Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 357, 31 December 1891 — ON DIT. [ARTICLE]

ON DIT.

That Hon. H. P HaWwin, the Maui Sugar Magnate, showed up in finē style at the polilieal meeting a t Makawao,|and that he was ab!y seconded by the Sheriff Andrews. fh.e meeting nominated a luna or slave driver from Baldwin's peons for representative . for that district. That this wili naturally give the nohle cont rol of the representative yote of that. district. shou!d his candidate ?ucceed.

That tbe Xational Liberal cau<lidiite Mr. Kamakek gave Mr, Bheriff Andrews a scourging that nearly turned his hair- white for attencipting to paek the ineeting and eject natives froni it. Dat is fuie pizness for de BherifT, sure.

That tlie Bowi{:r Crook was at tho Liberal League Hall Tuesday iight. tryiug to get people to leave the n\eeting. That if he conaes again he mav receivo some plaster in the seat of his pants, or may get a little Alahaina mud. or he mav get turned out.

we will bc- lost sight of while Chilc h&s the monopoly of Unele Sanrs tiiv e and attention.

Tha.t the Traim'ars ('ompany tried to nm a largp two horse oar W'*th-oniy a drivcr to Juanage the nlV:ii r. t >ut niouopoly Payne was pui;icd v-> thc ?tro!io ofeoonoiny Try a < h nauKin haek drivet\

ii 11? *-•...v. * : -i I..I; ji.lnijr voters. Tliat ti!"y m.v w "k-.»uk> to ail such lux* «nV>' "f unC'-rt ū;> »vor.

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T;MV u 'iri Lii)epal b*is;rK.s.>? nKK»fcm£. tvhio>i* was heki (,t:i Tu< sc! n 'Y;VoitiiiK last. it was that 'on Ihe return of the Hen. H, W. Wilcoxia mass iuect!Q| ho hoid soon afterw&rti&

CONSim}TION. 1. We deem that «all <3overniaenJfc ahould*be foiißded on the prinoiptes <rf Ljberty,- Eqnality and FrAtemity; we hold thatall 4cen are borft freeaad equal belore the law and aee end wed with inalieuahle rights io Hfe, to liberty, to propertp, , the jiuranit of bappiness and to self-proteetion aguinst arbitrary ooncentratioii| of power, irresponsible wealtli, and anfair competition. We by the consent of the People, and that, when it beeomes neceseary ior the publie welfare, tibey may «bolish existing forma and eFtablieh more advantageous and equTtabl©jBystem; and y as the present Constitution oi the Hawaiian King- V dom never has ha<l the approval of the People, but was establieded bv mtimidation and frand for the benefit of a certain clags, there|pre we fayor the adoption of a new and more īiberal Constitntiōn, to4raly seeape- a Govemmenir of the People,! fo/ the People and for the jyRY REFQHftrr 2. Out of consideration for the inherent rights and present opinions of the native popnlation, we dersire to retain the independence of the Oountry and defend its autonomy, under a liheral and popular foKm of government; butour Treaties with Foreign j Powers, and espeCiatly with the United States •of America, should be revii?ed, so as to better meēt present necessities and to obtain more equitable advantages in exchangeof those grantedby us. j 3. Our Judiciarv system and Code of Procedure must be siibDūitt€d to a thorough revision, i so as to secure a eheap and prompt administration of jußtice,free of ali sectarian or patisan apii'ii, sind to | render the Judges more direetly res- j ponsible to tlie People; and we are in favor of a more liberal interpretation of! Constitutional guaranteea of the freedom ! of speech and £he press . ' 4. A more just and perfect system of i Taxation must| be iimugurated, to abo i lish t.he presert inequalities, by whieh | the property of the poor is excessively | taxed, while mueh of the rich man's i goods are under-valued for assessment j or entirely escape taxation; we shaJl therefore demand the passage of laws' that will more effectually subiect the property of corporations and neh citi- i zennto their just proportion of puhlie burdens, while granting*more liberal fexemptions to ihe poor; and as a means i of discouraging| the locking np of large tr«icte of unc*ltlvāted lands, a differential tax should |belevied in addition to the nanal asses?smenr en valuation.whk'h should be in pi*i>portion to the fertility of the soil. We shall also favor the establishment ef a graduated ineome-tax, and thus expect to obtain ample funds for conducting jfhe government and attendiagt® all necepsary public improvements without I any further <*alls <>n tlie masses. j MONOPOLIES 5. We shall \iise our eSbrts to obtaiu laws by whieh all favoritism in the gOsernment and all rponopolies, trusts and privileges to āpeeial elasses be i rendered impossible, by full s deflnite aud mandatory jstatutes. 6. Better lawe should regulate llie Uivil Semce. The principle of the e«»ct»on of otficers jof the government hy the i>eople should be established t and uo man should be j alk>wed to hokl more than one office of profit , \>hilet palaries should be adaquate compensation ior the sarvice? rendered. All salaries should be redui%d and all aineciireB or superfluous oftices abolished. PROTECTION TO Ho3ifß INDtTSTRIES 7. We are ni lavor oi vnct>uraging all home agricuhure and mdustries, andail onr nat»ve proiluct» t like rice, <*offee, wool. tobaoco. eto. should be protected and taered bv proper tai iff regulatlon; and also it mnpilhe the diuy of the Govment, in its *.-ontracts and other opera« tiona, to |āve preference to national )>roducts over imoorted onea. PnRLIC , A L K >VERNM KNT ! 8. \Ve destre a|more liberal policy to- { wards thv dijrerejiit lsla»ids of the Kingdom, out@ide of <f»hu; they shouß reoeive a fairer proi>ortion of the publk tnoneys for the de\Uor>me*u of ttwir resources and the satWactun of thair wanti?. )n fact, the princ*ple loeal j >*» whfreby jf ; vinj!l<ioM«t*es rr»y choo*> the ino&t iiupōrt*nt tluyi loeal e.\eeative and lcvy i\>r Ihe 1 eal imnrov<Huents of a i>uhSio nature. FKi>TECTION TO THK LAJH>URIN(* CL.iSBKS !>. We e h»ll endor?e all me*sQre t£»ding t' »nproVe the condition of tli« workinr .ias» with« out iujurit>g ai. - veffted right$ $ Ve wfl) advocate law» U pre\*ent all further !a» nortation or employinent of contraet* kind, npoa OMKUUUM I w«ich wiH lHriag ijt into a niieee» «ad i deprndlng compHitioa witli free llawai lan oe uhile lahor. We tha!! aI«K m the iuterc«i of th« betttc orotectiou

