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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-06-26
PO!NC|ANA's FAME
REACHES FAR PANAMA
Governor Frear is in receipt of the
following from ]. G. Holcombe, divi-
sion engineer at Panama:

Governor Frear is in receipt of the
following from j. G. Holcombe, divi-
sion engineer at Panama:
Station "a" Ancon, C. H., Panama,
2 May Y, 1908.
My Dear Sir: On my last trip from
the Philippines, in stopping at Hono-
lulu, | noticed a beautiful tree, COW
cred with red blossoms, in front of
the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, or near
there. 1 was told at the time that this
red flower was not a part of the tree,
but of a vine that had covered the
same completely.
We are very anxious for tropical dec
orations along the Canal Zone, and es-
pecially at Ancon and the Tivoli Hotel,
and / would be obliged if you could
see your way TO place this letter in
the hands Of someone who would for
ward me cuttings, If possible, of this
vine, as it is one of the most beautiful
/ have ever seen.
Thanking you for your courtesy in
the matter, / remain, very sincerely
yours, ]. G.. HOLCOMBE,
Division Engineer.
To the Governor of the Hawaiian Is
lands, Honolulu.
At the meeting Of the Board of Ag-
-iculture and Forestry yesterday af-
ternoon, it was decided to forward to
the writer some seeds Of the POinciana
-egia, which is believed to be the tree
referred to, with instructions as to
-aising them.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-06-26
To the Governor of the Hawaiian Is
lands, Honolulu.

The Kinau from Kauai brought 5000
bags sugar. go bags rice. so bags rice
bran. 30 bags mOchigOnie. IS bags taro,
1877 bdls hides, so cases honey, SO bbls
honey. 81 cases pineapples. II bags CO.
coanuts, s. pkgs sundries.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-06-26

Representative and Mrs. Longwortfl
were in Chicago during the conYsn-
ton
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
THE JOKE ON MoREHEAp.

Congressman-elect John Motley
Morehead of North Carolina is proba-
bly, the only member of the Slxty-hrst
congress who is sorry for 1t. The
voters of his district played a practical
Joke on Mr.. Morehead and he is now
slated for two years service in an
office he did not seek and which he
does not want. When the republicans
were looking for a candidate for con-
gress, Mr.. Morehead fatty refused to
allow the use of his name. He is As
years of age and has made a fortune
in the cotton mill industry and has
built up a business that requires all
his time. He was urged to reconsider
his refusal to run for Office and one of
the members of the republican con-
g~ressional committee finally said to
him:
You know you haven't a chance in the
world to win, John, but the republicans
are looking for som good, clean man to
pit against Aubrey Brooks. the democratic
candidate. who is one of the most popular
men In this part Of the state.
Just to please his friends, Mr.. More
head consented to be nominated and
then went to New York, where he has
an ONCE, and devoted himself to busi-
ness. Congressman Brooks challenged
his opponent to a joint debate, but
Morehead refused. His friends urged
him to return to take part in the ean-
yass. He was deaf to their appeals.
He was urged to put some of his vast
wealth into the campaign, but declined
to make more than a nominal contri-
button. Then. just before election,
someone discovered that Mr.. Morehead
was 1.-The grandson OF the greatest gov
eTnor North Carolina ever had" The
rest was easy. Morehead was elected
by a handsome plurality and now In
sists that he was betrayed by his
friends. Discussing the election, Mr.
Morehead said:
I never went into anything so half
heartedly in all my life. 1 I'M a-buslnesi
man; I don't know anything shout politics
and care less.
The voters OF the Fifth North Car.
olina district are to be congratulated
upon the success of their practica.
Joke, Men like MIR. Moreheadsare rare
in congress. particularly from th'
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
WHAT Will THB LOBBY BEi

