Ahailono o ka Lahui, Volume I, Number 13, 24 January 1890 — DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES [ARTICLE]

DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES

i Por the gaidanca of the candidates! presented aiid supported at* tbi | next eieelion in ihe island ofOahu, | H. I., by the combined politicai I Association8,the Mechanics' Union | and the Hui K&laiapa.

1. Our candldat« arc rc(|iilnd to j>r uiioie aml delend all measureB for thc asvantage of tbc vvorkine clasBes aud to i wliatt Ti r uii:rbt l»c Bubvcreive rif thelr rhrut« and iutcrettte, not t'orgot- . tlng howevor that ail clast(<j* In the nation belng alike «utitled to oon«Wer«4lnyi sTrd prftt«?ef!(>h, any T legislfttion mu«t bc uiade for the majority of the : people, on the basis ot equality for all the civillzed [ races here »ettlod, and no iMrrverted to tlie 1 designB or pun>os '«of any fariion or < olony; 2. Our eandidates are emphaticall>' pled£ed to maiutaiu thc abf>olute indejKnidence and [Hrfcet autonomy of the kingdom au(l atjrettnot t•» su]»port apy kiml of tivaiit& ov measiiru«i wliieh rui,_hi lcad to*tlie practical or ab&urptiou oi country by ot4i»r pow*'?; lmt, for Tfto pnrpose" of obtaiuinff a still more fori«al recognition of our indepcndenee, with a definitle* guarantee ofncutral ri#hts. they will favor a epeeial appeal, not oniy to America, but albt> to all the Gifcat Powers wlio have • hitlierto protectcd us aud madc trcatico ol fricudship- wiih tl)if kinirdom'; they vill aJn<> cOiMitcnaucc tlie coutinuauee of tlie pret»eut Rtc||>rocity Tpeaty vvith the Ūnited 'Statcs of America, undcr t!iis rcs»ervation however, that, in theevent of an abrojratiou or ftltcration <>f thcir present tariir». '.Liwaii must bc at llburty to udopt nica.-urcfi tu nieel tiie . ooutinjrency; 3. Whilst dcprecatinu: anjy ill-considcrcd tampering wilh the prcseut Coiißfituti«u, we t.hink tliat —from its havinsr been framtd vcry ha»Uly— it in neceB6arily impcrfect, and that a hc-althful rcvision of it might be obtaincd in ealm eouneil wit.'iout undne outsidc pres.suru. Sucl> a revision—maile in . a prot?res6ive and liberal f»pu*it, ke»ping in view the | polHieaA" and eoeial advanccment.of the countrv and carefully Kuanlinp; the people'a libertics,~ ■ wouUl be the most eiHeiu-ioiiK hih! ' - , mt'lhod of feftkdlCatmg tor ever all idcas of tr(r<j siot t> whieh at prcs»ent no intelligcut rn:m, uutive or • foreiirner, ean cntcrtaiu"without fcar fv/r our futurc 1 «afety and indepciidence; 4. Our ciindidateB wiil support a lib rnl inoilili eaiiou ofthc prcscnt iaw on thc Hprop«-i-ty an<l in- " eome qualitications now r«Mpiired of elcctors. for aoblcs, in order to iueluile iu th;>t votinj; a worthv ■ class <»f nativcji, .muall luud owiivis :M.d meehaniea, who are now uuju»tly delmrred. lt mitfbt altiO be well to consider whether a more ' 6at'i»fftetory'Statua of tbe le£ialature could be obtaiucd by dividinj; it iuto two r>epuratr bodics, in Btoad OfVittin<r tOircthcr, as at pfescnt. whi« !i i.< An ahomaly not to bc louiul in auy othei coHsiit'ulioualU <;dV«rned couutry; 5 \Vc i>i'lievi' that ccrtain publi<- <»fflcc« t»e <ātisfaetorilv tiltcdivy clcction <>f th«' people an<! qucstion to th« thou<_chttul < <>n<i<i- i eration ot the ley;islature. At any rate, we ca|>c< t that the api»ointuicnte to a'l the public oliices will, ■ in iho iuture, i;ive io ihe publie betier >utibfaciion , than ihey have duife hithci t<>, aud we arc iu Ji»-u»r ot the adoption <>f a judicious civil servic A :nd cquitable law, to prote< t th<* reallv <fli»/ieut and liitbfu'. puhlie scrvant> ;»ud m ■ urc tbciīt "from arl>itrary reuioval with cvcry polilieal , ♦1. We ib :-id.\i!y favor thc mosl ii-!;l "-iy in thc expendihire of thc puMie funds; :ni<! one <>f thc most praciical proof» of tliat tioBire ean l>c -i\ iii b\ th«: su];pri ssi<»i ot';ill ui);uv«'vary ..lli- > iiow used for the purj>ose of favoritism anil t>v the reduction of manv exce&6ive »alarits, while at the samctime, thc humhle and ludispcnsablc public aervantn, who. .at i>reac!)t, bare'y <'\i>t \- ation s.alary, sliould receivc a just incrc:i>". 1. As thestrenj»th an<l wealth of a natiou arc t>uilt <>n the juirtiiion of tbc soil into .num> r>>us iWo rath> r th:ui into a fcw c~*'iTes ■onr : c«iHiidHt«'-f* will emlorse all practical>le susrir«'s- , tions tor augmentiu«r the ctii<'ien< y of liie Houie, | ōtca«l A<i, aud coiisi\icr the \snya aiul n>cans <>i »>!>- Uiimnn :iud dc\<<!inu nior< lamis thc p.:rp - • <i; t.hat a< t. (.'on''. i ninu *»iinmi;rrati<m ir£nerally. it must bc the dut> «>f the $rovernnient to devolc spccial attentiou, to tli<' question of the kingdoin with suitable ]K'Oplu and of i»cilitaiinj£ their settleinent. 8. Onr eandidates will unconditiortAlly cndorse ft)i<i l'u) ther by aii rncaiis, the<'arncst wish <'xj'r< ss n\ by <>nr PoliŪēān Associati<>u&. for irr.me<iiati- and strintr«i)t measures a«rainst tlic Asiatic. J|ord<> wlio threutcn this countrv,—>uppl«ntinp; mul >inrvin<r out the N'atives nnd <lrivin<r aw;vv th«\Vorkmen. Chincsē lal>orers sceni evidcn!lv i»i<tig{>eusable to our jvlautiiur intere<ts au<l pi;>ni cr* j muftt have tbe proper facilitics for procuriujr «/ j th*ir erf*>n&: and obtainius os many as they may | need, but these must be gtrictlvkept ou the j.lant atious and must be returued lo th<ir homc> us ' soou as no lt>nger used for plautatiou labor. For that pun»oBe, prt>i>er restrictive constitutional ! 9lattou.muß.i-be- enactcd without dclay. Morcover. iu couuexion with tbifiasiatic questiou, we insist on thcse points: A)—that neitlier tlic govcrnment nor any pui>li« oHic« v rs or covernment eontractors should be allowed to use At>iatic labor on public works; that n>> u.-w-coiners ofasiutic rac«-s sh«>uld 1«' aiiownl to eivjratrc in trnde or me« hanieal oeeupation>, th« i>n'sent li< « tises heiiik: uriuluallv c. u< vi< <1 on the naiunil disapi«earance of thc actual owncr>; ; 9. In thc ppeeia' iutercsts of the lahonni: chisses, Hawaiian aud foreiirn, we favor tlie followi»i}r sii|isr«*stions. A) —tbat iio iinishe<l materials that eau l>e made or procurvd here ou reasonable ter«ib be imi>oi tcd ft>r;»fOvenimeiit use, s«> aa to proteet loeal industries; B)— tliat, iu cousideration of tbe hcavy sui .-i<li<s , paid to the Queen's Ilospital from publi« funds, the i:ovcrnment should insist- «>n its trustees modi yinir tlieir rc<ruhttions. so as t<> make ot it a trnly cbaritablc Institution, more acccssihle to thc do*>ti tudcofall nationalitics; i')—that tlie prcscnt Bunday law be liberally m«iditi«'d. so that tli«- j»e«»ple lx» allowcd healihi'ul r« cre *tiv>n on that day; l))--that a uioie e<|uitabie asse*stncnt «>f pi«>pc».y and a ju>t revision .">1 thc tax lavvs be obtaiue<l; 10. the 'iiberai policy desir d h\ oui ! As- >ciaiions ab«>ut puhlie improvements havin:i for oSject the d«'vtiopmcnt of national resorirccs and ! trreater faci!ities to the foreiirnanddoui< 'ie ' Ci>nimeri e \ we spc< ially recoiinncud the follo\\ inmeasurt*B A)—the immixiiate improvemcnts of llouolulu , llartwr, lo accom«klatc vcssclb of thc lar;r« st' tou- , ua£rc aud the iucreaaiug commcrce ot the i>ort;

