Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-07

IN the Legislature" he says modestly,
IL would not think of stopping there.
| would be ambitious to become
Congressman
And why not? It is admitted that
Congress Is not rich in men of liter
airy distinction. It has eminent histo
rians like the Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge
and the Hon. James BrecK Perkins
but 1t lacks artists of purely creative
and imaginative faculty. The Hon.
| William Il. Mason, the impassioned
| laureate of American champagne, may
be thought to be a sufficient repre-.
sentative of the poets, but the novel.
lists of reputation seem to be lacking.
Now the manufacture of novels is be.
coming or is become one of the most
popular and lucrative of professions.
| The days of Grub street are long over.
The successful novelist bids fair to
supplant the merchant prince of sim.
pier times. His income is instant and
enormous. His proof sheets don't
have time to dry before they are
fought for by the managers OF thea.
ters; and thus the lucky dog piles roy.
atty on royalty without any additional
effort of his own. The book stores
make him rich and the box office
makes him richer. It is as il a
wealthy miller were paid Tor every
loaf of bread made out of mis- -four.
, The habit Of handling large sums of
money must give the ,nriving novel.
, list some insight into financial mat
tiers; indeed, he is and must be a good
man of business. He makes books as
he would make soap, to sell. He spec
ulates upon the taste of the public.
, Then by industry he thrives. He Is a
practical man, and not an unreason.
able visionary. II lie goes into politics,
, he will be the equal of other shrewd
men of business. There need be no
fear that his intellect would be too
fervid. The same faculty that enables
q him to slap on local color in his
= books should enable MIN to adapt him
! self to the voters and to become "a
d good mixer" The build up an organi
y cation should be no harder for him
. than to construct plot; and the man
=, who can tie and unravel a plot ought
to be a match for the sinful games OF
hos political adversaries. Some imag
q nation we must suppose in him; anC
. he has words by tme hundred thousand
He should succeed as a stump SPEAK
er. Our only fear for him would be
that he couldn't tell a story To dc
that is an accomplishment scarcely tC
be looked for in busy novelist o
these days. He has onl ytime enough
i TO provide the wardrobes and shake
@ up the characters
II With these evident qualifications anC
y a competent campaign fund, which h,
l. is able to furnish. there is no reason
- why a 'best.selling' novelist shouldn
y be the restraining candidate. Ever
" II he should lose II would be money II
u his pocket. for he would have ready t
l. ms hand the material for a pOlitica
"a ovelf in which he would paint tn,
ri wiCkedness of the winner and the cor
Al :uptiOn OF politics. II is a brave maj
n who will be a candidate against
novelist.
v We hope to live to see the Speakp
= recognizing the Gentleman from In
diana. Meanwhile we shaw not despaI
a Of seeing the Indiana Legislature CON
9. posed entirely o, members o. the West
N ern Association OF Writer'S. In thei
4. ears the political laurels of Mr.. Gilber
!, Parker must be making a loud rust
>" ling.