The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-14
A BIG DIFFERENCE IN
ADMINISTRATIVE METHODS
The Taft Administration in Contrast With Its
Professionalism Personal Details
IAN Era of Good Feeling.
Ernest e.. Walker.
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Whether President Taft really becomes
conservative Republican executive, as
!, eontrasted with progressive exeeu-
tive, such as was President Roosevelt,
it is none the less fact that official
| Washington continues vigorously ex-
claiming daily "What diference!'
One can almost feel it in the air. The
conversation of Congress has changed.
/ Senators and Representatives enjoy a
new frame of mind
Many are firmly convinced that Mr..
/ Taft not only purposes to be con-
sentative President, but that he already
has qualified for that classification.
Many things, some of minor Importance
probably, have confirmed observers in
| this view H'Senator Aldrich,'' said
one the other day, "has been at the
White House more in the last six days
than he was during the last six months
of the Roosevelt administration.
OF course most people are not aware
that Mr.. Taft and Senator Aldrich
have long been very warm personal
friends. The Rhode Island Senator, al
though regarded by the West as re-
dictionary, warmed up to Mr.. Taft s
presidential candidacy very early. He
did not come out into the open for
long time but all the same his> power
full influence was exerted in Mr.. Taft IS
behalf. President Roosevelt had
great respect for Mr. Aldrich s ad-
vice, but the trouble was that Mr.. AL
drich did not always agree with Presi-
dent Roosevelt's views and for that
reason Mr.. Roosevelt had little use for
him. He did not care to consult much
with men who did not bow to his judg
ment. However, President Roosevelt
was never puzzled to know where SEN
ator Aldrieh stood upon given ques-
ton. If the influential Senate leader
had convictions he voiced them, wheth-
er the President liked it or not If he
was an adversary he so declared him
self at the White House and Mr.. Roose-
welt knew where to place him,
But Senator Aldrich is really in
favor now at the White House and
President Taft likes to consult him
about questions of public moment. He
thinks the Rhode Island Senator s
Judgment is sound. On. the other hand
numerous Senators of the Republican
party, who trimmed their sails to the
breezes from the White House quarter
in the Rooseveltian days, are not be-
ing consulted with conspicuous fire.
quency. Their visits to date have been
in large part to ask for patronage
favors. President Roosevelt used to be
starting movements and sending for
such Senators as Beveridge, Of Indiana,
men not in accord with the Senate or
ganization, to lead these causes. There |
has been none of that during Mr.. !
Taft s administration thus far and
from all appearances there will be none. j
Of course, the pact that President |
Taft made right at the threshold of /
his administration with Speaker Can |
non and the House leaders, set many |
radical tongues to wagging. A large
following of Roosevelt Republicans /
have been uncompromisingly against /
the House organization. They thought /
the President should join the hue and
cry against the House rules. All in i
dividuals who reasoned that the rules !
of the House were not as bad as has !
been alleged were impossible political T
ly. There is some of this feeling in t
the radical western states still and the |
people out that way are beginning to
write letters to their Senators and Rep
resentatives asking whether President
Taft has gone back on them.
They claim that the policy of the
Department of Justice, as thus far an
confirms their suspicious re
garding the new President, which were /
aroused when President Taft decided
hat there was no guile in 'Uncle Joe'
Cannon and that the Speaker was
good man to tie to, if President wish
ed to get tariff revision bill speedily
through Congress. But it is well to re-
member that Mr.. Charles J. Bonaparte,
who recently retired as Attorney Cen
eral, was not judged as great lawyer
by men in his own profession. He ap-
with numerous trust prosecutions where
the evidence was insufficient. Now
comes Attorney General Wickersham,
who is conceded to be a great corpora
ton lawyer from Wall street. He is
going over the divers cases pending
before the Department of Justice and
IS deciding that in certain eases the
government did not have sufficient EVIL
1ence; therefore it will not press pros
ecution in such eases.
1t need be no surprise if one of these
lays Attorney General Wickersham
comes out with very vigorous action in
bringing some big corporation Grim
mails to justice. He is said to be that
kind of man, although Washington
has not yet had opportunity to take
MS measure as public official. If he
1oes undertake such a coup as that, he
will go far toward removing the grow
ng impression that the Taft admins
ration intends to be conservative and
,ou4iouo ond fharefora lass radical and