The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-28
HON. A,SE WAL |.
Arrives Yesterday by
America Maru.
rather of U. S. Special Agent
Views on American Politics and
Policy in Pacific.

Hon. Arthur Sewall of Bath, Me-,
who was the candidate for vice-presi-
dent Of the United States on the Bryan
ticket three years ago, was among the
passengers arriving on the steamer
America Maru yesterday from San
Francisco. He will visit his son.
Harold Sewall. in Honolulu few
weeks before continuing his voyage TO
Hongkong and Manila, and expects
TO make brief stop in this city on his
way home a few months hence.
Unlike Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Sewan is
something of an expansionist. At any
rate, chatting with a representative of
the Advertiser, Mr.. Sewall said: mo.
differ from Mr.. Bryan regarding our
territorial acquisitions. Now that we
have taken them | am heartily in favor
OF holding them and making the most
of them. Give them a uniform govern
ment, say like that of four territories
in the United States. | do not know
just what Senator Cullom proposes.
but a territorial form of government
v.
and | believe it will be adopted before
long. 1t is not wise to place obstacles
in the way of the administration eff
forts TO settle this question of placing
our new colonies on sound founda-
ton. This is an age of progress, and
we should take advantage of it.
annexation has of course been a
good thing for Hawaii, the islands
having probably doubled in value since
coming under our Jurisdiction. The
Islands Will continue to increase in i'm
pOrtance, too, and Honolulu is bound
to become q great seaport and in al.
respects much finer city than it is
at present. The Philippines. Porto
Rico and Cuba will also grow in i'm
pOrtance and wealth. Cuba, like the
others, will naturally become ours and
should be given territorial govern
ment.
Il believe the heads Of the Repub-
lican and Democratic tickets will be
the same as before. Mckinley will be
nominated, and it appears to be pretty
well understood that Mr. Root, secre-
tary of war, will be the candidate for
the presidency. Will [ accept a
place with Mr.. Bryan? Well, I am
not a candidate. I do not think, fur
thermore, that it would be good policy
10 have a candidate from a section Of
the country where the party cannot
expect an electoral vote. But the Dem
ocratic party is deserving of my best
efforts, and I should probably not de-
cline a nomination.
But as for the issues of Democratic
party in the last campaign, the coun-
try is in too prosperous condition TO
warrant the expectation that they
would win in the next contest. The en-
tire country, from one end to the other,
is extremely prosperous. Money is
plentiful, and while times are so good
people will not strive to have pro-
posed reforms adopted. The issues
may be brought forward when condi-
tions change again for the worse, but
there is no hope of their adoption under
the present situation.
Commenting upon the territorial ac-
QUESTIONS of the United States Mr..
Sewal said: What the United States
should be considering is the partition
ing of China, with a view OF securing
her share of territory which is before
long to be divided among the nations. )"
He appears to have a full realization
of the tremendous future growth OF
American commerce in the Pacific.