The sun., 1893-12-14

had represented the United states Govern
as 0bd Minis ter ,rnsG Il l9SSu1y T5sGTSy
had made internl tional law. u careful study
huch u man had been made the target fo
piracy. The Pro- idcnt Of the United States
Mr. Frye exclaim ~ passonately could. anc
Mr Blount param ,unt to Mr.. stevens but ia
intslligence IN ed ication. in integrity OF char
actcr. In familiRri " with affairs in experi.
ence Of life. ospecI lily OF public LIE in snowl
edge OF internati nal law, in ACQUAINTANCE
@ey n Vim in doyoton the and Ronor
q his country. n fidelity to our Christian ciy'
iizatIon W. Sisss99s s parsmon2s IT. 70 . Mr
land with all his DO wer-can change that con-
Mr. frye rend lo,g extracts from Mr. Ste
venss newspaper uatempnt. and snid so
much for the charge Of dishonorlnR the fac. "
had ordered the Am erican flag hauled down,
and he ,complimsttcd tbe Aimiral who did
despatch, he saId h" had done IL . In obedience
to the orders Of Conmissivner Blount"
that il & Mehe bcoms or uo n to ppenI
Minister Stevens. lie mad lust received
reliable hSt III Ds6f ,hs sp
trntlon was TO charge that stevens was a party
20 corruption. employed TO break down the
lutiOnary government. That, Mr. Frye ex-
claimed. did not amaze him.
Mr. Gray-Does the Senator make that
Mr. Frye--I say that have Information
which ] regard rs quite reliable, that that ts
the purpose. did not make the charge.
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Mr.. Frye I am not at liberty TO do so. but
am fully convinced myself that nny means
will bs restJted TO to brt ak down Mr. stevens.
b 2neg w"f o DIR m I1 Know S @ ~
Mr.. stevens having any participation in cor:
rupt practtes 10 remove one Government,nn and
create anOf her. ] feel alLe to say that do
know thut there is not one word ot truth in ~.
MIR: Fry. read further long extracts from Mr..
reference 10 Paul Neumann. whose name oc-
This Pa,rl Neumann called on me in Wash.
ington and informed mo that ho represented
tho depOsei Queen. He had two hours in
IN he wIs @ tbnt there was S
or cause OF complaint against the American
Minister or against the naval :orces OF tho
money for the Queens lands. which we had
paid to her. never learned when Paul Nru-
mann was herd that he sought anything MS tho
queens agent except a money, compensation
for the wrong to which she had boon sub
Jected.
Mr. Huwley tRep.. Conn. .l-Perhars other
mann brought 70 mo Icttors OF Introduction
from some army friends. and represented the
same things, IuuderstOoG that his chief OBJ
ject was 20 gain ar allowance for the queen.
When Mr. Frye took his seat. Mr. Vest dem,
rot, ho said. have detained the senate Tor n
moment tut for the fact that he was on the
owe OF leaving the atty; and desired to 9ycii
any appearance OF pvnding any responsibility
in regard'to the II swaiian question. Ii was
hardly necessary for him to say that 10 did
no. speak as the advocate or special defender
of the Administration. lie spoke as an Ameri- ,
can Senator and as an American citizen IN re-
stion TO questions inv Diving the honor and wei
fare OF the common cosntry. 1t was greatly to |
he regretted that partl san maleyOlencc should |
Great a Gaestions. With piotesati"ns 70 ] that they they
desired no personal aspect TO be given to their |
arguments. and with she statement that in |
n hal l M ~ NOT 1ssl
discussed until tho evidence was before the
Senate, the Senators from Massachusetts and
caslon to assnil everybody who differed with
them on the Hawaiian question. They had
their side OF those issues In order to take pos
SESSION .! public opinion in the United States.
lie Mr, Vest dit not propose by silence TO be
put In the attitude OF ac9uiescing In any Of the
statements sde bv ,ho.e senators. With his
great personal rospecH for tho senator from
lust as little trust thar senator az ho would
trust u hungry wolf when the blcat OF iarm-
rr's lamb was heard in his immediate vicinity.
Laughter WIKI all that senator's generous
Impulses. it was Impossible for him to DO any
iblns elso except dn Intense New England Lee
publican.
obliged Tor the com pliment.
Mr.. Vest said that wi,lo lie was incapable OF
saying anything disrespectu ul to Mr.. FRYE. the
ns seen 10y others. should be pre-
-snted correctly before the country. Mr.. Vest
ip ny Mr.. Stevens. as to ths Christian charac-
cr ot those who had overthrown tha Govern
Hi s said @ had d Ei hEass aitsn% ths
!yes out OF their country" They had taken
hemGeNsf gpdsr Nd laws MADE by thsmseves
lretorltu to bean honest. GOdlike Chris
Ian. NJ Vest did not question that. and did not
'are anything about 1t. He proposed 10 treat
10 did know Mr. Blount. Ills most intimate
in9wlsdGe o. that gentleman Tor twenty years.
'm phatic manner, that a purer man publicly
md privately. had never apneared on Ill % arena
y Amerisan politics AS to Mr.. Steyens's refer
rance which we have always heard from that
,ess."' and he asked Who in the the Hawaiian Ian
escaped Mr.. Stevsns's billingsgnte. Mr. stev.
ms hnd taken ip every man in the islands.
nd had disposed Of them seTiStim I1SG BY porsdns @
hprGes. some Of them criminal and others so
nlEar az to prohibit him Mr. Vest from criti-
senate.
Coming to the question Of taking down tho
"a tho other side 10 tell linn why tho American
aH had been noi,toL there. Was 1t 10 defend
mar. .mIHrcan soy soyereiGnLy on tho Hawaiian
uyh was there. he asked. any use for tile |
ag there after there was according to M:
'hen the de fGcto Government was supported
" the entire peoplef Why keep he flag there ! ,
selessly and as Il threat To any portion ol tho |
eopist A part Of Mr. stevenss address had
OF, Mr.. Vest said, been read by Mr.. Frye. | /
here here was one appeal, always ,omnipotent
nth certain people in tho United states and
hat was tho late war Tho cry, You are
sbelH, you tried to tear down the Govern-
leht,' was. Mr.. Vest sand. tho ultimate ratio !
everything with such people. and Mr..
.sysns understood that.
Here, said Mr.. Vest. is what this God fearing
laritAble sentimental old logician OF Maine
iys, quoting n sentence in which Mr.. Stevens
lys that he had never raised his rifle against
10 United States Government. What had that
} do; Mr.. Vest asked. with the Hawaiian !
lestlon? What did Mr., stevens mean hy It.
ScePt 70 array the preIudicss Of the American /
sople tso called against Mr.. BlOunt because
} had been u confederate sOldier2 7
Mr. Frye ,hopad that Mr.; Vest did not sur
,se he bad omitted 10 read that portion OF Mr.
eyens's address for any special purpose.
Dir, Vest NO. The senator from Maine is as /
ank and Ogsn an adversary as / ever met. G
doubt ne has the same opinion OF me IO!iti- q
lly as have OF him, Neither OF us strikes
low the brlt. ilAuEhter.I
The plain issue before US" Mr. Vest con-
lued, Is whether we are To break down the .
idltlongl policy of this country, established | 4
Washington. and carried out hy Jefferson |