The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-06-17
CONGRESS OUT OF HAND AND |
LEGISLATION LINGERS LONG,
Presidents Influence Practically Gone and
insurgents Act as They Like---Arc
Helping the Democrats.

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gents are gaining credence with the
country. They have made wonder
ful record oil winnings at both ends
IF the Capitol-always with the aid
Of Democratic allies-and it is the old
story of the winning combination. The
country begins to pay attention to it
and bestow confidence in it. The
President has been in open and UNI
disguised opposition to the insurgents
in recent months and the success of the
insurgents notwithstanding such handi-
caps does not augment popular conf
dence in the President as the leader
Of his party.
The fact is that the criticisms which
the Democrats and insurgents voice in
debate, the regulars emphasize in
private conversation. The other day
the Democrats fung the changes on the
Presidents wanderlust and refused to
allow new appropriation for the
Presidents travelling expenses to be-
come Immediately available. 1t was
well understood that the President had
travelled so much hither and thither
and yon that he had exhausted the
$4,000 congress voted him last year
and in addition had created a def
cheney. In the talk of the corridors
and cloak rooms the Republicans have
been as emphatic in denunciation of
the President IS fondness for travelling
as have any of his partisan opponents.
Things had come to such pass that
certain leaders, who were offering
themselves as vicarious sacrifices to
the Presidents legislative program,
ank 20 fhA lHhskn unrco mud hapnt,nhf
him to cut out some of the travels
planned for the last month or two of
the session. Under the circumstances
the President could do little else but
acquiesce. AS the dark clouds that
hung over congress have begun to roll
away little, however, he has an
nounced his decision to start upon a
round of college commandments. I'm
less the senate is able to force the
words Immediately available" back
into the paragraph voting him $4,000
for travelling expenses the President
must pay out of his own pocket for
his commencement journeyings be-
tween now and July l, when the fiscal
year begins.
Fallen Nantes.
The leadership in senate and house
has been shattered by the winter IS
operations. The Republicans, who
have headed the party organizations
in senate and house, nave in reality
had a, terrible winter. They have no
heart for the fierce campaign of the
summer and autumn. Practically to a
man they believe there is little more
than a forlorn hope. 1t is sorry spec
tacle indeed by comparison with the
conclusion of Republican congressional
sessions for the past sixteen years.
Politics in Ohio.
Quite bit of interest is demon
strated here over the new senate. The
term sounds a bit peculiar but the
senate, while a continuous body, re-
CARDS itself as one third new every
two years, even though the 80 "new
senators" are mostly men who have
won asreelectiOn. When one of the old
timers wins q victory it is scored TO
his credit and his prestige at Washing
ton goes up peg or two accordingly.
The comment grows about the pri-
mary victory won by Senator Charles
Dick, of Ohio. A year back, Washing
lOu Edlu LndL DUH
ator Dick, the favorite Of Mark Han
ma, was probably serving his last term.
The political machine in Ohio was
against him, although in the PALMER
days he was one of the leaders in
Ohio politics. 1t seemed as though he
were down and out and would follow
his old-time colleague, Senator Fora
ker, to retirement. Folks always did
say, however, that Senator Dick was
a good politician. He went into the
uphill fight with good cheer, chose to
become a candidate before the primary
which, it is claimed, could not posi-
bly, benefit him, and has come out with
100000 votes, or thereabouts
The more the Buckeye politicians
analyze that vote the more they are
convinced that Dicks reelection to
the senate is contingent only upon
the election Of a Republican legisla-
ture in Ohio next November. While
100000 votes are not many as com
pared with the entire Republican vote
of Ohio, it is quite as many as all the
candidates for congress re-
ceived at the primaries and therefore
must have been a pretty representative
vote. And again the statistieians say
100000 votes is more than any Repub-
lican candidate for the senate ever re-
ceived in n primary contest in any
State. That makes a pretty sound ar
gument in Senator Dicks behalf and
consequently the impression grows
that Senator Dick viii succeed himself
and that the other Republican aspi-
rants, who did not contest the honor
with him at the primary will take to
the woods.
just when he appears TO be getting
TO the top of the HILL the Ohio Demo
Gratis, who have some hope Of electing
a majority Of the Ohio Legislature this
year, are having troubles because of
the insistenee OF William j. Bryan
that they designate some one as can.
didate for the United States senate.
II 10 many years since Ohio had a
Democrat In tho senate aud Governor
IiaFmon's preference that tho race be
an open one I'LL after the legislature
has been chosen makes a controversy
between him and Bryan, which bodies
III for the Ohio Democrats and also
for Governor Harmon
Rhode Ialand,
IA IA rather notleeaIIa that there has