Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-01
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selfish designs of interruptions adventures
who care nothing for country. for religion,
for civilization itself. This 10 one of the
issues closely involved in Hawaiian annex
alton. which the nen and women of Amer
ica are nov cslle.l to s.eeide. There are
those Of barrow. provincial We've, who
are like shs- snail that limits lis domain 10
its own shell. or ike Diogene., who wanted
to i've onlv in MS little tub. Such as these
opposed the annexation of Louisiana. of
that our country Was and il large
enough Not 80 thought President
Jefferson when he repudisted his for
mer contracted theories of the constitution
and for sixty millions of francs acquired
the domain So essential to the future great
ness Of his country. remember, and
some Of you remember well, when these
provincial, speeial-pleading theorists said j:
Why lumber up the nation BY annexing
far-od California. thousands of miles across
an arid. worthless desert, beyond the
Rocky Mountains"
Fortunately, our statesmen then in
power had not bats eyes they saw plainly
tina, The star of empire westward takes
its way 1t is in vain that great nation
! thinks to ignore the law of its own life.
1t is in vain that a great nation attempts to
rid itself of its inevitable responsibilities.
And NO nation ever had greater re-
sponsibilties than ours. Planted
between the two great oceans, with
its Rapidly increasing population AM
wealth. its immense material re-
sources, its tremendous energies, free
from the terrible burdens of armies and
debts which press upon the European
peoples, We cannot escape our responsible
tiles if we would God and future poster
ity will hold us accountable for our man.
ner of using what has been placed at our
command. Let it be remembered that the
question in issue is not Ut race-ofthe " hite
man against the native Haw aiians, as it has
been represented. The supporters of an
nexation are the more responsible of the
whites and the best OF the native Hawaii
| ans. The opponents of annexation are
chiefly the less responsible of the native Ha-
wiians, led by the white sdventurers The
solution of this Hawaiian problem should
not be influenced by partisan prejulices
and partisan plans. No sincere pa
| tfi0t, no wise statesman, will seek
to gain party advantages or personal ends
| by its Adjustment There is in it an ISSUE
| between civilization and good goyernln, nj
against corruption. anarchy aud barbara
sensualism. There is in it an issue which rise,
TO the Importance of great American ques
ton, bearing directly on our interests at homt
and entering directly into our foreign rela-
tons, as to which ii is all-important that onl
policy should be continuous and not changed
every four years. In this regard We car
well take IL lesson from Great Britain
whose statesmen, whether Tory or Liberal
show an unbroken front in their foreign re
lations. Differ as they do widely about
home affairs, Salisbury and Gladstone unit,
in maintaining consecutive foreign policy
and thus lift themselves to the elevation OF
real statesmen. To this firm, dignifet
and patriotic attitude towards other nation,
Great Britain largely owes her greatness
| do not believe that the administration D
President Cleveland will neglect this grea
American opp lrtunity, careful and cautious
as is its duty to be. But in due time, and a
an early date, believe it will not fail of il,
great duty to the American people. 1t wit
not postpone that which cannot be long post
poned without danger. and without puttins
the loyal American friends in the Hawaiian
islands to grave anxeties and gray,
perils. Those sunny and beautiful island
of the North Pacific, the fairest in all THU
mighty area of waters, are as important I,
America as the islands of the Mediterranean
are to Europe. These gems of the oceaI
will be accepted and placed among III,
jewels of Americas future crown of empir,
and glory. Failing to accept this valuable
prize would surely bring our statesmen t,
the bar of history, with an Indictment o
laundering criminality from which Their,
could be no escape.