The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-23

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discuss the subject to an Associated
Press reporter subsequently. he spoke
in part as follows:
Our interest in Hawaii appertains to
at least three questions more or less
distinct from each other, though they
cannot be considered entirely separate.
There is the question Of Christian civ.
ilization; there is the question OF
American future commercial power in
the Pacific, and the third involves the
issue OF responsible government under
the American flag in harmony with
pledged American faith, the best Amer
ican antecedents and the plain logic
Of American history and American
opportunities. The increase OF free
holders, farmers and fruit cultiyatoEs Is
the aim OF the present provisional gov
ernment, which had resolved to cut up
the crown holdings and give the land
and dispose OF them to men OF limited
means who wish TO make for themselves
permanent homes and become RESPONSE
Bile citizens on American lines OF de-
yeIopment. Under the monarchy these
crown lands were leased out often to
palace favorites at much less than their
real value, and not unfrequentiy were
the means Of political corruption.
While Kalakaua was good-natured,
he had never assented to the constitu-
ton in good faith. He sought opportu-
nifty to change it and regain his lost
power. Dying in January, 1890, his
sister, by his appointment, became
oa,a.os1p naaT Nha OonaniPonE tn
remove the Wilcox-Jones ministry,
when all tho best men OF the islands
wished to continue it, she signed the
lottery and opium bills and appointed
to her cabinet men who had been
the chief parties in bribing the lottery
bill through tho legislature. Imme-
diately followed her calling worthless
mob OF retainers to her assistance and
trying to proclaim constitution giving
herself arbitrary power, overturning an
incorruptible and capable supreme
court and giving to herself the appoint
ment OF new judges with the final ap-
peal to herself. This was Saturday,
January IA. From that hour the Ha-
waiian monarchy was absolutely dead
and no restoration is possible, except
ny tu0 SAGLSlu0 Va SOLhO SubSANS
and foreign powers. At the date
OF the downfall the misguided
and unworthy Liliuokalani was
without sympathy and aid Of the best
native Hawaiians, and all the respecta-
BILE and responsible white residents Of
the islands. Not hand was lifted in
defense OF the semi-barbarian throne
when il fell, conclusively disproving the
assertion OF the agent OF the fallen
queen sent to Washington to secure as
large sum OF money as possible for
conveying to our government all her
right and title to the Hawaiian throne,
and to the Islands, to which she never
had any other right than the income as
long as she reigned. This agent, before
embarking for Washington, made sure
OF large advance fee of thousands Of
dollars which the fallen queen paid out
OF her own purse, and he thought it
might help his case by the use OF the
utterly base statement that the United
States minister and naval commander
had deprived Liliuokalani OF her throne,
and Claus Spreckels, who wants weak
Hawaiian monarchy for his tool, though
he was 1000 miles away when the queen
| fell, sees fit to repeat this absurd story
Of the queens lawyer, who happens to
| be one who had formerly ben made
use Of by the sugar king in Hawaii.
1t is literally correct to say that ac-
cording to the Hawaiian census tables
OF 1890 there were then about 1000 per-
sons residing in Hawaii who were born
| in the United States. But in addition
to these large part OF the Z, 500 born on
the islands Of foreign pareutage aud
put down as Hawaiians are OF Ameri-
can parentage, and they make an i'm
portant portion OF the American colony.
But hear whisper in the air: "Let
the islands vote on the question" This
demand comes from those distant
sources. 1t was first made by the Brit
| ish minister at Honolulu, a Tory in his
political views, many years a resident
Of Hawaii, persistent antagonist Of
American interests and by personal
bonds and family relations strongly at
tached to the fallen Hawaiian mon
archy.
Immediately after its organization in
January last, he urged this plan on the
provisional government. This scheme
was subsequently brought forward by
tho queens attorney. The lottery and
opium rings OF which the fallen queens
lawyer ia believed to be the agent, fa-
vors the plan. While the ultra Tory
English and the Canadian Pacific rail-
road have purposes in view other than
those OF the fallen queen and tho lot.
terry and opium rings. they ara agreed aa
to the method OF defeating annexation.
The ex.q queens attorney was often the
paid agent Of Claus Spreckles and the
latter makes part Of the alliance to kill
annexation by the plebiscitun. This
is an alliance powerful as it is disrepu'
table.
Americans cannot get rid of her fu.
ture responsibilities II she would, and
all attempts to do so will be at the cost
OF future generations. l cherish the
faith that tho American people, the
American statesmen and the American
government, thoughtful of Americas
great future and great responsibilities
will settle the Hawaiian question wisely
and well-will take care that the flag Of
the United States floats unmolested
over the Hawaiian islands and that
henceiorth it shall be moral aud poiii'
cal treason to remove it or strike it
down.
| NTTNTSTER THURSTON