Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 336, 2 December 1891 — Political Issue. [ARTICLE]

Political Issue.

The Advrrtiger of tlie 27t!i No-v-i«ber in a verv sensible article' states what it coim<Ur# to be t]ie issues that are lx fbre the natiou

The point whieh the Advertiser im kes* do not entirely cover all the reforms aftd needed legislation that jthe National Party sought jānd still hopes to realize in a eoni- > ing lesislature. l>ut such as they are, the leaders of our party have alreadv. by public speech and through Ka Ljx>, announced t.heir . ! views in very clear tecms. For the i b j l)cnefit oi' the politicians of the P. *jc. A. we will recapitulate the pro- [ nouneed views of .Naiional Party j leaders, in r .;iiponse to the points ; as stated in the Advertiser: 1. Shall ' the ('oi»stitution be amended ? The Constitution of 1;887, will never be acceptable to the native llnwaiians, by reason of the revolutionary niethod in whieh it was obtained, bv and in theinterests . | of an nnpopplar faction, and its dis- | franchiseinent of native Hawaiians (011 the vote for nobles. It secured I some excellent r'eforms, but being I ha?tily devised is full of errors and j idiosyncrasies: Tt is :iot in an exact ! keeping. with the spirit of modern j constitutlonal gov?rnment. It eon"flicts in sections and lacks sequence | and classification. It needs eom- | plete revision, on the lines of the 4Am«rieaft'and Bri'tish Constituti on s. 2. Shall class legislator be auth6rized ? Our peculiar position and circumstances under this is necessary for the preservation of peaee and independence. The first law of nations as well as of men, is self protection. 3. Shall relations with the United States be made closer ? Yes. A new treaty should be made, similar to the reciprocitv treaties whieh the Urrited States is negotiating with some other countries, permitting a freer interchange of eommo- ■ dities; especiallv securing on our side the free entry of refined sugars. . in order to plaee our sugar on equal , footing with the best sugar of other countries: Also free entry for such tropical and semi - tropical fruits and other producls such as we are liahle to cultivate, and whatever we may manufacture from such products. But we will denoniice i any treaty that contemplates giv- j j ing the United States the privilege j j of policing this kingdom with her | s troops and marines as part of her 4t protection ?" and allow us to re«" main undisturbed in our autonomy. 4. What ean be done to avert inipending ruin to the great indus- | tries of the nation ? Let the plant- j | ers eomhine as do the planters of | Mauritius and from a joint stock ! corporation to haiulle all the sugar j produet jointly and distribiite sup- j ! plies at cost; let the foreign ship-j ; ment of stjgar be made from some ; i central port on eaeli island by an ! agenev of the main * corporation. ! |Thesavingin liigh rates of eoni-1 ipoundeil interest. of extortionate ■ and neeessary agente, j : of high inter - island freight rates, j ! and expense of numerous handlings, j ' will be a verv large percentage of ! i the expense to the planter i j nnll and market and we believe j «will altord him a profit. v Further- j !more we believe that if ihe planter,! ! instead of trying to be a geuerul j !over a herd of ignorant eoolies, wiii i , allot his land in sinail seetions to a : j more intelligent class of !abor io ! JcuUu ute under a eo-operaiive svs- ' ;tem. he wiil reaiize more with ;expenseand trouble ihan he does j at pivsent. •>. How oan the gec:< nii ; eial sitnatio:i be i;iii)JOVtd ? i>v t !ie ' :ab';shment uf an agr?vmltura) '

bureau; securing the large traefs o? { governmsnt and crown lands to be divided up into «mall sections and the capacit,y of the various lnealities and altitu<lcs tested by said bureau to determine the most adaptable crop to bo cultivated; the in- j :troduction of a Porluguese popula-1 tion to settle npon those lands and ; engage in diversified industries. j The requiremer»ts of the new po-1 pulation and increased product and j export of mnrketable comuiodoties i will rapicilv improve the commer- J eial situatioii. i 6. How shall the expense of £Ov- j ernment be reduced to correspond I with our revenues. There are many superfluous offices ihat have j been created as political rewards j that ought to be abolished, anu • the remaining officers required 1 to do more work commen?avnte | j vath the salary they receive. Al-j most every department hus officers i who have too mueh leisure and i i could easily be dispensed with. ?»nt j if]the govērnment will adoptapo]ioy ] | of population. of encouragiug other j j indnstries and of niding railroads ! j and building roads to open vast, j tracts of idle land f<Jr ciiltivtion, ajid : will obtain a_Joan_lor thjs purpose, | not only would thc interest of such j a loan be paid. but the revenues |of the governmenit woukl be in- ! creased a hnndred fold. The men and brains of the National Party stand confidentlv ready to rescne the country from its j present unfortunate condition and j give practical answer to the politij eal questions that are at issue be- | fore us.