The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-26
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been more averse than ever to giving
the necessary time to debating speeches.
But he is also relying much upon the
sentiment of the communities he visits
to make up his mind exactly what he
wants to say. The chances are that
most of his speeches will be compare
lively brief and that he will be guarded
about his statements on numerous is
sues
Events of the last week or two have
demonstrated to him that he ought to
exercise caution. It is the old story,
reiterated much in the chronicles of
national politics for the last twelve
months. The tempestuous West is as
sorting its dissatisfaction. When the
reports first were brought to Beverly
the President was skeptical But they
poured in from quarters that he felt
were friendly. One enthusiastic sup
porter whose influence for the Presi-
dent in the Mississippi Valley has been
tremendous, told him not long ago that
he would be unable to carry a number
OF Western states, were there to be a
presidential election next year, because
of dissatisfaction over the tariff.
This was followed by the visit of an
other Republican of great influence,
whose opportunities for observation are
large. He journeyed from the West to
Beverly to warn the President of the
hostile attitude of the country through
which he was about to Journey. These
visits and other reports, whatever their
reliability may prove to be, has made
the President pause. He is in very
m},ah of v-ho+ 10
garding the tariff when he reaches Min
nesota, Iowa and Nebraska.
He has said nothing directly to news
paper correspondents in the last few
days about his intentions in tha5 regard.
But one of his most intimate friends at
Washington, who has been staying on
the North Shore has been authority for
| the statement that the President would
tell the Westerners he had done the best
he could in getting tariff reductions,
that he had gained something in the
Payne law and at the next election they
should renew their fight for the election
of men who would go to Washington
and work for further revision down
ward.
It remains to be seen whether this
was not put out as a sort of feeler to
ascertain how the country at large
would accept such a proposition. APP
parently such statement from the
President in the course of a public
speech would be taken to mean the re-
opening of tariff and fierce revision
campaign next year. But the best opin-
ion is that the President will hest
tate before he encourages such polit-
a1 III oh CHI -
further revision, even before new law
has been given a fair trial, might aliay
Republican hostility in Western states
| and please quite contingent of con-
| sumers in manufacturing common
wealths But it would arouse intense
| opposition among the standpatters
among the manufacturing interests, and
alike in the business and commercial
world generally. In the business world
even the low tariff advocates would be
averse to further disturbance ct pres
ent, preferring that there should be 8
settled condition rather than tariff
agitation, which always disturbs the
currents of trade.
As already stated, the likelihood Of
the President assuming such an attl
tude before his Western constituents
was probably put out for political pur
poses, but in spite of that men are
specializing upon what the consequences
! would be. When the extra session o.
| Congress came to close, the leaders il
Senate and House were so utterly wear,
| of revision work and of the friction i
had produced within the party tina
they were fully determined the next re
vision should be at very distant day
provided Republicans remain III power
| The stress and strain upon the part,
| was far beyond anything the averag
citizen is able to realize. No Congress
sional legislation in the twelve year
the Republicans have been in uninter
rupted control of all branches of tn
Government has been so trying upon tn
legislative organizations or so threaten
ing to the integrity of the party.
If the President should now encour
age a campaign for further revision, tn
Western insurgents would immediatel,
interpret it as a decision on his part t.
side with them and against the regular
in Senate and House. AS he insiste'
on standing by the regulars all during
the extra session and on recognizing
them in preference to the "kickers,
the regulars would be prompt to resen
a change of front. The legislation o
the coming session would probably b
controlled in considerable part by tn
Democrats and the insurgents. Fo
there are enough wavering Representa-
tives and Senators, who would prefe
to be with the President, to make tn
insurgents very formidable in both leg
islative branches. They would prob
ably hold the balance of power an
could dictate terms.
A Congressional campaign next yea
for revision of the tariff could hardly b
confined to the West. The Democrat
and low tariff Republicans in the Eas
would be strong enough to force TART
| as an issue in Congressional district