The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-05-20

the LaFollette camp in Wisconsin that
Isaac Stephenson, the venerable lum-
Der millionaire and reputed financial
hacker Of Senator Robert NJ. LaFol-
lette, will succeed John c. Spooner in
the United States Senate. The cleo
ton of Senator Spooner's successor
will take place May IA; or at least,
the legislature has agreed to begin
voting on that date, Senator Spooner's
resignation taking effect on May -.
The probability of Mr. Stephenson's
success lies in the fact that he has
promised to serve out Senator Spoon
ers term only while every other can
ididate in the race not only wanted the
short term but would be a candidate
for a long term as well It is now
stated that because of this fact Mr..
Stephenson is the only candidate up
on whom the LaFollette men in the
legislature can now unite.
IS A LAFOLLETTE PROGRAM.
Not the least interesting phase OF
the situation is Mr.. Stephenson's plat
form, 1t is truly a LaFollette pro-
gramme. It out-Roosevelts Roosevelt
and is a radical of radicals as things
political stand today. 1t is particular
ly unique because Isaac Stephenson is
the richest man in the state of Wiscon-
sin, president of the Wisconsin &
Michigan Railway Company, a great
mill owner and banker. Some of the
stringent planks are as follows:
81. Prompt and thorough revision
of all tariff schedules, reducing duties
wherever possible without reducing
wages of labor.
20. Strengthening the Interstate
commerce law, giving the commission
full power to regulate rates and SER
vices. Tf
! "3. Legislation authorizing and
uipping the interstate-commerc
commission to ascertain the true value
OF railway property, the cost Of oper-
atihg the railways. and the amount
paid therefor '--.-
-. Legislation requiring the adop-
ton of the best-knowtl safety appli-
aneesg and prescribing strict reghla,
tions in the operation Of trains in con-
nectioh itherewith{ az
g. Strengthening the Sherman an
THRUST law and imposing such addl-
tional penalties as will deter property
interests from combining in violation
thereof. ,te.
&c. A constitutional amendment for
the election of United States senators
by direct vote of the people
FEDERAL TAX ON INCOMES.
a. A federal tax upon incomes.
IS. A federal tax upon inheritances,
the same not to interfere with the
taxation of lnheritances under the
Wisconsin state law.
80. An effective child-labor law.
40. Legislation prohibiting the sale
or entry of any public lands containing
coal, Ignite, oil or gas, and providing
that the government should retain its
title and lease such lands under terms
which will enable the government to
prevent combination and maintain
reasonable prices.
Ell T. am opposed to ship subsidy
and to all other forms of direct gov
eminent bounty. 1t is wrong in prin-
ciple and increases the danger of spe-
cial privilege, already a menace to a
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
near the new cannery IN .Twiiei, and the
present plant was completed only last
March. Prior to that time much
smaller factory was used. This fac
tory is in charge of c. M. Symonds, the
superintendent, who came here several
months ago from San Francisco.
Although the output of the factory at
the present time is $4,000 TO 10000 cans
per day, it will be necessary to double
this by next season.
The making of cans is in Itself a
process well worth ones time to see.
The plain sheet tin is cut. shaped, SOL
dered the heads made and sOldered on,
and the cans then tested for leaks by
passing them through a vat Of water
while under air prussure, and then
dried and carried to the packing rooms
or freight cars, or across a 1OO-yard
field to the new cannery, almost with
out being touched directly by human
hands. The machinery in this factory
is most complicated and ingenious.
In the course OF the days work OF
making $1,000 cans, from forty to fifty
boxes Of sheet tin. Weighing in the ag-
gregate from 1000 TO 5000 pounds are
required. and about 200 pounds Of solder
II used daily. Mr. symonds says tina
the output OF the factory for this yea
VIII be between ana millions o.
cans, ana from indications next year,
will be twice as many