The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-05-23
PLUM TREE" is RIPENJNa
FOR HARVEST
BY Ernest O. walker.
IMnil spccla to rhc Adycrll.cr.l


some easement here over patronage of
recent days. Here in mid. Nav the noni.
nation lists 10 the senate are begin.
hing to look rs Democrats expected
would-be in casly March. 4 few hon.
dred postnasters have actually been
nominated and some of the ripe, big
plums have fallen during the last week
from the tree of patronage. And vet
the boughs are stun heavy with the
season s fruitage. Oaly coupe of
ambassadors and almost no other diplo.
matte appointments, New York nj last
mas a collector of customs and one biz
theme of political agitation in Wash.
ington circles is eliminated or will lac
as soon ms the senate confirms that
ardent young anti rammanyite, John
Pnrroy Mitchell. The analyzers. how
ever, are very busy, showing how the
resident S selection of Mr.. Mitchell is
stride toward bathing with Murphy
ism in Gotham. Certainly the admins.
tration now seems committed TO such
warfare in the name of reorganization
and higher Tamlnany standards. With
senator German as his ally, the Presi.
cent may be going far toward putting
Murphy out of political business and
establishing new leader in the Wig,
wan.
That New York collectorship is the
fattest and most desirable plaee in nil
the customs service. The Boston col.
eetorship of customs, which Edwin u.
Curtis has resigned. is the next most
desirable. The presidept,s ronner of
procedure with the New York candi.
dates gives some inklinp of what may
be expected at the Hub. There seems
to be no disposition TO hosten n deci.
sion, but the impression is strong that
the President will have no noticnce
with purely political candidates Nit.
chel was not n candidate M prot;
dent went ahead INDEPENDENTLY os no
has done in several other eases of i'm.
portant patronage and as he is very
likely to do when it comes to selecting
the most imporfopt federal oniciat T.,
all New England.
The Presidents independence in No.
minating officials is more and moro ON.
phasized. II extends even to nostmas.
tiers in obscure towns. Democrotic ro.
presentatives. claiming tboir onciont
privilege of endorsement. bove morc mr.
less mildly protested Tbe presidont
wrote a letter ia ono of tbep, ,bo o,L
er day. Uo said endorsnmcnts wore
welcome and rdesired ), Rnt bo wo,,I1
exercise his constitutional nriyiIoc,o 90
inquirinp independontIy about 49,. ,o
lifcations of mon wbo 49, Ja -
for his considorotion
Sucb ssindonondonno,, IN.
what docs IL hoo, M, $40, 'ue
standing bv bis nostmastcr v"' 10
Rnrleson ,yhn IL thnro',,iiss 'aei"', Mr,
with the President ON lbese onnoint'
ments. There is balm for wounded con.
gressional feelings, on the other hand,
in that order about fourth class post.
masters.
The Taft blanket of the civil service
is taken from 10000 of them. Demo.
Gratis will obtain good LOT of those
10000 places under the new civil ser.
vice.
The mental caliber of the new senate
has been tested and demonstrated by
the prolonged debate over the Sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill Tho debate
was virtually confined to that cxcmn.
ton clause in favor Of labor nnions
and farmers associations. II is now
assured. with the passage of that iii
| by the senate, that llbOrerS and farm
ers will not be prosecuted under thf
Sherman Inv. The tonic was lnrpely
legal, although the popular interest
therein was extensive. Severnl iunio,
senators spoke, but the debate was moi
so much an affair of maiden spceche,
as was the contcmnoraneous tariff de
bate in the house. Older senators cam,
forward profoundly and the debate wa.
undoubtedly enlirhtepinp.
NaLern of sero.,
~ showed coheilslNeiS thaV thore
,l"eh aplilVy IN inc SENATE ner'
nave poen oniy Jour or hVe great sen
'tcS III thc history Oh inc country ~
wnlcU Is h1t meant senate OF wv,
goarS Ntnc me Oh congrCss), put "
perlod enduring decade or more
wheh u group ol f"Pap'e men stoo,
lO.'h' strong enough III tnelr grasp "
aliairs TO HaNe permanent IMPRESSION
me present senate harpiy hIt"lhs u
that STANDARD. me general pehlo'r RAJ
talent Is mediofre' hihineht hpi'lo
as much as there IS OF ~, Is ch'eny
, on the hePopiieah siue' bpt tho pres
tlgo OF the sehaIe r'Sts WIN i1s 'neui
pers VINO are eieeteu, re'eicetcI ah'
, re'electel again. IL requires ueeau
} TO make ereat senator
ihero arc '9'eIal new Seiotois !.