Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-15
WATSON IS !. /. .
THE governor,
SAYS METzGER
CONTINUED from mage one,

alize the necessity Tor conservative
action in the handling of official
patronage, he says. The victory at
tie polls last fail, it is recognized,
was due in part to Republican voters
who deliberately helped TO put the
Democratic party in power believing
that it would administer affairs eff
GENTLY. Consequently. the feeling Is
strong that the Democratic party
FAUST not begin throwing men out of
office just because they are Republic
cans. I'LL. ~.
. - The district attorneyship will be
Vacant when Mr.. Breckons' Tesigna-
ton is accepted, and confidently ex-
Pect Jim Coke TO be appointed to sue
coed Breckons. This appointment
may be made before tariff legislation
ig perfected | think that the federal
officials here generally will be allowed
TO serve out their terms, and this APP
plies to the collector of customs, inter,
Tial revenue, postmaster. etc.
Il look for the tariff biil TO pass
Congress. When | first arrived at
Washington the opponents of free
sugar were 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"
MctZger says that Wilson is won
,derfully skilful 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 Jtar-Bulle-
tin, Strengthened out the tangle that
resulted from a series of quoted in-
teryiews with him when he reached
the coast on his way to Washington
II will 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
teryiews had various interpretations,
most of them giving the impression
that Metzger had made light of free
sugar and its probable effect on Ha-
waii.
.'The mistake was evidently in a
misunderstanding of what / said in
response to a question" he explained
today, Two reporters talked to me
while J was in taxicaba The ques-
I.Ss
this win the plantations become a
lot of pasture land and will free sugar
ruin Hawaii if this legislation passes?t
"Of course / said no. told the re-.
pcrters that Hawaii would be seriously
crippled by the legislation and that
the industry here would have to I'M
dergo a reorganization and eventually
continue on different basis, that Ha-
wall, 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 Metzger as a possibility for
secretary. II am not seeking office, ;"
he said. Il have 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 a 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-
fITro Pee e..