The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-04

never be, so long as the people of
Cuba don t give up the effort to govern
themselves -
There is opposition, of course, to
policies which the Secretary advocates,
but the dignity and force with which
he presents his views make him friends
even among his opponents. 1t is al
ready claimed that the Secretary IS eff
forts of the last twelve months for
closer relations with South and Central
American republics will put him on
a plane with James G.. Blaine. The
work done by Mr.. Blaine as Secretary
of State towards cementing the friendly
ties between the republics has stood
out as one of the most enduring feat
ures of his administration.
President Roosevelt is very pro-
nounced in his opposition to candidates
of so-called conservative proclivities.
The president makers who live in Wash
ington winters, however, are not losing
sight of the fact that Mr.. Root is adj
judged by the conservatives as of their
own ilk and that, at present, he seems
to be the only available conservative
Mr.. Roosevelt would heartily approve.
The Republican party has an unrivaled
record for adjusting fractional differ
ences and there are many prophets here
who say that some candidate will be
found sooner or later whom the Roose-t
welt wing and the anti Roosevelt wing
can support with enthusiasm in the
1908 campaign.
New York is against him. The West
viii insist upon having the candidate,
after New York has had the Presi-
dent for seven years. But against that
consideration is the big electoral vote
of New York, without which the Demo
Gratis can not win the Presidency. And
New York was sufficiently close at the
state election last November to cause
the Republican leaders some solicitude.
They would regard the state as alb
solutely safe with Mr.. Root as the
standard bearer.
Furthermore President Roosevelt IS at
titude towards the next Republican
may not be able to dictate the nominee.
But if he is lukewarm in the next cam
paign, it may cost the Republicans hun
dreds of thousands of votes The Presi-
dent is very much in earnest about
having his policies continued He has
shown time and again willingness to
point and it is being suggested here
that he might prefer the election of
Democrat who would carry on the work
he has begun to the election of a
Republican who would undo much of
it. Hitherto the President has been
willing, when campaign came on. to
forget the recalcitrant attitude of his
party, and cooperate for all there was
IN him to secure another victory at
the polls. The controlling motive with
him has been that he could secure more
from a Republican Congress than he
could from Democratic Congress and
therefore make more Roadway with his
plans.
But the wiseacres are asking whether
he would be as jealous, when his own
term as President is drawing to a
close, should he see the faction that
has been fighting him through his two
administrations running a conservative
candidate as his successor. With snch
situation Mr.. Roosevelt, by silence.
might be every bit as potent toward
Republican defeat as Mr.. Cleveland was
toward Democratic defeat in the sum-
mer and autumn of 1896.
This prospect, not altogether remote.
will be an incentive to nominate a CON
didate not Objectionable to Mr.. Roose-
velt ERNEST G.. WALKER