Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-15
The Shameful Secret Now Out.
(IIartfori Courant.) }

The date of Mr.. Greshams report is
October Is. 1t is morally certsin that Mr..
Clpvelan, had fully decided upon the Ia
waiian p, Icy at that time-nearly four
weeks ago. % 1t is altoge ther probable that
it had been practically decided upon in Mr..
Cleveland. mind long before thst-before
Blounts return from Honolulu, before his
,oysge thither, very possibly before Mr..
Clevelands Inauguration last March. But
on October Is il took final and definite
.hape and form.
Congress. was in session on October Is,
and for more than fortnight thereafter
The Senate OF the United States, which
,hares with the President the responsibility
for the conduct of the couotry's foreign AT
fairs, to which lie is required by the Con-
.tituti0n to submit every proposed treaty
nsgo,is,ed under his direction and without
those advice and consent be could not SO
much as appoint a new consul at Honolulu,
sas sitting Mt the other end of the avenue,
thin mile of the White House, ready t.
tecsive and consider any executive cOmmu-
iics,ion Mr.. Cleveland might see fit tn
make TO it. Why, in a matter of this i'm
portanee, did not Mr.. Cleveland seek ih~
advice of the Senate? Why did he keep 10
himself his decision to overthrow the pro
vi.ional government of Hawai- ii-recognzei
by this country during ten months and
more-and to restore the deposed quee n,
Lii uokalani of unfragrant reputet Why
il he keep this purpose carefully con-
csaled. an administration secret. for nearly
| four weeks and until after the fall cleo
ions?
The why is as plain as pikestsf. Every
Intelligent man sees and understands
| il, Mr.. Cleveland vas afraid of The Effect
| f an ante-els c,ion announcement Of his
n-American policy-his policy Of iufamy,
- the New York Sun calls it
upon tue temper and the votes of the peo
ule He had reason to be. The expires
| sions of public opinion els where coiia'ed
10 today's Courant are mt lacking in
plainness and vigor, but, unless all sign
| fail, they are only the first premonito y
rumblings of the rising storm. When wt
| ace journals like the Springfield Rppnbli-
can and the Hartford Times making
such haste to forsske Mr.. Cleveland's COM
pany and get under cover, its pretty safe
| 20 assume that they don't like the LOOKS OF
the sky. That's where they sbos weather
wisdom.
The New York Herald hears from
Wa hington that, while all the memb re- of
| the cabinet were of one min with NJ.
| Cl-v.l,nd as to 1.-THE righ,ing of the rrong,
two Of them. Mr.. Carlisle and Mr Lamont,
did not fully concur in the plan finally
adopted" considering the proTo'ed fortibie
restoration Of Liliuokalani nj take.
1t hears further that Immediately upon
the re-assemhling of Congress next month
two resolutions will be introduced in tn,
| Senate. The first i'll be j9iot resolution
directing the President to recognize the pro-
visionai government az the only sover-
| eiyn power 10 the Hawaiian Islands; the
| other will be = resolution Of inquiry, cali
| ing upon Mr.. Cleveland as commander-la
chief Of the arnv end navy TO inform the
| Ser ate under what authority he directed
| he troops of the United States to assist in
| setting up a 10 onarchy in country havIng
| A sixad government. recognized by the L nj
ted States, and enjoying friendly relations
,herev ith through the medium of its dipio-
ms.ic Representatives now domiciled in the
| United States. The Hsrsld's eorrespon.
dent got his Information, be says, from ;so
\ brominept senstors--one Of them . Demo
! crsf.
The grsvest feature of the situation is
| that any congressional action now possible
NAV come too late Mr.. Clevelard timed
bis surprise carefully and cunningly. The
| crime against our brother Republicans 10
| Hawaii, and sgsinst civilization. may be al
ready consummsted. TIE arrival Of the
next msii steamer from Honolulu viii be
| waited with profound anxiety.