Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-27
Suppose II All So.
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| Inc HartIofu tou1anl-
1t is hardly worth while to go into any
minute examination and analysis of lnves-
tigstor Blount's assorted samples. Th' re
will be plenty of time for that-if there
should then appear to be any necessity for
it-vhen we have all the testimony before
us.
What does the installment of it now
made public go to shbw? That the sym
pathies of Mr.. Stevens, then nited States
| minister at Honolulu, were wholly and
heartily with the men who deposed the
Queen and established the prJyis-
ional government. That this Was
known to them, and also TO Lilluo
kalani and her partisans, in advance OF the
uprising of last January. That it was a
factor-and not unimportant factor-in
the result That the United Sta.es marines
were landed at such time and stationed IN
such a way as to furnish strong moral
support-perhsps the strongest possible
moral support-to the anti monarchical
movement. That their presence near The
government builiing, ard between 1t and
the police station doing duty as the ROYAL
barracks ,braced up the nerves of the tin Ter
'srevolutiouists, discouraged the royahsts'
very likely prevent d street-fghting and
| blof dshed ,snd Vas another important factor
| in the result. That, however, when the OH
Ger in charge of the marines was asked TO
move them nearer the government building
| he refused to do SO. saving that his or ters
were to remain passive. That the Queen
fnally Put her acceptance (undrr pro'e.U
of the situation upon the ground that sh.'
could not withstand the armed forces OF the
United Stats, and that she did this after
receiving suggestions, or assurances, that the
entire matter would be reviewed ut Wash
| ington. That Mr.. Stevens immedi tteiy
recognized the provisional government, and
events took the course with which the pub
| lie is already familiar.
| Part of this the country knows to be
| true-has all along known to be true.
There was never, as fsr as We are ava'e,
any concealment or controversy as 10 the
whereabouts of Mr.. Stevens sympathies
last January, nor as to one or two other
matters touched upon by Mr.. Blounts in
| formants. Suppose, for the sake OF argu-
ment, that all of it is true.
Does it make good The assertion that Mr..
Stevens was the central and principal hg-
ure in a sudden secret conspiracy, and that by
prostitution of his office as American minis
forces of the United States he violently AMI
wickedy evert' rev an unoffeniing monsreh
| who. bat for his wrongful act, would t'day
be reigoing over HAPPY ana conteh'ed peo-
pl Mt nrless muitltude OF the fore-
| rnost tlHehs OF iipho'nih-citrR men 'oi-
lege professors, ll~3ers and merchants
men OF our own rec ana oiooo are now
| 'ng4g- d IN an nnprtcedrh'e'i cohsp'ftcy
against the truth. lhey nave 'oid US "tn
one voice that 'he ieehns Among 'hen
against the monarchy as an lh,'ituuoh
at once Vicious PR pos,erous anu Jun
Gus u wall h'i oeen
Tor years iheS rtnii'l' W ~
s,Fons hough IN 1854 10 colpeI ~ is'e
kiHg 10 accept 'lie re'or"e. eoneu'lno" :
strong enough is" .n, ,I:: :,
10 put cow NV III" an ioi wv s. a'i'n'
ihs1ifection ioihen'eu " uia hx anI
nsaoe ny il' instrument ~ IL. 81,
"iicIA' s'rohe en1ux" W e'l' ',ai' "a -
iaoKaiahi iottery III All ne N'l,' :,
,can) eohs','u''on .AP'i'' .r, "s -
linals stul ief ". mig ~
~ ASK why she uid hot afies, 'he ~. !" ,e'
OF Tue coh'ini'see " fu'no i1'
winter why she dtd no. ulspe'sf we
mass meeting Oh e.Nen .h
| aihrhi' III '"e iAnsuase Va "e <
honoiuiu newspaper 'na' ''e h,'''''oiy
went 10 pieces oecsuse oi i'e wv inn ~,
weakness anu fouenpes' 'f' oio"n'
Is right IN ms coneluhobs' an 'nese peop'e
are 10 ne III tney are right MI oiouh'
Il mistaken
There IS no aohot .nst .he Iors,p's res.o-
ration OF LiiouXa' ~ os 'le ni'e-, A'es
would De appl'uied pY some OF Tue Eng
men resilient IN the l'iahGs' oy rev otner
White men IKE Spr'csefs1 10 ~hom II is a