Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 293, 2 October 1891 — Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY. [ARTICLE]

Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY.

PRINCIPLE 0F GOVERN 7 vIENT AND CONSTITUTION. "

! 1. We deem that all Government should- be founded on the principles of Liberty, Equalitj and Fraternity; we" hold tbatali men are born free and equal ibefore the law aind are endowed with inalieiiable rights to life, to liberty, to propertp, to the pursuit of happiness and to self-protection against arbitrary j | concentration of power, irresponsible | ;\v:ealth, and unfair competition. We bei lieve that just gdvernment exists onlv |*by the consent of the People, and that, ;when it beeomes itecessary for the publie welfare, they may abolish existing forms and €stablish more advantageoiis and equitable system; and, ; present Constitution of the Hawaiiān Kingjdom never has had the approval of the iPeople, but was |establisded by intimidation and fraud for the benefit of a certain class, therefore we favor the adoption of a ne\y and more liberal Constitution, to truly secure a Government ;o/ the Peoplp, by the People and for the Peōple. . . IKDE TENDENCE 0F THE COUNTEY [?:■ - * :[■:" * : . ■ •'O - --. ! I 2. Outofconsideration for theinherent rigiits and present opinions of tlie native popnlation, we dersire to retain the independence of the Coimtry an'd defend i its autonomy, under a liberal and popu- i |lar form of governmenfc; but our Treaties i ;with Foreign Powers, and especialty with the United States of America, should be revised, so as to feetter meet jpresent necessities and to obtain more | y equitable advantages in exehange of grānted by us. - | k JUDICIARY REFORMS ! 3. Our Judiciary system and Code ql> |Procedure must |be gubmitted to a thoriough revision, so aB to seeure a eheap and prompt admi|nistration of justi»e freē of all sectarian ( <j»r patrsan spirit, and to render the Judges more directty responsible to the People; and we are in iavor of a more liberakinterpretation of Constitutīonal guarantees of the freedom ol «peeeh and of the press

TA^ATION 4. A more jus-; and perfect svstem o? Taxation must be inaiigurated, to abo* the present jmequalitie&, by wliieh tne property of poor is excessively tased, while mueh of the ric.h man'a goodsj are under-value<l ior aesessrnent ;or entively escajpe taxationj we shail therefore demand tbe $aß>&sige of }aws t iat will more eHeotuarty subjeet the f r >perty of corplorati n k s and rich citizens to t]ieir just proportion of public burdens, whiie granting more liberal exemptions to the poor; ahd as a means of discouraglng fche locking up of large tracts of uncultiVated laiids, adifleren* tial tax should be levied in addition to ithe usual assessiaeni envaluation.which |should be in pro]>ortioiL io the fertility, of the soil. We shall also favor the esjtablishment of a graduated ineome-tax, and thus expect k> obtain ample funds for conducting ihe governraent and attending t« ali puhlie iinprovemeuts \vithout nny fm-ther c:\lls on the ma&>ej*. MOisOPO^IE!S | 5. We ehall us;e our eJk>rts to ohiain |laws bv whieli Rllfavoritism iivthē emment aud all monopolies, trust;p ami privilegeā to special cla&s<*B sbali* be rendered impossiible, by full, definite and mandatory ftatutes. > PUBLIO S£RVANTH, 0. Better laws should regulate tku Oi- | vil Service. Thcs principle of the Ith)nvof t*t tlm vroverniuent by ! the people shoal 1 be establislicil, and no ; mah aUowed to hold more than one oflice of whilet :*alaries should be adat viate eompensalion K>r the s>arviceB rend eml. All sashonld be redwed and all sinecyres or superflv ous olliee» aK4isheti. ?KOTKCTH)N TO HOME IN--IV'STKIKS 7. We aro in f »vor oi all home agricttUui'e aiul imWuiee, andati our native like riw, cotfW\ wool. lohaeeo, e*o. lv p»vtevU\l

