The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-06-21

Is sa arch ssaadpaisef Iis aoss 80
waat the tariff revised. lie wants -
agitation ef the Ssh Ijeet, bseause he
thinks u would disturb business and
augment tls prospects ~ business
depression before the nost Presidential
election has passed. Ot course con.
iinucd prosperity is one Of tho best
political arguments tho Republicans
can have ncNi year Therefore they
are soliciious ahou, the possibility,
perhaps probability. Of bad crops this
year and the curtailment of CONNER
cinl enterprises. Uncle Joe So stock
argument has long been that advertise
mont of tarif revision stops business.
He and the President are in accord
that the revision should not take place
till after the Presidential election. The
Speaker Is not anxious that IL should
be taken up at all, but il il must be-
and be thinks that the casc-he wants
IL done after the election and he wants
Republicans, and not Democrats, to do
tho job.
The President wanted to announce
to the country his conviction that the
next National Convention should de-
clare for revision and make it an is
sue in the campaign. He would have
made that announcement in his Indi-
annapolis speech, had written il and put
into type. Then he showed copies of
tho speech to numerous business men
and financiers for their comments.
Then he also showed it to "Uncle
Joe," who acquiesced or protested but
mildly with reference to all the Presi-
dent had written, except on tariff.
There he put his foot down hard. He
was as firm as he could be, and that
is very firm indeed, that there should
be no pronouncement about revision.
And "Uncle Joe" had his way
about it. The President yielded, took
the revision pronouncement out of his
speech and the country was none the
wiser for it. Naturally "Uncle joe
here, little after the speech was de-
livered, that it met with his approval
as whole. He had suppressed the,
to him, much dreaded revision an
The trip to Indianapolis and Lansing
vas carefully watched by the Presi-
lent's critics here for evidences as to
whether his popularity with the masses
$ as strong as ever. Many reports
lave been coming to Washington in
he last month or two to the effect
hat the President is losing his grasp
N the masses, that the common peo-
lie as well as the more independent
hinkers are tiring of 1.-The grandstand
lays" as the critical sometimes call
ertain class of the Presidents actions.
hey found, however, only cold COM
ort in the Presidents Western trip.
Or he was received everywhere with
he oldtinc enthusiasm and crowds
lrned out in greater numbers than
yer to see him.
Few Presidents In travelling have
cen so democratic as Is Mr.. Roose-
elt. He puts himself en- rapport with
very audience. big or little, does not
tand on his dignity, but seems to
saly enjoy mingling with those who
,me to see ;'im. This was especially
oticeable on his recent trip, which was
trough section that is especially
iendly to him. Probably there is no
tate in the III Ion more enthusiastic
IF the President and his policies than
Michigan. He is also very highly
.garded in Indiana, another State In
hich he tarried on his trip. And II
lere has been any decline in his pop
larity, which IS very doubtful, II
ould hardly have been apparent along
lie route the President Travelled.
ERNEST G. WALKER.
A..