The National tribune., 1893-11-16
, COOP ny. GRESHAM.

planning his course in this act of criminal
folly toward Hawaii. He wanted to get
even" with Harrison and Blaine.
A clamorous seeker for years for every
thing in the gift of the Republican party,
he left it as soon as he despaired of receiving
any higher offices from it, and sought the
nomination for the Presidency from the
Populists, and only declined it when the tri-
umph of his opponents in the Convention
| showed him that 1t was impossible for him
| to get it. He then became Democrat, and
now brings his political career to close by
an act which brings upon him the condemna-
ton of all good American citizens without
regard to party. Democrats, Populists, and
Republicans speak in the same bitter
denunciation of this gross violation of every
instinct and principle of our people-this
wretched onense against our whole policy
and traditions--the crushing of young
popular Government, to restore to the throne
rising of the decent people, of an ineffably
corrupt and vicious old heather, who had
done everything bad. and contemplated
much worse.
The way in which it was done vas as bad
as the thing ITSELF The contemplated act
was kept profound secret from the 10000
600 American people, who have taken deep
mystery, plotting, and conniving-utterly
repugnant to the Government ola free people,
aud style Of diplomacy that has been
abandoned even by the monarchies Of Eu-
rope. These all recognize ro-ray that the
people have the right to be informed on all
grave questions of State and to be consulted
upon matters of foreign policy, the carrying
out Of which may affect their business, and
the cost of which in blood and treasure they
will have to bear.
But Gresham made his criminal little
coup d'etat with the sinister secrecy of Louis
Napoleon plotting to overthrow the French
liberties. No one was allowed to breathe
syllable of what was to be done, and the final
stroke was cunningly plotted to be deliv-
cred after the steamer had left Honolulu,
and no more news could come to the United
States until the departure of another
steamer several davs later
This wretched piece of political malefac-
tion settles Mr.. Gresham's fate forever. He
could not now be elected Justice of the
Peace by popular vote in any Township in
the Nation.
Possibly be will receive his reward In an
appointment to the Supreme Bench Of the
United States, though the President may
hesitate to do this la the face of the hostility
of the people and the Senate, but Gresham
is permanently and totally disabled as a
popular candidate for anything.
THAT wicked old rebel organ, the st.
Louis Republic, is naturally very angry over
the results of the elections, and its Wash
iDgton correspondent RACES thus:
The Republican victory Is attributed more 70 the
abs,ention Of Democrats from tile polls than to
changes on the part Of men who voted for Cieve.
land year ago. 1t 10 believed. too that the pen
sioners played heavy hand In the game. The
Administration had been trying to stop pension
frauds. and In that way had caused the eninity OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic and pensioners
Al. Al.
pensioner is fraudulent or honest. they all stand
together. and any attack upon the pension system,
for any cause, Is resented by them as an attack
upon them all. The pensioners comprise q Very
large army, and they are we'll organized and well
efifcered. The pension attorneys are tho officers
They direct the pensioners and the claimants for
pensions, and ali who interested with them.
There Is not much doubt that the pensoner vote
In Ohio was cast soidy against the Administers
iion. and the Is perhs ps of Massachusetts,
and Iowa. 1t does not require much effort to roll
up majority In Pennsylvania on the eve Of the
reporting Of tariff bill by the Democrats. The
pensioners I'm New York and New Jersey, too.
undoubtedly got In their work. but local issues in
those States were the chief features.
THERE are no end to the possible COM
plieations in the policy that the Admins
tration has outlined in respect to Hawaii.
In the first place, the Provisional Government
there has been recognized by nearly all the
civilized Nations of the world. Thus, no
matter what anyone may think of the cir
cumstances of its origin, it is as actually
Government as that of Chile or Mexico.
For the United States to interfere now to
change it would be as culpable an invasion
of peaceful, friendly country as it would
be to send troops to depose President Diaz,
or the Chief Executive Of any of the South
American Republics.
How will the Government go about Gre
storing the legitimate Government of the
Hawaiian Islands,? Ay, there's the rub
Is any man foolish enough to imagine that
the people of the United States will allow