The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-17
MANI AND CAMPAIGN IS
ALREADY WELL UNDER WAY
North, South, East and West Is Stirring---Re-
pubicans Will Garry the War Into
Democratic Country.

lature that chooses a United States SEN
ator. and IN electing even a few state
officials. Some other western States
are given to like prolix and long drawn
out political campaigns but over on
this side of the mountains the politi-
clans have come to favor the sharp and
decisive campaign, lasting month or
more. New York and Massachusetts
have been exponents Of that idea
Well Under Way.
Now, however, the campaign in Mas.
sachusetts seems to have been fairly
well begun. The party managers are
already plotting and planning and
''iockeying for advantage. - There will
be a lively summer of orat0ry in ad-
vance of the meeting of the big party
conventions and the nominations of
candidates. New York. for the pres
ent, is in allegiance politically but the
Republicans are simply waiting for
the ex-President to set foQt upon their
shore and the music viii begin. He is
TO be their leader and they want to
have plenty of summer action to con
vince the voters that the grand old
party should not be relegated to the
minority status in their commonwealth
after next January.
Even this early there is a tremen-
dous call for big Republican orators.
Managers Of local party organizations
are coming to town to make bookings
Any Republican. who can deliver a
ringing speech, Will be in demand this
year But oratory is not to be relied
upon solely. The printing presses are
running against heavy orders for cam
paign literature and pamphlets for the
enlightenment of the votes are gong
out from Washington br e:erv mai.
And this is to be kept up till INTO the
autumn.
Interest General.
Apparently old General Apathy will
not be allowed to take command this
year. OF course the interest thus far
has been confined most to the generals
and the captains and the party work
ers but there are evidences Of interest
among the voters who conine their ac.
Invites to going to the oallot boxes.
1t is to be a thinking year n politics.
The word of so and so will not be
taken for its face value unless backed
up by the facts.
The senators and representatives will
by no means be allowed to monopolize
AL the interest Thirty Of the forty
six States elect governors this year
and also legislatures to say nothing
about minor officials There is no State
that does not have some political con
test Fewer elections are to 60 I'M
contested than has been the ease for
cf bn h, 10,
parties are hopeful of success and
| there is to be plenty of action all along
| the line.
! three wears. he lecture will be illus
! 4 very important factor IL the hurry
| bury of current politics is congress.
| If senate and house can make up a
| fairly good record of achievement
after a tempestuous winter punctuated
with insurgent activities, the Repub-
| lean party can go before the country
! with some assurance. But whether the
| senate and the house are likely to make
| up a record of achievement is very
much an open question The issue seems
Just now hanging in the balance There
! has been so much political fighting in
side the Republican party that the old
| time capacity for doing things legis
| lative has been crippled.
Two weeks ago it looked as though
| the Republicans would turn the trick
| There was progress with the President I
legislative program, after long and mos
astonishing delays. After weeks, an(
| even months, had been frittered away
the senate and the house found them
selves grinding away on the railroa,
regulation bill as though it was the rea
intention to enact it into law. Their,
was activity on other measures.
May Dump the Load.
But there is no Disgusting that tn,
Legislative load is growing heavier ant
heavier, and that the top Of the hi
seems a long way up yet. The trouble
Is that there is no aggressive public
sentiment for the legislation in ques
tion-as has often been emphasized thi
winter-and that no one in command il
taking q very earnest part in gettin.
the legislation through. The Repub
lican organization in senate and hous
has been demoralized by the frequen
attacks and criticisms. Speaker Can
non has been more or less disheartene,
by the onSlaughts of the insurgents
They and the Democrats endorsed hin
in making up a new rules committee
He is cheerful and still very much il
the ring, but the fact remains that h,
can not achieve as much as he coul,
if he had an undivided ma iority part,
at his back, Over in the senate tn,
same kind of insurgent tactics hav
virtually driven the two leading sen
ators-Aldrich and Hale-out Of publ
life. They have year more to serve
but neither Of those men is naturally
taking the same active interest in get
ting legislation through that they woul,
have taken hut for current conditions.
President Embarrassed