Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-14


We have to thank The secrecy Of the
ssase department Of Mr.. Cleveland's admin
iss.ation for the good fortune that the pol
icy Of forcing the Queen LiiuokaiAni upon
the Hawaiian islands vas not dzscioset be-
fore the election. II the papers nov ont
had been Published during the session Of Con-
zress, the general overthrow Of the Denoc-
rary ia the states in which there IL political
discussion and discretion would have been
attributed TO the foreign power rather than
the domestic policy. The prrvsey Of the Mag
wump business As Honolulu was deliberate.
anti after the election ffvas announced
that the President had message for Coz
zress relating 70 the Sandwich istands, and
you'd send il On the day Of the adjournment
Of the extraordinary sessi5n- Il vas palpab!y
held back until after the November cleo
tons, and thus the defeat the Democracy
has suffered was assigned to the sufficient
cause Of incapseity in home afairs.
Mr.. GfeshArn's paper 10 in bad form
neither wholesome in conception nor able
In execution All the anxiety Of the secre-
| tasy abou. the people Of the Pacific para
disc 10 discrimination. Why not, IL popular
sovereignty is 30 important, submit the re-
sHrn Of the Queen to her alleged throne 10
the alleged people? Mr.. Blount was sent
TO Honolulu to fad material for this state
paper. and the straw he gathered has not,
been well handled.
The secretary has produced the story OF
the Queen and denied the testimony Of
American citizens, and the most enlightened
and responsible people in the sland.except-
ing those who wish protection for the eoolie
shape of human slavery in the production Of
sugar. The secretary of state does not hesi-
tate to raise questions Of veracisy with the
late American minister and members of the
provisional government, and there are
qaibbles of snaii lawyer and special pleader
style about the call for the use, and location.
Of United States forces. The story OF the
revolution is constructed TO Cast diseredit
On the American residents and provide for
the restoration of the monarchy. He be-
lisTes all the Queens gang say and others
Of course. do not tell the truth.
We doubt whether one citizen OF the
United States r. ten would sustain on fair
vote and count the position Of the admins
rstion. It ofends the American sense of
iigni'y and ambition and destiny, and IL IL
10 meant that the arms OF the United States
are to BE- employed to overthrow the
provisional government, and restore
the Qaeeu, and there is bloodshed.
the blood will be on the hand. Of the Presi-
dent and secretary of state. There is one
chsnce, and only one. to avoid this disgrace
and calamity, and II is that the provisional
government may consent to acquiesce in the
reinstatement of the Queen, If il should be
the orders to do violence for the monarchy
With the United States marines, in the con-
hdence that this might last until the next
administration Of the government Of the
United States from which il is certain the
Cleveland Gresham party viii! be eliminated
There would be a majority of millions in
this country for annexation. Neither party
would dare 20 before the country as the
Queens party. Senator Morgan, the chair
man Of the committee of foreign resolutions
saws he would like to know TO whom the
new minister Of the United States to Ha-
wall is accredited. Is he sent to the Queen?
The provisional government has been
recognized as ode jure" by the President
who sent Blount to confer with Dole.
Biount ordered the United States marines
to their ship, and pulled the flag down. but
this merely meant to Morgan that the troops
had broken their bivouac. The senator
uses this measured and weiyhty language ;
THAT act was not the withdrawal Of an
Intervention on the part of the United
States, except for the preservation of peace
and the protection of American citizens on
the Island. never understood it was the
assertion of sovereignty by the nited
States over the islands, and canno. under
stand why the vi ha-awal of the troops I'M
der such circumstances could be construed
"a Withdrawal Of the moral support OF the
nite1 States TO the government exising
there, unless the United States hal iBvated
Hawaii and assumed sovereign jurisdiction.
which was not the case.
The United States did not intervene tnea-
'ablsh a provisional government III Hawaii.
IL only interviewed to preserve the peace and
protect American citizens. II wi hdrew the
troops, leaving the provisional government in
full peaceable and uninterrupted posses
sion ~ to sovereign power of these islands
To interfere now TO reinstate the Queen
would under the circumstances. be simply
establishment of a monarchy, without
any other excuse than the mere assertion
of its legitimacy as compared with that of
the provisional government"
pom that ground precisely the Cleye-
land Gre sham policy will be overthrow in
the Senate and il can never have any
standing in the country. The admirisra-
tion has managed to attix upon itself an
inc ffaceable stamp of narrow minded, carp
ing, unpstriotic prejudice and hide-hound
bigotry, and has presented ANAL policy
in petty way. II has failure and humlit-
ton on the face of il, and there seems u be
h. IL k..ttIa,aJ ;pf,fuatiar