New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-09
4 MINISTER OK 4 GOTERNOR.

The Presidents nomination OF ex-Congress-
| man Willis to be Minister to Hawaii should
serve at cnae to bring before the Senate the
whole question Of our policy toward the future
Of that country. The Government OF Hawaii
and there is no longer any doubt that the
men who conducted the revolution there to a
successful conclusion and have since admin
isteied the affairs CT the islands are the Gov
ernment-have asked admission for their coun-
try into the American Union. A prompt reply
10 their petition was made by President llar-
rison in the negotiation Of an annexation
treaty.. but for no reason publicly expr' Ssed
though upon numerous pretences put forward
by those who claimed the right Of speaking for
the present Administration. this treaty was
Withdrawn from the consideration of the Sen
ate. and from that time TO this no indication
of his policy toward Hawaii has been made by
President Cleveland Hawaii i entitled to
have her answer. and She is entitled to have
it right away The question Of the acquISI-
ton of territory is not one II be determined
bv the Executive exclusively, though we dare
saw that difficulty will be encountered Ill I'M
pressing this fact upon NJ. Cleveland. IL j.
his evident conception Of his relation t. the
affairs CT this country that he Is something
little short of a heaven-inspired dictator. to
whose mandates Senates. Congresses AMI courts
must give humble obedience
Thus far since the convention Of the present
Congress many events have seemed TO justify
him in this exalted noti n of himself. WITH
the aid OF some iudicious bribery IN the way
of patronage he has succeeded in inducing
grave and p.osolnd statesmen, who were Ma
tional ,aders Of his party when he was coun-
tv sheriff to take positions upon public q''es-
tions precisely the rev erse Of that which they
had previously held throughout the whole Of
their public careers There was more than
Jest in the remark Of Mr.. Allen, the Congress
sicnal humorist from Mississippi, that after the
rarity between the money metaS had been
| suoc ssfully restored. il might be well 10 bring
in bill to restore the parity between the
executive end leg 'sative branches OF the Gov
ernmCnt If the Senate has not abdlcated it,
functions alogether. il will not vOt"N the
nomination # diplomatic representative TO
Hawaii until it has determined Of its own iudg
ment whether that is the kind Of reprC sentative
we need and desire there.
Ii is net lust on the part OF the President 10
withhold longer from C,ngr s. and the public
frank expression Of his vew' concerning Ia
waits application for admission. II can H.
longer be pretended that the Government from
which that application has come is lEc0mpc-
| tent or unrepresentatve. il cannot be pre-
tended that the revolution out Of which the
application proceeded, WAS brought about by
other than natural and inevitable causes.
| There is no statement Of the original Commits
sion that CANE here Immediately after the
revolution the literal truth Of which has not
been fully vindcat,d. nov has any fact ma
te'a t. Their petition been brought forward
since they c1me which they did not themselves
reveal. 1t can no longer be said that require
information. Mr. Clevclands special commits
soner has made his witt. has returned to
America ard has submitted his report to the
Government. The case in It's entirety is be
fne Mr.. Cleveland. and has been for months.
If he has a policy or is capable Of defining
one, it is high time he made it known. The
Senate j. entitled TO inquire what answer he
has made or intends to make TO the Hawaiian
petition II is entitled 10 ask for Mr. Blount' :
report for the amended and recent proposition
Of the Hawaii Government, and for all other
documents ca information in possession OF the
Department of St9te All these should be laid
before the Senate and given ont TO the people
for their examination before vote is taken
on the nomination made Yesterday. We re-
quire representative in Hawaii. but whether
he shcald he Minister accredited 10 foreign
country or a Governor administering the laws
Of the United States is the question