The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-12-04
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PUPUkEA SOLD


DIR. E. c. Rhodes seems to have
demonstrated that small farming can
be made to pay. Three years ago he
took up Lot 10 in the Pupukea-Paumalu
tract of government land under right
of purchase lease, at an appraised valu-
alton of $1643.75. He began the cult
walton of pineapples and other produce
on the land. On October 20, last, he
received a patent for the tract from
the government, and yesterday deed
by which he conveyed the land to Fred
L. Haley was fled for record in the
Office of the Registrar of Conveyances.
The deed recites that the land is con-
veyed for the sum of $4,000 and one
third Of the produce of the land from
the crops now growing and which shall
hereafter grow until December 81, 1910.
The stamp duty on the instrument
would indicate that the entire consider.
alton was between nine and ten thou
sand dollars.
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spokesman, but for some reason he es-
chewed that role. He has been making
only one or two speeches session and
generally these have been on subjects
with slight bearing upon any import
ant administration policy. In some
minor ways he has stood forth as the
exponent of the President, but he ap-
parently never aspired to the stature
of a full-fedged spokesman, and the
House never considered him as such.
Representative Townsend, of Mich
gan, Jared forth two or three times as
temporary presidential spokesman
especially ON legislation for the regu
lation of railroad rates. However, he
never eclipsed the glory of Senator
Lodge as the presidential spokesman
in-chief, in whom the White House had
absolute confidence and to whom it con
ided the most momentous of admins
tration secrets.
Washington is taking it for granted
that the House will have big presi
Dental spokesman on the floor agaiI
when Mr.. Taft comes into his own. Tha
man will be Representative Theodore
E. Burton, of Ohio, unless, perchancc
Mr.. Burton is able to win an election
to the Senate from Ohio. Then h,
would be a presidential spokesman OIL
the floor of that chamber, although
whether he would be chief in that ca
pacity remains to be considered. MI
Burton has been an intimate persona
and political friend of Mr.. Taft for
long time. He was one of the very frs
to raise the Taft colors in Ohio, an
fought right nobly and with all tn
power he had for the advancement o
Mr.. Taft IS candidacy. He is recog
nized leader in the House, which woul
enhance his influence there if he wer
also to become Taft spokesman i
House debate.
Representative Charles H. Grosvenol
1
of Athens, Ohio, who glories in the It'll
of sold Nggers," ecause of his fonC
ness for political predictions, was tn
last real presidential mouthpiece in tina
body. He was an intimate friend G
the late President Mckinley, who tim
and again delegated to him to announc
some administration policy of note tina
affected Congressional legislation. Gel
Grosvenor role was all the more in
portant because Mckinley and Rec
were not on amicable terms, and Rec
was not in the habit of going to til
. White House to find out what the Pre-
ident wanted. Mckinley, of cours
found ways of conveying his wishes
Reed, but it became very essential I
have some man of good oratorical abb
ity and political Judgment to jump mi
debate and to sound the keynote /;
the proper pitch. Gen. Grosvenor
functions in that regard ceased whe
Roosevelt became President, and lat
. he was defeated for denomination.
Senator Lodge may remain somethir
. of a presidential spokesman for tt
next four years. He is on intima
, terms with the President-elect, but IL
two are not the close personal frienC
that Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Roosevelt ar
The Senator's rating in the upp,
. branch of Congress is very high, he hi
had long experience in legislation, al
l on some questions, especially dipl
Q matte questions, is regarded as an a
{ thority.
t If Mr.. Root goes to the Senate, no
: ever, as now seems assured, he W
r likely share honors as administrati'
J. spokesman on the floor with Senat
o Lodge. For Mr.. Root has been excee
a ingly close to Mr.. Taft and possess
r his confidence to an unusual degr'
5, They have been colleagues for ma
s. years at the cabinet table. Both a
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