Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 345, 15 December 1891 — Page 4
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KA LEO O KA LAHUI.
"E Mau ke Ea o ka Aina i ka Pono."
@ LEO O KA LAHUI.
John E. Bush.
Luna Hooponopono a me
Puuku.
TUESDAY, DEC. 15, 1891
J. Kamakele.
In our enumeration of candidates for the country districts for Representatives, we omitted the name of Mr. Kamakele for the district of Makawae, who is on as a nominee of the Hawaiina National Liberal Party
The Nameless Editor of
the Elele.
The nameless writer of the Elele @ @ard io make out that Bush w@ the beginning, and the world wa@ n@ A schoolboy knows better than that. The world was without form and void--it probably was a @ i @tie @tone or smaller Bowl@ this writer should be very @ his @ppers o@ [
Whast was Said.
At a general meeting of the Mechanics Union for the purpose of discussing the subject of election of government officers, the majority appeared to be in favor of the idea. Among those who spoke were Mr. T. R. Lucas and Capt. Ross. They latter opened his remarks by saying that to his mind, the subject of discussion was very important and @ @hould meet with favor among all workingmen. as well as those who were not workingmen, and in fact it should be favored by every one who was not willing and ready to barter his manhood and independence for patronage. On July 28, 1890, during the session of the Legislature. I was present at a meeting of the Union and the Hui Kalaiaina. That meeting was called specially to hear the report of a committee composed of Nobles Philips and Ma@i @u@ and Hon. J. W. Ka@ia, who had been @t by the two organizations to wait up@ the c@ @nd ask if they in@ ed@ r@ @n of@rs who were @ @h@ people. The committee reported orally the reply of the cabinet which was a long and meaningless r@g @m@ole, not only insult to this body, but disgraceful to any officals under any government. The cabinet. however, gave their word that the obnoxious officials would be removed by the 15th of the following month (Aug. 15). That promise was nevery kept and remains unfulfilled to this day.
@When the 15th August arrived it was reported that the cabinet had a decision upon the subject which resul@ in a broken pledge. and then the Attorney General was overheard to say "oh, let this thing go, we are not bound to keep our promise, they are only a lot of Mechanics and workingmen." Among the obnoxious officials that this Union sought to have removed were conspicuoualy the P. M. General and the Marshal of that day. Some of the reasons for which they became obnoxious was the active and prominent part they took in the elections by gyrating about from "ward" to "ward" and acting as political harlequins generally throughout the elections. And this in utter and open defiance of the laws which they had solemnly sworn to obey and respect. The other objections to those people and others at that time were the street rumors and scandal that they were actively engaged in opium smuggling. To be sure there was not the force of legal p@coff@r these rumors, but thr@ was a @ for of@ @e @n the @in@ of the people which was equally as @oreible perhaps as exact evidence that the suspicions were correct. And th@ with many others, who, m eyes of the people were abusing their office and their trust in evading the law and betraying the government.
"In the face of these facts, I aks you, gentlemen. is it not high time that the people should have a voice in the selection of public officers. These facts and other abuses that have occurred since have become strong factors in my mind for the necessity of electing government officers. Having lived on the other islands also, I became impressed with the fact that there was a certain department of the government that was a reproach and ineited disrespect in the eyes of the foreigner towards the courts of law. T@ was and still is with regard to the calibre of the men who filled the position of District Justices. They were not appointed for their superior education or knowledge of law, there intelligence or merit, but through favor and influence, causing expense and open disrespect to the courts over which they preded. They were said to be proteges of the Chief Justice.
ON DIT.
That the big Premier fondly hopes that when a change occurs, he will again head the list of a new com@nation. But his popularity is gone, he has allowed himself to be dictated to by teutonic cranks and manipalated by wire pullers: he has shown a cold-heared r@ sp@s @ his treatment [
Ph@ the honest p@ Mechanics Union will @wn l@n and fr@ @t the @cherous @ab@
That we shall soon expect to see the Advertiser printed on pi@k @per with one extract fr@ the Police Gazette each week and possibly illustrated with the @de in the @rt.
That we bright to have a law on our statutes similar to the French law that compels a newspaper, when it attacks an individual to give place to his answer or defense Then the Advertiser would probably have more respect for journalistic amenities.
That the morning Advertiser knows more about American traffic and politics than the great McKinley, and Jimmy Blaine is a pigmy alongside our only Henry. We trust the great American protection journals will be advised by the journalists of our little lilliput.
That Johnny Blarney of Limerick and Bobby Italians are not good friends.
The Advertiser in its pharasaical complacency is mean enough to attack KA LEO and the Bush-Wilcox faction, but is not honorable enough to answer an honest demand for an explanation of its villifications. This is one of the contemptible characteristics of our political "missionary."
That better writers and honester @ @g can be found in the bush than in the @ale.
That KA LEO is read all over the islands, and in every leading city of the United States.
That the Native Sons of Hawaii, joined that society for social purposes and they resent the attempt of J. A. C. and J. L. K. to use them for political purposes. The native sons are true blue to their country, the Lahui and the National Liberal Party, and will not follow the lead of deceitful Hawaiian politicians who would sell them out to the Missionary Reform Party.
The the heart of a coquett is like a rose, of which the lovers pluch the leaves leaving only the thorns for her husband.
