Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-16
nrouer CLEVELAND. Monarchist.

Grover Cleveland, Monarchist.
1t has been currently reported from
Washington for months that repre-
Bentatives Of the Hawaiian mOnarchi-
cal clique from various parts Of the
world had been In intimate cores
pondence with Mr.. Cleveland and MIR.
Blount, yet no one was quite prepared
for the un-American policy announced
by Mr.. Cleveland through his sub
servient tool, his secretary of state,
in his letter of instruction to Mr..
Willis, the. consul to the provisional
government at Hawaii. The announce
ment that the rotten monarchy is to be
restored in the island, and a besotted
queen restor cd to throne by the in
tervention Of the United States gov.
eminent has caused universal indigna-
ton, among all friends Of free govern
ment. There is not one man In a
hundred in this country who favors the
un.American policy adopted by the
president. His policy "a outlined In
Mr.. GTesham's letter to Mr.. Willis is
to overthrow republic which is al
ready established, aud whose repre-
sentatives have been received and
credited by Great Britain, Portugal,
France, Russia, Germany, Japan and
the leading powers of the world, and
in its place restore monarchy, the
most despOtic, the most degraded and
absolute Of modern times; to employ
the armed power as well as the moral
influence Of the United States to
thrust back upon a civilized people,
| American In their instincts and habits
and aspirations, a barbarous monarchy
In the person OF vile and ridiculous
queen whom they have successfully
driven from the throne; to uHdo the
work of revolution which made
Hawaii free republic, by means of an
un- American plot planned and secretly
but deliberately ordered by a president
OF the United States.
Is not this strange position for a
great and free government like the
United States to assumep
To give All iCea of the supreme dis
gust at the conduct of Mr.. Cleveland
toward this republic, we copy an ex'
tract from the New York Sun, dem }
IN. 81 says: Never before now has
mn American ax., ""tive undertaken to
stamp out republicanism anu '" te' Wy
monarchy in any part Of the world.
Never before, we believe, has an
American president issued orders for
the assassination of free and sue
cessful government. Never before
has any officer OF CHS government
undertaken upon his sole responsibility
without consulting congress or the peo'
pie TO decide the destiny of a foreign
country in diplomatic relations with
ourselves. Never before has n presi'
dent invited or commanded his cabinet
adviser to assist him In the Odlous
business of setting up again rotten
and broken throne.
Was there no American spirit in the
cabinet when this policy of infamy was
drcIeedY Walter q. Gresham would
better have torn his commission into
pieces and flung them into the face Of
his master rather than to sign his
name TO the document which carried TO
the Nation yesterday the announce
ment of the Nations shame. SO cum
ningly and so secretly has the way been
prepared at Washington for the resto-
ration of the wretched Lilioukalani at
Honolulu, If possible before public
sentiment could INSERT itself in the
United States, aud 30 adroitly have the
promoters of the coup etdt timed the
publication of their instructions in
order to cover their Minister Willis
movements under his secret instruc'
tons, that the astounded people Of the
| United States do not yet know what
has happened IN Hawaii. Have the
hopes of the woman who called herself
queen, of her interested British friends,
of the mercenary Spreckels, Of the dull
and prejudiced Blount, who went Jui
to make u lawyers case against the
Hawaiian government, been crowned
j already by the success of the counter
revolution ordered by the president OF
the United StatesY Has Liliuokalan
been marched back to her thone under
escort Of American bayonets and tC
the music of "IIail Columbian" Oh
are the intelligent, respectable ant
patriotic citizens Of Hawaii fighting
today against American troops anc
dying In the streets in a struggle I,
preserve the government they have
established and the blessings of libert!
and order which they thought they hac
obtained for themselves and thei
childrenY
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