asd fQgfeered by piwr . aad also it jxm£ be the duty of &e.ŪO&. ■ ®aent, in its cointracts and ofcher opfcra« tions, to give preference to national produete over imported ones. LOCAL SELF-GOV£RNMENT B.' We desire a mol^Jiberal poliey wards the different Islands of tbe Kingdom, outside of Oahu; they shonld receive a fairer proportion of the j>abHc moneys for the development of their re- : sonrces and the satisiactirn of tbeir I wante. In fact, the principle of loeai Self-governinent should bp extended| whereby giving localities maWchoose tlie most important of their loeal «xecotive ofl&cers, and levy taxes for the purpose leeal improvements of a puhlie nature, PROTECTION TOTHE LABOURING CLASSES 9. We shall endorse all measuree tending to improve the condition of the working classes 4 and consequentiy, wifchout injnring any vested rights, we wifl advocate laws to prevent all iurth e r importation or employment of contractlabor of any kind, upon conditions whieh will bring it into a roin©us and degrading competifcion with free Hawaiian.pr white kbor. We phall a!so, in j the interest of the better piotection 0f j the poor, ask for more iiberal exemptions j of their property frpro forced sale on execution, aud from seizure iis feankiuptcy proceedinss. , 4 SMALL FARMING ANI> %OMESTEADS. 10. The wealthy fraction of popuiation have-hitherto prevented the development>f an in€tepeadent elasg oi Giiizens; the puhlie lands-have been aeeyiired and have been tied -Hp in a few hands or parcelled to suit favontes, and emall farm&rs and planters have been driven ,£ut by corporations. or combinations ef caT>i,t v alists; but as small f&Fmiag īs eontOjthe stability of the State, it should p£ encouFaged by a new : and inore liberal Homestead act, foy whieh the ■■<>£; small traets oi land and the settlement thereon of families fef our present population,~and esp«ēiai«y of the native 31awaiians who have heen lGft almcst homeleea in ionn— try.-shoiild be readered poss.ble-. To that end t the Government and Crown lands, ( in so far as ean be'done without invading vested rights ) should be devot- * edassoon as posaible to homesfeadsrand conferred upon bona-fide setalers" free of taxes for a limited period. It should be the further aim of gowrnment to, at onee, so far improve the means of transpo>!tf tion,—loeal, national and international,—as to provide, ih all the districts # -cheap means of conveying the product oi tbe soil to market.' *

KLECTORAL RIGHT. 11. We hold fchat uprjght an-i h«nest manhooU, anil not the possession of wealth, arbitrarily fixed, should constithe right to vote ior nobleu as wfell as representativea, &nd no inone- powor should be aeposded to the baliot of ihe than to the ballot of the poor man. The discrimination in £avor of wealth i»crw made in our Constitntion is contrary to all the eternal principles of right and justice ( and mupt he abolishedv To this end ; vve will favo2 a leveling of the pWsent distinction oi wcalth a»d elasses ivhieh blemish nar taiws wiftr respeet v eftVie right to vote for nobWp, thereby reetoring to the native H&waiian» privilejfes •whieh pertain to them in their own couutry t «nd of whieh they have been unjttstlY deprived. *INTERKAi: IMPROVEMENTS "2 We &vorthe expe)MlStn¥e of eient to see«re a number of needed piihlie impro\*omentis onOahu an<l other lslands; schooL railr<iaJ[s ax&d harbora W whArves, publ»c~Wghl, and also a thorough f=yatem of rvservoins aml water-works, not only fbr Honohihi, but tlirougli-out the other JslBukls.

Ua raakemake ia na Ula a p«« o ke Komite Ku waenu, o ka Ilui Ka hmina, e akoakoa ao n>a ko lakoa haie haUwai ma Alaniu Pekola, ma ka hora IV i\ m., I*o»ono v Oct, f\ ka noonoo ana i kuni uHui auo U*!U