The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-22
sEAr1EL. WEDNESDAY. SoE ss.
nv BOTH PAKrrEs.


CONDEMNED BY BOTH PARrIEs.
The really influential Democratic jour
nails are doing their bess.to dissuade Presi-
dent Cleveland from the execution Of his
projected policy in Hawaii. Among these
Democratic papers that regard the policy
of the president ~ q great blnnder we
note the Providence. X. l.. Telegram. the
Brooklyn Eagle. the Springfield Repnb-
ican, the New Orleans PicdyuRe. the Phil
adelphia Record, the New York World, tho
New York Herald. the New York Sun and
the Philadelphia Ledger. These able
newspapers warn the president that
If IL is our duty to place this
woman on the throne we shall have
TO keep her there: that, assuming for the
sake OF the argument, that our own agents
had IN effect oyerthrown the queens party.
IL is the plain course of our govern ment
10 withdraw every vestlge of its influence
and interference and allow the Sandwich
islands to restore the monarchy If they
feel SO disposed. The Philadelphia Record,
warm partisan of the administration,
bluntiy tells it that the monarchy is a
sham; that the real masters of the islands
are the white residents, mainly the Ameri-
cans who live there; that the native
Hawaiians are no more TO be trusted with
the control of the government than are
the native Apaches with the government
OF Arizona, although in both instances it
is beyond dispute the natives were the
original rightfui possessors Of the soil. To
restore the queen would be greater
blunder, more arbitrary and objection
able act than the alleged interposition Of
January last.
These party critics of the president
point out If, as Gresham alleges an injus-
t,ce has been done the queen, she has right
not only TO demand the restoration OF her
rotten and corrupt government. but has a
large money indemnity for having been
kept out of her rights" since January
last. If the president, without consulta-
ton with congress, has right TO order
the restoration of the queen he has right
10 order the payment Of money indemnity.
too. OF course he has a right to order
neither her restoration nor the payment OF
indemnify. Without distinction of party
the majority of the newspapers of the ma
ton condemn any steps to restore the
queen, and hold that strict non-interfer-
ence Is the only true policy in Hawaii.
Both the great parties have been divided
on the question of annexation. but Amer
lean opinion Is substantially unanimous
Ia protesting against the interference OF
the United States TO restore to the throne
Its recent unworthy. corrupt. depraved
and barbarous occupant. Minister Stevens
has as clean record before the country
rs Secretary Gresham; he was selected for
his position deliberately by Secretary
Blaine, who was exceedingly anxious that
our government should be represented at
the Sandwich islands by man of superior
character. brains, education and intelli-
genee. There is not the slightest evidence
that Secretary Blaine made an unworthy
appointment in Minister Stevens.
The vital question is whether the revo-
luton Of January was completed before or
after tho marines were landed from the
Boston. The story of events narrated by
Mr.. Stevens at The time and In reply 10
Secretary Gresham leave no doubt tina,
the committee appointed by the mass
meeting of January was in full and com
plete control of the government when the
marines were landed fifty hours later, no,
TO oyertarn the throne but TO protect
American aad other foreign residents from
che consequences of rioting aud possible
anarchy, jus; as our marines were landed
By Commodore Nicholson In Alexandria.
Egypt. after IT'S bomhardment by the Brit
ish. The action of Minister Stevens was
covered by instructions issued bv Score.
tary Bayard AID President Cleveland July
~. issG, 10 Minister Merrill and
che naval commander. holding them
responsible for public order, American life
snd property in Honolulu. Minister
Stevens shows clearly that the occupation
OF Arion hall by the marines was not AIDE
through the provisional government Al
eli: thai his first application for permits.
sion 60 use it as shelter for the troops Was
made to iss former agent. who was q roy,
aliss.
of Secretary Gresham nothing bat
srratic conduct wasexpected By those who
have known him and watched his conduct
for the last ten years. Under the admins
tsA;ion Of President Arthur he was $
s'bioody shirt" stasnp orator ia Washing,
ton City when nen like Blaine end John
Sherman had come 10 the conclusion that
sneh intlamnasory appeals and invectivrs
we're worse than useless. On tie beach ID
Vas famous for al eaptssians decisions
which we're regarded rs the efforts II q
legal dem agogas TO make himself solid
With the ropullsss and the Farmers AL
lance rarsy. In the Republican national
convention of ISIS he was radical Ee-
pahllean. . shoroaghseing prctse,ionisl
until ire found cut that HaErison was
stronger with the Indiana delegation than
Ae MAS. and from that date he became
Augwamp; ihe ns0athpiscs es the dis.
aruutiei Republicans of shs Vest in
lnas; he Was 80 mach ia line with
the Poralists that they offered "a
nominate him fer president. ard his mem
inatioa rs secretary at state wss an expr~s.
alien Of grsssEude ca the Part 81 Cleveland
for the easzss Of Gresham il la AsAa.i