The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-30
An Insult to the American People.

An Insult to the American People.
Paramount BLouNT went to many strange
and some disreputable quarters in Honolulu
to gather pretexts for the overthrow OF the
Provisional Government OF Hawaii and the
restoration OF the debauched LILIUoKALANI.
but the statement he got from man named
WILSON. who is known as the paramount OF
the dethroned Queen. is the most astound-
ing feature OF his disgraceful report.
This WILSON was LILIUoKALANIs Mar
shal and Chief Of Police. and. as his state
ment shows. was the most grovelling OF
her adorers. He is also man whose tes-
timony was valueless because OF his preju-
dice. He had every selfish reason to villfy
the Provisional Government. for he was
expressly excluded from the officers OF the
old Government who were allowed to con-
tinue in the exercise OF their functions.
His testimony at best would have been
distrusted by any Commissioner from
Washington who had gone to Honolulu for
any other purpose than to make out pre-
determined case against the enlightened
revolutionists who overthrow the Queen
when she attempted to overthrow their
liberties. In the form in which this con-
temptible servitor OF barbarous royalty
presented his statement. its inclusion in q
report which went on file In our State De-
partment for publication to tho world. Is an
insult to the American people and an out
rage on American principle and sentiment
altogether astounding.
This shame of a burlesque court had
the impudence to speak Of Minister STE
VEINS. in his statement to Mr.. BLoUNT, as
IAN elderly editor OF an obscure country
journal. accidentally pitchforked into the
position of the national representative OF
ono OF the greatest nations on earth. and a
republic at that, lecturing a monarch born
and educated to the purple!" His only
excuse for using language 80 insulting to
the American people was that Minister STE
VEINS expressed to LILIUoKALANI on her ac-
cession to the throne his hope that she
would make her reign strictly constitution
al. That Mr.. STEvESs's advice was good
was proved afterward when she lost
her throne by Attempting to disregard
it. Very naturally he did not have
the awe OF the purple OF a half-civ-
ilized throne which her groveIling par
amour feels; and even IL he talked to her
"in a style and with the ideas" suitable
Ito a benighted heather from the depths
of barbarism," as this inAolent fellow wrote,
he did not depart far from the necessities
OF the occasion.
LILIUoEALASI Is net a great way from
the depths OF barbarism. She is only TIVE
or three generations from cannibal saw
agery. She comes from bad lot OF
Hawaiians. and her life has exhibited the
fruits OF her depraved inheritance. She Is
not even descended from the royal Ha-
wailan line. That died out in 1872,
and LUSALILo. the son OF a high chief
tess. was made King by election When
he came on the throne he was a hard
drinker. but "he took no offence" SAYS
the late Rev. TITUS CRAw. one OF the Amerl-
eau missionaries. in an account Of Hawaii,
when urged to abstain from all intoxi-
cants." Hawaiian royalty was not so
resentful about the offer Of advice twenty
years ago as this WILSON is now on
behalf OF LILIUoKALANI All the same
LUNALILo proceeded to drink himself to
death after reign OF only about a year
Then came in KALAKAUA. who won the
throne against EMMA. the widow of KANE
HAMEHA ~. whose claim was rightful
II the law OF royal descent had been
followed. KALAKAUA was a pretty hard
case also. so far as RIGHTEOUSNESS and
drink are concerned. When he died in
1891. without a lineal heir. he left the
throne to his sister LILIUoKALASI. That is
the way in which she was "a monarch born
and educated to the purple" She has been
liesntlous. and her blood is bad. her grand
father having been the first person ever
hanged In Hawaii for wife murder.
Minister STEVENS was no more pltchforked
into Hawaii than was Minister WILLIS. lie
went there by the constitutional exercise by
a President OF this republic Of his power 10
appoint foreign Ministers with the con
sent OF the Senate. His title to the place
was indisputable. which is more than
can be said OF the title Of Mr.. BLOUST
10 be a Paramount Commissioner. He
represented the power and the dignity
Of the American people, and the insult Of
fered 10 him by this insolent royal funky
Is an insult to them. It is not true that
LILIUoKALANI was born and educated 20
the purple" but 1t is true Of Mr. STEVENS.
He 10 an American citizen. and. there
fore. OF the sovereign American fam
lily. He Is. moreover. an able man Of
diplomatic experiences. Of education. Of high