The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-18
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No Throne BuIlGins!

Flag up or flag down. the main question
concerning Hawaii is whether 1t shall be
acquired OF abandoned by tho United States
The attitude Of Mr.. CLEVELAND upon this
QUESTION, and his intentions for the future,
are not known. They arc not likely to be
known during tho recess Of Congress, cx-
cept as they may DO disclosed by the ncts OF
Mr.. BLoUNT. his personal representative.
Tho first steps OF Mr.. C~LEvELAND's Com
missioner were to pull down the flag from
the pole whore it had been flying. and to
send the Boston's marines back to their
ship In the harbor.
This, rs we presume. Is all right. 1t in
wolves no humiliation to the nations dig
nifty. and 1t does not necessarily mean the
surrender Of any American interest. The
flag had no business to be on that
pole In that manner. It was hoisted
there, not by order of the United
States Government. but by Minister STE
VEINS on his responsibility: and the
unauthorized demonstration had already
been disavowed and rebuked by Gen. HAIR
RIsoN's Secretary Of State. The mere low
ering OF the flag. concerning which there Is
80 much thoughtless clamor. Is 10 moro to
boregardcd rs q sclf-inficted insult against
tho power and glory Of this nation. than was
the regular hauling down OF the Boston's
colors In Honolulu harbor at sunset that
snme day. The marines were properly sent
back to their quarters on shipboard. Pence
reigned under the provisional Government.
Their presence ashore wal no longer re-
Quired to protect either the lives or the
property OF American citizens In Honolulu.
Tho royalists In Hawaii. like the malig-
nant anti-Americans In tho United States.
are predicting n hoping that the next de-
vclopment Of Mr.. BLoUNT's secret instruc-
tons from Mr.. CLEVELAND will be some
measure looking toward the overthrow Of
the existing Government in Hawaii and
the restoration OF LILIUoKALAN1's pre-
posterous monarchy.
The significance OF such a step on the
part Of Mr.. C~LEvELAND's representative
would be 1t would show that
the President Is determined to prevent an
ncxatioE by any means in his power: that
IN order to prevent it, heis ready to stretch
his constitutional authority to the I'M
heard-of extent Of crushing the life
out Of n newborn republic, and usher
Ing back to an empty throne a ridicu-
lous Queen who has been deposed by her
own subjects. Ifpublic opinion in this coun-
tryi prepared to tolerate the use OF Federal
power to stamp out the first spark OF demo-
cratic self-government in a land loss fortu-
nate than our own or to permit the Chief
Executive Of this republic to lend his aic.
upon any pretence. in setting up again an
overturned throne in any part Of the world.
we are very much mistaken in our estimate
Of the spirit prevailing in the United States
Of America.
When the power Of the Federal Admins
tration is exerted. directly or Indirectly. in
aid OF a countor-revolution in the interest
Of downfallen monarchy. it will be high
time to talk of national humiliation. and
to rise in sincere and fiery indignation
against the debasement Of the American
flag. and all that it represents.