The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-15
Ffeot of WilIis, Failnre 40 Act.

GACGE W HIS 70 ANNs
The failure of Minister Willis to make
known his instructions, or to do any act
/ that would give the public to understand
I the nature of these instructions, is hav-
ing an extraordinary effect upon the re-
/ publican leaders and newspapers. They
| appear to have become so mad as to be
unable to think anybody is honest who
does not agree with their view of the Ha-
| waiian muddle.
Tuesday Senator Hoar occupied a good
! part of the session of the Senate scOlding
Mr.. Cleveland and Secretary of
State Gresham. The poor old
man did not seem to be
aware that much Of what he said had no
reference to the subject under considera-
ton. Wednesday, Senator Frye attacked
Mr.. Blount, declaring that his Hawaiian
report was unworthy of belief, and that it
contained not one line of truth. The SEN
ator, after Senator Vest had called atten-
ton to his broad assertions, stated that
he did not wish his remarks TO be taken
literally, that he had very high respect
for Mr.. Blount personally. Evidently
Senator Frye's purpose was to create a
false impression upon the minds of the
people. He ought to have said in the first
instance exactly what he meant.
But wild and reckless as are the
Hawaiian speeches of the republican SEN
ators, they are mild in comparison with
the utterances of some of the republican
papers. one of them, the New York
Press, has this to say: 1.-The news Of the
annexation mass meeting at Honolulu,
and Of the resolute course of the provis-
ional government in terrifying the gov
eminent house, will add 10 the chagrin
and humiliation of the President The
Cleveland administration has not only
been defeated in its plot to enthrone Lii
liuokalani; it stands convicted before the
civilized world of a degree of imbecility
that matches the infamy of its course"
Language like this is to be expected
from man VINO was not permitted to re
main at the head of the census bureau,
but it is only a sample of what is
appearing in the republican papers. And,
strange as it may he, neither the sena-
tors nor the republican papers know of
what they are talking. They are pro-
ceeding on the'assumption that Minister
Willis was sent to Honolulu with instruc-
tons to restore Liliuokalani to her throne
by peaceful means if possible, by forcible
means, if necessary. What instructions
he carried with him. or is to receive be-
fore Dec. "a, only the administration and
Mr.. Willis know The President has
said nothing more than that the facts
show that the Hawaiian monarchy
was overthrow by the help of
Mr.. Stevens, who was American minister
to Hawaii at the time, and of the United
States marines, and that this government
ought to restore the monarchy. He has
not said that he intends to bring about
the queens restoration. 1t seems
newspapers should work themselves up
to white heat of passion without being
sure they have good reason for doing SO.
But aside from the exhibition which
republican senators and newspapers are
making of themselves, is the spectacle of
tine party that has prided itself upon its
morality and high sense of justice insist
ing that the defenseless and inoffensive
Hawaiians shall be deprived of their
government simply because thousand or
two carpet baggers, chiefly Americans,
who have acquired property on the
Islands, want to control affairs an inspir-
ing onel Nobody has ever doubted that
the great majority of the natives want
the monarchy restored.