What will the lobby at the coming
lie legislature be like? Will It be made
up OF the same old crowd. trying the
same old games, or will 1t be a purified
and reformed bunch OF advisers work.
ing in the open and using merely the
legitimate arts OF p%ersuasion2
These questions are suggested from
the fact that a new law regulating the
profession Of legislative lobbyist was
enacted BY the last Nebraska legisla-
ture to be tried first on the next legis-
lature. This a%nti-lobby law, which
during the campaign was almost en-
tirely overlooked among other meas
ures which made up the record of re-
form. is copied more or less after sim
liar laws in effect in other states.
It provides for the registration with
the secretary Of state Of all persons
employed to look after legislation, with
the character Of the legislation he is
to promote or oppose. No person is
to be employed as a lobbyist on a con-
tingent fee, nor ia any lobbyist, regis
tered or unregistered, to seek to infiu-
ence the lawmakers otherwise than
"by appearing before regular commit
tees, or in session, or by public adj
dresses, newspaper publications, or by
written or printed statements, argu-
ments or briefs delivered or transmit
ted to each member of the legislature"
A convenient exception Is made for
duly accredited counsel or agents Of
counties, cities, towns, villages, public
boards and public institutions" VIC
lation of these prohibitions are penal
lied by Imprisonment of not more than
one year or a fine not exceeding $1,000,
or. both.
The new Nebraska anti-lobby law
will, of course. be effective or ineffec-
tive according to the extent of its OBJ
s~ervance by the lawmakers themselves.
The old corrupt lobby would never
have existed were there no one willing
to be corrupted. If the members of
the incoming legislature wan to re-
lieve themselves of Investment the
anti-lobby law will help them do so,
but If they want to get around the law
they will have no trouble in devising
means to evade 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20

Kansas City star (lnu,).
81 hope 1t may never become necessary
to run for office again, but 1 will not at
tempt to decide that question until the
time comes to act" says Mr.. Bryan. No
fault could be found with this statement
IL the democratic party could be assured
that its members, not Mr.. Bryan, would
determine the question of necessity"
But there is no such assurance. Mr..
Bryan's first nomination was secured
through an emotional stampede, and at a
time when his party had become intoxi-
Gated with the free silver fallacy. He did
his utmost to hold the silver following to-
gether because 1t was at that time essen
tial to his leadership and his second NOM
ination came as a result of his continuous
campaign for a period Of four years. But
after the events of twelve years has utterly
discredited the issues to which Mr.. Bryan
owed his leadership, it was wholly incon-
sistent that he should again seek a nomina-
ton at the hands of his party, and the
honor was secured, not through spon-
taneous selection. but personal error.
Mr.. Bryan could rave made himself a
valuable asset of the democratic party
Instead the democratic party has allowed
itself to be made a valuable asset for MT
Bryan. And he has manifested a willing
ness to continue to use it as an asset. HI
seems wholly to overlook the fact that nc
matter what a leaders motives may be
his leadership must promise success II the
party is to become potential in the ma
tion's affairs. The only success that Mr.
Bryan's leadership has brought has beer
success to Mr.. Bryan.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
THE TRJUNPH OF ROOzE.

@'1
IL may be a little disconcerting TO
President Roosevelt, Mr.. Taft, Mr..
Bryan, Mr.. Hitchcock, Mr.. Mack, Mr..
Gompers and others who have been
analysing the results of the recent
presidential election and giving their
explanations of the causes that led to
the republican victory, but they may
as we'll be notified that they are all
wrong. 1t was not fear of Bryan, nor
the tariff issue, nor the labor vote, nor
Joe Cannon, nor injunctions, nor
the Philippines, nor any of the So
called paramounts that decided the
election. Booze did 1t, and il the in
coming administration wants to show
its gratitude it must SEM for old John
B%arleycorn and let him pick anything
in sight.
This is no wild-eyed or blear-eyed
statement. 1t is made on the author
ity of that eminent disciple of the
water wagon, Eugene w. Chain, the
candidate of the national prohibition
party for president of the United
States, who figured among the "also
rams" in the November contest. In a
formal statement just issued, Mr..
Chain places the responsibility for the
election where he has discovered to
his complete satisfaction it belongs.
He says:
President-elect Taft is the incarnation of
the liquor traffic. Joseph G. Cannon will
reign over the house of representatives for
two years more. The Littlefield bill will
not be passed. This local option nom
partisan farce received it's death blow No
vember 3. Practically the entire strength
OF the liquor traffic has gone into the re-
publican party, and it will be known from
now on as the grand old whisky party"
If Mr.. Chains word were not sum-
cient, Charles r. Jones, chairman of
the national prohibition committee,
comes along with corroborative testi-
mony to clinch it. Chairman Jones
declares that the election a "a
whisky landslide" which buried the
democratic party. THE democratic
party is dead" says Mr.. Jones, and
then he hands in a pen picture of the
republican party and a forecast of the
nations political future, as follows:
There is no longer a republican organiza-
ton, but a great whisky party. into which
the frightened leaders of the drink curse
are at last rushing pell-mell in the vain
hope of stemming the tide already setting
against them.
The national realignment is already sure.
ION to the White House in 1912"
Many members of the old political
parties may be a little slow to grasp
the new order Of things, but they
should at least appreciate the prompt
ness and f%rankness of Mr.. Chain and
Mr.. Jones in letting the country know
where it is at and allowing it nearly
four full-and the word is not used
in an Incorporate sense-years to ad-
just itself to the new conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
How the Game Works.

