The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1893-11-24
NO. 40.
Washin gtOn Letter.
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| Americas would-be Caesar has taken
a step that cannot fail to give his adj
| ministratiOn very undesirable place
| in history. 1t was the OutspOken SYM
pathy and moral support of the gov.
ernment, of the United States extend
ed to those who believe in republican
| form of government by every President
from Washington to Harrison, that
drove monarchy and its trappings from
| this continent. 1t would be utterly
impossible to portray the indignation
felt in Washington when it was Off
cially announced that Mr.. Cleveland
had ordered that the American sailors
and marines, now in the harbor of
Honolulu, should assist in destroying
the republican form of government in
Hawaii and restoring that of the de-
posed Queen. At first it could scarce
ly be believed that the administration
would dare take such a step, but it
was soon found that it was all too
true, and that the United States had u
President willing to abuse the trust re-
posed in him by the people so far as to
aid in restoring a deposed monarchy to
power.
This is the way one of his apologists
puts it: ''The President has no idea
that force of arms will be necessary.
Had he anticipated such Il necessity,
instead Of two American vessels in the
harbor OF Honolulu there would be
half Dozen" In other words, the
President was determined that the
corrupt Hawaiian monarchy should
be restored, if it took the whole
strength of our navy to do it. Before
these lines are read the infamous
course began by the hauling down of
the American flag will probably have
been completed by the wiping out OF
a republican government and the seat
of a queen by force and under-the per-.
sonal orders OF President of the
United States
The indignation felt by republicans
is fully shared by many democrats,
and more than once the remark has
been publicly made, "Cleveland ought
to be impeached for this" Not a few
people believe that the money Of Claus
Spreckels, the Hawaiian sugar king,
has been an important factor in bring
ing about this disgraceful denou-
ment. Spreckels spent Il week in
Washington Il short time ago and he
made no secret of his belief that the
Queen, but everybody thought at that
time that the idea was too preposter-
Gus to be even seriously considered
Whether this matter is Ia ken up by
Congress will depend somewhat upon
the news from Hawaii. Should the
very unusual position taken by the adj
ministration result in bloodshed, as
the situation on the islands predict,
there Will be some very plain talk in
Congress and it will not all come from
republicans, either.
Mr.. Cleveland has long been subject
to fits of the sulks when things did not
go to suit him, and he is now in the
midst of one OF the worst he has ever
the White House only once since the
election and that was to attend cab
met meeting. One of the cabinet was
heard to remark after the meeting,
"The old mans as cranky as sick
BEAR" and it is understood that he has
snubbed nearly every man who, ,l'-'a5s
seen him since the democratic defeats.
This administration is certainly CON
trary, if it is nothing else. 1t has been
kept so busy finding fault with and
trying to undo everything that was
done by the HARRISON administration
that it has done nothing itself. One
of the latest cases of fault finding is
contained in the annual report of the
first Assistant Post Master General,
which declares that the experiment
of free mail delivery in small towns
and villages is failure and recon-
mendS that it be suspended at the
close Of the current YEAR The report
very graciously admits that tie free
delivery was, when first established in
the small towns and villages received
with satisfaction and delight, but it
then makes the remarkable statement
that as soon as the novelty wore off
the residents found it more convenient
to call at the village post Office for their
mail than to have it brought to their
houses by the carriers. | have not the
data to dispute the assertion that the
village free mail delivery is failure,
although I believe that the residents
of the villages in which the expert
mental service now exists will, through
their congressman, successfully do so.
The improvement in government
finances which Mr. Cleveland and Sec
retary Carlisle were 50 positive would
Immediately follow the repeal of the
purchasing clause Of the silver law has
not yet made its appearance. So far
IN the month of November the govern
! ment's expenditures have averaged
about S2O0,O00 day more than its re-
ceipts from all sources. However the
heaviest payments for the month have
been made, and the deficit will grow
less from now until the first of the
month when other large payments
have to be made.
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