Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-09
AS TO HAWAII.
Eohoc~ rom the Democratic Press on this
q Presidents PoIIcy.

Echoes from the Democratic Pres, on tn
" Presidents Policy.
The republican papers are loudly dc
~nouncing President Cleveland's "unps
triotic Hawaiian policy" If to be ms
10 the weak and to condemn the gree,
and ambition Of unprincipled adyen
turers is to be unpatriotic, then Presi
dent Cleveland IS guilty, otherwis,
moist Paul Globe.
The gentlemen Of the provisional
government OF Hawaii are probabI,
Kicking themselves now for not takine
Claus spreckel's advice to postpone tn,
revolution until the next presidential.
election. lis was the only one amonc
the adventures who saw that Cleve,
lands election was likely to upset the
game Of plumber. st. Louis Post. Dis.
patch.
Jingoes and excitabl fools will assa,,
the Cleveland administration. The mas,
OF citizens who have a regard for ma,
tional decency will be glad that the adj
ministration refuses to turn our govern.
ment into a tool OF btid private
sehemers. They will commend ths
president for firmly preserving the ira.
dition established by Jefferson and
Monroe. st. Louis Republic.
Perhaps If ex-Alinister Stevens had
not beer such a persistent advocate OF
hawaiian annexation long before thu
deposition OF the queen and the estah
ilshnent OF the provisional government
ne would ind it an easier task toiuduc.
people to believe that he took No mar,
IN that annexation conspiracy .-Louis.
vile Courier-Journal.
President Cleveland's decision IN ,bs
Hawaiian case is the only Just n nos.
lie has simply undone the wrong
which Minister Stevens, acting with.
out authority, committed In the name
the Harrison administration. ana
which that administration itself wa.
forced to disavow after it had made
thoroughly d~iscreditable use of II. N |
Y. Press.
II nobody had meddled tho queen
Would have continued In a power
which none Of her snbiec,s
lad cast q vote. The effect Of the nd.
illustrations proposal is not 70 estab.
ish a monarchy but to refrain rom
establishing anything else, Let the
people OF the islands manage their ow n
'Hairs, We should be compelled bv .
trong government to do this W.
annot In Justice and dccency do Ies.
oward a feeble government. Brook.
yn Eagle. ~
WIN those who do not stop to MN.
ider the Importance and s~irn,Acanoa
I this policy and its necessity to the
reservation of American diplomatic
'huence, the course of the adm;nis1
IS not popular. 1t Is lust nov,
be object of violent attack. that na
, nave been expected. But IL is mona
less right and for that reason IL
Ill be approved as soon as It is reo,lu
nderstood. Those who are bowlins
loudcst would have howled i,s, as
'udly whatever this administrator d,
light have done. The great heart ~. l
le nation always ome out RIGHT N
le end Philadelphia Times.
Those who are seeking to iniure tbs ,
esent administration in the eyes y, !
country because of an act of resti.
'tion bravely performed m@isannra.
the temper Of the American no.. .
e. Their zeal for the defense o., or, =
ag extends to n defense of its hone, ,
there would be final condemn.,ioS 1t
o policy which extended our dom;n. !.
n py the ruthless seizure of the nos a
which we were the 6rst 70 !.
cognize as those of a weaker sls,o. a
'vernment President Cleveland ha. "
his strongest hold upon ,hs
'oplo o. this country by invariably !,
ing what he thought 70 be- r,oht !,
a there Is not the slightest dauver =; !,
) sacrinclng their confidence md Va. !.
ect ny q firm continuance in .ueh , !.
arss' -petroit Fsse Press A.