Boston Transcript Uep.)
Mr.. 'Taft's calculated discretion in say
ing to the newspaper correspondents as
sembled in the East room of the White
House last night that consumers ought
to come forward now" and make their
wishes known to the ways and means COM
mittee as an influence toward a tariff re-
vision downward. does not indicate that
he has abandoned any Of his old-time hbef-
atty. The president, as the only repre-"
sentative under our political system OF the
general welfare, in distinction from a state
or district. usually wants a moderate
tariff. The senators and representatives
are willing to have a low tariff on the
other fellows product, but they are so
eager to maintain all the protection which
constituents want in their own bailiwicks
that they are willing to enter into an al
lance with the other fellow on the basis
of giving him what he asks for II they
can have just what they would like. This
always results in a very rigid protective
tariff, the advice of the president, the
press and the public to the contrary not
Withstanding.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
Personal NOTES.

Nothing could be palmer than that Author
Rockefeller did not go to Ida Tarbell for
his facts or atmosphere.
Now the next issue to agitate Washington
circles is whether golf Is more of a molly
coddle game than tennis.
The death of Mrs. o'Brien of PhIladel-,
phia at the age Of 1N shows that the life
of the inveterate smoker ultimately ends In
death.
The foolkiller has reached Chicago. A
man there bet a dollar that he could
swallow fifteen ordinary drinks of whiskey
in rapid succession. The eleventh killed
him.
Citizens OF New Jersey, admirers Of
Grover Cleveland, have organized a mem
orial committee, and they plan to raise
$1,000 with which to commemorate the
late statesman's life.
Evidently Steven Benton E1kins, who
passed twenty years of his youth in Mis-
souri,, doesn't see why he should pay any
Italian a fabulous sum of money to take a
very attractive and desirable daughter off
his hnds.
c. r. Carsten "a wealthy merchant Of
Chicago, has sent one of his employees to
SSoANA NhO BldNCy dIub. VI NbW OTitdnS lOT
a casket, which, according to the family
history of the Cartons, was brought to
America from France over half a century
ago by a grandfather of the Chicago Car
stem.
Sir Horace Plunkett, formerly of the
Agricultural Department in Ireland, will
sail from Dublin for the United States, on
invitation. to confer with the commission
on country life appointed by President
Roosevelt. Sir Horace has, for several
years been investigating problems similar to
those which the commission is investigat-
ing. The commission meets ia Omaha, De-
cember g.
A handsome monument has been erected
on the battle field at Quingua, Philippine
Islands, in memory of Colonel John NJ.
Stotsenburg, of New Albany, Ind, who
was killed while leading his regiment, the
First Nebraska Volunteers, in a charge on
the Filipinos on April %, 1899. Colonel
Stotsenburg was captain in the Sixth
United states Cavalry at the time he was
placed in m of the Nebraska regi-
ment.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
A JUDICIAL IMPOssIBILITY.
Appalling Size of Records Sent I'D to
Appeal Courts.
New York World

NtW 1OIh WOTlu.
The United States supreme court gave
three whole days to the eighty-cent gas
case, all nine justices sitting from ~ to $3.50
to listen to the arguments of the counsel.
For the Consolidated Gas company oral
argument was made by James M. Beck,
formerly Assistant United States Attorney
General, Charles F. M%athewson and John
A. Carver. For the appellants, the state
of New York, the city of New York and the
public service commission, oral argument
was opened by Edward b. Whitney and
closed by Alton B,-Parker, formerly chief
judge of the court of appeals. Attorney
General Jackson in person made the inter-
mediate oral argument, Separate printed
briefs were submitted by the different
councils. The total printed record, in
Guiding the briefs and testimony. is some
5000 pages.
II a judge were to read the record and
briefs at the rate of $50 pages a day It
would take all his time for a year.
If the work of regulating the public-ser-
vice corporations in the United States is to
be imposed upon the United States supreme
court it will be impossible for its judges
to hear the oral arguments and read all
the briefs even, let alone the testimony
and official Notwithstanding no time for
the other business of the court, which Ia
now many years behind.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
WHAT MAKES AMERICA GROW.
Necessity the Foster Parent of Large
OperatIOnH.

