The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-10
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national conventions are five months
removed and that even the most as
tute politician might make a bad guess
if he tried to pick the nominee of his
party at this time. If a fair poll on
both sides of Congress were taken
now it would probably develop the
fact that President Taft and Woodrow
Wilson have more real trends in their
respective parties than any other can
didate. A great deal of missionary
work is being done among the mem
bers by Harmon. supporters, and it Is
remarkable fact that the agents
employed in this work, instead of
speaking up for their own candidate.
are combining their efforts mainly to
an attempt to make it appear that
Woodrow Wilson is opposed politi-'
cally to the Catholic church Thus
far this propaganda has succeeded
only in rousing some indignation,
some curiosity and much adverse
comment
High Recognition for Guide.
The most important functionary in
Washington, at least in his own mind
is the omnipresent guide who wishes
to show even the oldest inhabitant Of
Washington through the White House.
the capitol, the treasury building Or
some other point of interest. These
semi-public functionaries, with a great
deal of bowling and scraping, merely
conduct the unsuspecting wayfarer to
such places as are actually open to
the general public, so that about the
only real service they render is to
steer the man who is in a hurry to
those accessible places of public in
terest which he might have had some
difficulty in finding alone.
In the capitol there is q corps of
guides and close corporation exists
among them. They have an organiza-
ton and prowl around from cellar to
dome, followed by large squads of
open-mouthed American citizens who
listen in awe to their tales and be-
| lieve every word they hear Not in.
frequently they will attempt to lead
their following over to some public
man whom they met in the corridors;
not, however, if they know him by
sight.
One of the guides recently was TAX
ing a party through the narrow cor
ridors outside the Supreme Court
room when Chief Justice Edward D.
White suddenly opened the door Of
the robing room and attempted to go
across the corridor to the entrance of
the courtroom. AS he passed through
the door he came face to face with
the guide and his party. The guide
recognized the chief justice instantly,
and made desperate efforts to back up
and hold the crowd behind him. JUS
| tice White, however, was equal to the
emergency. He quickly backed him
| self into the doorway, at the same
time remarking with gallant wave
of his hand after you, sir. You are
more important than l am"
The chief justice held his ground,
too, until the guide, somewhat
abashed, continued on his way. He
did not tell his party who it was that
had thus addressed him.
Refundng Debt His Speciality.
Senator Robert l.. Taylor of Ten
nessee, one of the best story tellers in
Congress, was elected governor Of
! Tennessee over his brother Alfred, Il
stalwart Republican, in 1886. During
the campaign the brothers stumped
the state together and held joint de-
bates which were always opened with
vocal solo by Alfred to the tuneful
accompaniment of Brother Bob on
| his famous old violin.
/ In the course of the campaign some
of the Republican leaders raised the
point against the Democratic candi-
date that he was not business man
and that the state at that particular
| time was badly in need of thorough
going business administration. The
objection was carried to Bob Tay-
lor and his reply is embalmed in the
political history of the state. He said
q will admit that a business man
of peculiar qualifications is needed to
meet the present emergency in state
affairs. AS | understand it, the prin-
cipal business before the next admin
istration will Oe the refunding of the
state debt This means the state will
be called upon to take up one note Jl
Indebtedness and lay down another
Gentlemen, | have been doing that ali
my life and | know of no man better
qualified to meet the present emer
gency than | am
During the campaign Senator Taylor
was introduced to an audience by q
homegrown orator who was particu
larry eulogistic in setting forth the
virtues of the Democratic candidate
When he took the platform Mr.. Taylor
said Il am greatly honored by the