The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-05-13
By Ernest q. walker.
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(Mail Special to The Advertiser.)
WASHINGTON, April 81. - "Big
Bill" is stirring things up again. The
dilatory lawmakers are now trelSking
once more to the White House portals
this week to answer the summons and
give an account of themselves. The
President wants to know. He is aware
that it is hard to pull the legislative
load. 1t always is hard to get big
measures of general legislation safely
through the congressional channels. But
when the President insists upon little
more acceleration, it helps the leaders
and conditions are most often improved.
He is dnging away on those old, old
subjects, which, however, are very i'm
portant to the administration and to
the Republican party. There is no
quick hustling around corners and no
taking of new positions by the present
incumbent of the White House. "Pass
my railroad bill, - he keeps saying to
senators and representatives. ''Pass my
postal savings bank bill, =" he adds,
land don t. forget my multiplication
bill and my conservation bills. The
party is pledged to all those matters Of
legislation"
When he has delivered such messages
to the congressional visitors at his of.
fees, the President has by no means
concluded. He is willing to help work
out the problems, If the discussion and
consideration, in progress at the Capitol
develop fresh difficulties and demon
strates the necessity for some com.
promise or redrafting, the President
shows himself ready to cooperate on
those identical lines. He has said again
and again that he is only after the
principles involved He wants to be
practical, but nevertheless he wants the
legislation.
1t is not his purpose to keep thump
ing away at the senate and the house
all of the time. He let's up for season
and then he goes at it again. That
has been his method all winter long
His recent activities are only renewed
evidence of his persistence. 1t is win
ming him admiration even from critics
He pursues his course without a shadow
of turning and folks at Washington
say that will not only bring about the
enactment of the bills in question but
will stimulate the American people be
fore the summer and autumn have
passed to make up a favorable verdict
for his administration. 1t is sometimes
intimated that the country has hardly
| yet become acquainted with the sterling
qualities of the President.
Asking for Much.
There have been many protests to til,
President that he is asking too mucl
of congress, that the load is a heav.
one to carry, that senators and repre-
sentatives are growing aweary an(
anxious to get home where they can b'
free from the cares of legislation anC
look after their political fences. Blu
the President reminds them that he, too
is growing aweary of the long struggle
and would gladly see the end of con
gress so that he could get away Il
Beverly, the summer capital, where h'
could attend solely to pressing fedora
business and look after party interests
in State and national campaigns. For
after all, he is quite as much interested
as any senator or representative, in thu
outcome of the fall elections and mus
devote deal of attention to them
While it is very true that congressman
must look out this early for politica
developments at home, the President i
also keeping an eye out upon the diver
States where the political battle
already waging.
Part VIII Satisfy.
He has Ceased up' little on tn
Legislators, as demonstrated during
series of conferences in recent days
He has said that he will be Statistic,
if one or two of his measures are passet
through senate and house and put int
conference. He is willing that the con
ferees should conclude their labor
thereon during the short session o
congress next winter. That will oh
viate the necessity of congress remain
ing in session while the conferees DELHI
crate, but as a bill in conference i
fairly certain Of being enacted int
law the President feels that he coul