New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-12
DID HE EXCEED HIS POWER!
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marty opposed to his own. This was the I'm,
mencement Of the opportunities that wouiu w MY
to him in this second nnnlded All through
Mr. Cleveand's first Administrator anu no.
scolded him back into the White House as n,ar
lie mfr Gray did not think tnat 'he Scif r
- ~ M NJ, ssa chusetts was to gain anything from
the sober second thought OF the Aneiica ,s pv
ne (which after all. had Tindicateu itseil '',i,S
and time again in our history py Pu,.uat1, 70 70
Smnotbeticai cases in order to deliver himself on
the welcomed vituperative phrases Win Will Wilt
he had entertained the Senate inns iiol ,.iils.
Nor did he think that the honoTeu Aiicir NJ
.n. ~, AT the Court of st. James (Mr.
RayarD would take much detrimeh. 10y i.i'
share Of the scolding. because when tha' ho
cred representative occupied anotner hien posi-
or. IN tho Government Of the United states he
came in for vehement lecturing from the Sena-
tor from Massachusetts, ana hao ac'uahy sur
Mr.. Bayard stood as high to-day in the esti-
nation and honorable regard OF ms iellow-ci,is
zens he did prior to that Nm cro W
tba Senator from Massachusetts, he INF. gray!
snid this much because he thought 1t would nave
haen in better taste all round II the Senator from
Massachusetts, had quietly waited Hnu me me. OF d.
Gcial information which was asked for day or
80 ago and which he (Alr. Hoar) must Know
there had been opportunity yet to prepare ana
furnish came to the Senate III ne had waited
for thai the discussion could have gone on in the
ight of the patriotic duty of Senators. ieaVlh8
craftsmanship behind them In the dark places 10
which II belonged in a discussion or this KIND
For himself. he knew NJ partisanShlp Wheh the
honor of his country and his flag was concerned
he wanted 10 know whether the statements al.
Inded to by the Senator from Massachusetts, ana
with which the public press had been run Tor
weeks past. were true or not; whether II was
fact that the flag of the United States had Deen
disgraced and dishonored by superserVlceaple
agent of the Government and been made to SYM
boljze an act of piracy and aggression Tor whlch
every honorable American ought TO hang MS
head in shame. If this were true II was yer!
well for the Senator from Massachusetts, ana TOT
others who agreed with him, TO ask Senators
gain and again to avert their gaze from what
was said TO have gone on in those distant lslahus
of the Pacific in the middle OF last January.
IMPLICIT FAITH IN Mr.. CLEVELAND.
But he (N1r. Gray. on the contrary. wanted 10
know something of what had taken place. And
1t was for that purpose that he had cordially
with the Senator from Massachusetts
last week in supporting resolution requesting
the President to furnish speedily as possible
the information promised in his message. Ana
until he (Mr. Cray felt that me giving Vi wa.
information had been unduly delayed. ne would
possess his soul in patience. FUZZY DeneVlnS anu
Quite content that the honor OF this great Gov
eminent was safe in the hands of the president:
Without attempting to go into discussion OF
any of the hypothetical cases which had been
made By the Senator from MASSACHUSETTS inc
ground Of his animadversOn upon the ADMIN
istra tion he (Mr. Cray would simply remind the
Senator and the Senate and the people OF the
United States that the special commissioner
had been sent to the Hawaiian ISLANDS because
there had been transaction there invoiVihe
the honor of the United States: and 1t was the
duty Of the Government Of the United states
TO possess itself of information on the subject
by sending out a gentleman who could see with
his eyes and hear with his ears what II was
impossible for the President and the Secretal!
of State to with their eyes and hear win
their ears. And the President and Secretary or
state would have been derelict in their duty II
they had not awaited themselves OF the ample
authority which they had to acquire that infor'
nation through an agent duly authorized by the
Executive. He thought that the resolution
should go over until tomorrow under The ruie
and he asked for an order to that effect.
Mr. Hoar objected to Mr.. Gray's characterize
t,on of his remarks as scoldng and dialogue
ensued between the two Senator'S in connection
with what Mr.. Bayard was represented as nav
ing said as 10 the Presidents change. or no
change, of policy in regard to restoring the
Queen to her throne. AT some points TINS dla-
logue tended to acrimoniousness-Mr. Gray inti-
mating that Mr. Hoar forgot what he mad said
and Mr. Hoar retorting that he did not forget
but that the Senator from Delaware nlisstated H.
In the course Of this dialogue Mr.. Gray declared
his own belief and that of Mr. Bayard to be that
Mt Clevelands policy is one not only OF justice
and magnanmity. but one of non interference
Finally the discussion came TO a close and the
resolutions went over until tomorrow.