The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-05
PRESIDENT AND PARTY.


of the state of Delaware; it is an ex
ample of the mutual dependence OF th'
amounting power and the leaders
tha marty organization or machine.
Addicks a rich and disreputable bu
ambitious person, camped down in th'
state several years ago, for the sol'
,urnosa of securing his election to the
United States Senate. For the mrs
time in its political history, abundan
doodle became everywhere evident II
tho elections. Addicks professed TO bs
a Republican, but it is believed that ne
had no politics beyond that of securing
his own election So disreputable has
been his unlimited use of corrupt
means, the better class Of Republicans
have refused to support him, and dur
ing the last two sessions of the Legis-
lature they have prevented his cleo
tion to the Senate. His use of money
makes one of the most shameful chap
tiers in the history of corrupt legis-
lation.
He has, however. behind him ma
jority OF the Republican voters of the
State, though without majority in the
Legislature sufficient to elect him to the
Senate. He is the leader of this ma
jority and assumes the right to speak
for it, and he demands of the Presf-
dent the usual recognition of party
claims. The clean Republicans have
earnestly urged the President not to
recognize this political debauchee, in
the interests of good government and
decent politics.
But the President refuses to go be-
hind the record, that is, the fact that
Ad6icks represents the party organi-
cation, and he recognizes the rule that
the leaders may dictate appointments.
Tt is conceded that Roosevelt, the cit
izen. sympathizes with the clean Re
publicans of Delaware, but that Roose-
veit, the President, does not see his
way clear, in the present conditions Of
politics, to disregard the party mana
gers. The case is an excellent in
stance of the force and necessity of
compromise in the administration of
government, In spite of the "strenu-
Gus life" which he urges, and in spite
OF his efforts to realize the best ideas
in administration, he finds it neces-
sary to grease the political wheels with
compromise lest a worse thing fol-
low by the disruption of the party and
the triumph of the Opposition.
The President by no means permits
absolute dfctation from the party lead
appointments of men who are, in his
opinion, untitled to hold office, but he
still leaves it to the party leaders to
substitute other and more suitable men
in the place of those he cannot approve
Of He discriminates against individ
uals, though, with hesitation and eau
ton so as not to defeat the operation
of the unwritten law of party govern
ment. He assumes that the persons
nominated for Office by the leaders
would be elected to Office if an election
were required by law, and therefore he
merely obeys the will of the majority
when he recognizes the suggestions
and demands Of the leaders.
In the matter of Addicks, the ultra
independent press condemns the Presi-
dent with the charge that he has fallen
from his ideals. But the better class
of party papers regard practical poll
business, involves concessions, giving
and taking" and the making of many
allowances for the imperfections of hu-
inan nature. The great Duke of We'll
lington, after standing for thirty years
as the foremost statesman of England,
and the responsible head of the govern
ment, said to a friend who criticized
some of his appointments have been
in Office many years but I have rarely
had my own way" One may be dis
posed to criticise the Presidents atti-
tude in this case, but before the criti-
cism has any value. there must be a
thorough understanding of the ali per-
vading idea of compromise which is
part of all government, especially of
government by the people.
a.
The Senate, but for the delay in get
ting nominees before it, due to the diff
fculty in making up an acceptable