The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-12-04
GETTING READY FOR THE
NEXT ADMINISTRATION


But it is already as good as settled by
President Roosevelt that Mr.. Root must
be the next Senator from New York to
succeed Thomas Collier Plat, which
means that Mr.. Root will put on the
( toga March 4 next, and that he will be
in the Senate from that date and can
not take a place in the next cabinet.
| Mr.. Root has as much confidence in Mr..
Taft as Mr.. Taft has in Mr.. Root. They
were at the White House luncheon to-
gether with the President, which gave
them opportunity to talk over wide
range of subjects of great Importance
both to this administration and the
next. Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Root are the
two men, who have served in his cabi-
net, in whom the President has placed
greatest confidence, and in all prob
ability Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Root will
be the two on whom President Taft
will most rely for advice and counsel
during the next four years.
Not on Exhibition.
Many others called at the White
House Sunday to talk it over with Mr..
Taft. One of them was Representative
John Dalzell, of Pittsburg, the arch
! standpat leader Of the House and the
one man who will try to keep the pres
ent tariff duties where they are. He has
been leading spirit in the Ways and
Means hearings, now in progress in the
House office building. Nominally, his
visit was for the purpose of inviting
, Mr.. Taft to go out to Pittsburg to at
, tend some celebration in the near flu
ture. Mr.. Taft indicated that he would
be unable to attend. He is very strong
, ly averse to going on exhibition and
l wants to make as few public appear
ances as possible while President elect
, He is going to New York to speak be
fore the North Carolina Association
, because he is deeply interested in
breaking the Solid South and in incul
eating sound Republican ideas among
the voters Of that section. He is al
ready on record as practically fayorinl
e the disfranchisement of the ignoran
Q negroes of that section and believes tina
e it is possible in the course of few
e years to build up strong Republican
r. white party in that section. He especi
|. ally wants to destroy the party-foI
J. patronage habit which prevails at pres
is emit with the Republicans of the Soutl
eel But while he declined Mr.. Dalzell
&c invitation to go to Pittsburg, the tw
ID talked quite lot about the forthcon
g ing revision. Mr.. Taft rade it plat
is that he favors a revision of the tart
downward and that he hopes the col
d sumers who want a revision dowI
II ward will come forward and presen
L. their arguments to the Ways and Mean
y, Committee. Thus far the high prote'
e tionists have been most in evidence an
1t the hearings have chiefly emphasize
.e protest against any reductions.
p Mr.. Taft also discussed many que
is tions of administration with PresideI
to Roosevelt, and it is very plain that I'll
e. two are going to do their utmost
IN merge their administrations, to adol
st phrase that Secretary Root used
err few days ago. Doubtless Mr.. Roos
Of welt acquainted Mr.. Taft with niue
lie that he plans to say in his forthcomin
lie annual message to Congress, and NJ
e. Taft told Mr.. Roosevelt something G
fe what he has in mind to say to til
country in his inaugural message.
De Taft and the Leaders.
O When Mr.. Taft returns to Washing
" ton again in December, Congress wi
o. be in session, and if he so chooses h
can meet a number of the leaders
g Congress. 1t will be little surprise
u there are several such meetings and
's. he acquaints the leaders in Senate an
We House, in some detail, what his plal
as are with regard to tariff revision al
u labor reforms. If the standpatters co
tinue to have things their own WI
Ss he will have opportunity to warn the
TO- further that he wishes a thorough re,
he sion, even if it is to be a standpat rev
Vi sion. His two forthcoming visits
Dr. New York will also give him oppo
III tunity to meet influential men of tn
ny state and especially of New York CT
and to gauge the sentiment of that
IT. fiuential political and financial centt
In Washington now Mr.. Taft is trea
nu ed very much as though he were re;
'h' ly President. Secret Service men ba
I'm been detailed to accompany him, Il
: only here but on his travels about I
ecu country. That is precaution of rece
er- years since anarchists and other We
nd bad men have evinced tendencies to
iiy ard personal violence upon men of pl
Ups lie prominence. Mr.. Taft takes su
as attentions from Secret Service IN
AIR with good nature, although he cha,