Ahailono o ka Lahui, Volume I, Number 12, 23 January 1890 — DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES [ARTICLE]

DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES

P9rtfae gu(d»nc« «jf the c*a(H4Bt«B pmeated «nd qapporte<f x iit tl- j nat electioa ia tbei«l«nd of Oehu, H. 1., by the cooibißed political AMOCiStUtnB, the Mechānics' Union «nd the Hdi Kala|aio«.

1. Our caadid«t6S are reaolred to promote and , āefend «11 inc&sures f or th« aavanUge of the work- 1 ing c!msg6 to oppoek whatever might be I sHbvertlY« ef thMrrigfeta «tad ioKmia, not fbrget- ] ting how«vcr thataH chascB ln thG.natlon being! alike entitled to coafllderftUon and protection» any! lefislmtion xnast be made!for the maJority of thej people, on the ImaiA o! equ4ility for all the civllized , races here eettled t and na longcr pcrverted to the designs orpnrposes o$ any $lique, faction or colony; ! 2. Onr candidaiee are empbaticaiJy pledged to ' maintain the ahaolute in<|«pepdtnce and perfect antonomy of the kingdom »nd agree not to snpport aay kind of whieh migbt tcs<r; to the practicfti annexation or absorption of our I couutry by emy other pow«tr, bnt, for the purpose of obtaining a sUli more formal recognition of our indepcndence, with a defi)nite guarantceofneutral i riKhts, they will favor a sptcUl appeal, not only to America, btita)so to all the|Great Powers who have bitherto protectcd ns and made tfcaties of friedd- j ship with this kingdom; thcy also countenance ; the continuance of the preaēttt fc*«J|>roei y 'freaty with the United Btates of America, auier this reserration however, that, in theevent of an abroga-1 tion or alteration of their present Uriffs, Ilawaii j mnst be at liberty to udopt me»»uros to meet the contingency; 8. Whilst deprecating tany ili-considercd tampering with the present ConstituHen, we think that —frem its haviDC been frained very hastily—it is neeesaarily imperfect, and tliat & healthful revision ōf itmight be obtained in ealm eounei! without midu« outBide pres3tire; Sueh a revision—made in a progressive and !iberal sp(irit, kēeping in view the politicai and social advajy?cment of the country &nd caretniiy guarditig tlie people'6 liberties,— would be the wost ejfiic*cious and »atisfaitory mftuod of 6radicatin£ for ever all ie'eae of rttrogres«ior?, whieh at present no intelligent man, native or foreigner, ean entertain without fear for our future daifety and independence; 4. Our candidates will support a liberal raoditication of the preeent iaw on the Jproperty and ineome qualifications uow requirea of electors for nobles, in order to include in that voting privilepe a worthy class oi natives, small land owners ond , mechanics, who are now uujustly debarred. It migbt also be well to consider whether a more I satißfactory status of the legislature could be ob-1 tained by dividing it into t.wo separate bodies, in | stead of"'sitting together, as at prebeut, wlm h i& : an anomaly not to be fouud iu any other coustitu- 1 donallv (roverned country; I 5. We t>clieve that certain puhlle offlces mi<rht i be satisfautorily tilled by ulcction of thv people and j recoimnend the question to the thoughtful consid j erationof the legislature. At any rate, we cxpect i rhat the appointments to all the public pfficeb will, j in the future, jfive to the public better satisfaction i than they havo done hitherto, aud we are in favor t ot the adoptiou of a judkious civi! service aud equitable pension law, to protect the really efli-, cient and faithful public scrvantn aud t>eeurc tliem : from arbitrary removal with cvery po!itical j G. We dccidedly favor the mos't oconomy : in thc expenditure of the public funds; and oue of - the moBt practieal proofs of tbat desirc* ean be i tfiven by the suppression of all unnecesbary olllee», ; I iiow uscd for Uie of favorititiin and by the i i rc<iuction of many excesslve salurk'B, while at the i i samc time, the humble aud indiis}>cnMiblc public ! ! aervants, who, at preseut, barely exist on a »ta-v- j aliou salary, shonld receive a just increase. ?. As the strength and wealth of a nation are built on< the i>artition of the soil in|o numerous | si&nW farms rathcr tlian inlo a few largc estates, • our candidatcs will endorse' al! practicabīe sufrt?cb- ; tions lor autfmcnting the otficiency of the Home. | stead Act,«and consider thfc way» and meana of ob- ' tiiining aud devotingmore landb to the purpost r s of that act. Coticerniiig i?eiierally, it 1 niust be the duty oi the governmcnt to devote special attention to the qucMion of r\>)M>pnlatiny flie i kingdom with suitable j>eople and of facilitating { their settlement. , 8? Our cnndidates will unconditionalfy cndorse i and further by all mcans, thc eai ucst wUli exprc§sed by our Political Associatious, for immediate and ! "stringcnt measures against thc Asiatic Hordcs • wlio thrcate/. this couutrr, —eupplantingand stnrv- ' ing out the Natlves and driving away thc Jorcign ( Workmen. Chit es< laborers seem cvldcrtly lndiS}>enBabie to our planting intercsts and planters j mu?t have the p-oper facilitics for procurlng at thrir ezpett*e and as many as they may | uccd, but these uust be strktlyl:ept on the planl- , ations and must be rcturned to their home» as i soon as no louger used for plantation labor. Fot i that puq>ose, proper restrictlve coustitutional : slation must bt* enacted without delay. Moreover, ' in connexion with thisasiatic question, we insist 1 on thcse ]>oiiits: * ! A) —that neither thc, government nor any puhlie i otfiec~s or government contractors shoufd be ai-♦ lowed to use Asiatic labor on puhlie works; . B)—that no ncw-comers ofasiatic mcrs*hould be | allowed to engage in t»*adc or meehanieal occui>ations, thc preseut lic'.mcs «rraduallv cancelcd ' on thc natural disat pea-anee of thc actual owners; ' 9. In the s}K k cls' fnte;-ests of thclaboring classes, ' Havraiian and foioign, wrt favor the foliowing ; gePtions. A) —that no tinislied n.aterials that ean be made or procured here on reasonable terms be lmportcd j forgovcniment use, soas toprotcct loeal indnstrici'; B)—that, iu ct»nsideration of thf heavy suU-idics paid to the Quecn's Hospital from puhlie funds, : the governuient should insist ou its trustee» modi- ! yinir tln ir rcjruhitioii! i . so t»> make of it a tr»ly ' charitablc Institntion, more accessihic to the dcsti ' tudc of all nuti<>nalttics; C)—that the prcseut Sunday. law be )ibcraliy moditicd, s»> that tlu*. i>cople tHi allowed hcultl)fnl recreation on that day; I D) —that a niore c*{uitable asj*ei«smciil' of proj>crty ( atid a just revtsion of the tax laws obtait»cd; 10. Kegardinir the "libcral policv dcsircd by our ' Assi>ciations ab«»ut puhlie hnprovcmente havinir for ot»ject the deveiopmcnt «>f national retfource* &nd i gtvim? grcater facilitics tothc foreignatiddoinestic commerce", we spcclally rccommcnd thc follouing , mcasure« ; A) —thc immcdtste improvements of Honolulu ] Uarbor, to accotnodatc tcsm>l& of thc largesi tou-i nage &nd thc incresuīing commercc ol Uie port;

