Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 294, 5 October 1891 — Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY. [ARTICLE]

Platform of Principle OF THE HAWAIIAN NATIONAL LIBERAL PARTY.

PEfNCIPLE 0F GOVEBNMENT A&D CON STITUTION. 1. We <ieem that all Crovernment ehould fotinded on the J>rinciples o£ Liberty, Equality aiid Fraternity fwe hold that ftll men are boru free a&deqiuil before the law and are endo>ed with iiialienahle rights to iife, ta liberty, to propertp* to the pursuit of happinesß and to self-protection against arbitrary concentratiqp lof power, irresponßible xvealth, and unfair competition. We"be lieve that juet government only by the consent of the Peoplo, and that, when it beeomes neceseary for the puhlie welfare, they may abolish existing forms and establiali niore advantageous and equitable Byst-em; and, as the pre«>nt CenPtit«tion of the Hawaiiaa Kingdom Bever theapproval ofthe People. buv was estab]isded by intimidation and iraud i'or the benefit of a oertain t tkerefore, we favor the adoption of a new aud more liberal Constitution, to truly seeure a Government of the People, by the People and for the People. INOEPENEENeE 0F THE COUNTRY 2. Out ol consideratioii for the inherent rightsfind present opinione of the nattve population, we dereire to retain the independence of'the £oftntry and defend its autonomy f i under ā liberal and popular lonn of government; butour Treaties with Foreign! Powere, and especialiy with the United $tat«s of America, ehould be revised, so ae to feetter ineet present neceasities and to obtain more equitiible adva& tape 1 n graot«d by a&. ,7UDICJABY BEFORMS 3rOur Judiciary ByHtem and Code oi Procedure muat be Bubmitted to a thoroūgh revieiori, so to seoure a eheap and pr®mpt ffUminiatrationtef justice,free of all sectariah or patisan Bpirit, and to render - the JtSdges responsible to the Pmple; and we are in favor of a morp liberal interpretation of Conetitutionat !guarantees of the freedom •mi Kpeei h and <if the pres*. TAXATIOK 4, A more 3 ust aud p£riēct sy.«tem 6f Taxation muet- be ina\igurated, to abo* !lish- the preeent ine*iualities, by whieli i the proporty of the poor i'g exeessively taxeA, of the rieh man's goodfJare under-valued lor āssesiiment or entirely eeeape taxation; \ve ehall therelore demand tbe pa«sage of laws that 'will mo|c eflfeetualiy subjeot the propertv of covpqrrttkn£ and rich citixens tn their -just proportion of puhlie burdens, wlnle granting moie liberal exemjtions to the poor; and means of discouraging the locking up of large tracts of unciiltivated lands, a difFerential shonld be leviod in addition to the-uiual at?eet'smenf »11 \ahiation,\vhfVh shoukl be in piroportion to the oi' Uie soil. We shall also fawr th» es* tablishmcnt o£j a gradnated incom&*tax, and thus expet|:t to obtain ample fundB for conducting the goyernment andattending t« all hecessary puhlie iiaprovements \vithout any further callfe on tlie masse«f. MINOIOLIES T>. Wo phali u>h» «»ur efforte to obtain lawi» by whieh «11 favoriti«m iu the ornment aiitl all monopoliee, trusks and privileges to gjwcial clasa«* bo rtmdeml imp<>ssible, bv full, definite and mandatory Btatute& pvbijc $Eurjam. H, Better lav s Oivil Siervice. TKe pHneiple of tho e^ v 4ioa of ollieen: o* tke go\T?rnmeni % tho peoplssho*ld be «sfUtbliBhed v at*i bo man «hould b> altow«d to hold more thaa oimi of proflt» whilel salarios be adfcquat* for reiuīered. All $a> j lanee slwuld 1» rednced ani all sineI curee or raper luous officee aboliBhed. T#> HOME !>:- I>ITBTHIKS 7. ITe are In U\\*or of meounm(icig all home agru ulturt swid m<lusui\v 3 , aadaU o«r native producte, lik« we©» woo!. toha«xx>, etc. «hon)d be prot«eted

