Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 306, 21 October 1891 — Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY. [ARTICLE]

Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY.

! PHIXC'IPLE GOVERNMĒNT A^ T l> con>|titi;tio]s\ 1. : Yv"c '.k'Oia | t:iat all <jorernment v»l v foTiii:le»jrl 011 the u;incipU'S a of L.berly, E an<l I->atcrn ; tywp hol i that aii are o.ora irce and equal l..ciore i'iie law r|ii .l are -we<l with inaiif'iiair:c 1o lirV, to liherty, to l*rc>rK'rtp v to iM:r~uit .cf happincss .ai.<} to se!i-prote£'tiou . arbitrary .eoin'enii'al.ion po\ver. irres|>onsibi'e Y."eaUh, andu«fair i'o:npetitiem. We be licvc th: t jns- ti<»\e'niMieiu c\i?N uhly }>y ihe oi tho. l»eople. c.nd 'that., \vhcr. īr V)ecomes !neee««irv for !he pnblie v,eh*are, tlunj inay aholiph existirisr fornis u'.kl 6Ntabli.-:h nioi'e a<lv?jnageoi>aml syātem; aml, af= the prescnt o>nst-iTutioni oithe ilawaiian King<i»n never has had the approval of tlie People, bnt was jestablisdeii by intimi(lat.ion aiul irau<i ior the helieiU of a eenain class» therefore we favor the a(lo|)r.ion of a ne\\j and ariore liberal Constitution, to trul\j smire a Gdvernment »f the People, bv the People and for the l'eople. ! INDEPENDENC£ OF THE COUNTEY 1 2. Out of consideration for the inherept rights and present opinions of the native popniaticm, \ve dersire to retain the indepeiidence of ihe Country and defend its autonomy, under aliberal and popular iorm of^government; butour Treaties with Foreign Po\vere, and especially with the United States of America, should be r3visedj, so as to better meet ■pref*enfc and to obtain more equitableadvantages in exehangeof thope grantedbyus. I JTTDICIARY REk>KMS X Our Judiciarv system and Codeof Proi'edure must be ?übraitted to a thorongh revision, so an to secure & eheap and i>r®mpt &dmiuistmionof j«Ptice,free of fvll sectarian ojr potisan spirit, and to rei der t.he more din«tTy }>onsil>le to the P|N>ple; and we are in fa\or of a more iiberal interpr«t«tion of Constitutional giiaranttvs oftho fM<Mom of s|xwh and the presB. TAXATrON r A more jnst and |H»rfeet system of Taxation mnst be inaMsrur.\te<l, to abo* lish the present ine<pialitie?s by whieh the property oi the poor is taxtsl. whHe mueli of tl>c rich man s stoodi« arc under»jvalued for or entirelv ewapie taxation; v\e slvall therefo)"e demand tUe oi |lhat will roore *jtfectnally mibjeot the l>ropt»rty of corpqratkn£ and m)i oitt»enstotheir j»stj pronort>on of publ»c : oimlem.\ wlule irrantmK more fib<*rai

