Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-14

tain NJ. Vest did not question: that
snd did 80 ears anything sbout it tie
p<oponsd - treat hin - any ether sit
DssA He did kpo9 Mr. BlonnL hs
noat istinsss ksosIsdSs ~ that gsntie-
uan for twsaty years s1thorized hin %
state xnd IL The uouf smphsfie manner
tbet . rofos nan. publirIy snd privately,
had never epp<zrsd % the sfsna of
AussicsB poiiticA Az 20 Mr.. Stevens
rsfsrsacs - Af. Blount - . neophits IN
dipSouAcy Mr.. Vest $50 10 it only the
-6odiiks srrogzncs which Ne have
siways heard IRON that auartss of the
eoontry.s
He sxala characterized Mr.. Stevens
- . -10oi-msokhsd scurrtious witness
and ~ ssked who IN the Hawaiian
islands that was opposed 10 znnexxtion
had sscap<d Mr.. Stsvens Blllingzgats' =
Hs. Mr. Stevens. lad takso up every
man N The islands from the highest 70
the lowest rank In LIE and had aisposed
e then seriatin b. personal charges.
sons q them criminal and others %
vulgar as to prohibit him. Me-. Vest.
from crif.cisinx them further 10 the pres
sscs Of tas senate
That f1ag Eplsode.
Coning 20 the question of taking
down the DAG. Mr.. Vest said that he
would lsks senators 90 the other aide
10 tell him ghy the American iiag had
been hoistsd there wss II To defend
Ameriesn sovereignty on thu Hawaiian
lslands. OF WAS II to protect American
propsftyf Was there, he asked. any
lss for tbe fiag there after there was.
according 20 Mr. Stevens. perfect order
- tnImn4a ~ rha stAIaQrA
government vas supported by the entire
peoplss Why keep the hag there use
iessiy. as = threat 10 any portion at the
people. A part OF Ar. Stevens address
had not. Mr. Vest said. been read
BY DIR. FRYE. Thege was oae ap
peal always omaipotent with cor
tain people OF the United States
and that was the late war. The cry.
you are rebels; you tried 70 tear down
the government Mr. Stevens under
stood that. Here. said Mr.. Vest. 10 xhat
this God fearing. charitable. senti-
mental old logician u Maine ssys-
quoting sentence in which Dir.
Stevens says that be had never raised
his rifle against the United States gov
srnment What had that 10 do. Mr..
vest asked. with the liss allan questiony
What had Mr. Stevens meant Dy H. ex-
cspt 10 arouse the prsjudices of the
American people. Fo-caiied. a. zinst Mr..
Blount because he had been conieder-
ate soldier.
Impeaching the President.
Mr.. Vest went on to speak OF the
threat Of irnpeachi1g the president. The
crime committed by the president was.
in the mind Of ma opponents. that he
did not favor annexation OF the ia.
wsiian islands 10 the United States IL
that constituted . crime no. Mr.. Vest.
MAS q criminal. and In his judgment q
large majority OF the American people
were criminals. One OF Mr.. Stevens
complaints Was that the government OF
the United States had failed to seize the
islands as maritime prize The sen-
stor from Name objected 10 tue word
piracy and il appeared to him. Mr..
Vest. shat was very much like piracy.
Tho plain issue before N" Mr. Vest
continued. -is whether We are 10 break
down the tradifional policy os this coun-
try sstsblished BY Washington and car
ried out by Jefferson. Madison. jackson.
buchanan aud Cleveland. or are we TO
depart from that policy and venture on
the great colonial system OF the cont.
mental pokers OF Europe! l want To
make this distinct issue % far as pos
sible. and 80 that the American people
shall understand It. / assert that IL is
the purposs now. that instead Of having
compact continental republic. Ne our
fathers established IL. Ne are TO have
great expansive territory acquiring gov.
crnnenf. even to the islands OF the
ocean and the utmost parts OF the earth.
what Il TO Be Done with Hawaii
1T is pretended and viii you. senators
on that aide OF the chamber. undertake
to say that these Hawaiian islands are
20 be held % colonies! Where is the
warrant In tho constitution Tor our hold
ing any colony. What IL 10 be done
with these Hawaiian islands after we
hasc tsken possession OF them and put
the flag Of tho United States over them
as "a emblem OF sovereignty Are We
20 bold then as England holds India or
Australia aud AZ France holds her leland
possessions In ell the oceans OF tbs
world What could We do with ths,m
except bring them IN ~ statesy Tha. Ia
tie question whether we are 10 take
the Chinese. japanese. kanaka Intlians
aud characterlcss adyenturcrs OF Hawaii
into tue population of the Unlted States.
already threafsnsd In its moral into-
gritty by undae immigratiouy And be.
cause the president of the United States
dzrss 90 doubt that. he must be Inn.
p>schsds Impeached. or threatened
with isnpsschment
Biount's Apposasnsent Defended
Mr.. Vest then proceeded 10 defend
the appointment Of Nr. Blount as CON
missioner and eited from n minority re-
port Il the committee on foFelxn rcla-
tons Numerous instances Of like ap-
posntments in the past dating back TO
the administration Of President Wash
ingfon. sud said that sccording % the
sazgestioa % Mr. Hoar last Monday. the
fathse u he couatry was then tread
ing on ice very slippery and very thin
too lie would have iiked s5me sena.
tor q that day 10 threaten Washington
with lrspssehmsnt Zoe having done what
Cieveland had do8e to-day There had
besn 30 odd appointments lnsdc ia that
way by presidents sithoat the advice
aud consent u the senate aud II bad
besr reserved for the senator ffom Mas
saehueetia % end out that tar coostltn.
ton had bosn violated apa D. solicit
spplsuss from the galleries b threaten.
fnR 90 impeach the president Tor having
doas shat AL bis pfedseessora had done.
T. a Defacso sovcsnment
Nv Sest then sail. ~ he understood u.
thu pfosisional gotstnmsnt - Hawaii