Ka Nupepa Elele, Volume XIV, Number 4, 23 January 1892 — Platform of the National Party [ARTICLE]

Platform of the National Party

. Articie 1, We sLall s«pport ineasures perpetnatiiig tLe lirdepenclence of the Hawaiian Islands as a Kingdora, unelei' Uie" rule of a born Alii of the soil in opposition to any other foim of Go>vernment. 2. That theve maybe np nndnr depression in the internal eoinmerce arid agricultnral pursuits uow existing, and that eucour&gemen't tendin'g to promote culture of fruits on areas of unused lands lie increased. ¥e -ghali support a New Commercial I Treaty with the TJnited Btates of America, but not on the j)rinciple of anftexation ov by ceding any portion 1 of our territories. Article 3. As the underlying pi-in-eiple of the National Party, is the ; prot@ction to and representution for the working men in the afTairs of the governmenti'nerofovo, all measures t'or t.he f.dvantage of the work)n£ classes mast be proinoted. and such a,s might be subversive to their rights and interests must be opposed, whilst reoognizing at the «ame time, that eapilal and labo?§.,must go hand in hand, or or.e of tho othev suffer. Articie 4. The amendments passed at tli« last session of the Legislature; mark the attitude of the National Party as to the Fandamental Law of the lLingdom. This Party «tands pledged. to s>upport all sueh amendments whieh inay conimend themselves to the intelligēnce df the Party.

Article 5. It is possible that other amendments maybe necessāry, and tbe uelion of the party al tho last must be taken as an expression of their futnre iii|entions.'

Articlo 6. Our Candidatesshall be pledged to make some of the pablic officers of the Kiugdom elective, exceptiug GabinetMinisters, theHigher Judiciary ) , ' Members of the Privy Council, Representatives to foreign countries, ahd Officers pf the Eoyal Guards of the Queen. ■ *' ■ Arfcicle 7. We favor strict eeouotny in the expeuditure of the Public Reyenues ; but not to such a degree as to delay or prevent the carrying ou| of necessary*internal improvements. Article 8. Ouv party considers the improvement of Honolulu harbor as paramount in importance to ahy publio work, and pledges its Candidates to further that work by liberal appropriations, aud demand of tbe Administration the steady continuance and swift completion of the undertaking. Article 9. As next in importance, being ālso of a like natare, our party favors repairs and ex*tensioiis of-landf ings, roads und bridges throughou-' the Kingdom, considering all rev-! enues spent in that behalf r as well spent. * \ — Article 10. Our party demands j that all \vork and material n<ieded by jthe Government, shall be procure<3f within tbe Kingdom so far as prac|ticable. | Articlc 11. We favor the contmu-i janco of unremitting service iu the , care of tho h<salth of the people, es-j !pecially the health of the nati%% 'Ha-! | waiian people wlio havo become the] |victims of leprosy, therefore, meas|sures wherel>y the most methods of tmitoient kuown hero and in forelgn buids, ten«!ing 'o ulle-s viate the conditiou "of lepei-s or to' curo that portion of our unfortuuate ■ ; oitueus shaii be ono of our i ! Measures ehall bo uudertakeu . for the l>eiieftt of thoso. suspected of' s having leprosv. tiuie shall be gi wu ! I Uiem before they avo eut 'uely soggre-' jgated wheivin thev mav bo given Uie| f bonefit of med:oiU tiontmeut and iujdueomenta bo orteivd thoso seokingj j to try theso uiothvKb. Moasures to I tuithor impixne the eoiuiiiion of i th© settlement for- lepors ou

Molokai ahali have our s«pport, and to ward oflf oiliei' clangers to tlje health of tbe people ut large. Article 12. Our party bas heen trr.e to its promige to"" secvtrc tlie re9triction of Chinese immigration autl" prevent Chinese cōinpotition whiie and nativo worljingmeii ainl mechanics. "We endorsē <ho policy of restriction as. wise and benelu?īal and'req«ire our to inaiutain legislation supporting that poliicy and to strengthen it by ammeudatōry.enactuaeiits if necessary. Article 13. We favor jand i*equire our candidates to make Buch *evisions and irtodifications of the laws governiiig the assessment and colle<ffion of internal taxes as will meet the changed indvrstrial conditions of the Kingdoni and the exigencies of the times, and thereby aecuring a just j distribution of the burden of taxa- | tion. i ■ ... ■ I Aiiiele 14- The improyement of _■ | metliods for the genei*al education of I ilae people will elaim the attention of the party. lf the snffrage is to be extended it is essential that votei*s should be edacated and intelligent raen. Arti.cle 15. Tbeadinirable woi?k doAe by the higber schoois under tlie Board of Edacation so ably furthered by i the St. Louis and Kainehameha i schools, is fitting a class of worthy |Hawaiians as teachers for district schpols, and it may be desirablo to modify the policy of the Board so far as to make places for , Hawaiian teachers. 'M