The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-06-24
Roosevelt Politicu Wrecks Republic.
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4 party and himself wrecked than to
desert General Wood and the Secreta-
ry of War That die was cast today.
They will therefore meet the in
vestigation which Senator Culbertson
and Senator Teller are committed to
compel The Republican majority of
the Senate, if solid and not irrevoca-
bly, split by the internecine sugar
quarrel, might bury the Culberson
resolution, which is practically for an
inquiry into General Woods affairs,
but the Republican majority in faction
or solidity cannot prevent Senator
Teller from giving to the world the
connection between the Havemeyer
trust and the political schemes of
General Wood, which have been en-
dorsed by the President and the Sec
rotary of War.
Senator Teller has more witnesses,
and it is not improbable that he has
more vouchers which will astonish
the Administration and make 1t come
into court and answer.
1t was suggested to-day that the
Democratic forces of the Senate have
now the opportunity of playing good
politics. The Administration can be
sustained in it's reciprocity plan If the
Administration faction of the Senate
opposed to the Nicaragua canal will
come over and vote for the Nicaragua
route.
One of the foremost Democrats was
asked this afternoon after the read
ing of the message If there had been
any agreement with the beet sugar
people. He asserted positively that
there had not been any agreement
and that If there were an agreement
the Democrats would have nothing to
gain by this. The same Democrat,
however Is of the opinion that the
President has outplayed the beet sug-
ar people by appealing to them as a
party and that they will eventually
surrender.
Notwithstanding this view, there
has been a good deal of hurrying and
scurrying of Administration Senators
to and from the White House since
the Senate adjourned. Senators
Spooner, Plat of Connecticut, Aldrich
and Fairbanks have been discussing
tho uuactionc with tho DraciJopt
They think 1t would be better to agree
to some compromise.
RoosEvELT's POLICY is wRECKiNG.
Thus 1t appears that the President
is somehow at odds with his own
leaders and that they regard the stu
ations created by the President and
not by them as yrecker, and that
something must be done to get such
men as Elkins and Burrows into line
again.
1t is stated tonight that Aldrich,
Plat and Spooner have told the Pres
ident that if Republican caucus or
conference is called the party will
inevitably be split wide open, and that
the end can be anticipated. On the
other hand, the President wants to
know how it is that Senator Aldrich
has been Boosting that he had ma.
jority in hand and could discount the
bluff of the beet sugar pelople. Alto
gether 1t Is an inextricably involved
tangle of politics, with ordinations
and recriminations in very high
places. The Republicans who know
that the President tried the irrigation
game no not see that that helps them
any If they should be forced to vote
against the Havemeyer trust It
might be good thing for the Presl-
dent but 1t would not prevent trust
money from buying up legislatures TO
defeat certain Senators who would
abandon the great sugar trust AS
result of all this it is likely the big
Senators will take the situation In
their own hands, take care of the
trust, and let the President look out
for himself In 1904