16. l&e weal&]r £raelic® of <*?r jNs&o£i~ pj*eveotedihedsyeiofH mmt of aa inds*>ei3dentelasg ol ;r the pubiic lānds -have been aeqalr«d aad feave beea tied ūp in a few hmids br imr<»īled to suit favorites, aiwi aaiaA larmers an<l plonters have becaa <ifiven . »at by eQtpoxations or combmatioß6 o£ canitalists ; but as small farmii>g; is < onducive to the stability ol the State, it shonld pe enc©tiraged by a new &&d inore libt»ral Homestead act, by whch theownership of s«iall tracte oi laad and the settlement thereon of families of our preseat pepalaiioa,—and eapeeīa! i \y oi the native īlawd!iaiis%ho.h%ve been left almG6t homeless in ther«coun-try;-ehould be recdered poes,ble. To that end> the OovernmeDt ahd Crown laii<fc, ( in so i&r as ean be done withoot mvadmg.vested rights)should be devoted soon ,asTpofesiWie- to— and <xmferred upon bona-fide settlerB free of t&Xes for ā ljniited penddL Itshouid bethe further aim ot gQvcrßment to, at onee, m far improvc thc meanB ol transportr tion, —loeal, naUonal and internatioaal, —as to provide, in all the dietriets, eheap aieans of cenveying the pr©duet of"the soll tQ markot. RLECTORAL 11. We hold that upright and manhood, and not the 2>osBeBsion of veealth, arbitrarily fixed, should conFtithe right to vote !or noblee as well as representatives, and no more power should be aecorded to the ba!3ot of tlie rich m*n than to the ballot of the poor man. The discrimination in £avor of wealth now made i& oor Constitution is contrary to all the eternal of right and justice» and must be abolished. To this end, we will favor a Jevcilng of the pVesent distinction of weaKh and classes whieh hlemieh our law.s with respect of V e right to vote for noblee, thereby restoring to the nativc Hawaiians privileges whieh pertam to them in their owa country, and of whieh they liave been uniußtly deprived. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS 12 We favor the expenditure of suffieient 6oms to secnre a number of needed public onCHihu asd other Islands: sehool, railroads and harbors and wharveB, public light, and also a thorough syatem of reservoirs and water-worfce, not only forHonoluin t bnt throuah-out the other lslands.