The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-06-21

tions for the lottery. For those cases
his very humble published apologies
have been accepted. A fourth demand
has since been made upon him in behalf
of President Dole, on account OF a
groundless accusation in the Herald OF
having conspired with United States
Minister Stevens to induce the eX.
queen to sign an act of abdication a
few months ago. These threatening
demands have wrought severely on Mr..
Nordhoff's nerves, as he is not strong.
He became apprehensiye of personal
violence being used, and, on the twenty
second, applied to Mr.. Blount for pro-
lection. The marshal, in consequence,
has stationed police around the cottage
which he occupies. 1t is entirely i'm.
probable that he would have been mo.
Tested, although public indignation is
very hot against him on account of the
bitter and interruptions manner in
which he has vilified our government
and people in the Herald. In reference
to the petitions for the lottery, above
named, he wrote that it was under the
pressure of crowd of such petitions,
signed by leading citizens, that the
queen was misled into signing the lot
terry bill. The truth was that five
months before, and prior to the intro.
duction of the bill, by secret rapid
canvassing, few hundred signatures
were obtained from men, many of whom
became active opponents of the meas
ure, as soon as it was publicly discussed.
The whole current of public opinion
was intensely heated against the lottery
at the time the queen signed it, last
January Nth. 1t was component part
of her conspiracy against constitutional
government, in which Mr.. Nordhoff is
now hired to abet her, by taking the
lead in the royalist campaign of lies.
Many facts are transpiring which APP
pear definitely to connect Mr.. Nord-
hoff and the Herald with the great
sugar trust as represented by Claus
| Spreckels, who is now here exerting
his great influence to the utmost, but
as yet without success, to unite the
planters against annexation. The mo.
tive appears to be, their fear of both
refined and other sugars being sent
from Hawaii in unlimited competition
with their monopoly. Last November
careful inquiry by an agent of the
San Francisco Eraminer developed the
fact that most of the planters viewed
annexation with great distrust, on &C.
count of its putting an end to contract
labor, on which they felt dependent.
After the revolution of January, how
ever, they became convinced that the
only valid prospect of permanently sta
BILE government lay in annexation; and
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account. They are now as body its
hearty supporters.
Mr.. Spreckels scouts the idea of re-
turning to the rotten native monarchy
as heartily as every other man of sense.
He advocates an independent republic
sort of oligarchy, apparently some.
what after the Mexican pattern. 1t is
quite certain that any stable govern
ment here which shall be destitute of
the support of United States territorial
authority, must, undo existing racial
conditions, be conducted by the more
intelligent body of whites. Our radi-
cal objection to Mr.. Spreckels' plan is
that he proposes to make the future
Hawaii land of Asiatic coolies ruled
by the few sugar lords and their asso-
ciates, whereas we who have grown up
here into this beautiful American col
ony desire our lovely country to grow
into civilized Christian state of Amer
lean citizens, as it will soon do if united
to our parent land.
1t is for the people of the United
States to decide whether Hawaii shall
become the slave of the sugar trust or
free and noble sister state in the
westward van of their empire, dominat-
ing for them the commerce of the North
Pacific, and naval fortress in defense
of their Pacific coast.
We are getting somewhat accus-
toned to the idea that annexation may
be much delayed. Our government is
strong. The hearts of our people are
strong. These days of trial are educat-
ing us in patriotism and determination.
There is no looking backward. The
noble man who has for four years 80
wisely and steadfastly lent us our SYM
pathy in our long struggle for constitu.
tional government now leaves us,
somewhat aged and bent by care and
sorrow. John l.. Stevens has linked
his name gloriously with Hawaiian his.
tory. We look to him to speak for us
to the American people. Serene e.
Bishop, IN Independent.