The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-10-15
BY Ernest g. Walker.
.faii Special to the Advertiser. }


There are sounds of popular turmoil
out of the West. The reports are rap
idly straying into Washington. They
are the aftermath of the Taft progress
across that wide belt. wherein the in
surgents dwell. He has traversed their
country. and passed to the farther side,
where men Of the dominant party are
more in accord with him.
As he penetrated the insurgent ter
ritory the President spoke his mind.
lie talked of tariff, of revision in rail
road rate regulation and in restraint
of trade. He announced himself on
the legalizing of the boycott, on the
reorganization of the Interstate Com
merce Commission so that there should
be a United States Circuit Court of
Ave to hear railroad appeals, very like
the customs court of appeals which
congress, with his full approval, au-
thorized last winter Incidentally he
talked quite a bit about speeding the
processes of the courts so that justice
may be had earlier--a theme he accen.
tuated before the lawyers of Bath
County, Virginia, the summer he was
presidential candidate, and yet again
when he and Bryan, in the very height
Of the campaign were guests of com
mercial bodies in Chicago.
And he has come out in very empha-
tic terms for the Roosevelt conserva'
ton policies and in n special statement
informed Chief Forester Clifford Pin
chot at Salt Lake City that he can
not be spared from the Forestry Blu
reau. The President has, in fact, now
outlined about all the leading policies
of his administration, as these policies
have developed to date, after a sum.
mer of close consultation with members
of his cabinet regarding those policies.
While he has been out upon the road
only about two weeks, he has said many
very interesting things for the edifca-
ton Of all the people. No woPder all
eyes are upon the West and will be
upon the West more than ever till the
presidential train circles up into Wash
ington state and down into California
and starts on the homeward trip.
The President has said n deal that
is new, although he has talked mostly
upon old subjects. That was to be
expected for there are no new issues
and the issues uppermost are those he
inherited from Roosevelt and from the
| campaign. A voluminous sequel OF
| comment and criticism will follows
as a matter of fact already proceeding
The President expected as much, prob
ably hoped for comment and criticism
because in that way public sentiment
is quickened and chrystalized. By the
time he swings around into Dixie land
he may be able to ascertain with some
precision just what character and de
gree of support his various propositions
for solving legislative and executive
problems will have. 1t will be to his
advantage to have this information
1t will guide him in the winters efforts
1t is plain now, when the President
has been so short time away, that
the criticism of his series of speeches
will not be altogether friendly or favor
able. This does not signify, however
that conclusions of presidential unpop
ularity should be jumped at or that
the administration is skirting danger
Gus shoals. 1t is fairer to infer that
Mr.. Taft is passing through the critica
period, which every new President ha
to face. He is "a different man thar
President Roosevelt. The latter ha
"A personality that greatly entertained
the multtudes. They became tremend
ously infatuated with him-idolized hin
and can not quickly switch to a new
favorite. In that regard Presiden
Roosevelt was an exceedingly Difficult
man to follow in the White House.
The country must have year o.
two always TO get acquainted with 4
new President 1t does not get wei
acquainted with him as presidential
candidate, much as there is printed
about presidential candidate in thu
newspapers and magazines and mucl
as he appears in public places. TIT
process is slow one for the people
1t was slow in the case of Roosevelt
When Mckinley died he was n nigel
beloved man among Americans and ha'
been for long time. But McKinle,
had been President two or three year
before the masses began to show stronl
affection for him.
On the lonely eminence of the pres
! dency Mr.. Taft has to work out his owl
! popularity, as Mckinley and R0oso
! welt had to do or course, he may no
! win great popularity, but there is n
reason yet for such an inference be
cause of his two weeks Of iOurneHnl
in the West. The people will get some
thing Of measure Of him, which the!
had not previously, by the time he re-
turns 10 Washington, He has had % BIZ
tusse over one great issne-the tariff
He has set the wheels 10 turning In thu
executive departments and inaugnrate'
there the ideas Of administration whicl
lac fayOrs. This winter, from the yer,
moment he gets baelf into the Whit
House again, there will be more larg'
tasks, which wore imposed as Tesul
Of tho last national campaign. TN
President Is success during the foasOl
will afford wider range Of vision an'
make practicable conclusion regnrdinl
tho popular verdict
Ifs course during The last two week
has brought tho regulars into close
sympathy with him, The word eOminl
10 Washington from many sources
all ono way IN this respect la villa
has been done, tho President has ~
erilinium f0f The lqadoTs upon whom h
ialird 10 hafg hiH plans nsnenlnd, AlbHi
they may mol always have accomplished
49, murk De- bn wanted Tho lresidon
has emphasized again and again iha