Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-03
ALooK AHEADIN OUR POLITICS.
Saturday Evening Post. |

Saturday Evening Post.
Not since the Civil War have all
branches Of the National Government
been so fully under the control of one
political party as they are now under
that of the Republicans. Everything
is in their hands. Congress. the most
changeable body, Is thus classified in
the latest edition of the Congressional
Directory: Senate-RepubliCans 81,
Democrats 3d. all others 6; House OF
Representatives 49, Republicans 200
Democrats 1862, all others 8. In each
branch the few classified as "others"
act with the Democrats, but they are
not enough to affect the Republican
majorities. All the committees are
heavily Republican and the minorities
Of both bodies are practically helpless.
There will be changes in the Senate.
but in all human probability, taking
into account deaths and various posi-
bilities, the Senate will remain Repub-
lican for at least five years to come.
In the House 1t may be different.
There will be a Congressional election
next November. and II tn democrats
should present good issues. or If there
should be an interruption to the pres
ent prosperity or II the voters should
be seized with one of the whims which
are as familiar as they are unaccount-
able in politics, there may be a Demo-
cratic landslide. Such thing happen
ed a decade ago and 1t seems to come
every ten or twelve years. Even in
that case, however, the immediate rule
of the Republicans would not be af-
fected. In the early days. when travel
ing was a matter of weeks and some
times month, the date of the as
sembling of a new Congress was placed
far distant from the day of election.
We have chung to that arrangement,
so that the Congress elected the com
ing fall will not begin work until the
first Monday in December, 1903, al
though its official life will date from
March 4, 1903
We have, therefore, several years OF
assured Republican administration
| This, however, does not prevent the
raising of new questions upon which
political battles may be fought. The
present Congress has proceeded far
enough to DISCERN a few of the battle,
| lines. One will be on the growth Of
trusts and other vast combinations e
wealth. Another will be on the ten
dency to acquire more territory
tendency somewhat amblguously called
Imperialism. Still another will be OF
the tariff, and that in all likelihood
will develop into the most importan
Of all, because the Republicans hav
virtually declared that there shall b.
no change in the Dingley law. TIL
growth Of the Government and the ne
cessary increase in its expenditure
will supply some very imposing stats
tics for campaign use, and there wi
be plenty of eloqucnce one way and an
other on freedom for the Filipinos.
Perhaps the greatest qualification /
our national politics is the fact tina
cleaner methods are used. The viTu
lent personal abuse which was so dis
graceful only few years ago has gon,
} never to return. The man who woul
attempt to revive it would lose the rC
spect Of his own adherents. Thus "
are getting away from personalitlt
and nearer to the ideal discussion {
politics and principles. Altogether "
can look forward to our political cor
tests with an assurance of interest Will
out the stain of Islander.
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