The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-02-04
GAINING HIS HI
F LOST GROUND
President Being Assured of More
Than Expected Support for
His Pet Measures.
INSURGENTS COME INTO LINE
Suggested Legislation Received
With More Favor as Details
Become Known.
INSURGENTS COME INTO LINE
By Ernest G. Walker.

(Mail Special to The Advertiser.)
WASHINGTON, January 16.-The
mutterings of the insurgents, reinforced
in some instances by little cdteries of
regular Republicans, of which so much
has been made, are not discouraging the
President. During the last few days
he has been receiving cordial messages
from many parts of the country. Peo-
pie are showing more interest in his
activities. A multitude of approving
kilograms were licked off into the
White House offices, following the two
special messages which outlined his leg
islative plans. These cheered the Pres
ident measurably, coming as they did,
after he had had a gloomy experience
of criticism from many quarters. The
existence of this friendly sentiment is
felt by senators and representatives. 1t
will help the President in his further
efforts to obtain a caucus alignment of
the factions.
The President wants the proposed
caucus verdicts upon interstate COM
merce amendments, federal incorpora-
tion, and other measures virtually as
he has drawn them. He will not object,
however, to notifications in committee
if he is convinced these notifications
VIII improve tne ieeisia.lon' lhe MUST
leaders say there must ne hear!nSs anu
careIul' consideration, III coniIhlltee, 30
!hat u can MOI. De cnasgeu tne CAUCUS
40 T usu. ping 'es a WaNi;., +ho+
a. presi q w. iaa,, a;st;nnfi,, COW
;nu in nrestiqe nv his peace successes
of the last few davs His friends be.
Iieye it nav prove to be the turning
point in his administration. If he sue.
ceeds with his caucus program and wins
over the bulk of the insurgents, he will
find himself more firmly established
than he has ever been as the leader of
his party. to saw nothing of a more
secure position as President of all the
people.
Better ON Acquaintance.
rho ;,rnrass;on ,rror,s +h.+ tbora ,,;u
he MOO aereral o1sro,,oI of tbe mans.
,,ros presi5an. Taft ;s a5voco+,ng when
tbe ,.,hI;o comes ~ lnow a l;ttIe bette
,yb,t +bav arc He made tho ropnd of
many c;t;es dur;nr the autumn outlin.
inr Tic leo;slaf;ye doctr;ne There was
mo str;k;ng note of disannroval thereto
W., ,nnnS ami be col .yos commend.
ed east Sas. well az west The wide.
snread dissent to the President q
aptmmn ntterances. as voiced through
The press. was over his Boston and
Winona speeches Those speeches, how
ever, had to do with Senator Aldrlch
ana the tariif, not with the matters OF
4 prospective Legislation Tor the session
& of congress.
West Howled.
Events. more or less untoward for the
9 administration. have contributed To the
& unfriendlv ;mnression which has since
4 nrevaiIad The western insurgents rails.
Cd a tremendous howl over the tariff
sneecb because one of the leading fem
efs of the;r doctrine has been IN aSitate
4 for = further revision. They easily
nassea from that to n criticism of any
IGeas advanced Inv the President. For
& jbev have assumed. since the MASSAGE
of fhe tariff bin. that the President was
hostile to them and therefore hostile to
their ideas about amending the inter.
state commerce law. If Roosevelt had
beeu President he would have dissented
from some of their ideas, as he fire..
ouentlv did when he was in the White
4 House He talked his measures over
with the renresentatives of divers in.
terests. arrived at conclusions, occa-
sionally at variance with previous state.
ments from him. and his changes of
view were acouieSced in by ardent fol.
lowers
poo.ao,. po,;o;.s
aoosevei' fo,i0ios'
President TAFT, as the successor OF
ho0seveit' Is naturally un aa1ti 10 con con
vet II is undonbtedlv trne that Presi
dent Taft has Iabored earnestly and
sincerely to incorporate into law many
measures that President Roosevelt advo
Gated. He believes that he has, arrived
at sound conclusions and that he has
had bills framed which embody sucf
ideas as Roosevelt was for.
He is so confident of this that he II
entirely willing to abide the verdic'
8 OF the people on tne mater, wheh thes
have once informed themselves. ne II
very much IN earnest ABOUT accomplish
ing some real reloI.is IN iesis sn. uui
lhg ms ADMINISTRATION, III, III 'he', niu'i