■■" 11 -- .. ... 1 ,'*v- ' ; bal «SflO ftkcHitate ō» *)ttttiig «f lbe jdM «aA promote tfee cdtir»tioo of )tft rto& Unāt; v . CMb« ftdoption of« better nii4 more fty*a*natic roAd Bfatein t andthe opening ol aew r<Mid« ln.th« ramdte dtetrlett whwe loeal roadrtmt *retn«ndfielent and wliere coaßeqneatiy Ihe are now iiMeeewlUe to eettl«neat; D)—tlie improy€ioent ol b*rhōr and URtdtag &cillties on aii Uie telanda, an& the eonstnictioß o! j aN »ocesaary wharves and brWges: . i If, to carry ettt the above conteaplated improve- i m«nts, or for the refand!ng of thē preeenf naiional debt, a loau bo necossanr, we reco«ttn>end a proper utlliAattQn of the PoBf-o®ce Saving Bank; U. Due atMntion muft twi4CUfi& iu. th« «eae»l J edacatloii,—with Ūberal aupport of pnhlle tchoole 4 ! —to the hcalth of thc conntry at large »nd to the ] Banitary conditions of the city of Honoluiu. īn I ▼iew or preventlns the recent excesaee of govern- j meu'. centralization, a cautioue study must bc madtj of the>feasibility of loeal ne(f-<joverttme>d; an<i | fina.iy, we demand a stronff and ri£id admlttl»tfa- ] tion of the iaw& and a morc imnartial pro««cution j of delinquents, opiam ftmugglerft, illielt Uquor- i seUere and vagrants. \ Hoping tliat theae brief vlcwb,—formulated in no* partlsan splrit, but with the most earnest desijre of Berviiig the intercstB of the couutry at iarge as well a« of helplng the eanee of the people and of the working classes'—wiil mcet with the approbation of the peoplē in tbe same way as they already have been endor&ed by our candidates, we earncstly eail on ttye voters to mauifeet their adheeion at thc polls. Honolulu, Jannary 3, 1890.