The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-24
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WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. "a
The absence of nearly every cabinet Off
Ger and the cessation of all important
work ii the departments render it irnpos-
sible at this time to secure information
of any importance about Hawaiian inter
ests in Washington. Subordinates are
now at work upon estimates to be for
warded to Congress in due season, but
none of these viii be made public for
many weeks. Some will deal with Ha-
waiian matters The word has already
gone around to scale all estimates as low
as possible That may be somewhat for
campaign effect but a policy of economy
seems to be in prospect whatever hap
pens at the polls in November. Recent
1y an order was given all the depart
ments to carefully avoid discussion or
publicity about the estimates. Although
the deficit is now small and, if the $780,
100000 paid for the Panama canal be
eliminated, there is no deficit, yet the
government continues to run behind. The
troubles that Hawaii will encounter next
winter in securing appropriations, if the
deficit continues to increase, can be read
ily forecasted.
The only Hawaiian of interest in the
Territory, who tarries in town, is ex-
Attorney General E. P. Dole He has.
weathered the hot summer and is still
hanging on in the interest of private
enterprise which brought him here sew
eral months ago For all he can tefl he
may be here several weeks yet. 1t is
very slow transactiAg business with the
departments. as Mr.. Dole can testify, but
he says he has managed to keep COM
Portable during the summer.
It seems only reiteration of what has
been said in my former letters to add
that Washington is absorbed in politics
to the exclusion of everything else. And
yet the campaign has been the dullest
that the oldest politicians recall. The
nominations have not yet been completed
IN several States and there IS great aver
sion to a prolonged struggle. This week
the Republican nominations for state Of
fcers are being made in New York. Next
week the Democratic nominations will
follow Until the men are selected and
critics have had opportunity to fully can
vass their respective qualifications, the
prospective fate of the parties can not
be intelligently discussed. The same IS
also true of New Jersey. The guber-
Material candidates there will be in the
field before the end of next week. Cam
paigns are opening in some of the West
ern states, where nominations as rule
are made earlier than in the East. But
it will be we'll along towards the first of
October before the cauldron begins to
boil
THE PARKER CAMPAIGN SAGS. /
There is no Disgusting that the Demo- |
cratic campaign has continued to sag
constantly. Those who are not partisans |
admit that Parker's chances of election
appears to be growing constantly less.
ttThe thick and thin party organs are con-
fident Parker will receive fewer electoral
votes than Bryan had four years ago.
That. however, is all conjecture thus far. |
The election in Vermont gave Demo- |
crats a bad case of blues and they have !
not yet recovered. They have been look |
ing forward for some comfort from |
Maine, which state is voting today. The /
truth of the situation is that Parker has I
proved a disappointment. He is too !
judicial and TOO conservative. Many who .
have come in contact with him are con- /
vinced that he is not a man of large |
ability. although an estinlable gentleman.
To be sure many men have made excel
lent officials WHO were of mediocre abil-
ity. Mckinley was never accounted a
great man by his associates here IN
Washington before his election to the
Presidency and yet he made very sue
cessful President. Not a few Democrats
have been pleased to compare Parker to
S1ckinlev. SO suave and courteous IS he
IN his communications with callers. But
Parker, OF course, IS nlaced IN a more
trying position as candidate for President
than was Mckinley He is comparative
ly but little known and the American
people are anxious for acquaintance with
the men they are asked to elect TO the
highest Office in the land
OF all the opportunities that have
come to Parker since the St. Louis con-
gention he has lived up to none and the
in him is very general.
Roosevelt. on the other hand. has inn
proved his prospects by hitting out from
the shoulder at every oooortunity. Even
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