! J3)—Tbe (octeu«ion of Jhe rutlroad around Oaha, | ; vtiSet) wHI nott>nly glvo oi'«a))*tloD to teborer*. J i but &l«o iaL'ilitatc tlic avttlhig of the idland aua : i prqnn i t« the cultlvatlon of tU rich lande; | (•?)•—tlie adoption of a bi'ttor «ud nforc gy»-teinatlc { road t»)fctem, and 1 iio opeiiiu# of new roadH in the , reiwoto dHtriet- whei* thi !o'«l road-t«x«->; are !»-' t aafiicic'Qt and where < onscqucntiy the landi» are , uow inaccesslblc to Kcttlemeut; | < D) —the improveraent of harbor and landing j , facilities on all the UlanUii, aad the conutructi«l of | •all necpBBary %vharves and bridges: ! If, to carrv out Uie alx»ve eontemplated improve- - ments, or toV tlie refundinu: of llie present ualional a loimi bc neci &>ary, we jeeommcud a pro]>er , utili»atiou of the.l*o.-1 -ŌlHee Suviug Biink; j 11. attenHon .mn»t be irlven lo the geneial , . edueatiou,—wītli liberal &upport of publie sehools, —to the heallh of the eountry at l®rge and to tlie j sanitury conditions of the eity of Honoluln. In ; view of preventin£ the reeent exeeaseB of govern-j ment centralization, a cautious study must lie ! madv of the fca*ibilit.y of loeal ; and tinaliy, we demund a aud ri-[id aclmini»tr4tiou of the luws' and a more impartial prosecution of ddLnqueutt>, opium illieil li4Uoi> soller»< and vasrrante. Ilopiiu; that Uiiel viewis— formulated in »io . partiaan «p»«t, bt»t witti ttic inoSt earhest deslre of «crviiig the iuteru6t» of the eouutry at hirgo a& well ae of helpini? the eauee of the people and of the workinij clasKef, —will meet with tue approbatiou of the people in tlie same w«'a« they alix-udy have ' >Mx*n «ndorsed by onr eawdi<ratcs, we earnestly eall i on the vou*ri* to manifest tlieir ādheftion at tti« i>olls. Honoliilu, .iajiuary I», 1%!*).