The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-11-23
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WRATHFUl.
The Democracy Of tho Pacific Slope Heard
From on tho Hawaiian Affair.

From on tho Hawaiian Affair.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 1S.--The Ex-
nmincr (democratic) prints the follow
ing:
Honolulu residents In this city say It Is rot
| true that Blount took statements OF most Of
| the prominent people there who were opposcd
| 20 the monarchy. Full statements. made up by
monarchists. were sent to Dlount. prepared
with care, often By the ssillful old OF royalst
| lawyers, who so adapted. or KEEP: back, facts ~
| TO make the most PLAUSIBLE showing OF their
| claims On the other hand tho provisional gov
| ernmcnt ndhsrcnts waited until they were called
| for before making statements, nnd IN most IN
| stances they were NOT called for Those who
! appeared before Blount included the unaggres.
| sive scholarly Alexander, the muscular Serene
Bishop besides Chief Justice Judd. Cabinet or
| hcers Damon and W. o. Smith and q few others
| whose statements to Blount were largely In All.
| swcr to such questions Us he thought Ut TO ask
! Not one was called OF the cabinet composed OK
| P. c. Jones, Mark Robinson. Cecil lrown and
| Geo ~ Wilcox. whom the cx-Quccn had
dismissed In defiance OF public opinion and by
| the aid OF brbed vote in the legislature. Such
men as j. S. McGrew. James l Dowsctt. John
| Ena. +. NJ Hatch. Alfred 5 Hartwell, Judges
Bickcrtou, Frcar. Cooper and Whiting. }. H.
| Athcrton OF Castle s. Cooke. G. 81. Cooke o.
Levers & Cooke. w. ". Hall VIM Il Castle
and f., O. Hall and son, Vim c. Wilder VIM.
Allen and numerous othor prominent men
were not asked for statements. Wount
was requested TO send for several
TO say, and answered that when
ne wanted them he would let them know. Oat
Honolulu !nformants further say that whom MI
the facts about the deposition OF Liltouka!ani
and tho establishment OF the provisional gov
crnmcnt shall be fully known torrent OF H.
digna ton will set In overwhc,mtngly against
Clcvclnnd's efforts TO destroy tho existing gov
eminent OF Hawaii and restore the queen. who
was deposcd because the Intelligent classes
and property owners could no longer trust
themselves 10 her misguided, reckless govern
ment.
III is not enough. they say. II Cleveland hns
not instructed Willis 10 order the United states
marines to fire on Americans, his public elsa
vowal OF the ofllcial action OF Stevens anu WI
lis and OF the Harrison administration. and bis
request or demand. 1t matters not which. Tor
one practically includes the other. that IN, cN-
Queen be put back into power Is inc!lcn,cn! 70
all evil clements In Hawaii 10 acts OF violcnce
against It's government and against law and
order II such acts shall follow, and II IN
nocent women and children shall suffer.
God and oil American people. including the
bulk OF tho democratic party, VIII hold Prctl
dent Cleveland and his administration reSpon-
| siblc Hundreds Of homes all over the country
have been filled with CONSIDERATION and with
anxiety for tho fate Of their relatives ard
friends In Honolulu since the publication OF the
| Gresham letter. II harm shall come 10 one
| American In Honolulu from the conduct or
threats OF President Cleveland, tho sensation
that was caused By the gun fired on
| Fort Sumter will he duplicated and
this time not In tho north alone. Pres
ident Cleveland and his cabinet have plainly
failed to grasp either tho legal position or
critical nature OF the Hawaiian situation. The
estimated population OF the Hawaiian islands
October !. 1901. was 95S05. The actual census
taken December %, 1890. showed $3.50 includ
Ing or composed of about 10000 Hnwaiinns,
$4,000 Chinese 1900 (sincc Increased 10
2o,O0O japanese and 1893 Americans:
Portuguese. ae02: Hawaiians born OF for
eign parcnts. mostly Americans, 7*a3;
Brt tons, l,3,4 Germans, 1904. and q
few hundred foreigners OF other nat!onnlitiea
With the population so made up, II IL nothing
short OF reckless, insane, wicked folly to take
the course OF exposing the small foreign popu'
lotion 10 the ,crrors OF anarchy What can
few hundred marines 90 to stop incendiarisn
and secret assassination: II Clcvclands or
dcrs do not 90 now 10 undo as fur rs mny pe
the dire effects OF the wicked suggestions IN
the Gresham lottcr no may find TINT IN" curses,
both loud and deep. OF the American people Will
soon be upon him.