The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-27

| the battle for Republican votes among
labor bodies. The National Committee
was most derelict in handling that
phase of the campaign. a great cry
is going up from many western cities
because no labor literature has been
| distributed by the National Committee
Congressman and others. who write to
| headquarters here or in New York for
! literature, have secured little or moth
ing. Somebody, however, has stirred
headquarters up and the results are be-
| ginning to show Material is being fur
nished to newspapers of Republican
| faith, and the pro-Taft arguments, as
far as labor is concerned, are getting
before the public.
Has Not Made Break.
In that particular, therefore, the Re-
publican campaign is improving Then
Mr.. Taft tour through the west seems
to have been success. 1t was widely
heralded at first that serious mistake
had been made in sending him out on
the stump. Some friends feared he
would 'make a serious break that
would injure his campaign. But thus
far he has made no bad break The
returns, of course, are not all in, but
the impression seems to be that Mr..
Taft's western tour has been very
much of a success. It may not suffice
to swing doubtful states over to the
Republicans, but it has stirred up in
terest in him and has done much to re-
move the impression that he was very
much of a dummy candidate, and that
President Roosevelt has been carrying
him along. His appearance has i'm
parted enthusiasm along the route of
ers have started upon the managerial
tasks.
That is a matter of no secondary i'm
portance. One of the very great prob
lens before the Republicans of the
west this year is to get out their vote.
The difference is very pronounced in
nearly all sections. People do not seem
to be much interested in politics. The |
speakers find it difficult to draw audi
enees, and when the people do come out
it is not easy to arouse them to any en- /
thusiasm. Whether this means that they
have made up their minds as to what is
going to happen and as to how they
are going to vote, or whether they don t
care much any way, the observers have
been unable to determine. 1T is an ele-
ment of uncertainty that troubles the
of both parties.
Making the Most of Haskell.
Perhaps the incident of Governor
Haskell's resignation as Treasurer of
the National Committee is having no
particular influence, but the western
hope it is, and they are
forcing it home upon the voting mind
as though it were of as much import
ance as the personal character or in
5egrity of the presidential candidate
limself. The President has condemned
Haskell in two or three screamers,
lasn't he, the western Republicans ask.
s not that enough? What more do you i,
want? What does it amount to that !
Haskell proclaims his innocence and
Iefies President Roosevelt in terrible
erms? What does it boot that he
romises to file suits at law against
: Willie'' Hearst and a whole lot of
Their people who are charged with de-
aiming his gubernatorial name7
And then Vice Presidential candidate
ohm w. Kern dropped railroad pass u
hen he was travelling somewhere the
her day. A little thing to be sure, but .
lie western Republicans have seized II
BON that and they are filing their "
4wspapers with talk about the Demo u
attic running mate of Bryan having re
passl Shame, shame upon the al
emocratic candidates and upon the 70
smocratic party, they all cry. The Ct
ators are having their nice little filings -
out that. Of course Mr.. Kern hal to Vi
plain that, he was retained once to 10
: some suits for the Big Four railroad
d that he was given the pass that he
ght attend to business in behalf of tn
; railroad without having to pay fare. tn
of which may be true but the Re- Loo
blicans are pointing out that it is We
annual pass, any way, and that we
lie Mr.. Kern could legally have one nis
der the latest interstate commerce wo
' still it does not look just right. vo
end of the corporations. Nothing the
Id be palmer. at
Possibly this viii not hurt Bryan in wo
e getting and then again it may. Pr,