The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-11-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Posts Regular Correspondent
WAsulSGroS, Nov. l3. 1873.
Editor Post ::

The sensation caused by tho Off
cial announcement that Minister
Willis, who, if no accident occurred
to the vessel in which he left San
Francisco, arrived at Hawaii last
week, carried with him instructions
to use if necessary the sailors and
marines Oh the United States war
ships now in the harbor of Honolulu
to depose the provisional republican
government of Hawaii and restore
Queen Liliuo!;aani, to the power she
held before her forced addiction,
last January, WAS greater even than
that made by the election returns
last week. Although Clans Spreck-
els. when here a few days ago, pre-
dirtol that this wonld be done and
t.crc had been other hints of It's prob
ability, it took the community by
surprise, completely; a surprise which
few have yet shaken off,
There are comparatively few Con
grcssmcn in Washington, and some
Of them refuse to discuss the matter
ut all, but the most Of them. without
regard to their political opinions, re-
srci this action by the administers
tion and many TO nnt husltaFq 70 eX-
pres. the opinion that it is the great
est mistake OF President Cleveland's
life They say that even allowing,
which many Of them DO not by any
means, that Secretary Gresham 5
statement, based upon cH-Mlnlstef
Blount' report. of how the provls-
ioual government came into power
and how the Queen was forced TO alb
dictate because she feared to oppose
the wishes Of the L. 5. Minister, is
entirely true, and that made by ex-
MINISTER Stcvcns and the late Capt.
Wiltsc who wn= at the time OF the
revolution in command OF tive l.. ).
| $. Boston, from which the marines
were taken who raised the American
hay over the island, nntrEc. the pres
emit action would still be condemned
l,y tho grent mass of Americans, be
cause all they sill sac end fully com
prehcnd will be tia, the adlnlnlstrn=
ton has ordered the destruction Of the
government Of republic and the cs-
Establishment Of a monarchy, the only
one on our side Of the world; and
they back up their opinions by citing
the popular feeling against the low
ering of the american flag in Hawaii
Ivy Sir, Hlount. \ Senator who is in
political accord vii" ill., aI.ninistra-
ton said privately: Il have not
studied the question sufficiently to
know whether there really was
Wong porpetrated upon tho Queen
of Hawaii whcn .,h1 sbd;rated, but
au sufficiently acquainted with lsls
sentiments of the American people
to know that they will not approve
the restoration of an abolished mon
arcl.y, l5pow4 % have been one of the
most corrupt in existence, ~ MtHHtt6r
what the circumstances might have
been. The administration is estab-
fishing a bad precedent"
Whether true or not your CORES
pondcnt will not undertake to say,
but the idea seems to be generally
accepted in Washington that
President Cleveland viii in his an
nual message, upon which he is now
working, recommend that Congress
repeal the tax on state bank currency
This is pleasing to many of the dem
ocrats from the South, but it has
brought sonle brqMinent democrats
here from other sections, 10 project
and to cndeavor to pursuade Mr.
Cleveland not to make the recon-
mendation. None Of them, however,
have seen Mr. Cleveland, as he has
only bren 20 the White House once
during the last week and ihat Was to
attend a cabin meeting.
Secretary Carlisle has also denied
himself to all visitors since he began
work on his annual report, so that
the visitors have not made much Of
success in iinpressing their financial
views upon the administration, but
they have pat in some work on Sen
ators and representatives that will
probably be heard from when the sub
iect gets before Congress.
Since the elections there has been
a marked change in the tariff talk of
democratic congressman, although
onc or two Of tho democ4atic mem
bers of the House, Ways and Alrans ,
committee have taken occasion to say
that the result of the elections would
make no difference in the tariff bill
npon which that committee is working.
1t is significant, however, that the
democrats WHO are Sc positive about
this are those who were opposed 10
the administration on the silver ques
ton and therefore are not now taken
into the confidence of the administra-
tion, which will unquestionably CON
troll the nature oS the new tariff bill.
The administration democrats are Aol
committing themselves to any extent.
The democrats who represent dis
tricts having industries which want