The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-05-16
BY Ernest G. walker.

are roughening for TINS he" Dehioora-
tic administration. Head winds are
sprincine up against the ship of State.
II is not the fine sailing of March and
April. Does it mean a tempest, the
shortening of sail and the battening
down OF the matches, with all passen-
gers belowl Probably not. 1t posi-
bly is only cloudy sky and a fretful
sea which will subside.
Such an outcome was TO be expected
sooner or later. It could not be one
triumph after another without resist
ancc from any quarter. Enemies were
bound to rise up and smite right and
left. That is what has very recently
been happening. California! An, that
word is not n pleasant one LOT the ad-
minstration to contemplate Inc Bry-
an trip to Sacramento did no harm but
it apparently did little good. The le-
gislature has been persistent. An alien
land law there is to be and the state
department has new problems with Ja-
pan. 1t may not be a Serious reverse
for the administration, but 1t is no sue
cess.
And there is our old friend Tariff.
The battle has been waged before the
house of representatives The bill has
been pressed to inalty there and is
now ''up to- the senate. Democratic
representatives stood together in the
house. with splendid conference. They
upheld the Democratic ways and means
committee. Assaults on the bill were all
rcpelled. Republicans scored the meas
urc in terrible terms but this did not
shake the discipline of the Democracy.
Amendment after amendment was ruth
lcssly voted down, Now the ways and
means Democrats can take a little rest.
Mutterings in Senate.
But mutterings Of the opposition at
the north end OF the capitol are ominous.
Democratic senators are taking notice
of what their constituents are saying.
he senate, now on the popular election
basis, is likely to be almost as respon-
rive to the peoples will as the house.
There is only one main difference that
senators are elected for six years where
representative are elected for two years
The Underwood Bill is to he before the
finance committee for about two weeks
President Wilson and his immediate
supporters in congress.
An impression grows that senate De.
mocrats are a little more disposed to
make changes in the schedules. 1t looks
as though the Presidents grasp of the
tariff situation in the senate was not
quite As firm as it has been Certainly
inside the finance committee, as far as
its Democratic members are concerned,
there is more disposition to make
changes. How strong this win be in
votes is yet to be demonstrated. The
President probably has majority Of
the Democrats of the committee with
him. Quite possibly any changes that
are made must have his sanction.
Office seekers are raising a great to
do. The federal plum tree has been
shaken delicately thus far. Urgent
requests of the President to beat the
boughs with heavy clubs and get out
the large quantities of maturing fruit
meet with slight response. lie and
Postmaster General Burleson went out
under the spreading branches the other
morning and gathered about 100 fine
postal plums, but that was only IA cir
cumstancc to what the yield might
nave peen. sg1&ai
Few Plums Bestowed.
a few of those large, uscious Offices
In the departments have been bestow-
cd, like the commissioner of fisheries
and the commissioner of labor. But,
bless you, my Democratic brethren,
those were scientific places and are not
the kind OF pabulum upon which. faith.
full Democrats are allowed to feed.
Commissioner Neill good Republican
and also most efficient official, re.
mains as head of the labor bureau, as
ought to have been. 1t was over the
protest of Democratic senators too
which makes the situation annovipg,
The new fish commissioner has lived in
the District of Columbia much of his
life; men in the District of Columbia
have no vote and accordingly there is
no specific certainty whether they are
Democrats or Republicans.
While 1t is true that most office seek.
ers, who came to Washington, have de-
parted in despair, there are hordes of
them ont through the country. 1t il
such men who are causing the admins
tration up hill and down dale for pro
crastination. That. however. does no,
count much, for in these modern day,
the people care mighty little for til,
lugubratiOns Of the political works,
who wishes to live off the government
1t may be hard 10 think about Republi
cans still drawing down the salaries
but President Wilson is busy with othe,
things. Adroit methods have been fol
lowed for ''steppiug" him ALONG bu-
he knows his own mind as to ths hes
towal OF offices and win not be hurried.
President Has Troubles.
With California troubles and tariff
troubles and patronage troubles. tn,
President also has his troubles in hi
home State of New Jersey IT,, ba
pitched battle there with offensiv,
Democratic bosses and it win be som,
days before the outcome is known
Washington thinks the President will
win again in New Jersey: that his no
cent appeal in public addresses for IN
enactment Of a jury reform bill vii
be needed. The State senate mas beel
with him all along. He has IN o.
votes only in the assembly. Ex.sen
ator Jim" Smith. the President
longtime foeman, is back Of fine resist
ing forces. The President has neye
failed to ''do" Smith, when he starte
out after him, which may mean mnc'
or nothing at all in the present cor
test.