NSCcSsAty inc roster Farent OF Large
Operations.
Senator Beveridge in Leslie's Weekly.
A big business country must have big
business, and ours is the biggest country
in the world. Business depends upon the
ease and quickness with which people
mingle and trade together. To stop the
growth of business organizations Is to stop
the growth of the country. If the steel in
dustry were run by the little concerns OF
fifty years ago there would be only a frac-
ton of the output of the peoples building
and transportation materials. If little shops
made all the, agricultural implements as
they once did, fully a third OF the farmers
of the United States could not be supplied.
Remember that as short railroad lines
handled by little companies have con-
solidated into single systems railroad rates
for freight and passengers have steadily
gone down. Thirty years ago a man ship
ping freight from st. Louis to New York
would have billed 1t over at least two lines
Of road, If he Travelled from Omaha to
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
United States Investor dnd.).

United States investor Ond').
1t must not be forgotten that a spell OF
tariff tinkering by congress is imminent.
The preseldent-elect stands pledged TO call
a special session which shall have no other
work at hand than revision of the tariff.
That revision must be downward. What
ever may be the ondness of the speaker OF
the house of representatives for the present
customs statute, however much some OF his
closest associates elected from stand-pat
districts may argue for a maximum and
minimum tariff, of which the present
Dingley tariff shall be the minimum, there
is no use concealing from ones self the
fact that such votes as have been won for
the republican party by promises Of tariff
revision have been the votes of those who
believe that the reduction of the schedules
is an immediate and crying necessity.
Alienation OF a very substantial part OF
the electorate is certain to follow any
procedure by congress other than a frank
attempt to cut down the cost Of commodi-
ties. That the period while congress is at
work on the matter will be marked by
nervousness among business men as to how
their own enterprises are to be affected,
and tina this nervousness will cause a halt
in purchases of raw material and other
commitments of capital. is not to be dis
puted for a minute. Tariff tinkering by
congress has always bad a depressing eff
feet, and this election has not made the
world over.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
Canada'a Postal savings system.
st. Paul Pioneer Press.

81 Idul IlOneeT HTeSS.
There are some conveniences about a
postal savings bank system. like that of
Canada for instance, which must be
highly appreciated by certain classes of
depositors. A person may open an ac-
count at one postoffice and continue IL
at any number of other offices, deposit
ing wherever he may happen to be, and
yet have the whole amount at his COM
mand at any one office, should he wish
to withdraw 1t. This is made easy by
the fact that his account is kept at the
postmaster generals office in ottawa.
A family moving from one place to an
other does not have TO draw it's money
from the savings BarR and carry it along,
at the risk of robbery. 1t finds the
amount at its disposal wherever 1t goes.
A commercial traveller, depositing in
twenty towns, has the sum of all avail
able at his home office as soon as a
letter can pass to and from ottawa.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20

Governor Sheldon is invited to at
tend a conference to promote uniform
state legislation for the protection of
the lives of miners and the protection
of mining investors. Not having any
mines within its borders. Nebraska is
not directly concerned with legislation
for the protection of the lives of
miners, but we have no doubt that Me-
braska can show up its full proportion
of alleged mining investors who have
been buncoed on holes in the ground
and need protection against being bum
coed again.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20

Boston he had to but at least three tickets
and make three changes OF cars. Service
is the test Of theories. shaTf' we 60 back
ward or forward? Again. the price OF the
raw materials that 20 into wagons and
agricultural implements has Increased
while the price Of wagons and agricultural
implements has gone down, and at the
anne time those. wagons and agricultural
implements today are guaranteed. Poll
ticians d~enounce big businessi but ask the
farmer II he is willing to go back to the
blacksmith shop for his plows. harrows'
wagons and reapers.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
KERN WAS THE MARTYR.
He Knew What Was Coming and
Boldly Faced 1t.
New York Tribune.

