The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-06-07

bic just prepared points out that James
Bryce. the new Ambassador from Great
Britain, is sixty-nine, but is regarded
vigorous enough to represent his gov
eminent at the most important capital
on earth. Between seventy-five and
eighty Thomas Jefferson was the most
potent factor in American politics, the
recognized leader OF the Democratic
party. and was engaged in writing doc
trines that are accepted toby as the
guiding principles of majority of that
party. Gladstone became Prime Min
lister of England a second time at
seventy-one, again at the age of sew
enty-seven. and a fourth time in 1892
at the age of eighty three. Disraeli
was prime minister at seventy-five.
Bismarck resigned as chancellor at the
age of seventy-five; Won Moltke was
made Chief Marshal of the German
Empire at seventy-one, and in person
conducted the German army against
France when he was thr 30 score and
ten Lord Roberts was commander-in-
chief of the English forces in the
Transvaal at the age of sixty-eight.
Admiral Dewey is seventy. John
Quincy Adams performed the most
noted feat in his life. which gained
for him the soubriquet of "old man
eloquent" in his battle for the right of
petition. while he was nearly ten years
older than Speaker Cannon is now.
The Speakers friends insist that he
will be lively as a cricket for ten years
longer.
STATEHOOD POLITICS.
There has been great political to-do
in Washington of late about the adj
mission of Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory as a state. The Republicans OF
the new state and OF other states to
some degree are opposing the admis-
sion this autumn, on the plea that the
new constitution Is not a good docu-
ment and does not guarantee a Repub-
lican form of government. 1t Is said
that the Republicans are also afraid to
admit the state, because it will have
seven votes in the next electoral coll
lege and might decide the Presidency
for a Democrat. There may be some
thing in that argument, although 1t 10
remote. The next President, be he
Democrat or Republican, will probably
have a much wider margin than seven
electoral votes.
There has been a great Republican
outcry because the new constitution,
made by Democrats. gerrymanders the
next legislature SO that a majority of
that party is beyond question and the
election of two Democratic United
States senators assured. The gerry
mander is understood to be very bad,
but no worse than the gerrymanders
of nearly every northern state at the
present time. One bad thing about 1t
is that the gerrymander is in the con-
stitution, whereas In most northern
states 1t Is only in the statutes, notable |
exceptions being in Rhode Island and
Connecticut.
Numerous politicians, including some
who are said to be interested in pat
ronage and in public lands in Okla
homa and Indian Territory and who
would like to have the state kept out |
of the union as long as possible be-
cause of the financial and political adj |
vantages which would accrue to them. |
met here recently and went over the |
situation. They visited Secretary Taft.
who was TO have addressed the Repub-
lican state convention at Tulsa. and |
President Roosevelt. The latter has
stated privately that he is not likely to |
approve the new constitution in its .
present form. His disapproval is in
to the Republicans who |
want to block the admission of the new
state.
Notwithstanding all the hullabaloo.
II Is probable that the constitutional
will be called together again
and some portions OF the document.
most obnoxious to the Republicans.
modified. II is said this can be done
easily Meanwhile there is great pol
Itical turbulence and much running TO
and fro between Washington and Oh
lahoma. Secretary Taft has cancelled
his proposed trip to the new state for
the present. where II was thought he
might bag few presidential dele
gates. ERNEST q. WALKER
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sAILINds POSTPONED.