New-York tribune., 1893-12-30
TET rs HIJE LIGHT.

II IL to he presumed that the Scnat" forcGh
Affairs committee considers that ii has weighty
reasons for holding it's inquiry into the ila-
wojion affair behind locked doors. AT the same
time. ;he suggestion may properly be maze
that nublic interest in This matter Is profound
and widespread and that the issue being In one
of its phoscs an issue of fact all the testimony
ON thc subicct ought. as soon as possible. To ID"
conyovpd to the people They have been tod
by President Harrison. Secretary Foster. Min
is,er Stevens and the representatives of the
Provisional Government Of Hawaii. that the
American representatives at Honolulu did not
inspire the revolution nor take sides between
tho Ouccn and her enemies: that the event was
decided without American intervention. ana
that The lnnding of the troops from the Amcri
can warship Boston was proper and nec"s-
sory act done according To the standing IN
strrction Of the Department Of State and intend
ed solely to protect American life and property
from the dangers incident to an excited condi-
ton Of popular feeling.
ON the other hand President Cleveland. Sccre-
ta,y Gresham and Commissioner Biount have
Informed the people that the American Minister
practically established the Provisional Govern
mcnt; that his acts amounted to acts of war
upon the Government Of the Queen; that the
landing of the American troops was intended
rs n menace 10 the Queen and aS IN all to the
movement of the rcvolutiOnsts. and that il was
effective i'm performing that purpose. Partisan
shin Is strong i'm this country. The American
VOTER IS n man who thinks. who has opinions
and who is very apt To have the courage of his
convictions; but partisanship is not so stron"
rs that all Republicans can be made 10 believe
that n Democratic President il n wilful sian
dcrer. or that Republican President has dr-
libcratcly made false statements. a majority
of the pcoplc will desire. il they can. to believe
I'm the motives of tlcir Chief Magistrate. what
ever his name or party But however mon or
parties may be- affected 10y the facts. the public
Is tired of controversy on this question. and
desire now to be put In a position 10 judge for
itself what the truth is. It is said that the
Senate Committee. when It's inquiry * ended.
will make public its conclusions. * that all?
Should ii not also make pubr the evidence.
and is not the present condition Of affairs such
as calls on the committee 10 throw open the
doors and TO let the people in:
I'm Withholding certain documents bearing on
this case Mr. Cleveland has raised the sllS-
pclon that their contents. il made public,
would do his caus" no good. This naturally
results from the fact that he has chosen to
place himself In the position Of a violent. ran
curuus partisan There has been nothing of the
Judge about him in his treatment of this sub
icci ~ any time since h. took office. He began
with au assumption. and he procr'Nl"d To col
lecl what would pass for facts In support of
his assumption. lie gave ont these SofTilled
facts In the face of immense evidence that their
character WAS utterly bad ~ II they deter
mined fh. matter and necessarily put an end
10 the controversy In truth. Of course. they
simply cmbittcrcl II. and his attitude invited
II it didn't compel suspicion on every point
which he chose io lncusc in u cloud OF mystery
and secrecy These documents should bc brought
into the light of day. Everything Is peaceful
In Hawaii. There viii bc no trouble thcr" nm
less The United States makes trouble. There
can h. no interest with which the publication
of these documents is Incompatible except the
personal AMI partisan interest Of Mr. Cleveland.