The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-17
ARE THE REAL LEADERS.
MEN WHO CONTROL LEGISLATION
IN THE SENATE.
What They Think of Each Other--Dif-
ferent From Public Estimate-IIa-
wall has Many Able Friends.

There is hardly citizen in Eonolu-
In who has not given the Hawaiian
annexation problem serious thought.
They have endeavored to trace out the
many political wires that are attach
ed to the annexation keyboard and
very often give up in despair.
One thing they know; that is, Pres
dent Mckinley is ardently in favor of
the measure. A clever government
employee who is keen observer of
Washington politics, has summed the
situation up in this manner: ME
Kinley is shrewd man. or he would
not be where he is today. At the
present moment his chances for a sec
ond term are very bright. Hawaiian
annexation is one of his pet schemes
and he would never have taken it up
unless he was sure of success. Fail
ure to accomplish his purpose would
be a setback to the administration,
and President Mckinley intends 70
win, if it is necessary to use the par
ty whip"
But who are the real leaders in the
United States Senate? What men
control the legislation of that august
body? Every good citizen in the
country will be interested in these
questions. but how many can answer
them correctly? Ask your neighbor
to name the most influential senator's.
| Then ask some senator to do the same
thing. The chances are nine out of
ten that your neighbor and the sena-
tor will entirely disagree.
The truth is that the public in gen
| hnc c1 n
wrong idea of the actual strength and
influence of the different members of
the United States Senate. This is
necessarily so. For only a senator
can estimate another senator at his
| real worth as a senator. The public
can hear and read his speeches and es
innate him as "A speaker, but how he
stands as a senator only other sena-
tors can tell you. Speechmaking is
but a small part of congressman
official life. His real work is done in
the committees. and is seen and ap-
preciated by only his committee asso
ciates.
Thus il is that men who rarely
make a speech. who are seldom men
toned in the newspapers often pos
sess the very greatest influence in TIL,
Senate. And often Senators who are
regarded by the public at large a.
leaders have comparatively small in
fiuence in the Senate.
From information CLEANED from sen
ators it is learned that Senator Aid
rich, whom the country seldom hears
|'of, except when he is managing G
tariff or finance bill, is one of the
strongest men in the Senate. He !.
one of the workers of that body. I
is said that he was as much response
BILE for the passage of both the Nc
Kinley bill and the Dingley bill as
was either one of the gentlemen whose
names went to these measures. He |!
a well posted man, and is Influential
with both Republicans and Democrats
Perhaps the most conspicuous Re
publican in the Senate today is MARI
Hanna. AS Mr.. McKinley's represen
tative, as an able party manager, Mr.
Hanna has great power, but as a sen
ator, as controlling element in tn,
shaping of legislation, he has very lit
tie influence. This is no reflection OF
Mr.. Hanna. for no man who has beer
in the Senate only a year has an,
great influence. 1t is simply mat
ter of fact. however, that a mos
prominent member of the Senate, ;
man who is spoken of as having mad,
a President, has comparatively little
influence in the Senate.
Matt Quay's position has been some
what like Mr.. Hanna's. Now, howev