The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-09-26

as to Mr.. Payne, Mr.. Cannon thinks a
free trade Philippine bill ought to 60
through the House a humming this
winter. 1t will encounter more oppo-
sition in the Senate, because the beet
sugar and tobacco interests win debate
it extensively.
z A month will pass before President
Roosevelt and. his family come back to
Washington. He has had strenuous
days, making peace, and only recently
word went out that the President
would attend to only the most import
ant business during the remainder of
September. He wants the time for his
vacation. There has been a silence,
of late, about extra session of Con-
gress, but, after all the diverse state
ments, if is now taken for granted that
there will be no extra session and that
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 win consume
about.two weeks.
The Presidents triumph as a peace
maker has revived again the talk about
his candidacy in 1908. 1t should not
be taken very seriously. He resents all
such intimations. OF course, it can be
recalled that Cleveland went back on a
pledge to serve but one term and Ro0se-
welt might go back on pledge to re-
tire from office in 1908. 1t is very
inviting newspaper theme and will be
much discussed between now and the
time of holding conventions three
years hence. Ex-senator Donelsbn
Caffery, Democrat of Independent
views, prophesied here the other day
that 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 wiz 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 a personal organization to
that end.
No appointment as assistant secre-
tary has attracted as much attention
for long time as that of Robert
Bacon to be assistant secretary of
state, succeeding Francis Il. Loomis.
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
apparently the criticisms have had
some effect, although it is now proposed
to send Mr.. Loomis on an errand of In
vestigation, in Brazil, with a view ul-
timately to making him Ambassador to
Brazil. There has been demand for
a reorganization of the state depart
ment, and for some new blood in the
subordinate offices. Mr.. Bacon's 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 director of the National
City Bank-a Standard Oil institution
and member of the firm of j. Pier
pont Morgan being given a desirable
office. Those things, too, will un-
doubtedly be criticized but, with all
his unbounded popularity, the Presi-
dent can afford to face criticism now.
1t is believed that there will be a
change in the office of third assistant
secretary, Mr.. Peirce, the incum-
bent, being an inefficient man. He
has been the President representa-
tive at Portsmouth, where he has His-
gusted sensible people by his personal
conduct. But for his influential con-
nections by marriage he probably
would have been displaced before this
time.
Ina considerable list of Traditional
customs notaries" printed by the
Treasury Department in its weekly
bulletin of customs is the name of
David l.. Peterson, of Honolulu. His
commission expires june. 80, 1906.
Michael j. Keelin, of Hilo, Hawaii,
has been granted patent for a spark
arrester.
Strictly Hawaiian affairs here are
quiescentH The Interior Department
has no advices from acting Governor
Atkinson, further than purely routine
matters. The few questions pending
here for consideration are held in abey-
ance till the government gets well
started again.
ERNEST G. WALKER.