Boldly raced IL.
New York Tribune.
When Mr.. Bryan said in his comment on
the result of the presidential election, ut
is the simple truth that neither political
managers nor writer's. neither candidates
nor counsellors, foresaw the result OF the
presidential campaign as 1t was written in
the returns OF November g." he was in
dulging in a liberal measure OF rhetorical
Mr.. Kern, it is now confessed was only
practicmg an innocent deception on the
democratic voters. He realized that he had
no chance OF being elected to the vice presi-
dency and was standing for that office
with Interior purposes, which he now
frankly states as follows;
Il have always had an ambition to rep
resent Indiana in the senate Of the United
States, and in making the hopeless race
for governor in 1904 and in taking the vice
presidential nomination against my desire
and inclination this year, with little chance
Of success, l did so with the hope that II
the legislature should be democratic
might be favored with an election to the
senate and the qualification of a life ambi
ton"
Mr.. Kern. in other words, suffered a con
scious martyrdom all the time he wal
heartening the democratic hosts and pre-
dieting the success of the democratic ma
tional ticket. Now he wants 10 enjoy the
fruits OF martyrdom. He has led Ions
enough for the mere honor of leading. He
Is tired OF Barmecide feasts. He finds q
real repast In sight after many years ant
wants 70 enjoy it. We can hardly blam,
him. But It will shock the easy-going con.
fidence OF his chieftain in the third bat
tie to know hat his powers as a hypno
tizer of public opinion were never Tate6
beyond their true worth By his clearer
sighted associate.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
cuRRnNr roLIrIcAL coMMnNr.
"The Mystery OF Not n Mystery
in the south
Charleston News and Courier (dem)

~ " 9NaNAs
Charleston News and Courier Cdem)
Mr.. Bryan's newspaper, The Commoner.
has determined to solve the Mystery Of
zoos" and invites the cooperation Of its
readers in every part Of the country, 1t
asks them to answer the following ques-
tons:
Did the democratic barty make Losses in
your county and precinct? II so, to what
influences were such losses due?
What course shall reformers adopt for
the future?
Can the democratic party hope ever to
gain control of the federal government
Answers to these questions must be brief
and to the point, the writing must he plain.
the tone must be respectful, and the lam
guage nonlibelous and free from epithet.
The name Of the writer's will be published
except where their use is forbidden, and
this symposium We are told. will be con-
tinued from week to week. covering suf-
ficient time and space in which to clear up
The Mystery Of 1903!
We think the questions may be answered
in this way for every county and precinct
In South Carolina: The democratic vote
held its own, not because the voters
thought that there was any chance OF
electing the national democratic ticket. but
b' cause it is the habit of the white peopls
in this state to vote the democratic ticket,
Nobody in this state really believes that
Mr.. Bryan can ever be elected president,
but IL he is nominated again In 1912 the
democrats Of this state will vote for him
they have gotten used to II. The best thing
for the 'reformers" to do, of course, IL
to stop their foolir g." out that is more
than they could be expected to do.
The solution of The Mystery of 1908"
will probably be reached by the very clever
device adopted by the Commoner about the
time the delegates are to be elected to
the next convention Of the national demo-
ciacy, and will resolve itself into a gen.
eral concurrence Of democratic opinion as
to the availability of Mr.. Bryan for the
pr esidential nomination.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
Temper and Poetry,

Springfield Mass.) Republican Qnd.)
The best sign OF Mr.. Bryan's present
temper is to be seen in the poetry he
auotes. His Commoner editorial on 1.-The
result" concludes with the last two stanzas
of Bryant's roem, The Battlefield and,
If one may Judge from the sentiment the
lines express. Mr.. Bryan isn't crushed a
bit:
Yea, though thou lie upon the dust
When the who helped thee flee in fear,
Die full Of hope and manly trust,
Like those who fell In battle here.
Another hand thy sword shall WELD,
Another hand the standard wave,
Till from the trumpet's mouth Is pealed
The blast OF triumph Ger thy grave.
Men OF all political faiths can agree at
least upon one point with reference to
Mr.. Bryan. His valor In taking endless
thrashings may be commended even to the
young.