The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-06

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political effect yet, but there area mel
| who believe that the money stringene,
| will not cease for many months an
that confidence viii not. be restore
| quickly. If the tight times because o
this stringency continue, the Presiden
and his party may have 70 bear tn
blame. 4 very hopeful feeling nov
prevails in official circles here and man.
saw that not only is the worse Owe
but probably the wedding out OF Ger
tain banks of speculative propensitle
viii help the general situation.
NEW YORK FUSION.
The President has also been concern
ed about another matter since his re
turn. That is the fusion in New YorA
City between the Independence League
of which William Randolph Hearst Ii
the head, and the Republicans, of whom
Representative Herbert Parsons is the
leader, being at the same time also the
President recognized and chosen
lieutenant. This fusion has been the
cause of very bitter criticism Of the
President and the Republicans, because
only last year Hearst was the candidate
of the Democrats and the independence
League in New York state for the of
fee of governor and, it is believed,
was defeated for reelection only by the
President aggressive and vigorous
campaign against him. Among other
things the President sent Secretary OF
State Elihu Root to Utica to deliver
a bitter address against Mr.. Hearst and
to state in the President s name that
the President thought Mr.. Hearst s
election would be a public calmamity.
All this, of course, gave color to
charges of inconsistency and there came
numerous appeals for the President to
repudiate the fusion. 1t is said In his
behalf that the alliance was made dur
ing his absence in the canebrakes and
without his knowledge, but that has
failed to satisfy sbme of the Presi-
dent s critics who assert that it is an
other evidence of the versatility he
displays when forced to play a lively
game of politics. Not long after the
President arrived in town he called In
a few friends and consulted about the
of his making a statement
about the fusion. He waited to know
what the newspapers had printed about
it. The burden of the advice given
him was that the least said about the
matter now would probably be the bet
ter. Thus far he has accepted that
advice. Apparently he has lost none
of his great aversion to Mr.. Hearst, but
at the same time he hesitates to strike
a blow at Representative Parsons by
any connection or sympathy
with the Hearst fusion. The Hearst
following in New York is making the
most of the fusion as an evidence that
the President is in accord with their
principles.
OKLAHOMA'S ADMISSION.
Otherwise much of the President s |
lime at his office has been occupied |
with Senators and members, come to
lsk for office or on other errands. The
0klahomans have been most prominent |
n these companies of visitors. 1t IS |
aiken for granted that the President |
will soon proclaim the new state, as
le announced about a month ago he
would do. A few of these southwestern
visitors are trying to dissuade him
rom that course but most of them are
more intent upon the scramble after
he loaves and fishes. For as soon as
Union, there will be several new fed
raj Offices Missourians and Kansans
Who have moved over into Oklahoma
vant these places. They have brought
n to Washington to urge their respec-
i've claims both the Kansas Senators,
he Kansas Governor, and the only Re
uDI1cdn Se0alOr from MISSOURI.
THIRD TERM GHOST.
incidentally there has been terrible
in about the third term. Washing
on has at ne previous time resounded
o strenuously with third term talk as
inee the President return from the
anebrakes. Every man who wants an
flee for himself or for his next friend
ONES talking Roosevelt S denomination.
the views of very
lany people to the contrary it is known
/ the most positive way that the Presi-
ent has no idea of accepting another
ERIN or even another nomination. He
saying almost nothing about it to
he average White House caller, but
e has reiterated since he came back
ere to more than one intimate friend
nat he is as firm in his opposition to
mother term as on Che November night
| 1904 when he declared that under
o circumstances would he accept an
Their nomination.