The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12
Tho Policy OF InfaMY.

The announcement OF the CLEVELAND
policy respecting Hawaii has come. 1t is
not the American policy. 1t is not the pol.
icy OF the United States Government. or OF
tho people Of this republic. 1t Is not yet
thank COP! the policy of the Democratic
party. 1t is neither more nor less than the
personal determination OF an executive Of
ficer, charged with Temporary power. ia
use that power to enforce personal con-
clusion. and 10 commit this country 20 his
personal conclusion. regardless VI conse-
quenccs In !nfainy or blood.
Stripped ofevcry special plea and speclous
pretczt surrounding the essential fact. what
is tho purpose which Mr.. CLEVELAND now
declares. through tho so-cnlied report of
his too suoscrvient Secretary of State? To
crush the life out OF Il young republic. al
ready recognized by us ns nh indcpen-
dent and responsible Government: to en-
ploy tho armed power as well as tho
moral influence Of the United States
to thrust back upon civilized people,
American In their instincts aud habits and
aspirations. 4 barbarous monarchy. in the
person of a vile and ridiculous person
whom they have driven from tho throne !:
made Hawaii republic. by means OF u
counter revolution by coup Fttat planned in
the White House at Washington and Sc
cretly but deliberately ordered BY Presi-
dent OF the United States
That is tho CLEVELAND policy. The
American policy was settled long ago. 1t
has never varied. 1t was never better de-
fined than by JAMES BUCHANAN, u Demo-
cratic Secretary Of State. when ho sped to
the newborn republic OF 1913 In France this
assurance OF Americas sympathy for every
people struggling out OF the forms and
traditions OF monarchy: "K rds THh one
nirersal burst Of enthusiasm that the Ameri-
can people hailed the late glorious yerolution
in France in faror of liberty and republican
government. In this feeling The President
strongly sympathisss. Warm aspirations for
the success Of lie neic republic are breathcd
from ererv heart. Liberty and order WHl
make France happy and prosperous. Her
desfinies. under Providence. are noir in the
hands of the French people. Let them 6y
their ,risdom. .frmness. md moderation rcfu'e
the ISLANDERS Of their enemies. and conuincc the
,oor!d that they are capable Of seGT-0orern-
mes,t." That is tho American policy.
The date Of the revolution overthrow,ng
monarchy in France in 1S4s was Feb. "a. and
news came slowly then across the Atlantic
The date az BUCHANAN's spirited message
to the now republic was March 81 POLK
and BUCHANAN did not wait to ascertain
whether tho new republic represented
numerical majority OF all OF the people
then lnhabiting France. They did not IN
quiro whether numerical majority would
have preferred the continuation Of mon
archy. They did not ask whether American
citizens residing in France had borne q
part in the revolutionary movement. or
even whether the official representatives Of
the United States Government had mani
tested sympathy with the Frcnchmcn who
overthrew LOUIS PHILIPPE. President POLK
anil his Secretary Of State sent out no COM
missioner with authority paramount and
instructions to investigate Minister RUsHs
attitude toward tho rcvolnt!onists. and to
make case, il possible. to warrant Ameri-
can Intervention in behalf of tho friendly
King who had inst been dcthroned They
sent TO Ike young repu5lic the Godspeed
as above printed. ard know that behind
thcra in that message Cf sympathy and 10y
was every truc Americas heart; Just as
every trllo American heart would have been
behind GROVER CLEVELAND and his Adj
II n similar message had gone
from Washington to Honolulu in March OF
this year 1893.
Never before now has an American Ex-
ecutivc undertaken to stamp out republic
anlsm and 20 set up monarchy In any part
Of the world Never before. we believe, has
AVA TO-.
the assassination Of n FREQ and successful
Never before has any officer
Of this Government undertaken. upon his
sole responsibility and without consulting
Congress or tho people to decide the des-
tiny of q foreign country in diplomatic
relations with ourselves. Never before has
, President invited or commanded his Cabi-
net advisers to assist him in the odious
business Of setting up again rotten and
broken throne.
Was there no American spirit in tho Cabi-
ret when this policy OF infanIy was decrecd ?
WALTER Q. GRESHAM would have done well
20 tear his commission into pieces and
ling the pieces in the face Of his master.
.athcr than to sign his name to the docu-
nent which carried TO the nation yesterday
So cunningly and SO secretly has tho way
ocen prepared at Washington for the res
.oration Of the wretched LiLlUoKALASI at |
Honolulu. il possible. before pubic sentl-
nent could assert Itself In tho United |
States. and 50 ndroltly hare the promoters
of tho coup dAat timed the pubica-
ion OF their instructions In order to
,ovor Minister WILL1s's movements |
under his secret Instructions, that the |
astounded people of tho United States do |
not yet know what has happened in Hawaii. |
Havo tho hopes OF tho woman who called |
herself Queen. of her Interested British |
friends. OF tho mercenary SPnEcKEIs, OF the |
dull and prejudiced BLouST VINO went ont |
70 make lawyers case against tho Hawaii
an Government. been crowned already by |
The success ofthe counter-revolution ordered 4,
by the President OF tho Cnited States Has |
been marched back to her |
Chrome under escort Of American bayoaets. !