The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-20
cIal special 70 the Advertiser.l

ever since the EEESl2CIL > AA4SSSN@ sc " -
read. One OF the most insistent and /
persistent theories advanced about II
is that the President Is nungering and
thirsting after a third term. in spite or
his emphatic remuneration OF a few
weeks ago. That. however can be put
down as idle. The President is not
after a third term and he would not
accept. He has not frowned upon some
mention of that, but IN a matter OF
pure tactics as was the case lasE au-
tumn when some Of the administration
men were encouraged TO shout for
third term
For instance. out in South Dakota
there has been a bitter fractional dght
between the Republicans. led respee-
lively by Senator Kitredge and SEN
ator Gamble. The latter has been the
thick and thin Roosevelt man and his
followers have been thick and thin
Roosevelt Republicans They cleaned
the ground uu with their Republican
opponents two years ago and it looked
ike the defeat Of Senator Kittredge for
reelection next year. But Senator Kit
tredge is a classmate of Secretary
Taft and a politician Of great shrewd-
ness. Very early in the game ne
jumped out with great yell for Tart
and assumed charge OF the Tart forces
in South Dakota. OF course the SEN
ator is fond of the Secretary and All
that but he is more intent upon his
own reelection. AS Tart is the admin
istration candidate The ultra Roosevelt
people have all been trooping in oenlno
the Kittredge colors in South Dakota
and he is having things his own way
He promises to be able to controI the
state and district conventions-for Tart
OF course-and thereby wins great
advantage in his own campaign Tor re-
election.
The Gamble Republicans finding
themselves in such q plight, likely 10
lose the machinery are at their wis
ends what 20 do. They therefore sci
ND a great cry for the renorAination Of
Roosevelt, because OF the Presidents
great popularity among the masses.
They 4hink they can make the people
nm there believe that the President
Jyould accept the denomination and IT
all might serve their purpose could
they hut retain the control in conven-
tons.
similar tactics have been followed
among the Republicans in two or three
other states of the west. The Presi-
dent does not like TO see his best
friends downed and therefore he ae-
ouiesces for the time being, just as ne
/ acouiesced in the third term cry
throughout the South late last year
! in the knowledge that it helped his
/ friends TO keep the politicians from
p1edgfng themselves 10 other eandi-
dates than Taft whom he did not ap-
: prove.
That is about al there IS 70 the third
term cry now, notwithstanding the
tremendous effort there seems 10 oe
at the CAPITOL 10 ascribe the special
/ message TO il. The Eastern politicians
have a further chance 10 predicate up
+ on such a theory a statement that the
/ President Is not sincere.
The coming week vii probably de-
/ ternafne what effect the President :
message is going to have upon Con-
gress- From al appearances CON
4 gress is not going to 1eglslate
as the President asks the Senate ano
House 10 Go. In the first place the
Republican leaders Go not want 70 leg
isIate. They think Il wiser 10 rest
They know that there is business de-
preston and uncertainty Throughout
the country. They are very urnld les1
they do something BY legislation ina
further encourages this uncertainty
The corporations are having hare
time Of il generally and when the TINS
comes next summer for passing ms
hat for campaign funds, there VIII d
nothing doing If Congress this wintel
has harassed the corporations EurLzler
Then il IS now impracticaple 70 enle
upon anything like an extensive pro
gram Of legislation As long sessions Q
congress 20 the present session
nearly half spent Adjournment mus
come some time in May, because tn
National convention meets in June an'
Congress would be very averse 70 stay
ing here till after the convention II
tcorn7rittees that would have 70 forTnu
lata the legislation the President ask
for have been daIlying along. Il wonI
take them a month or more TO forEnu
I late bills. That would take the sesslo
ar least M 10 the end Of February 3
thar time the Senate usually has Jus
begun in earnest upon its appropria
rion bills, which the House has sen
= over. The Senate takes about ~
months 70 dispose Of the approprlatlia
hjlIs. But those necessary measure
ara very much in arrears az this SEES
: SIGN
In brief Congress hasn't the tim
:. now 10 enter upon the President les
: sslatixs program. even if Congress va
( willing to do SO. But the Republican
5o not believe that the President SCI
MS special message with any ser1ou
legislative purpose but THAI II was Il
tended BIZ him for politics pure an
simple. They argue that the ulessae
is therefore likely 70 fan fat after Il
excitement over such a political cou
has subSidsd.
But il leaves them in an uncoH
Portable position and Il especial
leaves some Of the presidential cal
5idates in an uncomfortable posiuo
The radical element Of the country
n-ftb the President L wants the lei
fS1atian and the seats Of large nun
her of Republican Representatives V
b. fnperiled next November. unle
+hev can show that they did their
most 10 bring about ths enactment
the reform laws that the Preside
I asked them for.
Senator Knox Of Pennsylvania Is
<afrlv satisfactory position as 2 ca
zs=ara in mat regard. because ne II