The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-11-25
wRArHFuL.
The Democracy OF the Pacific Slope Heard
From on the Hawaiian AffaIr.

FROM on the DnWattan AMalr.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 1s.-The Ex-
aminer (democratic) prints the follow.
ing:
Honolulu residents In this city say II Is not
true that Blount took statements Of most Of
the prominent people there who were opposed
to the monarchy. Full statements, made UP by
monarchists, were sent to Blount, prepared
with care, often by the skillful aid OF royalist
lawyers, who so adapted, or kept back, facts as
TO make the most PLAUSIBLE showing of their
claims. On the other hand the provisional gov.
ernment adhcrcnts waited until they were called
for before making statements, and In most in.
stances they were not called for. Those who
appeared before Blount included the unaggres.
siye scholarly Alexander, the muscular Serene
Bishop, besides Chief Justice Judd, Cabinet OF.
ficers Damon and w. o. Smith and u few others
whose statements to Blount were largely in an.
swer TO such questions as he thought al to ask.
Not one was called of the cabinet composed Of
p. g. Jones, Mark Robinson, Cecil brown and
Geo. N. Wilcox, whom the ex-queen had
dismissed in defiance of public opinion and by
the aid of bribed vote in the legislature. Such
men as j. s. McGrew, James l. Dowsett, John
Emp, +. NJ Hatch, Alfred S. Hartwell, Judges
Bickerton, Frear, Cooper and Whiting, ]. b
Atherton, of Castle & Cooke, c. NJ. Cooke Of
Levers & Cooke, w. w. Hail. WIN. B. Castle
and e. o Hall and son, Wm. c. Wilder, VIM
Allen and numerous other prominent mes
were not asked for statements. Blount
was requested to send for several
OF them and hear what they had
to say, and answered that wheu
he wanted them he would let them know. Our
Honolulu nformants further say that when all
the facts about the deposition of Llioukalan
and the establishment of the provisional gov
efnment shall be fully known u torrent of in,
dignation will set in overwhelmingly agains,
Cleveland's efforts to destroy the existing gov
ernment of Hawaii and restore the queen, who
xx,,, u aI a.. .s~tn.. -f-
and property owners could no longer trust
themselves to her misguided reckless govern.
ment
"It is not enough they say, II Cleveland has
not instructed Willis to order the United States
marines 10 fire on Americans, his public disa-
vowal OF the official action of Stevens and VIII.
lis and OF the Harrison administration, and his
request or demand, it matters not which, for
one practically includes the other, that the ex-
queen be put back into power, is Indictment to
all evil elements in Hawaii to acts of violence
against its government and against law and
order. If such acts shall follow, and II in.
nocent women and children shall suffer,
God and all American people, including the
bulk OF the democratic party, will hold Presi.
dent Cleveland and his administra ton respon.
sible. Hundreds of homes all over the country
have been filled with CONSERVATION and with
anxiety for the fate of their relatives and
friends III Honolulu since the publication of the
Gresham letter If harm shall come to one
American in Honolulu from the conduct OF
threats or President Cleveland, the sensation
that was caused by the gun fired or
Fort Sumter will be duplicated and
this time not in the north alone. Pres
ident Cleveland and his cabinet have plainly
failed to grasp either the legal position OF
critical nature of the Hawaiian situation. Tho
estimated population of the Hawaiian islands
October !, 1891, was 81, $685. The actual census
taken December 90, $780, showed s9,99O includ
ing or IMPOSED OF about 10000 Hawaiians
l50o0 Chinese, l2,o0o (since increased tc
10000 Japanese and 1923 Americans;
Portuguese, 3,6os; Hawaiians born of for
eign parents, mostly Americans, 7,495;
Britons, 1874; Germans 1904, and Q
few hundred foreigners of other nationalities
With the population so made up it is nothing
short of reckless, insane, wicked folly to take
the course of exposing the small foreign popu
lation to the ,errors of anarchy. What can g
few hundred marines do to stop incendiarisn
and secret assassination? If Cleveland's or
ders do not go now to undo as far as may be
the dire effects OF the wicked suggestions II
the Gresham letter he may find that the curses
both loud and deep, of the American people will
soon be upon him.