New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-23
BLOUNTrS SPECIAL PLEADING
MINISTER THURSTONs HOT SHOT
From The baltimore American

From The Baltimore American.
Minister Thurston's statement in reply to Commits
istrat.on circles and make a hundredfold more diff
cult the task of Mr.. Cleveland's apoogists. IL Is
ons o. the arguments made by Paramount Dloun,
"a justify the restoration OF the Queen ard Is based
Il is by far the most important and interesting
contribution to the literature of the Hawaiian
episode
WHERE THE INVESTIGATION STOPPED
From The Mail and Express
Minister Thurston. OF Hawaii is said by blour.
to have led the revolutionary movement IN that
country. Yet in all his exhaustive i:ves:isa'
tons. Blount never asked Thurston question
This fact shows that the investigation limited
TO witnesses vino would nep the case that Bioult
was expected from the first to make )u,
WEAK AND INSUFFICIENT Defence.
From The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The whole defence of the Administrator for its
unpatriotc, unwise. unprogressive attitude toward
Hawaii is now before the public. the policy CT the
best government the islands have ever had is
based--as was suspected-entrely upon the mis-
Paramon pla1 pou nu Who Vent in search Of an
object and secured It by a mass of personal spleen
and testimony that is met with sturdy denials in
every essential point.
LET MIR. sTEvENss REPORTS BE PUB
LISHED.
From The Troy Times
II the President desires to act fairly in the case
he should now make public the reports submitted
by Mr. Stevens IN his capacity as Hn h Tney
ments participation in Hawaiian affairs and the
p to
Wet the Administration or a desire Tor uildernand
the Whole oflical record That is the one right
course. Only the rOyalist view appears In the re-
port OF Commissioner Blount
HE DID WHAT HE WAS SENT TO DO.
From The Cleveland Leader.
Mr. Bount went to Honolulu to prove that Min
Stevens
revolution had been brought about without the
assistance of the marines from the steamer Bos-
ton MIR Blount has made up a case satisfactory
to President Cleveland. who assumes to run all
the foreign and domestic affairs Of the United
States at present, personal basis, and that Is
all that was expected OF him.
IT DISCREDITS THE ADMINISTRATIONS.
From The Albany Journal.
The Administration policy Is dlscredted rather
than supported by the Blount report IL Is easy 10
why President Cleveland was so reluctant TO
permit it TO be made public
HIS MIND MADE Up BEFOREHAND.
From The indianapolis Journal.
Taken a whole, it creates the same impression
that the Gresham letter did VIZ, tha lat Or h "a to @
read between the lines to show that MI Biount
Went 70 w but against the
Government and with fixed purpose OF DONG
all in ms power r % s repot one would
know that there were two sides to the case
NOTHING ADDED TO THE PUBLIC's KNowL-
EDGE.
From The Utica Herald.
The Blount report adds nothing TO the puplic,s
store Of information resarding me ename o oi s9s
the report and Secretary Greshams memorahuuin-
points presented by the Commissioner. There Is
therefore nothing presented to cause or JUSTIFY any
istrstions policy called out by it's avowal IN the
Secretarys letter me report ~ q spe'a' PIC" ~
A PIECE OF PETTY SPECIAL PLEADING.
From The Boston Journal.
The whole tone OF Paramount" Rlounts report
base ,d' judicial inquiry II President Cleveland had
have selected man of more mental force ana
breadth and less blgoted partisanship. Ihefe are
such in the Democracy
THE AMERICAN TRADITION.
From The Brooklyn Eagle CDem)
The traditions of the United States are agains;
the annexation OF foreign territories with ronSre
population They are also against the oyer.nrD rs
Of governments or Of administration anywhere. re-
publican In fact in form, and against the re-
placement restoration Of monarehcai ihsru
lions on the opsra-oouhe scaie oi ~, he', Sd
and of looseness which marked those OF the sand
wlch Islands. The american people would ne n we
The Democratic Administration will find the Demo n,
cratic Congress unless Of ,bsm h too The Admins
traton should and theretoTs hrooa zones w no., pe
have to recur to this already well threshed-out
subject. about which we have declined to become
publican spirit Of This venerable paper WILL We Tus'
moi be brought into conflict with the course OF the
National Administration. The people OF the Sand,
virh Islands entitled to suffrage should be placed
In a situation to determine their own governmental
institutional forms for themselves, without pres
sure or Interference from the United states, but
the preference of the United States for Democratic
republican forms and institutions TO any others ana
their candid dislike OF any others will be distinctly
made known at Honolulu by any ADMINISTRATOR at
WASHINGTON which does not want to get out OF line
with the sentiment OF the American people
, DOOR PAsIs FOR THE ADMINISTRATIONS
CASE.