Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 307, 22 October 1891 — Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY. [ARTICLE]

Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY.

OF GOVEHNMENT AND> t> 66N8jnWTION\ ? K tfeat ail OWIMMU Überty A EyMsty •&* F*>kwiityV we koM Hm%9Ū

anHiiaM^ mml eq|ut&hl© gysteal; »p : " ef tjbe HawniĪAn ESgaom never hasthad of the People, bat w»s establfeded hy intimidatioii «nd fraud lor the of a certain dass v therefore we fevor the adbption of a new a®Ki more lib«ral Coa--Btitutioii, to traly secare a ®o?€£iiaj£a& qf the Peopie, by "the People and for Me Peaple, IN3Q]SPENDēNCjē 0F THE COBīfTET | 2. Out of consideration for the inhereait rights and presexit <mlniims the aative popivlafcion } we (ferpre to ret»iu the mdependenee of the Comitry and «feleßd its autonomy, ander » llbem smd pos»a* lar foraa ofJgoTerßaaieot; bnt<«ar®reafies with Foreign Powers, and with tfee United States of Amerlea, shoold be revised, so as to l»etter mēet present necess!ties and to obtain more eqnitableadvantages mexcbangeofthoBB granted byus.' JtTDICIARY BEFORMB 3. Our Jndiciary systexn and Code of Procedure must be &übmitted taa thorough revieion. so as to sect|re a eheap and prompt administrat!on of jufitice,free _ of all sectarian or patisan spirit, nnd to render the J udges mprē directly re&ponsible tq the People; and we sre in tavor of a more liberal intdrpretation of Constitntiorial guaranteee of the treedom of speech andthe prese. .

TAXATION 4. A more just'an& perf6fct - of Taxation must tb. abov ]ish present inequalitiee. by whieh tne property ol the poor is excessiVelv taxed, while inueh of the rich raan's ~ goods aee under-valued for asBef=s?neat or entirely eaeape taxation; we shall therefore demaml the passage o$ laws that will more e3BTectually subject tbe p?operty of eorporatitns and rieh zens to their |ust proportion ol pnblic~ b»rdene, while gMtniing more ltberaL - exemptīons to ihe poor; itnd aa & means of dfeecniragtng tbe loeking up of larg& tracts nneultivated bta£g, a d!ffere£tial tax Bhenld be levied in addllkm to the usual assessmen« en vaiuaiion.whieh Bbould be in m-opoHion to the fertility o£the soil. we Khail also favor the lesjx tablisbmeiircf a gradt»ted «mhome-iaue, and thus expect to obtain ample funds condueting the government and afctending te all necessary public improvements witheut any further calls on th& masses.* MoioPOLIE^5. We shalL us?e our efforts to obtain laws by whieh nll favoritiBm in tbe go/* ernmei& and all monepoliea, troßfes and privileges to sp«ci&i shali be rendered impo&alMe, by fttll, definite aiad mandatorv 6tatateg. 6. !aws ahbpld regukiathe Ci* vil Servics. The prmdple o£ tbo eleetie® of m&sts of tbe by the people Bh©«ld be estasfefci,aod no mka be £Uofeed td more than one offiee <>f pro&, wMtet 4 salarie6 ehoald be adaqtate oooneaaawm for tiiesarvifi6B waadered. Aa «£eesem«a< laries should be red«ced and all aiiiecq?e&or sw&erflaoos o£scesabo!i&bed. PROTECTION TO HOMK IN- - J>UBTBIES 7. "We are in favor o£ eacouraging all home agricttlt«re a&d tadQBtms l andaii our nabve prodncte, Uke riee } c«Sb», woel. tobaceo, etc. should beprotected and fosfce!red fey prooer tariff re£alatfon; a»4[ atoo it hmmOmum duty «tthe Qwtt»t, in it& contracts aad o*her operavg*s, to five preferaace to aasi<mal prodtete over imoorted <mes. 1 rOBLIC SK»VANTS. \ LOCAUSKLF-CH>VKRNIfKNt Uiey 8h«8M IWOiilli mw&amak of mM» «T M www. fec*l km»v«Mts ofa p«Wk> mrascsiOßs totok laboitiokg Ci»ASBKS «Ktorse all m««nm cooditkm ol M»iĀ witb-