The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-12-30
The Presidents Message.

The Washington correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Ledger, writing on the Presidents
message on the Hawaiian affair, says:
The message is well prepared and strong
paper, and presents the President side of the
contention with force and directness. He
quotes facts, many of them furnished by Min
lister Stevens, to show that the project of an
nexation was one which was zealousy pro,
NOTED by the Minister representing the United
States in that country. This allegation is
sustained by quotation from despatch sent
by Minister Stevens to the State Department
in November 1892, two months before the
overthrow of the Queen. in which the annex
alton twas deliberately argued on moral,
political and economical grounds. In fur
Their proof of the labors of Minister Stevens
to subvert the existing Government and to
promote the annexation scheme, the Presi-
dent quotes from that officials despatch of
March 8. 1892, in which he asks 'how far the
present Minister and naval commander may
deyiate from established international rules
and precedent. in the contingencies indicated
in the first part of this despatch, p" which con-
tingencies were the overthrow of the existing
Government by a peaceful and orderly revolt
ution Reference is also made to the declar-
alton of Mr.. Stevens in February last, that
''the Hawaiian pear is now ripe, and this is
the golden hour for the United States to pluck
it, and to the fact that upon the same day
upon which he declared the Hawaiian pear
is now ripe MIR. Stevens issued a proclaim
alton assuming in the name of the United
States the protection of the Hawaiian Islands,
an assumption which was promptly disavowed
by this Government.
The Queens Surrender.
Disinterested persons, who will disposition
ately read the facts presented in the Presi
dents message, cannot resist the conviction
that the lawful Government of Hawaii was
overthrow with the active aid of the United
States representatives, supported by an armed
force from a war vessel Of the United States,
and that without the previous assurance of
such aid an attempt to subvert the existing
Government would not have been. under
taken. As the President pertinently States
with the entire military force of the kingdom
on her side and at her disposal, if the Queen
could have dealt with the insurgents alone,
her course would have been plain, and the
result unmistakable. fBut the United States
had allied itself with her enemies. had recog
nized them as the true Government of Hawaii
and had put her and her adherents in the pos
ition of opposition against lawful authority.
She knew she could not Withstand the power
of the United States, but she believed that
she might safely trust 10 its justice" Accord
1ngiY, the queen SuTTtHucEtu " tuG iOiCCS VI
the United States and yielded her authority
to prevent collision of armed forces and loss
of life, and only until such time as the United
States should undo the action of its represent
alive and reinstate her in the authority she
claimed as the lawful sovereign of Hawaii.
Believing that a substantial wrong was done
by the representatives of the United States,
the President declares that due regard for
our national reputation, as well as the rights
of the people of Hawaii, requires that we
should endeavor to repair that wrong.
The Instructions 10 Minister Willis.
The instructions to Minister Willis were
disappointment to the Republicans, who fully
expected they would reveal that the Presi-
dent had directed the Minister to use the
armed forces OF the United States to reinstate
the Queen. On the contrary, the President
directed that, if the Queen declined to accept
the conditions described in the instructions to
Minister Willis, he should inform her that
the President cannot use force without the
authority of Congress. These conditions
were proper. Just and honorable. They were
made necessary by the perplexities of the sit
uation and the desire of the President to re-
store the status quo which existed prior to
the indefensibe interference of our diploma
tic representative. with due regard to the
peace and welfare of the Hawaiian people.
The members of the Provisional Government
and their supporters having been led into re
volt through the ACTIVE encouragement and
support of the representatives of the United
States, the President believes that they are
entitled TO consideration in any effort made
to rectify the wrong done. and, therefore, he
insisted upon general amnesty to all con
cerned in setting up the Provisional Govern
ment, and recognition of all its bona tide
acts and obligations. In short, as the Presi
dent says, the conditions require that the
past should be buried, and that the restored
Government should resume its authority as
if It's continuity had not been interrupted.
NEWCASTLE, Pa, Dec. 25.-Samuel Get
holiz, Slippery Rock township farmer,
thought to surprise his family, last night, by
sliding down the old fashioned chimney and
impersonating Santa Claus. He made the
passage all right until he reached the centre
of the chimney, where he stuck fast. Get
holtz yelled for aid. Members of the family
did not recognize his smothered voice and
ran from the house terror stricken. Neigh
bors were summoned and, after much diff