The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-21
A TRIUMVIRATE
OF CANDIDATES
REPRESENTATIVE RICHARDSON,
DEMOCRATIC LEADER IN THE
HOUSE TALKS OF CANDIDATES.

II think the contest in the next ma
tional democratic convention for the
presidential nomination will be between
Mr.. German, Judge Parker of New
York and Mr.. Olney of Massachusetts"
said Representative Richardson, the de-
mocratic leader of the House very
recently. Each of these gentlemen
will have support, and l am not pre-
pared now to say which would make
the most acceptable candidate for the
democracy.
81 think 1 can see a leaning in Mr..
Bryan toward Mr.. Olney. There is no
question that Mr.Olney is being boom
| ed in the west. He will make a for
midable candidate. While not per-
sonally a magnetic man, he has a clear
political record and undoubted ability
| He supported Mr.. Bryan, as did Mr.
German, and they are equal there. 1t
may be that some of the lingering ami
mostly to Mr. Cleveland will react up
on that gentleman's former Secretary
of State, but we can't tell
MANY democrats have become recon-
ciled with Mr.. Cleveland, and yet in
some quarters a great deal of bitter
ness toward him is felt. Whether Mr..
Olney would share it is a question.
Mr. German we all know. He has
been with US, worked with us and for
us, and his record is plain to all demo-
cratic beholders. His friends will not
let the nomination go to another with
out contest. Mr.. German will be in
that convention, and no man can say
that he will not be the candidate.
Judge Alton b. Parker of New York
is forging to the front very rapidly.
| From what | hear of him he would be
entirely acceptable to the southern de-
mbcrats if he should be the choice of
the convention. He has not a blot on
his political record and will go into the
contest for the nomination with clean
, escutheon. l believe that if he had
been nominated by the democrats at
Saratoga for governor we would have
carried New York state last fall. 1
think fair-minded republicans con-
cede that such would have been the re-
suit"
what will be the issue, after you get
the MANI" Mr.. Richardson was asked
what better issue do we want than
the one the republican party is now
furnishing us through it's division on
the tariff question:" Mr.. Richardson
said. THE people are demanding tariff
reform. The republican high protec-
| tionists will not give it to them.
You will never have tariff reform to
suit the people," said Mr.. Richardson,
with emphasis, $50 long as the manu-
facturer virtually sits in committee and
writes the schedule. The way the
protectionists usually reform the tariff
is to stick on a few points more of duty.
Then, when there is a clamor for
change they say oh, leave the revi-
sion of the tariff in the hands of it's
friends &"
Twill the democrats advocate free
trader" Mr.. Richardson was asked.
"Oh, no, no one is going to urge free
! trade in this country. But we will
have to have the tariff reduced. equaliZ-
ed and so as not to permit it to harbor
monopolies. But to get a tariff of that
kind, the task must be intrusted to the
democratic party. The republicans
will never do it.
Some of the republicans who are
/ more far-seeing than their associates,
realize the drift of sentiment and they
are trying to save their party by
granting a modicum of revision. They
can not get even that much The high
protectionists are intrenched and they
can not be persuaded to come out by
pleadings of their colleagues. They
will have to be routed out by the de-
| mocrats.
1.-THE country is patient and has been
inclined to give the republicans a show
to let the tariff be revised by it's
friends. But the country can not be
fooled forever. I think the people are
| awakening to the realization that the
friends of the protective tariff will
| revise it only to their further advan-
tage."
Mr. Richardson's talk about presi-
Dental candidates brings up the fact
that Mr.. Hoke Smith, who was Secre-
| tary of the Interior under President
Cleveland, and now is leader of de-
| mocratic politics in the south, has
started an active campaign for Judge
Alton B. Parker. Mr.. Smith, it is
said, thinks that Judge Parker would
be spared the opposition which Mr..
Olney might arouse from the old as
sociations with the Cleveland admins
tration, and is inclined to go in and
make a rousing campaign for the New
York Judpe Wa