The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-21

want the tariff revised. He wants no
agitation of the subject. because he
thinks it would disturb business and
augment the prospects Of business
depression before the next Presidential
election has passed. OF course con.
tinued prosperity Is one of the best
political arguments the Republicans
can have next year. Therefore they
are solicitous about the possibility.
perhaps probability, of bad crops this
year and the curtailment of CONNER
eial enterprises. "Uncle Joe - stock
argument has long been that advertise
ment of tariff 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 it should
be taken up at all, but if it must be
and be thinks that the case-he wants
it done after the election and he wants
Republicans, and not Democrats. to 10
the 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
the speech to numerous business men
and fnanciers 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 lac 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 "Unele joe
was rather fervent in his statement l
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 beer coming to Washington in
ne 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
are firing of the grandstand
lays" as the critical sometimes call a
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 oldtimc enthusiasm and crowds
urned out in greater numbers than
yer to see him.
Few Presidents i'm travelling have
cen so democratic as is Mr.. Roose-
cit. He puts himself en- rapport with
very audience, big or little, does not
tand on his dignity, but seems TO
eally enjoy mingling with those who
ONE to see sim. This was especially
oticeable on his recent trip. which was
through a section that is especially
-iendly TO him. Probably there is no
tate in the III ion more enthusiastic
Dr. the President and his policies than
Michigan. He is also very highly
agarded in Indiana. another state in
'hich he tarried on his trip. And II
lere has been any decline i'm his pop
larity. which IS very doubtful. u ,
'ould hardly have been apparent along
lie route the President travelled.
ERNEST G.. WALKER.
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