The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-11-23

IL ana, Axe,a.At \piear---..,..o entor
of the New York Sun, publishes an
editorial under the above caption,
which shows how lily satisfied is the
great democratic host with the policy
of the imperlalist now at the head of
the nation. Mr.. Dana says:
1.-The announcement of the Cleveland
policy respecting Hawaii has come. 1t is
not an American policy. 1t is not the
policy Of the United States government or
the policy of this republic. 1t is not yet,
thank God, the policy Of the democratic
party 1t is neither more nor less than
the personal determination of the execu-
tive officer charged with temporary power,
| TO use that power TO enforce personal con-
illusions, and to commit this country TO
his personal conclusions, regardless Of the
consequences.
stripped Of every special plea and
specious pretext surrounding the essential
fact, what is the purpose which Mr.. Cleve-
land now declares through the so-called
report OF his too subservent Secretary of
State? To crush the life out of young
republic, already recognized by us as an
independent and responsible government;
10 employ the armed power as well as the
moral influence of the United States TO
thrust back upon civilized people, Amer
lean in their instincts and habits and
aspirations, barbarous monarchy in the
person of vile and ridiculous person
whom they have driven from the throne;
TO undo the work of the revolution which
made Hawaii "a republic by means of
counter revolution by coup d'etat
planned in the White House at Washing
ton, and secretly but deliberately ordered
by the president of the United States.
That is the Cleveland policy. The
American policy was settled long ago. 1t
has never varied. Never before has any
American executive undertaken TO stamp
out republicanism and set up a monarchy
in any part of the world. Never before
we believe, has an American president is
sued orders for the assassination of free
and successful government. Never before
has any officer of this government under
taken, upon his own responsibility and
without consulting congress or the people
to decide the destiny of foreign country
in diplomatic relations with ourselves
Never before has II president invited or
commanded his cabinet advisers to assist
him III the odlous business of setting up
uShln u IOlitu anu D1Oken throne.
WAS there no American spirit in the
cabinet when this policy of infamy was
decreed2 Walter q. Greshem would have
done well to tear his commission into
pieces and fling the pieces into the face of
his master, rather than to sign his name
to the document which carried to the ma
ton the announcement of the nations
shame
so cunningly and so secretly has the
way been prepared at Washington for the
restoration OF the wretched Liliuokalani
at Honolulu, if possible, before public
sentiment could assert itself in the United
States, and so adroitly have the promoters
OF the coup d 'etat timed the publication
OF the Instructions, in order to cover Min
lister Willis's movements under his secret
instructions, that the astounded people of
the United States do not yet know that
has happened in Hawaii.
Have the hopes of the woman who
called herself Queen of her interested
British friends; of the mercenary Spreck-
els; of the dull and prejudiced Blount,
who went out to make a lawyers case
against the Hawaiian government, been
crowned already by the success of the
counter revolution ordered by the presi-
dent of the United States?
Has Luliuokalaina been marched back
to her throne under the escort of American
bayonets and to the music of Hail, Col
umbia, or are the intelligent, respectable
and patriotic citizens Of Hawaii fighting
today against American troops and dying
In the streets in struggle to preserve the
government they have established and the
blessings of liberty and order which they
thought they had obtained for themselves
and their children?'