and £osfcered by proper tariff regula£!««; asd aJ«o it rouet be the duty ot the Oovment r in its cdntracts and otber operar' to give preferesice to natiosial prodacts over imported ones„ LOCALSELF-GOVEENMENT 8. We <lesire a raore liberaī policy tothe diffcreut Ipla>ids of the Kingdom, outside of Oalm; thev should reeeive a fairer proportion ōf the public mont j yB for the development of their re80»rees and the satiffactirn of their wants. In fact, the prlnc*ple of loeai Self-government ehoukl he e<send£d. whereby giving localities may ehooee the most important of their ioeal executive officers, and levy taxes for the purpose loeal improvements of a pnhlie natore. PROTE€TiON TO THE LABOURIK( r CLASSES t 9. We shall endorse all measurettendmg to improve the condition of the working claBses, and c«nsequently, without injuring a»y vested rightn, we wiU advocate laws to prev«nt all iurtliQr importation or employiaent of labor of any kind, upon conditions whieh will bring it into a ruin©us an«l . degrading f ompetition \vitli free Hawaiian or wliite labor. We sliall also, in the interest of the better protection of the poor, ask for more iiberal exemptionfc of their property from forced sale on execution, aud from eeizure in bankrupti y proceedins?. SMALL FARMXNp ANI) lIOMESTEADS. " ih • lō. The waalthy fraction of our popuiatiou have hitherto prevented lheat;of au intlependent cla?s of athwti& thg public lands have beelt 4Cqu|lwV%d have heen tied up in"a few hands or parceHed to suit favorites, and smsfl farmers ancT planters have been drivoīi " ont by corp<jrat'iOßg or comldc«tloflS ef oapitalists; but aa amall £afß»ng co&» ducive to the etability of tte StM?, it «honld pe encouraged by a riew and " moreliberal Homestead act, by whieii the ownership of emall tracts of land the fiettlement thereon of familiee of our present pOpulation,~and especialTy of the native-Hawaiiana who have beeu left almost horoeless in tbere eoun-try,-s?honld be rendered* pOfc-a*«ble. To that end, the Government and Crown landBj, { in bo f&r ae* tan be done witliout mvadfng veeted rights ) j»j:iould beMevoted as soon as possible to hotoesteads. and t!onferred upon bona-fide settferfc free of taxes for 'a limited period. It should be the fuitlier aim of govern- ~ ment to, at onee, so far improve the nieane of trangport£ iion, —loe-al, national and international,—as •to provide, in all the xKstrictfi, eheap meaha of conveying the product of..the soil tct toarket. .KLEbTORAi RIGHT. 11. We liold that upright and lionest mahhood, and not the posBC*?sion oi weaHh, arbitrarily fixed v should constithe right vote lor noblet? «h well a< representatives, and no more, power should be aoot>rded to fch«» 'bkllot- of the rich m*n than to tiie y bap<jt. of the poonnan. The dbicriminatJOU in favor ot wealth now niade in our Constitution is contrarv to all the eternal of right. and justice» and must be abolishetl. To Uūs end, we will favor a leveling of tl»e present distinet!on of wealtK and olasses whieh blemish our laws w ith respect of the right tovotefor noble«*, therebv „re£toriiig to fche »ative Hawaiians« privilt>ges whieh pertain to them in their own and of whieh they have l*een unjustlv deprived. INTERXAL IM?ROVEMENTS favor the expenditure of oient to socare a number of puhUe improvemente onOahn and Mands: aehooi. rAilm«b harbors -wharvee, puhlie lifht, and ah» « thoroogh ?;yatem msttrvorirs and water-workF, w»t cmly for Hoaolala, hßt through-out the other lßlands. — - " j -- That another .road is to be ImiU arom>d l)iamond Head N The one whieli is about ft«iistod is €eir 0» mass«©j BM la fer or«am«Gt awl fcr Anoiber uort«ceesary penditure of puhiie B®tter dig move w*U», Ct*ita, «ad )kit» the ww road !