Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-15
WATSON IS
THE governor,
SAYS NETzGER
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alize the necessity for conservative
action in the handling Of official
patronage" he says. The victory al
TIE polls last fall. il is recognized,
was due in part 10 Republican voters
who deliberately helped to put the
Democratic party in power believing
that il would administer affairs eff.
ciently. Consequently. the feeling is
strong that the Democratic party
must not begin throwing men out of
office just because they are Republi-
cans. :..- &c., T.
The district. attorneyship will be
Vacant when Mr.. Breckons' reSigna-
ton is accepted, and confidently ex-
Fect Jim Coke TO be appointed to sue.
coed Breckons. This appointment
may be made before tariff legislation
is perfected. think that the federal
officials here generally win be allowed
To serve out their terms, and this APP
plies to the collector of customs, inter
Ial revenue, postmaster, etc.
Il look for the tariff bill to pass
Congress When | first arrived at
Washington the opponents of free
sugar We're jubilant over the prospects
Of beating the measure, but when
was there last, after the president
lad made his charges of 'insidious
lobbying, the probability of their de
feat was admitted"
MetZger says that Wilson is won
derfuliy skilfus politician. He knows
how to control his forces in Congress
and uses fine generalship, he says.
THE presidents charges against
the lobbyists burst like a bomb-shell,
and many of them took to cover" he
says.
Speaking of the tariff legislation.
Senator Metzger this morning, in re-
Spouse to question by the Star-Bulle-
tin, Strengthened out che tangle that
resulted from series of quoted in
terviews with him when he reached
the coast on his way to Washington.
II win be remembered that Metzger
was quoted as saying, in substance,
that Hawaii, was not afraid of the free
sugar legislation and would come out
all right under free sugar Other in
terviews had various interpretations,
most of them giving the impression
that Metzger had made light of free
sugar and its probable effect on Ha-,
wall.
''The mistake. was evidently in
misunderstanding of what l said in
response to question" he explained
today. 1.-TWO reporters talked to me
while | was in a taxicab. The ques.
ton asked me was something like
this: Will the plantations become
lot of pasture land and will free sugar
ruin Hawaii il this legislation passes?
"Of course said no. told the re-
porters that Hawaii would be seriously
crippled by the legislation and that
the industry here would have to I'M
dergo reorganization and eventually
continue on different basis, that Ha-
waii, however, had faced other crises
and would face this as best it could.
That was about the substance of my
remarks. 1t would have been silly for
me to have said Hawaii did not fear
free sugar"
1t was suggested to Senator Metz
ger that local rumors have connected
him with the office of secretary of the
territory if Watson is named COVER
nor. He declined to discuss the ru-
mors for publication, but went so far
as to say that he appreciates the fact
that Watson has commented favor
ably on MetZgeri as a possibility for
secretary. Il am not seeking Office"
he said Il have a good deal of bust
hess in Hilo 10 attend to and will be
kept pretty busy for the next few
months" .
While Senator Metzger will not dis.
cuss the matter, it is matter of cur
rent comment in political circles that
he is very strong probability for
the secretaryship and that Watson
has indicated in various ways that
Metzger Is his own choice. !.
Metzger expects to go to Hilo to-
morrow and will wind up his connec-
tion with the Breakwater Company
and its Hilo contract in the near fu-