Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-11-16
Washington Letter

FROM OUR REG ULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON. D. c.. November 18th, 1898
The sensation caused by the official
announcement that Minister Willis,
who, if no accident occurred to the YES
sci in which he left San Francisco
arrived at Hawai- last week, carried
with him instructions touse if necessarily
the sailors and marines on the United
States war ships now in the harbor OF
Honolulu to depose the provisional
republican government Of Hawaii and
restore Queen Lllluokalanl, to the power
VIII h she held before her forced abdi-
cation, last January, the greater even
than that made by the election returns
last week. Although Claus Spreckels
when here few weeks ago predicted
that this would be done and there had
been other hints Of IFS probability 1t
took the community completely by
SURPRISE surprise which few have yet
shaken off.
There are comparatively few Con-
gressmen in Washington, and some OF
them refuse to discuss the matter at all
but the most of them, without regard
to their political opinions regret this
action by the administration and many
do not hesitate to express the opinion that
1t is the greatest mistake Of President
Cleyeland's life. They say that even
allowing, which many Of them do not
by any means, that Sec, etary Gresham s
statement, based upon ex-Mlnister
Blount's report, of how the provisional
government came into power and how
the Queen was forced to abdlcato be-
cause she feared to oppose the wishes
of the y. S. Minister, is entirely trle
and that made by ex.Min,ster Stevens
and the late Captain Witse who at the
time Of the revolution took command o.
the U. S. S. Boston, from which the
marines were taken who raised the
American flag oyer the island, untrue
the present action would still be con-
demnel by the great mass Of Americans
because all they will see and fully
comprehend will be that the admin
lstraton has ordered the destruction 0.
the government Of q republic and the
establishment of a monarchy, the only
one on our side of the world and they
back up tier opinions by citing the
popular feeling against the lowering O.
he American flag IN Hawaii by Mr.
Blount. ii Senator vino is in polit.ca
accord with the administration sale
privately: 81 haye not studied the
question sufficiently to know whether
there really was a wrong peIpetrate>
upon the Queen Of Hawaii when sl,
aodicated, but | am sufficiently
acquainted with the sentiment!
of the American people to know tina
they will not approve the res ORATOR
Of an abolished monarchy, known t.
have been one Of the most corrupt If
existence, no matter what the circum-
stances might have been. The admin
istratlon is establishing a bad pre-,
cedent.'
Whether true or not your CORES
pondent will not undertake to say, bu
the Idea seems to be generally accepted
in Washington that President Clevclan,
will in hi annual message upon whicl
he is now working, recommend tina
Congress repeal the tax on state banl
currency. This is rleasin!
to many Of the democrats from tn
south, but it has brought some prom
inent democrats here from other section
to protest and to endeavor to persnad,
Mr.. Cleveland not to make the recon
mendatioD. None OF them have, how.
ever, seen Mr.. Cleveland, as he has onl,
been to the White House once durin!
the last week and that was to attend t
cabinet meeting, Secretary Carlisl,
has also denied himself to all visitor
since he began work on his annua
report, so that the visItors have no
made much Of IA success in impresslns
their financial views upon the admins
trat.oH, but they haye put in some worr
on Senators and Representatives tina
viii probably be heard from when tn,
subject gets before Congress-.