT.

 

   That the Mechanics Unaon has got a pretty hard platform to digest in that of the Hui Kalaiana with whom the former is trying to affiliate and to lead.

 

   That the Asch vs More racket has made the managers and owners of the Union Foundry sick, - quitesick.

 

   That the Bush-Wilcox trip around Oahu settles the election in those two districts.

 

   That W. Cummins not (J. A. Cummins) carried the natives of Koolaupoko and Koolauloa, with him, more especially in Laie near Hon. C. Brown’s taro and stock plantation.

 

   That the Mechanics’ Union is in a typhoon and like a ship without a compass.  That it takes a leading mind to denounce the “boodlers,” who are trying to wreck the Union. and who should be made to understand their place.

 

   That the platform submitted to the Hui Kalaiaina is the second platform that the Hui will have – the first having been adopted before poor Kahoonei got talked out of his mind by that “plastherer,” by the holy shmoke.

 

   That the Bulletin is gradually acknowledging the perfection of the Hawaiian Liberal Party’s platform, unconsciously perhaps.

 

   That the right of every man to choose those whom they shall have as public servants in all departments of Government is an inherent right of the race, notwithstanding the sophisttries of the plutocratic or one man power party.

 

Platform of Principle of the Hawaiian National Liberal Party.

INDEPENDENCE OF THE COUNTRY PROTECTION TO HOME INDUSTRIES

 

7. We are in favor of encouraging all home agriculture and industries, a @da@ our native products, like rice, coffee, wool, tobacco, etc. should be protected and fostered by proper tariff regulation and also it must be the duty of the Government, in its contracts and other operatons, to give preference to national products over imported ones.

 

                        PUBLIC SERVANTS, LOCAL SELF- GOVERNMENT

 

8.  We desire a more liberal policy towards the differnt Islands of the kingdom, outside of Oahu; they should receive a fairer proportion of the public moneys for the development of their resouces and the satisfactirn of their wants.  In fact, the principle of local Self-government should be extended, whereby giving localities may choose the most important of their local executive officers, and levy taxes for the purpose local improvements of a public nature.

 

PROTECTION TO THE LABOURING CLASSES

 

9  We shall endorse all measure tending to improve the condition of the  working classes, and consequently, without injuring any vested rights. we will advocate laws to prevent all further importation or employment of contract labor of any kind, upon conditions which will bring it into a ruinous and degrading competition with free Hawaiian or white labor.  We shall also, in the interest of the better protection of the poor, ask for more liberal exemptions of their property from forced sale on execution, and from seizure in bankruptcy proceedings.

 

SMALL FARMING AND HOME STEADS..

 

10. The wealthy fraction of our population have hitherto prevented the development of an independent class of citizens; the public lands have been acquired and have been tied up in a few hands or parcelled to suit favorites, and small farmers and planters have been driven out by corporations or combinations of capitalists; but as small farming is conducive to the stability of the State, it should be encouraged by a new and more liberal Homestead act, by whch the ownership of small tracts of land and the settlement thereon of families of our present population.  To that end, the Government and Crown lands, (in so far as can be done without invading vested rights) should be devoted as soon as possible to homesteads and conferred upon bona-fide settlers free of taxes for a limited period.

   It should be the further aim of government to, at once, so far improve the means of transportation, - local, national and international, - as to provide, in all districts, cheap means of conveying the product of the soil to market.

 

                                    ELECTORAL RIGHT

 

11.  We hold thsat upright and honest manhood, and not the possession of wealth, arbitrarily fixed, should consti-    the right to vote for nobles as well as representatives, and no more power should be accorded to the ballot of the rich man than to the ballot of the poor man.  The discrimination in favor of wealth now made in our Constitution is contrary to all the eternal principles of right and justice, and must be abolished.  To this end, we will favor a leveling of the present distinction of wealth and classes which blemish our laws with resprct of the right to vote for nobles, thereby restoring to the native Hawaiians privileges which pertain to them in their own country, and of which theu have been unjustly deprived.

 

                        INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS

 

12.  We favor the expenditure of sufficient sums to secure a number of needed public improvements on Oahu and other Islands; school, railroads and harbors and wharves, public light, and also a thorough system of reservoirs and water works, not only for Honolulu, but throughout the other Islands.

 

 

                       NOTICE

 

   LADIES wishing their feathers dyed or cleaned and curled can have it done by MRS. WERTHERN.  103 Beretania Street.

   LADIES wishing to purify their complexion and eradiate tan and freckles will be instucted by MRS. WERTHERN free of charge.  103 Beretania Street past the Armory.    317- d3m

 

                                    PUBLIC NOTICE

 

Know all men by this notice that from @@@ after this date, I have this day discharged Mr. H. C. Ilukon, from acting as an agent, for me in any sense whatever, in the charge and administration of all my property, and in the collection of all dues and rents upon any and all my estate in this kingdom.

   Any one who holds or is in possession of any propery or who has any business or payments to make, will transact the same with me personally, at my place at Honuakalia, at Honolulu, Oahu

                                                KAPIOLANI

 per Jos. NAWAIU

 

Honolulu Nov. 3. 1891  d-3@