The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-25
By Ernest G. Walker.
(Mail special to the Advertiser

(Mail special to the Advertiser.)
WASHINGTON, November 1.-THE
federal capital is Gnce again firmly es-
tablished in Washington. President
Taft is back in the White House. The
cabinet officers have hurried to town.
All other officials have also come sour
rying to their desks. After an interim
of nearly three and half months, the
of government is now run
ming at full tilt There are bright
prospects for high old winter of i'm
portant activity.
1t goes without saying that Wash
ington gave the President a most
cordial welcome home Washington
likes President Taft, likes him better,
perhaps, than it has liked any of his
recent predecessors. Washington pe0-
pie look upon this city as his home,
in spite of the fact that Beverly now
lists him in its local directory as a
resident, in spite of the fact that Au-
gusta, Georgia, and Cincinnati, Ohio,
do likewise in their directories. The
President has lived longer in Washing
ton than he has either at Beverly or
at Augusta and, in fact, is expected
to live here for six or seven years
longer, which may make his Washing
ton residence longer than his residence
in Cincinnati, since he reached the
years of maturity.
The President is tired from continued
travelling and needs a few days to recu-
perate from the private car habit. He
has been in private car almost every
day for the last two mOnths-since the
14th of September There were two
rests-one of three days in the Yosem-
ite and another of four days on his
brother S ranch in Texas. That is
enough to tire out the sturdiest citizen
but he is not quite through travelling
yet; for late this week he goes up to
Connecticut to attend the exercises
incident to the inauguration of new
president at Wesleyan University and
next week he goes down to Norfolk,
Virginia, to attend gathering for the
advancement of the cause of improved
waterways.
Pilgrims Coming In.
And the big political pilgrims are
coming in every day. Senator Albert
B. Cummins, of Iowa, was in here a
little in advance of the President, with
whom he is to confer about the plans
fer revising the interstate commerce
laws. The President has asked him
to come, has asked many others to come
and all are proud of the fact that the
President wants to talk with them be-
fore he makes up his annual message.
Hardly a day passes that some big
senators are not strolling through the
Union station, opening their residences
and the next morning strolling casually
down to the White House offices. Gen
orally. of course, it is "iust to pay
respects to the President. but Wash
ington knows what that means. Either
the senator has business he wants to
take up with the President or the Pres
ident has asked the senator to drop in
and talk things over.
President in Good Shape.
The President is looking in fine con
dition and is taking up these political
and legislative parleys with zest and
interest. He stands the wear and tear
of travel splendidly, in fact enjoys
incident thereto are very secondary
matters with him. He is in good physl-
cal condition and will strive to keep
that way. He will be resuming his
golf games at the Chevy Chase Club
within a few days, when the great
White House ears will be steaming ont
that way many an afternoon after the
rush of callers is over.
Message Outlined.
He has already outlined what his an
nual message will be. All the mate
rial was given TO the public during
his western speeches. But he wants
to get the recommendation into good
shape. and before long the proof
sheets will be coming up from the gov
eminent printing Office SO that they
can be shown in confidence to the cor
gressional callers who will be coming
from now on in increasing numbers. 1t
is a special mark of esteem TO ser
ator Gr representative to have an OF
portuuitv to read the message before
It is given to the public. Chairmen of
the committees that have to do Wit i
the more important legislation natuI-
ally expect TO be shown the proof
sheets. Otherwise they would be
c~ouchv. For instance. the chalrmen
of appropriations who have much TO do
with the disbursement of the billion.
dollars the government spends every
wear. The chairmen of the interstate
commerce committees will also expect
a look at the message soon after the.
President has written it out. Ditto
the chairmen of the Judiciary commit
tees. and the chairmen of the military
committees and OF the naval commit
tees.
Roosevelt Policies.
It IS already pretty well understood
that the keynote of the President ;
message will be for legislation to fur
Their the Roosevelt policies. One very
important feature in that connection is
that President Taft insists he is the
most competent judge of what the
Roosevelt policies are. This Is a re-
ioinder to the critics Of the Taft ad-
ministration. who were formerly the
prime favorites under Roosevelt. Of
course. it must be admitted that Pres
ident Taft. as the choice Of Roosevelt
for the succession and as member OF
the Roosevelt cabinet for several