The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-25
FREE TRADE
Continued from Page ID

the President, arriving here about Oc-
tober 80, will have two months for
starting the wheels of government
again, preparing his message and see-
ing the numerous statesmen who al
ways flock to the Capitol in the late
autumn. Then there is his Southern
trip in October, which will consume
about two weeks.
The President g triumph as a peace
maker has revived again the talk about
his candidacy in 1908. It should not
be taken very seriously. He resents all
such intimations. Of course, it can be
recalled that Cleveland went back on
pledge to serve but one term and Roose-
welt might go back on a pledge to re-
tire from office in 1908. Tt is very
inviting newspaper theme and viii be
much discussed between now and the
time of holding conventions three
years hence. Ex-senator Donelsbn
Gallery, a Democrat of Independent
views, prophesied here the other day
that a new party of reform would be
organized, with the standpat Republi-
cans at the helm of the present domi
nant party and, perhaps, Roosevelt, at
the helm of the reform party, whose
slogan will be tariff and trusts. There
has been still other speculation of late
to the effect that Roosevelt may be-
come candidate in 1912 or 1916, after
an interim of four years and that he is
building up personal organization to
that end.
No appointment as assistant secre
tary has attracted as much attention
for a long time as that of Robert
Bacon to be assistant secretary of
state, succeeding Francis +. LOOMS.
Bacon has been in Washington good
deal, especially during the settlement
of the coal strike in October, of 1902,
when he co-operated with Mr.. J. Pier
pont Morgan, in whose firm he has long
been a member. The President has
been severely and generally criticized
for keeping Mr.. Loomis in Office and
the criticisms have had
some effect, although it is now proposed
to send Mr.. Loomis on an errand of in
vestigation, in Brazil, with view Ill
timately to making him Ambassador to
Brazil. There has been a demand for
a reorganization of the state depart |
ment, and for some new blood in the |
Offices Mr.. Bacon IS abil- |
ity will not be questioned but it re-
mains to be seen how the general pub |
lie. in these times of trust crusading. |
will take to a director of the National |
City Bank-a Standard Oil institution /
and member of the firm of j. Pier
,ont Morgan being given desirable |
,ffice. Those things, too, will I'M
loubtedly be criticized but, with all
lis unbounded popularity, the Presi-
lent can afford to face criticism now.
t is believed that there will be a
hange in the office of third assistant
secretary, Mr. Peirce, the incum
,ent, being an inefficient man. He
las been the President IS representa-
i've at Portsmouth, where he has dis
,usted sensible people by his personal
onduct. But for his influential con-
iections by marriage he probably
would have been displaced before this
ime.
In a considerable list of additional
ustoms notaries' printed by the
treasury Department in its weekly
.ulletin of customs is the name of
David l.. Peterson, of Honolulu. His
commission expires June 80, 1906.
Michael j. Keelin, of Hilo, Hawaii,
as been granted a patent for spark I
rrester.
Strictly Hawaiian affairs here are
uiescent. The Interior Department
as no advices from acting Governor
atkinson, further than purely routine
latters The few questions pending
ere for consideration are held in abey-
nee till the government gets well
tarted again.