New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-19
FEELING In HAWAII.
THE PEOPLE WANT THE ANNEXATION QUESTION
DECIDED.

! THE PEOPLE WANT THE ANNEXATION CESTlON
DECIDED.
TO the Editor OF Tie Tribune.
Sir: The question of the annexation OF
! Hawaii Is before the American Nation What
Is the United States going to do about II +?
| Americans have done almost all that has been done
| here for the last sixty years in the interests OF
civinzation. Anglo-Saxon influence is supreme In
everything that has bettered the native race. The
public schools OF Hawaii conducted In English
our public institutions modelled on those OF
America and England. our destiny rs one with the
| r.ngIish-s speaking peoples We want annexation
The United States has the opportunity OF per-
manently securing the Hawaiian archipelago. ii the
prize Is not grasped now the opportunity will certainly
not recur during the present generation. And prop
ably the destiny the islands will be merged In the
empire Of that other and more consistently enter
prsing branch OF the Engish-speakng peoples whose
possessions encircle the globe.
| England is second choc" the Nation at large
and has always been first choice among the natives
| She has seized the Islands once with strong hand
| And the native mind sees more TO admire In slrm
| action and definite policy, even though 1t be high
handed despotsn, than in namby PANTY coddling and
uncertainty OF action. The half-hear.d methods In
vogue among certain American Soons Is Viewed mere
As ingorious incapatiy. The natives are being made
feel by public press aud public speakers that me
| United states Is a sort OF over grown weak hnecd
bully making half-heartcd grab for prey but ready
to Jerk back It's hand II anything moves.
| We want a decision one way or the Other Elmer
| take hold or else let 20. and give some one else
chance We want vrility, no; goody goodness
| We want more backbone and less jellyiish.
| There Is continual talk about the interest OF
sugar p,antcrs Cannot the United states understand
| that what we want most IS stability Of government
and national selfrespcct! The sugar-planters take
their chances in the coming change. For more than
| ten years the Palace has been moral ana pol'ical
cesspool where every species Of bestal excess has
waowcd every form Of political disease has fes
tered and spread contagion The Aug'an stables have
been clcansed, and the torrent Of public Indignation
has swept away royalty forever. We want something
| better.
| There Is young girl laying claim to throne
| which has ceased exist II her socalled friends
really wish her well. they should be glad she Is 10
spared from the bghng influences that for nearly
fifteen years had surrounded the Hawaiian throne But
| those who urging her claims are too well
| known here to suppose that they are diSintereSed
phllanthroplsts 1t IS touching spectacle to see q
| species OF Ralph Boundcrby dragging modest girl
from the privacy Of school, and exploiting the blush
| Ing maiden before an ogling world.
| All the talk about annuity 20 the woman
| Lruokalani IS especially dStasteful 10 Us. Twenty
thousand year for what She betrayed the confidence
and high trust reposed in her. and has forfeited every
| claim to consideration. Some United States Con-
| gressmen show tendency TO be sentimental and 10
| fall upon her neck. But their l-tmed tears are
| cOursinG down unworthy back.
OF her creatures. this sefsuhcent woman. breathing
tbrcatenings and slaughter, attempted TO di'rnnchi'e
| nnetenths OF the wealth and Intelligence OF the
| Islands. Then the outraged people overturned the
| throne and drove her and her courily horde from
| She has said she feared the United States forces.
II Is not true. She and her advisers feared that II
! the revolution cost n human life they would be
The United States is not dealing with deposed
| queen nor English philanihropist The ,nited
| states Is dealing with the Government OF Hawan.
| And the Government OF Hawaii wants annexation;
union. j. BARNETT.
Kohala. Hawaii. April "a. 1898.
| A PROTEST AGAINST HAFFEN AND SEABOLD.
TO the Ed Of The Tribune.
| Sir: II any evidence were needed rs to the kind
| OF n person Mayor Gilroy has appointed rs Commits
sioner OF street Improvements in the North End it
been furnished by IIaen himself in tie selection
Of Jake" scabold the convicted horSciref. as his
deputy. The Mayors appointment Of Iiafrn Is In
Itself an insult the voters Of the district. When
| IIairen against IIeinz lie was rejected by ma
jority OF them In view Of this fact. when death re-
moved their choice. would suppose that Ia just
| and far-mInded Mayor there would have apr-arcd
only one course TO pursue-thc appointment OF "A man
In sympathy with the IIelnz adm ni,trltion. Not so
with Mayor Gilroy. however. who with narrow
minded pariisapshp Characteristic Of the man. says
/ in effect: You refused 10 choose lahcn Voluntarily
| now YOU shall BE- made 10 accept him."
Thus the hldcous Tammany octopus stretches lis
Shiny tentaclcs across Harlem and takes forclbe
possession Of the only department Of the city govern
ment not under its control and It's putrid breath has
already begun to polluc the air in the horsehlcf APP
poinment from which It Is evident that laifen, who
Is not credited with independence of character or
strength OF will power. Is 10 b" tool and that
Tammany Hall will work the Office for all IL Is worth.
VIII the people mccky submit this subversion Of
their choice! only the next election will tell. When
at.dt hor. I'd fb.r rsinn
TO Tammany rule by the election Of lintz. For this
act the OF their choice had every obstacle thrown
in his way. and subjected To every Inconvenience
and annoyance which 1ammany ingenuity could sug
gest to hamper his work. And this corrupt and dar
ing organized conspiracy for public plumber even
went So far to introduce triple headed commission
bill in the Legislature which would have destroyed
Iieintz's powers. determined they to control
the patronage OF the Office which they couldn't get
by fair means.
i It any wonder. fhcn, that the opportunity To
thwart the popular will and accomplish their foul
purpose. caused by the visitation Of DEATH should
nave seized with the indecent avldty Of hyena!
havo so cowcd the people Of the North End into meek
submission to her tyrnnlcal rule that they will not
dare To oppose whomsoevcr she may select for the
Office but f the temper Of the voters remains the
same heretofore expressed. Mayor Groy yet
regret his insOlcnt appointment. NORTH END.
New York, May 8, 1893.