11 .Vif jgagMifl{y o! tibēso3*' We *3so $emt t&bli6hm^<*fa *a»feitaig fa* coßd«!ofciig the %wemmm% s&āa,%~ t«Bd!ag t®al! mefits witheut aay fttr&er eĀlkt aa nmssee. MONOPOLIES 5. We ehail use our efforte to ofetain laws by whiehall favoriti«tt in the g&/ernirejit and'all monepoliea, trustS aad privileges to special clasgp.S shall be rendered impossiWe, by full, defijedte ftnd mandatory statates. l' 6. Better laws should regnlate Ci*vil Bervice. The principie of the dlection of officers of the gōvemment by the people should be esiablished, and no 'man snould be allowed to hold more than one office of pFofit, whilst aalaries should be adafinate compensata&n lor the Barvices rendered.. All exce&6ree salaries should be reduced and all sinecures offices aboHshed. PROTECTION T0 HOME IN- ; PUSTETES 7. We are in favor of enoonragiog ail home £griculture and ijMiustries, and&ll our native products, like rice, coffee, wool. tobacco, etc. should "be prot©cted and fostered by proper tariff regrtilafcion; and alBo it mugt be the duty of the Govment, in its contracts and other operations, to give preference to national prodnc# over imoorted onea. PUBLIC SERVA2m. LOC AL SELF-GOVERNMENT" 8. We desire a caore liberal polioy towards the different Island« o! the Kingdom, outside of Oahu; they should receive a fairer proportion ōf the puhlie moncys for the development of their re-" so«rces and the satisfetetirii of their wants. In fact» tbe principle of loeal Self-government &honld be extended, whfereby givinglocalities may choose the most importa!nt of their loeal executive officers, and levy t»xes for the purpose loeal improvetnents of a public nature. PROTjECTION TOTHE LABOURING' CLASSES 9. We shall endorse all measure tending to improve the condition of the workingclasses, and consequ«ntiy, without injuring anv vested rights. we wfll advocate laws to prevent all forther importation or employment of contractlabor of anv. -kind, upon whieh wiH bring it into a ruinous and degrading compctition with free Hawai inn or v. Snte labor. We shall also, m tlie h)t-. ic.:t ot the betfer protertioa oi I he poor, awk for incfeliber:U exemptioiris o? tl>eir v>rov>erty irom )"orefcd sa!e cr exaud- from seizure in bunkruptcy SMALL FARM»SG AZ\i) IIOME; -STEAI>S. Kh Tlie \v?aithy fraciion of our populatio!i hayehithertb prevented the developnumt oi'an indepcndentclass oi citi7.ens; tlie puhlie lands have l>een acquired and have been tie '. up in a few handn or pai\'ollod to suit iavontes. and sniu!'* ' farmer>: and i;lanters "have been driven out by corpoi*ations or combii>ations of capitalists; but as smalVfai?ming is eonducive to the stabftity of the State, it shonld pe enfcouraged by a new and more liberal Homestead act,. bv wheh the ownership of tracts oiUland _ and the settlement thereoii of families of our present population.—and especiali ly of the native Hawaiians who have heen left almost inthejp£e@nn-try.-should be rendered poe&hle* To that end, the Government ,and C»own lands, ( in so far as ean be aone witbout invading vested rights ) sHould'bedevoted as soon ae possibte to home£teads. and conferred npon bona-fkte settlers> free of taxes for a limited period.' It should bethe further aioa olsovernment to % at onee, so far improve tlie means of transportf tK>n,—loew, natkmal and international,—to provide., in all ehe&p means «f conveying the pro4«ct of the soil to market KLECTORAL RTHGT. 11. hold that uprsght and honeet manh<K>d. and not the 9os?c«sioii. of wealth, arbitrarily flxed, sho«ld con«U> the right lo *vote for nobles ; «s well as reg*resetotath*&, mml m» *t®re pow«r shouW >»© *cvorded ts>the ha!lot of the rich ja*n than to the balk4 ol the i«oorTnati. Thadiss»imlnatkm ie faTor of weaHh uow i«ade tn onr CV»xistit«tioci \s cotitrary toall th% eternal ofright and jnetioe. ai*lxawst be ab<aW . ed. To this? enri, w*<will favor a level« ing of the present dtfati»ctton of wealth awi clasj«es whieh h!emi*h onr laws \vith respect the right to vote fer Wegs, tliereby restonnj? to the natlve Hawaiiai>& whidti pertain to them in their owa fou»irv x amt of whieh thev haw heentmi«stlv #priv«il. INTKRNAU IMPROVKMEKTS Weiavorthe expemliture of cient to «>ec«re a AU&b*&«£ K*ee<ied miV4ic otber LslandB: « Uool/ Ml harbors and wharv*«, puhlie U»oroutfh joratem crf aml w*t*r-wi*rb*» not only for HwMn t b«| throu*h«out th« other