Milford chronicle., 1893-04-21

Still ia the waf Depastmeas. The indiena-
sicu over his order to lower ite American
Gag hieh Minister sievena had raised over
Hawzii months ago is ewes deeper and
slfoasss than that aroused BY the battle Gag
order but az YET It isn't 50 loud here, at Wash
iugton, because being an international ques-
ton. prominent men hesitate to publicly
speak their opinion about the lowering Of the
Americas lag-fhe frst instance Of the kind
on record, and 1t is to be hoped the last--for
fear that il may iujufe American interests.
But privately, condemnation Of the act is
heard on every hand and not a little Of Il
comes from Democrats Even those Demo
Gratis who tried to smooth the matter over
and talk about its coming AL right IN The end
admit their regret that the Gag should kave
been lowered upon Nj Clegeland's order
aud By a man who spent foHr Of the best
years Of bis life 6ehtng to destroy that flag
aud all It represented Perhaps the mem
bers Of the Administrations are not familiar
with this quotation from Hon. VIM. Max
we'll Evarts "Our National Banner" !" which
Is echoed in the hearts Of millions Of Ameri
can citizens, ready aud willing to 6eht aud to
die, if need be. for "0id Glory"
let that banner wave forever,
May It's iusirons stars fade never,
TIL the stars shall pale on high;
While there's right the wrong defeating,
While there's hope in true hearts beating,
Truth aud freedom shall not die. .
Had the sailors on the u. S. S. Boston, now
anchored In the harbor Of Honolulu, felt dis
posed to sing the "stsr Spsnglsd Banner, .
after the humiliating episode ofiowering the
stars and stripes bad occurred, they might ht-
tiueiy have used q revised version OF the IA
miiiar words, something like the following +;
"Oh, say, we can't see by Moons bright light,
ftVyhat so proudly we hailed At the twilighls
last cleaning
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, in the
dim light,
"O'er the ranparfs we watched, were 20
gailanhy streaming"
And the rockets red glare, the bombs burst
ing in air,
Gave proof throrgh the night that our Gag
was still there
Oh, say, the star spangied banner doesn't
wave
Il has been lowered BY the hand ofa-----
Raising the Constitution Of the United
States as a bar 10 prevent something they Do
not wish to have done is a very old trick with
the Democrats in Congress, and yet it does
seem surprising that they should be willing
to go before the country with suck a aimsy
excuse for not being willing to have the
charge Of criminal embarrassment against
Senator Roach investigated. The Republi-
can Senators being minority could not force
the Democrats to vote on Senator Hoar's
resolution, before adjourning, but they could,
and did, compel the Democratic majority to
put itself on record as being afraid to allow
this investigation to be made, not because it
would almost certainly have resulted 10 the
expulsion Of Roach, but because il would
have laid bare the methods by which the
election Of Roach was secured, methods far
from creditable. Republican Senators are
wiz ng 10 let the matter go in that shape to
the intelligent people Of the country, for The
present at least. They will bring the mat
ter up again at the regular session Of Con-
gress, when they hope 10 be able to compel
the Senate to take action.
Ad-l oi olaeiai washington Will ~ @SMA
to see the interesting International naval re-
view in HamptoH Roads, in which, thanks to
a Republican Congress ana the Harrison
administration, the United States viii make
such a creditable showing.
The end Of the extra session Of the Senate
was very quiet although there were several
very stormy periods during its last days
In suspending the further iasue Of gold
certificates Secretary Carlisle wes rather
hasty. The law says they shall b suspended
when the gold N The treasury falls below
sroo, 1000. Thief has not yet done, al
though it may do 80 before the week ends.