That he was once son-in-law now he is grand-son-in-law,-and so soon. How sad, how strange, the human animal acts at times.
That as it was in the fire election, so will it be in the general elections of February next.
That the Rev. Kahoonei, under the same inspiration that inspired Judas to sell his Master, is trying to sell his yarty, professing ignorance all the while.
That the editors of the Elele have to fire their spleen and wit at us under cover of a
Stone. This is usual with the white livered kind of editors who, like the jackal takes the cover of night to gnaw at the lion's leavings.
Platform of Principle
OF THE
HAWAIIAN NATIONAL
LIBERAL PARTY.
INDEPENDENCE OF THE COUNTRY
PRINCIPLE OF GOVERNMENT AND
CONSTITUTION.
1. We deem that all Government should be founded on the principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity; we hold that all men are born free and equal before the law and are endowed with inalienable rights to life, to liberty, to propertp. to the pursuit of happiness and to self-protection against arbitrary concentration of power, irresponsible wealth, and unfair competition. We believe that just government exists only by the consent of the. People. and that, when it becomes necessary for the public welfare, they may abolish existing forms and establish more advantageous and equitable system; and, as the present Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom never has had the approval of the People, but was established by intimidation and fraud for the benefit of a certain class, therefore we favor the adoption of a new and more liberal Constitution, to truly secure a Government of the People, by the People and for the People.
JUDICIARY REFORMS
2. Out of consideration for the inherent rights and present opinions of the native population, we dersise to retain the independence of the Country and defend its autonomy, under a liberal and popular form of government; but our Treaties with foreign Powers, and especially with the United States of America, should be revised. so as to better meet present neceesities and to obtain more equitable advantages in exchange of those granted by us.
3. Our Judiciary system and Code of Procedure must be submitted to a thorough revision. so as to secure a cheap and prompt administration of justice free of all sectarian or patisan spirit and to render the Judges more directly responsible to the people; and we are in favor of a more liberal interpretation of Constitunoa@ guarantees of the freedom of speech and the press.
TAXATION
4. A more just and perfect system of Taxation must be inaugrated to abolish the present inequalities, by which the property of the poor is excessively taxed, while much of the rich man's goods are under-valued for assesment or entirely escape taxation; we shall therefore demand the passage of laws that will more effectually subject the property of corporations and rich citizens to their just proportion of public burdens, while granting more liberal exemptions to the poor; and as a means of discouraging the locking up of large tracts of uncultivated lands, a differential tax should be levied in addition to the usual assessment of an valuation which should be in proportion to the fertility of the soil. We shall also favor the establishment of a graduated income tax, and thus expect to obtain ample funds for conducting the government and attending to all necessary public improvements without any further calls on the masses.
MONOPOLIES
5. We shall use our efforts to obtain laws by which all favoritism in the government and all monopolies, trusts and privileges to special classes shall be rendered impossible, by full, definite and mandatory statutes.
6. Better laws should regulate the Civil Service. The principle of the @ection of officers of the government by the people should be established, and no man should be allowed to hold more than one office of profit, while salaries should be adaquate compensation for the sarvices rendered. All excessive salaries should be reduced and all @inecures or superflueus offices abolished.
PROTECTiON TO HOME
INDUSTRIES
7. We are in favor of encouraging all home agriculture and industries, and all 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 Govment, in its contracts and other operations, to give preference to national products over imported ones.
PUBLIC SERVANTS.
LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
8. We desire a more liberal policy towards the different Islands of the Kingdom, outside of Oahu, they should receive a fairer proportion of the public moneys for the development of their resources 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 lasws to prevent all further importation or employment of contract-labor of any kind, upon condition 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 execation, and from seizure in bankruptcy proceedings.
SMALL FARMING AND
HOMESTEADS
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 pe encouraged by a new and more liberal Homestead act, by which the ownership of small tracks of land and the settlement thereon of families of our present population,--and especialily of the native Hawaiians who have been left almost homeless in there country,-should be rendered possible. To that end, the Govenment 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 internationa,--as to provide, in all the districts, cheap means of conveying the product of the soil to market.
ELECTORAL RIGHT.
11. We hold that 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 respect of the right to vote for nobles, thereby restoring to the native Hawaiian privileges which pertain to them in their own country, and of which they have been unjustly deprived.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS
12 We favor the expenditure of sufficient sums to secure a number of needed public improvements on Qahu and other Islands: school, railroads and harbors and wharves, public light, and also a thorough system of res@reirs and water-works, not only for Honolulu, but through-out the other Islands.
NOTICE.
LADIES wishing their @he@ dyed or cleaned and @aried cat@ @ ih@ done by MRS. WERTHERN. 1@ Beretania Street.
LADIES wishing to @ their complecxion and cr@ @k@ will be @tacted by @ ERN free of charge. 126 Beretania @p@ the Armory.
Public Notice.
Know all men by this notice that from and after this date, I have this day discharged Mr. H. C. U@, f@m @ting as an agent, for me @y S@ @tever, @n the c@g@ and @ @l@ of all @ay property, and @ @tion of all c@ and r@s up@ @ and all my estate in this kingdom.
Any one who hold@ @ is @ @ion of any property or wh@ @as @ @a @ym@ts to make will @p @a @o wi@ me personally a@ @p as Hon@iaha, at @mel@
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