The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-06-11
TARIFF BILL WILL BE
READY BY MONTHS END


last ten years the long sessions have
been adjourning in May and June, and
even at the end of April. This means
that the legislators OF Senate and
House are certainly not putting in any
more time at Washington than their
predecessors were doing. The session
OF Congress that framed the German
Wilson law did not adjourn till Octo-
Der, just a short while before the Con-
gressional elections.
Probably nothing short OF a war
would keep Congress in Washington
in these modern days through August
and the prophecy of statesmen with
wilted collars in late May about Con-
gress being here till october 1 is not
credited by anyone with a level head
who knows anything about Washing
ton affairs.
A number of voyages to Europe will
be interfered with, however, and that
| fact has something TO do with the big
outcry. Since 1t has become the prac-
tice with large portion of the coun-
try TO increase the tenure of Senators
and Representatives and, in fact.
often to allow them to serve almost
Ohly thNg dit Aallly
efficient, these same Senator's and Re-
representatives., who used to spend their
summers at home looking after politi-
cal fences now journey far and wide
during vacation time. Many of them
go away to Europe, as soon as the
| weather becomes a: all hot. They en-
gage their passages a considerable
time ahead and whenever there is a
| prospect of Congress staying in Wash
| ington a few w .nks later Than usual,
| q great howl goes up from Mr.. Sena-
tor or Mr.. Representative, who has
been picturing himself and family rid.
ing the bounding waves and enjoying
| the pleasure resorts of the trans
atlantic region. or course he does not
| express his disappointment about his
trip. But, my, my, how he does growl
when he is outside the han of the
House or the chamber of the Senate
about the dawdling legislative meth.
| DDS!
Nevertheless and Notwithstanding,
adj the criticism and all the jibes
serve a useful purpose. Large bodies,
| especially large legislative bodies,
| move slowly. There Is always a vast
| amount of inertia to be overcome. OF
| course too many Senators want to
make long-winded speeches. Nobody
denies that. And the Wanted free
dom of speech, OF which the Senate is
very proud, is invariably abused and
the abuse is conspicuous when a great
measure is in hand. One hears vir-
| tually the same speech iterated and
| reiterated. 1t should be remembered,
however, that the same thing happens
| in the House of Representatives and
very, very much is said there which
contributes absolutely nothing to the
general enlightenment upon the ques-
ton at issue. There are some things,
however, which the politicians want
!terated and reiterated because that
helps drive statements home to the
minds of the people. The leaders re-
peat a thing again and again on ex-
actly the same principle that teacher
repeats an idea again and again to
the pupil.
Such proceedings pail upon the man,
who has grasped the idea when 1t
was first stated, but 1t takes a long
time to reach all parts of the United
States and to get a statement before
all the people and to impress it upon
them. The leaders know they make a
lot of folks very weary with their
asseverations but the end iustifies the
| means with them and the educational
campaign must always go hand in
hand with legislation of Importance.
For legislators know they must be
supported by public sentiment IL they
wish to legislate successfully and
during the proceeding they take care
to emphasize the principles upon
which they are working. The high
protectionists have been putting out
every conceivable argument in justif-
cation of their position and likewise
the low protectionists, who come main.
| ly from the middle western states, as
far as the Republicans are concerned.
That Is why Senator Hale put out his
| doctrine that II is not the manufac-
turer, protected by high tariff wall,
who raises the price of necessaries,
but the wholesaler. score of like
instances might be cited in connection
with the Senate debate of the last
/ month.
| And when the last word has been
| spoken and the bill has been signed
many of the malcontents, who have
been loudest in their censure, will look
back upon the events of two or three
months and reason that everything
has come out well. They might have
cut off some OF the debate II they
could, but they will not look upon tn,
debates as entirely fruitless by any
means.
TIE Senate debates are making q
martyr-in the eyes OF very many
Senator's, even including those who d,
not agree with him. That is Senator
Aldrlch, Of Rhode Island. OF course
he Will get very little sympathy If
many parts OF the country. To IN,
westward IL is political advantage e
have denounced Aldrich and Aldrlch,
ism.
But Senator Aldrich Is carrying bur,
dens for many OF his colleagues. Thess
are mostly Republicans, but there ar,
a few Democrats among them. Som,
senator wants duty raised or ~
talned' What does he do forthwith
lie hastens away 10 Senator Aldrlch
chairman OF the Finance Committee
lie states his case. The merits " hi