The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-14
VEST DEFENDS CLEVELAND.
With Sarcasm and Satire lie Scores EX-
ki1lSter Stevens.
RIDlCULES HIS REFERENCE TO WAR.
NJ. vest says the President DiG Noi Con-
template Restoring the ES-0ueen-
other Addresses on The subject.

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senate tbis morning after the routine
,,ara.n- business was disposed Of the
Hawaiian resolution offered Monday last
l, Nr Hoar was laid before the body.
.-ltI Frye addressed the Senate.
Ir OH. course of his remarks Mr.. Frye
...--.l ,1 MT Blounts report. In his
.a-r.n. thst was q most dangerous
r.rt-..l dangerous for any senator to
r.. y serious attack against the
,taaa.r of any private citizen Of the
r-r. states. tie Gwe) affirmed with
,t hesitation. hat MIR Blount in his
r...r. bad not written one line Of trutb.
r. r..u One UupreIudiced opinion. nor
rendered one impartial judgment ON the
oI.f hard he gave unstintcd praise TO
re.tN-Nuistcr. Mir. Stevens upon whose
actions 1r B.oUnts report reflected so
severely.
Nr FIyc went ON TO say that he had
rl d.o. that 80 might become necessary
n break down Minister Stevens. lie had
JUS. received reliable Information that
lie purpose OF the administration was 20
,l.r-. that Mr. Stevens was "a party to
corruption. employed 90 break down the
Queens government. and To- establish
revolutionary government
Mr Vest ,,orcs stevens.
when Alr Frye took his seat Mr..
Nr rose and addressed the Senate. lie
would not. hc said. have detained the
Senate ior Is moment. but for the fact that
l. vas ou thc eve of leaving the city
and desired 20 avoid any appearance Of
,.aIue amy responsibility I'm regard to
Nh. Hawaiian question. il was hardly
necessary for him 90 say that he did not
nek as. the advocate or special de-
fender or the administration. He spoke
.s an American senator. and as an Amer
ia. citizen. I'm relation 90 questions in-
go'vn- Che honor and welfare of the COM
missioner. i wish 90 say that 10 is greatly
tl. Doe regretted that partisan maleHolence
should show itself SO distinctly in ue-
bate on those great questions
Nr Vest went ON TO ridicuIe the pre-
tensions SET up by Mr. Stevens as TO the
Christian character OF those VINO had
orer,hrowu the government of the Quaeh
DID the Hawaiian Islands. and said that
,fsy had 'Chrisuanized the natives out
0f their country They had taken charge
.f the country under the name Of God,
f1i had then divided the lands among
themselves under laws made boy them
fsIveg UaughtcfD Mr stevens might
he au That that he pretended TO bean
not question that and did not care any
thing about it Hc proposed TO treat MIN
as DEE would treat amy other witness. lie
did know Nr. Elouut. Ills most intimate
kn0wlcdee Of that gentleman for twenty
years authorized him to state I'm "a most
Ihlic and emphatic manner that a purer
r.n. publicly and privately, had never
appeared ou The arena of American
politics. AS l5 4T. stevens reference TO
Isr.f .f. HHff fr
Nr Vest saw IN it only the "Godlike .arro-
rnce which we have almost always
heard from chat quarter of the country"
lle again characterized Mr. Stevens as
Ca f0ul-m0uthed. scurrious witness and
Do asked who in the Hawaiian Islands
UH was opposed 90 annexation had cs-
capped Stevens hHingseate? No doubt be
tas The same opinion publicly OF me as ]
have OF him. Neither OF us strike below
-he belt NaughteD.
SIR. Vest went on to speak of the threat
cf impeichng the Pre- idsnt The crime
committed hy The President was. in the
minds of his opponents that he did not
favor the annexation OF the Hawaiian
stands to the United States. lf that con-
sltutci crime he NCsD was q criminals
.i1 in h.s Judgment, "a large majority
O.. tlc American people were criminals.
one cf Mr Stevens complaints was that
iar government of the United States had
i.I-.1 to seize the islands as ga maritime !
.t.. The senator from Maine objected |
ID me word piracy and it appeared TO |
' 'Nt7o mat that was very much like |
"The plain issue before u.s." Mr. Vest
continued. 'Is whether We are To- break |
Gown tle tradition OF this country es- |
ANAshed hy Washington, and carried /
QUO hy Jefferson. jackson. Buchanan. and |
now by Cleveland or are we to pass |
from that policy and venture ON the
.i,at colonial system of the continental |
powers OF Europc2 / want to make |
t'l5 distinct issue SO far az / am able, /
ana 600 that the American people shall un- |
d.rstand it. i assert that ID is the pur- !
pose now that instead of having "a COM |
pact continental republic as our fathers |
mado &c. we are 90 have a great. exc |
pahsivc terrtoy-acQuiring government. |
even to tne Islands OF the ocean and the /
utiermosl parts of the earth
Appointment OF Bloun' Justified.
Mr.. Vest defended the appointment of |
Mr EluWt as Commissioner and cited /
from a minority report OF the Committee /
on forei-u lrlauous numerous instances !
or like appointments in the past DATING
back 20 tAe administration of President I
Washington. and said. according 10 the
H
ther of bis country was chen reading /
on Gee very slippery and very thin too"
Stevens. hc said had taken up every man
so ,he islands. nlm thr highest I'D the
lowest rank in NE s0J had disp).Cd cf /
them seriatim by personal charges, some
of them criminal and others so vulear
as To prohibit him WcsO from criu-
c'sng them further in the presence of the /
nate.
Coming to thc question of taking down
tle Gag. Alr. Vest said that he would ike
senators on the other side 10 tell him
Why the American iag had been hoisted !
i.er.f Was DC 90 defend American soy
-re.Fntg on the Hawaiian Islands, or was
r tl protect American property? Was
'Hore he 8ld. any use Tor the hag there
l,rrt There was according 90 Mr.. Ste
1enl perfect order on the islands and
When the de tacto government was sup
ported by the entire people, why keep the
har thcre usclessiy. and as a threat to
any portion Of The people?
Bef-rru o. ofhr Late ynr.
a part ~ Nr Stevens statement had
not. Sir. Vest sald been read ly dr Frye
There was one ep1ed alwass OmniDotcnt
"Iih certain people ia tas United States,
ana That Has ttc late war; The cry.
1ol Are feaDs-you tried a. tear down
iht governments aiT. Vest said was
ihe uiNmate ratio OF everything with !
..h people end SIR. Stevens UNDER ,
','a mis- Hcr. said 1lr. Vest. is what 4
I.leafing. charitable sentlmcnt9l G
' oniflan OF Maine Says Quoting a D
Alehce ln which Mr. Stevens saws that a
.r had never raised bis rife against tbe O
'",'N states government What had that @
q" AI. ..T. lnsf asked with tho IT.-..ft. Z 4