Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 305, 20 October 1891 — Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY. [ARTICLE]

Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY.

PRINCIPLE ASDCONBTITUTION. V . '■ , ' "■ !• ;: - ■: ; .; 1. We deern tnst all Government should be foundjed on the principles of Liberty, Eqnality and Fraternity; we hold that all men are born free and equal before the law and are ftndowed with to life, to liberty, to propertp, to the p-ursttit of happiness and to self-protection against arbitrary co*centration of power, irresponsihle wealth, and unfair eompetition. We be lieve that just government exista only by the consent of the People. and tbat, when it beeomes necessary for the publie welfar*\ they may abolish existing forms and establish more advantageous and equitable system; and, as the present ConBtitutio|n of the Hawaiian Kmgfdom never has |tad the approval of the People, but was establisded by intimidation and lraiid for the benefit oI a certain class therefore we favor the sdoption of a neiw and more liberaJ Constitution. to truly secure a Grovernment of th*- People, by the People and for thft Peopie. | IN DĒPENDENCi£ OF THE COUNTRY 2. Out ®f consideration for the inherent rights and preeent opiniona of the native popnlation. we dersire to retain the in(lependence of the Country and defend its awtonomy, under a liberal and popu--1 r form oCgovernment; but our Treuti<& n iih Foreign Powerg, and especialiy with the United States of Ameridi; be revieed. so ae to better meet prv>seilt necessities and to obtain more eq u tiiblf advantages in exrhangeof those granted by us, I . J UDICIjiRY REFORMS Our Judiciary syetem and Code of Procedure must be submitted to a thorough revision, |soas to secure a eheap a..d prompt admitustration of justice,free oi all sectarian or patieaix spirit k -n<l to render the Judges more dim tly fesponsible the People; and \ve aw» in favor oi a more hb«*ral interpretation of i gu*r*nte*e of ihe freetUin\ « . *p*wh aad tbe pres«. TkxATION *■ • A uu>re ju«t aml pei .\vt of i vKatM»n murt jbe inaugur:iWd, to ul>o the present inequalities. by uhieh ' < pr >perty of the poor is ; \i\l. uhile mueh «»f the rieh manV ; -18 nre ior - t«xati« n ; we sh,}iF th r will raore effectaaily Kibj\vt thf r .- portv of 6orporatī ns and rkh cit> rens to ih«!r jugt proportion of mihUo bui>leuB, while sranting libei\U

Ki W jj#y» .«houiaheiii mpeertto oliHeeik. W« «haH «Ib<» g*aduated iaeomiM**, au4 fbus «Kpēei to obtala ample 6toito for coadas£iāg the goveroiQ€&t ajGcdat> tending te ail improvements with6at any further eālla on the -ma9Bes. ■ . . , MOSOPOLIES 5. We 8' it isse onr efforts to obtain •!*• s by ■tvnicb':»»ll f**vorltiiam in the »v; j t rmm i«t and all monepolies f - i urtvilt'ge4 to special " '■■ rt«iulered impoeeiWe, by I and mandatorv statutes. , 6. Better laws should regnlate the Ci- » vil Service. Tfae prī" ' le of the eleej tion oi ofticers of iL . government by the people should be estabiisbed, and no man Bhould be allowed to hold more than one ofiice of profit, whilst salaries should be adaquate compensation for the sarvices rendered. All excessive salari<t3S ahould be reduced and all ainecuree or saDerfluous offices abolished. PROTISCTION T0 HOME IN- ' DUSTRIES 7. We are in favor o! encouraging all home agriculture and mdustries, our native products,. like rice, cofiee, wool, tobacco, ete. should be protected and fostered by proper tarjff regulation; and also it rnuet be the duty of the Govment, in its contracts and other operations, to give preference to national products over imnorted onee. PĪJBLIC SWSMNTS. LOCAL SELF-GOVE^MENT We desire a naore poiicy towardg the difierent Isld:nda of the ICingdom, os;tside of Oahu; they should receiv«, a fairer pr' portion of the public moneys for tbe devclopment of their resonrces and t..e satisfactira «of'4hfūr ■■w;.iu6. ■ In f ct -the pf ineiple of ioeal -Seif-g: vernmeLt tshould be: extended, whereby giving localities may choose the most important of their loeal executive officers, and levy ta£xes for the purpose leeal improvements of a puhlie nature.

PROTECTION TOTHE LABOURING CLASSES 9. We shall endorse all meas«re teuding to improve the c<mdition ol the classes, and cons€Kju«ntly, without in)uriogimy vested rights, we wfll advoeate laws to preveat all fūrther importation or employmexit 6f contraetlahor of any kind, upon conditions whieh it into a rtiin«ifs and degrading competition with fir#e Hawai ian or white labor. We ahall also, in the i : terest of the better protectioVi ot the poor, ask for more liberal exemptions of their property from forced saīe on exeeuiion» aad froov seizure in bankruptcy proceedinsE6. s BMALL FAKM r N<i AND HOME3 ST£Al>& 10 The wealthy fraction of our population have hitherto prevented the development < lan independent daiss of cati®eo6; the p«b ie lands have been acqdired and have been tied up in a few hahds or parcelled to suit favonteej and 6mall farmers and planters hsve been dr*ven ovUtby corporations or comfainfttitffts capitalistB; but as small f&mmg is eondq<4ve to the Btability 'of the State, it* ahould, pe encouraged by a new and Bftore liwral Homeetead act, by wheh : the ownership oi gmall trsets of stnd the settlement there<m of £Ētmilies of our present popalation % —&nd especiali . ly of the native Hawaikae who have been l©ft almcst homeleßB in there c6un~ try.-should be rendered poss«ble. To that end, the Government and C«x>wn landg, ( in so ean be done without invading vested nghte ) should be devot♦"d as soon as possibie to homestends. and conferred upon bona-fide settlers free of ta\es for a limited period. It Bhould ,be the f urther aim of govern~ ment to, at onee, so far improve tl\e a»e«ns of transport tion, —loeal» nationp' and international, —a« to provide, in * all the districts, means of conveying the i>rodnct of the eoil to m&rket. "

RLECTORAL RIHGT 11. We hold t)iat npriffht aad manhood, anU not the posset»sion of •wealih, arbitx»rily fixcd» should constithe right t0 vote ior uohlee w ell as *9pr«a«itatrvos». and no more power Fhoald oo acooxxied to the ba!)ot of th« rich m%!i than to the balV>t of thf» poor maiu in favor of Av«&lth now jna<io tn our Constitutton is contrAry to *11 th« et«m«l prindpkc ofrighthiuljnnico aiulmustbeabolisheo. To this cjid, we Mnll a in» of the pret*ni «liBU»ftion of ana classēs wbich bleniM»ji» onr ltm> \vitK respeot oi the to vote for n«v bles, resioring to the iuitive llawaiiai3s privilegss uhioh pertain to them in tlunr o\vr» countrs. aund of whioh they have bwn \mivstlv aeprived. IXTKRNAL IMrROYKMENTS v 12 We ūvor the of āuf£*> c;»>nt t»uiss lo !»*> wre * a*«nbar of nee<W puhlio imprv>w **d other tfcl*»uis; r»i)fAkd(l)luid h«rboi« and whnrvrs % puUie lisHt* &lsn a thorautfh systt>m of* wwrvoir? aml wjiter-\vvjrk>, not v>nl\- for Hoooltilu v Wi throu£h-out t he oUier ]*la£ids.