The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-01-13
Legislation Held Responsible for
Hard Times Tariff Re
vision Needed.
nv Bruest q. walker.

(Mail Special TO The Advertiscf) 4
WASHINGTON, Decent or IS, The
administration has not bogus yet to
move for the primary legislation which
President Wilson Recommended. But
leaders OF the party will probably move
before lohgs An effort VIII undoubted-
ly be made TO enact the legislation at
the present session Of congress Thusfaf,
however, attention las iron much cen
tered hpoh the Currency Bill. The Preei-
dent has given little attention 70 other
matters of Iogislati6hs However, with
the completion of the. curreIfey law, he
will be free to take up other matters
of legislation as soon as he has rcturh-
cd from Its yaeation on the Gulf coast
Of Mississippi.
one can see that the Repdblieans are
actively laying foundationy FOR their
Congressional campaign. Rbpresenta-
tive Main, the minority leader of the
house, reeeutly stood Forth with vig-
orous criticism of the administration.
He asserted that the country was al
ready in tho midst of inaneial and
industrial pniiic. He attributed this
to Democratic Legislation ard cited the
many thousands Of men out Of employ
ment. Mr. Mann said bread lines were
nlready forming in the cities. He drew
the FIRE Of Speaker CLARK, who said
there was not a syllable Of truth in the
Republican charges. There were al
ways unemployed in the large cities and
the usual quota this winter was being
utilized by the Republicans as an Argu-
mont against the administration
/ This aspect has been emphasized by
Republicans in tho senate as well as
in the house. When the Currency Bill
was in its.last stages Senator Gallinger
OF New Hampshire alluded to increas-
hug distress among the laboring men of
the country and ascribed it to Demo
cratic enactrhents. He predicted sthst
no adequate relief would come till there
had heen another revision of the tariff,
and by the Republican party. There
has been an emphasis of this idea all
down the line, and the Congressional
Record has many speeches going into
! the case in much detail. II Is plain
that unless the times are better the
Democrats win go into the congress
sional campaign much handicapped.
They must answer these criticisms to
the satisfaction of the workingman,
which may not be an altogether easy
thing TO do.
There was eagerness for signs ut the
] national Committee meeting of more
harmony between the Progressiyes and
the Republicans. These were not par.
ticulnrly apparent, however, although
the reports continue from many quar-
tiers that the number Of Progressives
is steadily dwindling. There Is an ele-
ment among the Progressives that has
been very diligent alike Mt organizing
for next year and for 1916 and in re.
| pndiating any advances from the Re.
lpublicaDs. Concessions about the basis
OF Representations will naturally win
over many Progressiyes, but probably
not those who are now so apGressively
seeking to strengthen the Progressive
organzation and irving to preserve and
strengthen the Progressive party entity
just for the present much of the
struggle eenters over whether the Re.
publieans shall go TO the Pro9ressives
OF the Progressiyes come 10 the Repub-
leans. Fhe national committee meet,
ing indicated that the Republicans arc
taking no steps TO move into the Pro,
gressive camp. They are trying tc
make the situation so attractive that
Progressives shall come over TO them
in this way they are undoubtedly max,
ing some progress, When Colonel Roose
welt returns there will be something
doing in that connection presnmably
He Is expected TO. begin lnaneuverinc
for the Republican nomination in 1910
az an adjunct to the Progressive nomi
nation. That will'be something for the
voters and the politicians 10 talk about
Ia the winter. ny i,t