St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-08
IMPArIENr SENATOR'S.

The senators should not tear their
togas. Such proceeding is undig-
nlfled and unnecessary, not to say alb
surd. Aud especially is it unneces-
sary to get excited and rave over the
status of the Hawaiian affair; to demand
explanations where no explanation is
needed; to call for papers that perhaps
do not exist, and to denounce a policy
that. in all probability, is but the crea-
ton OF some gay and festive magma
ton.
Yet the senators have been doing pre-
cisely these things. They have been
reading the Republican newspapers, and
have learned that President Cleveland
and Secretary Gresham are engaged in
a gigantic conspiracy, the purpose of
which is to overthrow republican gov
eminent in Hawaii and restore mon
archy; and although the president has
assured the country that all facts bear
ing upon the case shall be sent to con-
gress as soon as they can be collatcd
and complied, the senators cannot wait.
They demand the documents now. Like
impatient children. they cannot wait till
their dinner is cooked, but will take 1t
In its crude state, without so much as a
grain of seasoning.
The assaults made upon President
Cleveland in the senate Wednesday by
Senators Hill, Hoar, Sherman and 9TH
ers were, to say the least, ill-tempered
and undignifed. 1t has not been un-
common for our presidents in the past
to do as Mr.. Cleveland did in the Ha-
inr,
ence to a subject in their messages and
promise further information concerning
it i'll special message. In pursuing
this course Mr.. Cleveland has violated
neither precedent nor propriety. The
Hawaiian affair is yet incomplete. 1t
lacks the denouement which eyerv
steamer from Honolulu is expected to
bring. The uncertainty Of communica-
ton between the capitals of the two
countries is no doubt annoying. to the
president as we'll as to the senators,
but it does no good to fret and fume over
unavoidable delays. 1t is unbecomlng
even in children to do so; it is absurd
for grave and reverend senators to sly
off the handle" at such provocation.
The course Of the senatorial critics of
the president is not calculated to in.
crease the esteem in which their opin-
ions are held by the public. They pro-
fess ignorance of the nature of the adj
ministration policy, and yet they crit
lcise and condemn it. Such blind parti-
sapship is not what the people look for
in those who represent them in our
highest legislative body.
The lack of definite intelligence as to
the progress Of events in Hawaii is
irritating to the public at large, as it no
doubt is to the senators, and the president
as we'll. But this is unavoidable. In
due season steamers will bring full
news of all the doings there, which,
when given to the public, will explain
many things that now seem inexplica-
BILE. and justify acts that now appear
unjustifabIe. 1t will do no good for the
senators to fly off on tangent and make
themselves ridiculous by demanding
| that which is unattainable. Let them
possess their souls in patience for a
| little while. and their fondest wishes
will be realized. When they know more
about this Hawaiian business they will
| be better qualified to pass Judgment.
Any attempt to PREJUDICE the case in the
absence of all the evidence will bring
upon the senate the ridicule and con-
tempt of all sensible people.