The Daily bulletin., 1893-12-26
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fair-minded man what is the duty Of
our government, as an honest gov
ernment, under such circumstances
Accept the stolen goods and.stow
them away as our property9 Do
this, knowing that the Hawaiian
people have never been consulted
about the matter, and that, as there
are the best reasons for believing,
they are strenuously opposed to it7
And try to justify so shamelessly
dishonest and so utterly unrepub-
lican an act on the ground that the
Queen of Hawaii is only monarch,
and that with the treatment of mon
archs the moral law has no concern2
This is what the demagogues de-
nouncing the administration insist
that our government should do.
What patriotic American will
wish to see his country placed
in so humiliating an attitude9
Whoever considers it the business
of our national government to main
tain the honor of the republic will ad-
NIT that the duty of the administra-
ton in this case is as clear as sun
light. If the overthrow of the gov
ernment of friendly state was eff
fected by the unwarranted interven-
ton Of an armed force of this re-
public for the purpose of bringing
about the annexation Of that coun-
try to the United States-which is by
indisputable evidence proved to have
been the case-then we are not only
precluded from annexing the coun-
try so offered, but, as decent peo-
pie, we are in honor bound to undo
the wrong that has been done, and
to that end to restore the status quo
ante as far as we can under the law
of nations. Any failure to do so will
stamp this nation as faithless, dis
reputable concern.
There is much high-sounding talk
by the demagogues about the power
and influence in the affairs of the
world which would come to the
United States by the possession of
the Hawaiian Islands, no matter
how acquired. No man, unless he
belongs to that class which values
more highly success won by crook
ed means than one honestly achieved,
will fail to see that far greater and
far nobler power and influence will
be won by the policy of justice than
by policy of fraud and force.
There is no reasonable commercial
advantage the government of Hawaii
will not be glad to grant to a power
which has treated it so honorably,
and such advantages we shall have
unburdened by any political respon-
sibility. We shall occupy a much
higher position than ever before in
the estimation of mankind, and
WELD much more powerful autho-
rity in the councils of nations. The
demagogues talk of Great Britain
standing ready to grasp at the Ha-
waiian prize we relinquish. But we
tell them there is no power on earth,
be it ever so greedy, that will dare
to take an unfair advantage of our
policy of justice for it's own benefit,
and our veto will be more conclu-
siEe than e-er. to stop proceeding
Injurious to our interests. The de-
magogues raised mad outcry about
"hauling down the American flag"
when President Cleveland first
caused it to be removed from the
Hawaiian state-house, where it bad
no right to be. But it was the flag
of the pirate that was hauled down;
it is the true American flag, the flag
of honesty, justice, and goodwill to
all men, that has now been hoisted
by the administration. The coun-
try owes debt of profound graft
tude to Secretary Gresham for hav-
ing courageously told the truth, and
to President Cleveland for pursuing
the path of rectitude in our dealings
with the world abroad. The Ameri.
can government has never stood in
a prouder position before mankind